"I thought the forward pack was excellent. I think the attack was good," Easterby told the post-match press conference. "Our set-pieces were excellent and it's so difficult for a team to get into ...

But, a week on, Easterby's faith in Prendergast was vindicated by a man-of-the-match display at Murrayfield where the Leinster stand-off was assured in attack and on target with five of his six ...