Leinster face a tough month of knockout rugby, and now is the time for the other three Irish provinces to pounce, according to The Independent‘s Rúaidhrí O’Connor.
After dismantling Toulouse in the Heineken Champions Cup semi final on Saturday, Leinster’s reward is to tackle Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle in Dublin on May 2srcth.
However, in between now and then Leo Cullen’s men will have to switch focus back to the United Rugby Championship, where they face a home run to a potential final.
Standing in their immediate way, though, is the Cell C Sharks on Saturday. Leinster are favourites for that game, as they breezed through the URC season until the final round, when an incredibly young and inexperienced side faced Leinster’s largest ever defeat in Pretoria to the Bulls.
While many would argue the fact that Leinster remain in Dublin for the rest of the season takes the burden off of them somewhat, no one can argue that it is not difficult to fight knockout rugby on two fronts.
That’s where the other Irish provinces step i
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