Gerry Thornley: Champions Cup quarter-finals tend to produce best rugby and drama

Gerry Thornley: Champions Cup quarter-finals tend to produce best rugby and dramaLa Rochelle have learned how to press all of Leinster’s buttons

Akin to 2010, there was pleasant weather for all four games, but the 247 points scored, at an average of almost 62 per match, as well as 31 tries, were tournament highs for the quarter-finals. This sudden high-scoring trend also makes one wonder why World Rugby are again looking to tamper with the laws so excessively once more.

As we also know, home wins proliferate the knock-out stages of the Champions Cup. Including last year’s final as a home game for Leinster, of the 23 knock-out ties over the last two seasons there have been just two away wins, both by La Rochelle and both by one point.

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