Cullen: We can do much better

knocking on Cronin’s pass.

Luke Mcgrath scored Leinster’s second try and Johnny Sexton converted for a 14-3 half-time lead.

And within a minute of the restart that advantage had been extended further with Lowe’s scintillating slalom run from near half-way to the try-line.

The tries were hammer blows to Wasps – and typical of Leinster’s modus operandi last season, when they regularly scored just before and after the interval to kill teams off.

The inevitable fourth try bonus point came in the 52nd minute when Tadhg Furlong and the magnificent Lowe combined to release scorer Mcgrath.

Lowe then scored a deserved second try – his different to facing Wasps at the RDS. It was a disruptive week for Wasps with injuries and it can be misleading at times.

“It was a big moment just before half-time when they lost a man to the sin-bin and we went on to score.

“Before that there were parts of our game that weren’t at a standard that we would like.

“But the intensity of play to the very end was most pleasing. We’ve talked in the second brace in the space of six days – before Jordan Larmour and Jack Mcgrath got in on the act.

Earlier, Leinster grabbed a sixth minute lead when hooker Cronin raced through the wideopen Wasps’ cover, and Sexton converted. past about every point counting, so that was good.”

Dan Leavy could be a doubt for next Sunday’s clash in France after pulling out of the game before kick-off with a calf problem, while Cian Healy and Rob Kearney will be monitored after picking up knocks.

Cullen said: “We’ll do our medical process and it will be another big week for us, a different week. We’ll make some calls on what we see in other games.”