Leinster's Michael Milne keen to 'right some wrongs' as Stormers approach

Leinster don't lose often – last weekend’s defeat to the Lions was their third of the season – and it’s even rarer that they go down in such a manner.

The Lions ran in three tries in the opening 13 minutes, six in total, and Leinster didn’t get on the board until the 52nd minute.

Leo Cullen left a number of front-liners back in Dublin following Investec Champions Cup wins over Leicester and La Rochelle, while the game was also played at altitude at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.

They are undoubtedly factors in the result that left Leinster, last BKT URC champions in 2021, just one point clear at the top of the table but they won’t be used as excuses, according to Michael Milne.

"You can’t brush over what happened," prop Milne told RTÉ Sport about the 44-12 defeat.

"We had good, tough meetings for all the players.

"The great thing is we can go again this week and try and right some wrongs.

"We are very lucky in that we’ve some of the world’s best coaches: Jacques Nienaber, Leo [Cullen], Goodie [Andrew Goodman], it’s very easy to pick up the mood.

"It’s not something we want to get used to and it’s not something I don't think we will get used to doing.

"I think the Lions are a very good team. I don’t think we underestimated them at all.

"They just got a really fast start and it’s so hard to claw the game back over here. Altitude played a bit of a part as well. It’s tough to move over here but it’s definitely not an excuse.

"They were well up for it and they took it to us physically. You can see from the collisions; they were winning everything."

Milne, who missed the start of the season with a shoulder injury, has appeared five times off the bench for Leinster since the start of March and scored three tries, including a brace against