Johann van Graan: 'Leinster is, in terms of their pipeline, the best in world rugby'

Already guaranteed to have a home game in the Champions Cup Round of 16, Leinster have now given themselves every chance of remaining on Irish soil for the quarter-final and semi-final stages of this season’s competition – should they progress that far.

IN HOT WATER: Bath Rugby Head Coach Johann Van Graan at the Aviva Stadium. Pic: ©INPHO/Ben Brady.

They will have a slight wait on their hands before finding out exactly where they finish in the overall rankings, but as things stand, Leinster head coach Leo Cullen is satisfied with how his side’s European Champions Cup campaign for 2024/25 has gone to date.

After previously securing victories at the expense of Bristol Bears, Clermont and La Rochelle, the eastern province recorded a 47-21 bonus point triumph over English Premiership leaders Bath at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening to emerge as comfortable winners of Pool Two in Europe’s top-tier.