■By TOM CLEMENT

SAM Prendergast inspired Leinster to a commanding bonus-point victory over Clermont with a spectacular individual try as the Irish province overturned a half-time deficit in France.
The fly-half produced the outstanding moment of the contest shortly after the restart, launching a counter-attack from deep inside his own territory before finishing beneath the posts.
Clermont ...........23pts

Tries: Jurand 33, Belaubre 65
Conversions: Plummer 34, 65
Penalties: Plummer 14, 16,
40 Leinster ............ 48pts

Tries: Furlong 10, Sheehan 28, 61; Prendergast 42, Pena...