The World Cup-winning Springbok coach has changed the way that Leinster think about setting up against the team that has too often proved to be their knock-out nemesis
Jacques Nienaber holds key to Leinster’s defence that can unlock way past La RochelleCoach Scott Bemand feels ‘now is the right time’ for Moloney to return to the Ireland squad
Leo Cullen and his fellow coaches will have some interesting conversation points when it comes to selection. James Ryan has been a significant loss since undergoing bicep surgery last month following a training ground accident. The pool match where Leinster recorded a first win against La Rochelle in the French club’s backyard should have little direct relevance when it comes to Saturday’s game. On a miserable evening, where neither team really wanted the ball, Leinster found a way to use the weather more productively than their hosts and walked away deserving winners.
La Rochelle survived, but at what cost? The French club have been on the road since last Thursday, lots of air miles, hotels and a very unusual “on the fly” build-up to a match in spending five or six days away from home, their latest port of call, Cork. Leinster's Ryan Baird with senior coach Jacques Nienaber at the BKT United Rugby Championship match against Vodacom Bulls at the RDS in Dublin last month. Photograph: ©INPHO/Ben Brady
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