Marvellous McFadden delivers at the death

Fergus McFadden was the last-gasp hero for Leinster last night as he secured a tremendously hard-fought victory by nailing a long-distance penalty with the final kick of the game.

It capped a wonderful evening for the inside centre, who ran in a fine second-half try and accounted for all of Leinster’s 16 points.

It was hard not to feel sorry for the Scarlets though, because they did what few teams have done here — stood up to the Leinster bullies on their home patch.