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ROG returns home to plot Leinster downfall as Leo Cullen's men seek revenge

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“We’re at home in a big game against the reigning champions and it’s a massively exciting challenge. Gets the juices flowing.”

Last August Tourism Ireland announced O'Gara as the face of Cork in France.

Down 16-0 after 45 minutes against the Stormers, it looked as if the defending champions were heading for a fall. Instead, Will Skelton - who else? - inspired a winning comeback. The three-peat dream remains alive. “It’s pressure rugby, isn’t it? That’s why everyone does the grind they do, to get to this point, and playing big stadiums and leaving it all out there," Cullen said after his side's 36-22 victory.

“It was bloody tough work out there," added Cullen. This week I don’t think anyone is going to be having those conversations, are they? But Cullen acknowledged that the set piece was "messy" - and clearly Leinster are not yet where they want to be with Jacques Nienaber's defensive system. "That’s been the last couple of seasons and you can wind the clock back further, 10 years ago, when it was Toulon winning the European Cup as it was then.

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