Leinster taking nothing for granted

HEINEKEN CUP POOL ONE:

The victory for Pat Lam’s side ensured that, for the second time in succession, Irish clubs completed a Heineken Cup weekend with four wins from four but the week since has been proof that one man’s meat can be another’s poison.

The background noise to this year’s competition has never been far away, like enemy guns rumbling on a distant front, but the political war for power and money has now infiltrated the narrative of this season’s fare on the pitch.