United Rugby Championship, round two: Bulls v Leinster, Loftus Versfeld Stadium; Saturday, 5.30pm Irish time. Live on Premier Sports 1

Earlier this week, assistant coach Robin McBryde bemoaned the fact that Leinster just weren’t Leinster in their opening match of this season’s United Rugby Championship (URC).

A 35-0 drubbing by the Stormers didn’t just cost points but gave reason to Leinster to engage in some early season re-examination. It’s too early for panic after one game, but their cards have been marked.

There is an agreed assumption that when Leinster are without their frontline international players, as t

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