England flanker Jack Willis faces biggest club game of his career against Leinster

“I am quarter-Irish. My grandad is from Northern Ireland so he’s fully Irish. But I’ve always grown up supporting England, my brother the same,” Willis says. “You are always looking into possibilities, you want to be playing international rugby but, for us, we see ourselves as English.”

For now, Willis is experiencing for the first time, what it is like to compete in a European semi-final. He was in Dublin last month where he started at openside flanker against Ireland in the final match of the Six Nations Championship on St Patrick’s weekend. “How special a game it is against Leinster, such a quality side to play up against. Their work rate, their fitness, they are very mobile, a mobile pack as well as the backline.

“I’m sure there has probably been some rotation there this week with all eyes on the big game coming up,” says Willis. “So, I think, no we wouldn’t really pay much attention to that.

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