Geech: Leinster are top dogs

IAN McGEECHAN believes Leinster are the team to beat in this season’s Heineken Cup and says Jonny Sexton now has the ideal mix of talent and experience to take Europe by storm once again.

The four-time British and Irish Lions head coach is now in charge of Bath and his side are likely to pose the strongest challenge to the holders , who are also in Pool 3 alongside Glasgow and Montpellier.

But the 65-year-old says Joe Schmidt’s side are the best in Europe and believes the quantity of natural leaders they have set Leinster apart.