Leinster deliver Champions Cup statement with 10-try Harlequins thrashing

04/05/2025 12:04 PM

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The Leinster prop Andrew Porter popped the words "small margins" into his immediate reaction to a landslide win when Harlequins were buried under blue coloured earth. We know what he meant. Leinster's unrequited love of European rugby, since winning the Champions Cup in 2018, has twisted and turned on a few of the moments the prop was talking about.

But not this one. Not this extravaganza of continuous rugby that started with the away side owning the first 10 minutes – and then getting lost – and gradually unfolded into an all you can eat buffet with tries on the menu. Not quite the perfect 10 at the finish, but not a lot wrong with it either.