DESPITE having just recorded their first win in this Heineken Cup competition, there was surprisingly little emotion shown by the Leinster management at the post-match press conference.

The Borders dominated the opening spell, playing fast open rugby and moving the ball away quickly-from the contact points.

The Scots scored three tries in the opening half hour. Between touch-downs by Scot Aiken and Gary Parker, Leinster had gifted a try to Malcolm Changleng, when a low Alan McGowan pass went astray and Changleng scooped up the loose ball and sprinted clear from 70 metres.

Two Parker conversions and a penalty were also registered, whilst Leinster managed only a single score - a Dean Oswald try.

Before the interval, McGowan nibbled into the deficit with well-struck penalties.

The normally reliable Parker missed four reasonable penalty chances. A further chance to kill off Leinster was denied when Daragh O'Mahony pulled down Changleng when he seemed certain to score.

Thereafter, it was all Leinster. Ciaran Clarke pulled back a try when Parker was dispossessed and Kurt McQuilkin hacked the ball up field. McGowan converted and added a penalty before Parker and he exchanged further penalties.

Then Niall Hogan set up McGowan to go over on the blind side. Leinster continued to attack and Denis Hickie crossed for a delightful try.