Mary Hannigan Sports Briefing: Can Jacques Nienaber break Leinster’s La Rochelle hoodoo?

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Mary Hannigan Sports Briefing: Can Jacques Nienaber break Leinster’s La Rochelle hoodoo?
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Katie McCabe and co aim for England upset while Michael Murphy gives his verdict on Monaghan’s defeat to Cavan

Leinster’s latest meeting with their old buddies La Rochelle, the back-to-back Champions Cup winners, at the Aviva Stadium might just be tricky. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho

Here’s a stat, courtesy of Gerry Thornley, that might just give the Leinster faithful a sleepless night or two in the run-up to Saturday: “There have been 23 knockout ties in the last two seasons of the Champions Cup, and only two of them have been won by away sides..” In other words, Leinster’s latest meeting with their old buddies, the back-to-back Champions Cup winners, at the Aviva Stadium might just be tricky.

The Republic of Ireland’s women’s team will hope to do more than make up the numbers when they meet England at the Aviva Stadium this evening in their Euro 2025 qualifying game. Captain Katie McCabe insistsMasters 2024: Tee times, TV details, weather forecast, players to watchthe Irish will have “massive numerical superiority” in Saturday’s Aintree Grand National

, Gordon Elliott alone having nine contenders for the 34-strong field which will be finalised on Thursday. “It is,” says Brian, “another overwhelming show of Irish strength.”: The Republic of Ireland meet England for the first time in 37 years in tonight’s Euro 2025 qualifying game in Dublin . And in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Arsenal host Bayern Munich and Real Madrid take on Manchester City .

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