Stuart Lancaster wary of Six Nations ‘bounce’ theory

Few games present themselves on a canvas decorated with such broad and simplistic brush strokes as Sunday’s meeting between Leinster and Saracens.

There is no grey area in any meeting of an Irish team with an English one. Add in the disparity in resources and the workloads of players on both sides of the Irish Sea and the battle lines are drawn with a clarity and simplicity that resonates.

Much has already been made of the difference between the club models here and in the Premiership.