Not for the first time this season, Leinster found that they have targets on their chests. Bath seemed liberated by the opportunity to have a crack at the European champions and played with real edge and energy right until the death. Leinster knew that they’d been fortunate, in that they relied heavily on a timely piece of opportunism from Jordan Larmour to put them ahead in the 50th minute. Bath will feel a little cheated by that score, too, seeing as it came seconds after they’d pinched lineout ball. When Sean Cronin’s throw flew wildly awry, Will…

Source: The Times December 08, 2018 18:07 UTC