Sexton’s boot clips Osprey ambitions

A WIN is a win, but neither players, supporters or coach were much pleased with Leinster’s performance in last night’s Magners league clash with old rivals the Ospreys at the RDS.

The considerable consolation for a haphazard performance was the four additional points they garnered to keep their challenge for tournament honours humming along nicely.

A weakened Ospreys team got just a losing bonus point and head coach Scott Johnson praised his charges for the effort, but in defeat he was clearly more satisfied than Leinster’s Joe Schmidt given the perceived strengths of the starting line ups.