Jennings keeps eye on the ball

LEINSTER skipper Shane Jennings was thrilled with this Magners League win and his Man-of-the-Match award, but he wasn’t fooled by the flattering scoreline at the RDS on Saturday night.

Jennings admitted Connacht might have been hard done by: “It wasn’t a fair reflection of the game, really,” he admitted, insisting there was hard work to be done before taking on the Ospreys next week and then in the remaining rounds of the Heineken Cup.

Leinster’s coach Joe Schmidt was pleased but generally at one with his captain, noting: “I thought we grew into the game but it took a long time. The first 20 minutes wasn’t great when Connacht put it up to us; I think we had possession twice and coughed that up, otherwise the ball was in their hands most of the time. It was pretty frustrating, that first 20 minutes, likewise for the supporters. I hope they felt they got value for money in the last 60.”