Gaffney ‘under no illusions’ for trip to Castres

PHRASES like depth, alignment, width and ruck ball were tossed about with abandon in D4 yesterday but Alan Gaffney was honest enough to cut through all the jargon and admit that Leinster’s back play just didn’t cut the mustard last Saturday.

Rarely can a 30-point Heineken Cup win – especially one where the victim was French — have been met with such negativity, but Leinster’s inability to register a bonus point despite a torrent of possession against limited opposition was sure to attract its share of opprobrium.

“In terms of passing, it probably was the worst performance we have put in this year,” admitted Gaffney. “We work on it every training session so there is no real reason to suspect why it happened. A lot of the passing was thrown into the body and that is a timing issue.