Player ratings: Lack of physical dominance costs Leinster on big stage

Leinster players Rónan Kelleher, Cian Healy of Leinster and Ryan Baird during a scrum with the La Rochelle pack. Picture: Julien Poupart/Sportsfile

A lot was made about La Rochelle’s “lack of experience” at this level during the week but Jono Gibbs and Ronan O’Gara showed that talk to be what it always was - rubbish.

There is no magic to this game. You either win collisions or find a way to play around your lack of collision-winning ability.