Revenge for Ravenhill drubbing now tops agenda for Leinster

Leinster 50 Benetton Treviso 19: It’s only two weeks since Ulster sent Leinster retreating down the M1 in disorder, but some in the northern province could be forgiven for harbouring a sense of foreboding ahead of the sides’ next meeting in the Guinness PRO12 semi-final.

No team has frustrated Ulster more in modern times than their cousins to the immediate south. This will be the fifth time in six years that the pair meet in a knockout game of rugby in May. Leinster have won all four past meetings.

There is less to choose between the sides now than in those games. Leinster are clearly some way removed from their greatest of days under Joe Schmidt while Ulster have shown signs of progress again in Less Kiss’ first season at the helm.