Leinster lose invincibility tag

Leinster 21 Clermont Auvergne 28

And any claims they still had as the continent’s kingpins lie in ruins.

The baton which they wrestled from Munster’s arms in Croke Park three years ago was unceremoniously wrenched from their grasp in the Aviva Stadium by a side no longer content with their status as this tournament’s great pretenders.