Former Wales and British and Irish Lions fly-half Dan Biggar has revealed his frustration at EPCR\u2019s decision to once again allow Leinster to host an Investec Champions Cup semi-final at the Aviva Stadium.<\/p>\n
The rules of the competition determine that the highest seed gets home country advantage, but the Irish province have effectively been permitted to have the encounter on their own turf.<\/p>\n
While the RDS Arena is being redeveloped, Leinster<\/a> have played most of their homes matches at the Aviva Stadium, with the odd game at Croke Park.<\/p>\n Bordeaux also get big advantage<\/p>\n Biggar<\/a> has also taken issue with the decision to enable Bordeaux-Begles to use Stade Atlantique for their Champions Cup<\/a> clash with Bath, another ground in the southwestern French city.<\/p>\n In contrast, had the English side hosted a home semi-final, they would have had to travel to Milton Keynes, which is over 100 miles away, while Edinburgh\u2019s Murrayfield was the venue if Glasgow Warriors had qualified \u2013 a 50-mile journey.<\/p>\n The Welshman believes that it \u201cdefeats the whole object\u201d of home country advantage as he responded to ex-England fly-half Andy Goode, who kicked off the debate.<\/p>\n \u201cMy point on this, and the same with Bordeaux, is have they not earned the right to do that by their performances in the group?\u201d Goode said on The Rugby Pod.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople will moan about it because it\u2019s Leinster, because they go to the Aviva and because they\u2019ve had the success of getting to semis and finals, but you earn the right. Winning your four group games gives you that pathway.<\/p>\n \u201cThey have got lucky because most people expected Glasgow to beat Toulon at the weekend and then the semi-final was going to be at Murrayfield.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can\u2019t fault them, they earned the right by the seedings.\u201d<\/p>\n However, it doesn\u2019t sit right with Biggar, who responded: \u201cThe seedings are right up until the quarter-finals. What it states in the semi-finals is you get home country advantage.<\/p>\n \u201cThis year, Leinster are playing at their home ground, and Bordeaux are playing in their city.\u201d<\/p>\n