Leinster’s potent cocktail has whiff of domination about it

Leinster’s journey back to the summit of European club rugby is not yet complete but it is worth pointing out just how far they have already covered in such a short space of time as they contemplate the final step in Bilbao.

It’s not much more than two years since the province was anchored in the depths of self-doubt.

The barrel was scraped with defeat to Wasps in January of 2016 when they conceded 50-plus points in continental surrounds for the first time since the 1990s.