Leinster 18-15 Bath | Champions Cup quarter-final

• Leinster 18-15 BathThe first of England’s quartet of quarter-finalists departed the Champions Cup, but not without a struggle based on wit and enterprise in Dublin. George Ford was at its heart, playing with calm authority and no mean speed to score the first of the game’s two tries and set up the other for Stuart Hooper.Bath went down running and passing. They were beaten by the boot of Ian Madigan on the scoreboard and by the pressure exerted by the Leinster forwards at the breakdown and scrum. In every sense, it was game of contrasts. Continue reading...