THE TERM ‘FINALS rugby’ gets thrown around too freely by players and coaches but the coming week will certainly have a feel of all-or-nothing for Leinster .
Leinster booked their place in the last eight with an unconvincing victory over Leicester Tigers last night, and while Leo Cullen’s men were certainly off colour against the English side, the feeling brewing throughout the season is that they are tracking in the right direction as they look to end a near six-year wait for European silverware.
Speaking after the game, Cullen admitted his team will need to sharpen up as they prepare to take on the back-to-back European champions again, with La Rochelle coming from behind to beat the Stormers in their own round of 16 game on Saturday.Advertisement “The main thing is just to control what we can and that’s prepare well now. Prepare well for another 80-minute game.
Perhaps the biggest challenge facing Leinster is how to deal with La Rochelle’s fearsome power game, with their old nemesis, Will Skelton once again at the heart of their comeback win against the Stormers. It’s an exciting challenge, that’s what you want. You want to be testing yourself against the best teams that are out there. And La Rochelle have obviously won the tournament and beat us in two finals. “We managed to get a win against them in round one this year but it’s good two good teams going at it, and it’s a hugely exciting challenge.”
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