McFadden allows himself to dream of green

Leinster players and coaches were, to a man, keen to look forward rather than back yesterday.

Fergus McFadden is one of those who had good reason to do both. One of the standouts in the three-point loss at the Stade Marcel Michelin two weeks ago, he followed that up with another competent display on Saturday.

It was his last-ditch try against Clermont Auvergne that secured Leinster what may yet prove a crucial bonus point on a weekend where personal plusses came second to collective disappointment.