Heineken Champions Cup: Leinster surge into last 16 with 64-7 win over Bath

Leinster made minimal fuss in booking their place in the last 16 of the Champions Cup with a commanding 64-7 win over Bath.

Jimmy O'Brien scored four tries as a Johnny Sexton-inspired Leinster backline ran riot at The Rec.

The result sees the province close in on a top four finish in Pool A, which would ensure a home second leg in the next round.

It is a third defeat to end a difficult European campaign for Bath.

Having been handed a 28-0 loss for being unable to fulfil their away fixture against Montpellier due to a number of Covid-19 cases in their camp, Leinster racked up 30 tries and 198 points across their other three games to ensure the cancelled game did not hamper their competition aspirations too drastically.

Bath, chasing an unlikely last-gasp push for qualification, came out with intent and passed up several early kickable penalties in pursuit of tries as Leinster began slowly.

However as soon as O'Brien somewhat fortuitously touched down after the ball deflected off the post in the 17th minute there was no stopping the four-time competition winners.

More to follow.

Bath: McConnochie; Hamer-Webb, Clark, Redpath, Prydie: Bailey, B Spencer; Cordwell, Du Toit, Stuart, W Spencer, Ewels (capt), Ellis, Underhill, Bayliss.

Replacements: Doughty, Vaughan, Jonker, McNally, Williams, Simpson, Ojomoh, Butt.

Leinster: Keenan; Larmour, Ringrose, Henshaw, O'Brien; Sexton, McGrath; Porter, Kelleher, Ala'alatoa, Molony, Murphy; Doris, van der Flier, Conan.

Replacements: Sheehan, Healy, Abdaladze, Baird, Deegan, Gibson-Park, Bryne, Frawley