As a kind of aside, why do people dislike Leinster so much? A close friend of mine from Dublin is a season ticket holder there so I’ve seen the (mostly) ups and downs of recent years through his eyes a bit. There’s something perhaps that’s harder to warm to than the other Irish teams but I can’t put my finger on what it is. Is it just the sustained success?

Notwithstanding that I was pretty neutral yesterday and thought the right team won on the day. Pleased to see some key England players putting in a really good shift.