Donal Lenihan's Champions Cup preview
The pain of losing the Heineken Champions Cup final to La Rochelle in the last minute last year is still driving Leinster on.
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The pain of losing the Heineken Champions Cup final to La Rochelle in the last minute last year is still driving Leinster on.
Stuart Lancaster believes Saturday's top-of-the-table clash between Leinster and Ulster has come at an ideal time for both provinces as their Ireland stars return ahead of a busy period of interprovincial and European action.
LONDON : Manu Tuilagi is back in the England team to face New Zealand on Saturday, with Jack Nowell also restored to the starting team having withdrawn shortly before last week's win over Japan with a stomach issue.
Ireland could be without three key backline players for next month's Test against the Springboks in Dublin.
Stuart Lancaster can look forward to big away days against the likes of Toulouse and Toulon next season but the Leinster coach says nothing compares to interprovincial derbies.
In episode 3 of the new season of the RTÉ Rugby podcast, Neil Treacy is joined by former Leinster, Ulster and Connacht lock Mick Kearney, as well as Ballincollig and Munster women's coach Fiona Hayes, to discuss the major talking points of the week.
While it hasn't been the only reason for Leinster's dominance in Ireland during Leo Cullen's time in charge, the last seven years have been built on stability behind the scenes.
It was the early hours of Monday morning when Stuart Lancaster found himself trudging through the arrivals hall at Dublin Airport once again.