Leinster blood runs cold

Harlequins 24 Leinster 18

Leinster pretty much stole the win the last time they visited this corner of suburban London five years ago, but there was no act of grand larceny this time round as Harlequins deservedly closed out matters to claim the four points.

That 2009 encounter has gone down in folklore, not just as ‘Bloodgate, but as the afternoon that allowed Leinster finally shed their flaky image and one which launched the province on the way to their first European title.