We left Leinster off the hook last week, reckons Exeter's Ian Whitten

Exeter’s Champions Cup engagement with Leinster at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday is unlikely to be the time to stop and smell the roses.

Ian Whitten, though, will be entitled to pause at some point and take stock.

The Ulsterman won an Aviva Premiership medal with the Chiefs last season, having carved out an impressive career for himself with the current league leaders and a side keen to make similarly big waves in Europe.