'We are an improved squad this year, we have that winning mentality.'
IN THE AVIVA Stadium tunnel not long after the final whistle had sounded on Leinster’s 41-22 defeat of Toulouse, Dan Sheehan was asked to give his thoughts on the weekend’s other Champions Cup semi-final.
“The season we have had, the depth that we have in the squad… I think that our set piece has been excellent so far this year. We are an improved squad this year we have that winning mentality and hopefully now in a few weeks we will come full prepped and be able to do the job.” Leinster did most of the damage against Toulouse when the French side were down to 14 men, scoring 28 points during the two 10-minute spells where the visitors had a man in the sin bin. During those windows of opportunity, the home side were at times irresistible – Sheehan’s superb solo try on 26 minutes pushing them into a 27-7 lead with less than 30 minutes played, the hooker beating both Antoine Dupont and Ramos for pace after latching onto a spilled Toulouse pass.
Sheehan’s try came after Jack Conan had pounced twice in just four minutes, those two tries the headline moments of a commanding display from the in-form backrow. “To be fair to Josh it was a great support line, if he hadn’t have been there, I wouldn’t have been able to do it. Josh is someone who is always working incredibly off the ball. He gives the pass and then he doesn’t just watch, he gets there with me.
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