As Ronan O'Gara's defending champions settled into a new training environment in Cork this morning, following their long-haul trip from South Africa via Paris, Leinster got down to work ahead of the latest high-stakes meeting in the sides' rivalry.
Leinster are waiting on Garry Ringrose , Jimmy O'Brien, Charlie Ngatai and Cian Healy for Saturday's crunch Champions Cup quarter-final showdown with La Rochelle.
Healy, if fit, will surpass O'Gara's Champions Cup record of 111 appearances for Munster but he suffered a leg injury in last Saturday's last eight victory over Leicester Tigers.Ringrose and O'Brien haven't played since before the Six Nations with shoulder and neck issues respectively but Cullen hinted after the Tigers game that they might be fit enough for involvement.
Similarly, Hugo Keenan and Andrew Porter came through the Leicester game unscathed following hip and ankle injuries respectively.
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