There’s nowhere to hide for Leo Cullen’s Leinster

Win or bust. It could almost serve as the official motto for rugby’s European Cup this past 20 years such are the fine margin from the first day to the last, but rarely have Leinster found themselves in such a precarious position so early in the competition.

Not in the last half-decade or more anyway.

Lose at The Rec today and it is all but curtains for the three-time champions who simply cannot expect to rekindle their ambitions next month with their back-to-back against Toulon. One win against the champions? Perhaps. Two wins? Not a chance. That leaves only one palatable conclusion this afternoon.