Welsh rugby isn't in a good place right now following the departure of Warren Gatland and a record run of 14 games beaten, with Ireland next up in Cardiff on Saturday week and fans in the principality fearing the worst against the Grand Slam hopefuls.
Down at club level, there is the potential for some risk of Leinster's season-long winning run coming to an end against Welsh opposition as round 12 of the URC rolls around.
Further, Leinster haven't lost in Wales since they went down to Cardiff Blues in January 2022 and, against Ospreys, the URC table-toppers have lost only once in their last encounters - behind closed doors at the RDS in March 2021.What time is kick-off? The match kicks off on Friday at 7.35pm Meanwhile Jamie Osborne - who comes in at full-back - and prop Jack Boyle will look to impress as they also await a first taste of Six Nations action in this campaign.
"But Ospreys blew them away. They definitely have a different edge to them now. They have some really good experienced players who have been around the block, obviously Justin Tipuric jumps off the page straight away. And they have a lot of hungry young players so they will be a handful for our guys.
Ospreys head coach Mark Jones said: “The quality of the Leinster team never changes, that’s the challenge when you play the best teams. They have great depth, a competitive culture and the drop off is less noticeable when they’re missing players.
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