No sign of Leinster express being halted

It’s been one hell of a ride for Leinster around the continent this past four seasons and there is nothing to suggest that it won’t continue through to the semi-final stages, where they would face a trip to either Twickenham or Bordeaux.

The province has played eight knockout ties in this competition since their maiden winning campaign in 2008-09 and the fact is that game number nine in that sequence bears all the hallmarks of being the least stressful.

Joe Schmidt would cringe at that but facts, as they say, is facts.