Leinster were determined to make a statement on their trip to South Africa and now they’re back on Irish soil we can say “mission accomplished”. Unfortunately, the statement was not what the Irish trailblazers wanted; they failed to prepare and last Friday night they failed to deliver on the pitch. There have been visa issues, transport issues and worse: a dismantling by a Cheetahs side who made a statement of their own. The good news for Leinster is that they won’t be heading to the southern hemisphere again this season, and they come home without any serious injuries, just bruised egos. Isa Nacewa, who travelled 55,000km for 15 minutes of game time, will miss the next week or two with a calf injury, but in…

Source: The Times September 24, 2017 23:26 UTC