Stand-ins make case to Schmidt

Leinster’s second-string put in a first-class performance at the RDS last night as they scored eight tries on the way to an impressive annihilation of a sorry Edinburgh side.

“We scored some super tries and it’s fantastic for the players that were out there,” said Leinster coach Joe Schmidt. “That performance will mean some Panadols for the coaches because some guys put in really big performances out there and it’s going to be tough to make some decisions for Ulster next week and obviously Clermont the week after that.”

The Scots had started like a team still surfing the wave of their impressive Heineken Cup quarter-final victory over Toulouse, but that positive start would be long forgotten by the final whistle.