Leo Cullen and Jacques Nienaber have important decisions to confirm on Friday afternoon.
THERE HAVE BEEN many important factors for Leo Cullen and Jacques Nienaber to consider ahead of Saturday’s clash with La Rochelle . Selection has been chief among them.
Connors’ superb chop tackling helped Leinster to take the legs away from La Rochelle’s big ball-carriers such as Will Skelton and Uini Atonio, who have done such damage to the Irish province over the last three seasons. So Connors starting on Saturday would be a good pick for Leinster, perhaps combining with blindside flanker Ryan Baird and number eight Caelan Doris. That was the trio who started in December and they provided a good balance of skills on both sides of the ball.
Leinster’s lineout was poor against Leicester last weekend, with just a 73% return on their throw and some costly errors, so they will need to be much-improved in that area. La Rochelle have won 100% of their lineout throws in both of the final wins against Leinster, although Cullen’s side put more pressure on in the pool game in December as the French side dropped to 80%.
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