Duncan Casey: Cunning and creativity keep Leinster evolving

You could say that cunning and creativity were two things missing at times from a very encouraging Munster performance on Sunday. But there were many things to take solace from

BREAK: James Lowe of Leinster breaks from Finn Russell of Racing 92. Pic: INPHO/Dave Winter

It was an unpredictable opening round of Champions Cup rugby and one that provided us with plenty to talk about. Leinster’s performance was the stand out of the weekend’s action. Racing looked shell-shocked from the first minute, almost like an All-Ireland League side playing against a professional outfit for the first time.

Leinster found their groove effortlessly and did what they so often do; outworked, outmuscled and outsmarted their star-studded opposition. The most impressive part of a perfectly-rounded display was the level of intellect they showed in their approach to the game. When people seek to explain how Leinster have remained so dominant for so long, they invariably point to the conveyor belt of talent they have pouring out of the Dublin school system each year.