The Irish Times' Carl O'Malley reports from Leinster's Heineken Cup quarter-final victory over Leicester in Dublin.
"The ground may be a little different but this was familiar territory for two old foes with a 10-game European Cup history equally shared into five wins apiece. The bragging rights had to fall in someone’s favour this evening and it was Leicester, for so long the experts in trench warfare, who gave that inch as their hosts booked a home semi-final against Biarritz or Toulouse.
"It wasn’t their fight that let them down, it never does, but in comparison to previous incarnations they were desperately lacking in ideas behind the scrum. That said, their opponents have evolved defensively in the time since they won this competition two years ago.
"Their organisation was impeccable and benefitted from admirable discipline and restraint when temptation could have led to trouble at the breakdown. They stayed on their feet, tacklers released and Leicester, more often than not, made their own mistakes."
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