Seven tries and a comfortable win but Leinster falling short of their best

Few teams can pin seven tries and 45 points on an opponent and merit such a critique, both from within and from without

Leinster's Josh van der Flier waves to the crowds after the Heineken Champions Cup win over Bath. Picture: Niall Carson

There are problems and there are problems most teams would embrace as progress.

Anyone flicking over to the coverage of Leinster’s Heineken Champions Cup opener after the final whistle on Saturday might have found themselves wondering if Bath had nipped across the Irish Sea and produced one of the tournament’s great shocks.