Leinster must rediscover bite in attack

Leinster advance to the last four of Europe but praise and congratulations aren’t coming their way.

Instead, the focus has been on the unimpressive performance as they somehow limped to victory over Bath at the Aviva on Saturday afternoon. Had the visitors won, there would have been few disagreeing with the result on this side of the Irish Sea.

Such sluggishness on the big stage is a huge cause for concern but Leinster have been here before. I played in the infamous ‘Bloodgate’ quarter-final against Harlequins in 2009 when the province edged out their opponents 6-5 in a turgid match. Few, if anyone, had any faith in that side yet within two months, they were champions of Europe.