{"id":639289,"date":"2026-04-29T22:49:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T22:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/639289\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T22:49:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T22:49:17","slug":"garry-ringrose-excited-and-motivated-to-get-a-chance-to-exorcise-2025-investec-champions-cup-semi-final-demons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/639289\/","title":{"rendered":"Garry Ringrose ‘excited and motivated’ to get a chance to exorcise 2025 Investec Champions Cup semi-final demons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leinster centre Garry Ringrose has revealed that he feels \u201cenergised\u201d that the Irish province are in the running to win trophies at the business end of the 2025\/26 season.<\/p>\n

Leo Cullen\u2019s troops suffered a shock 29-26 United Rugby Championship (URC) defeat at Benetton at the weekend, which means they currently occupy fourth spot in the standings, but Leinster are optimistic of improving on that position ahead of that competition\u2019s play-offs as their last two league matches will be at home against the Lions and Ospreys.<\/p>\n

Focusing on Investec Champions Cup semi-final against Toulon<\/p>\n

However, Ringrose<\/a> and his fellow Leinstermen have put their URC ambitions on the back burner for now as they are fully focused on their Investec Champions Cup<\/a> semi-final against Toulon at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old needs no reminding that Leinster<\/a> stumbled at the same stage of last year\u2019s Champions Cup when they suffered a shock 37-34 defeat against Northampton Saints at the same venue.<\/p>\n

Ringrose revealed that Leinster are happy to have another opportunity to advance to the final of the prestigious tournament and are determined to right the wrongs from their 2024\/25 campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I\u2019d say energised by the fact that it\u2019s May,\u201d he said ahead of Saturday\u2019s eagerly anticipated showdown against Toulon with the victors set to take on the winners of the other semi-final between the defending champions Bordeaux-Begles and Bath.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were in this position a year ago and after the result of that game would have bitten your arm off to, maybe not fast forward the clock, but just to be in a position now again and get another crack at a semi-final.<\/p>\n

Ireland great singles out \u2018heavy lifting\u2019 that will decide Leinster semi-final and highlights \u2018man-mountain\u2019 Munster player thriving in a \u2018lost art\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, lots has happened in the interim. So yeah, excited, motivated, I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Could use Northampton loss as a learning<\/p>\n

Leinster are obviously determined to improve on their performance in last year\u2019s semi-final defeat and while Ringrose believes it\u2019s important to focus on the task at hand against Toulon, he feels they can also use that Northampton result as part of their preparations for this weekend\u2019s clash.<\/p>\n

\u201cI guess there is a bit of that,\u201d said Ringrose. \u201cYou focus on the possibility, or the opportunity, that\u2019s in front of us.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut last year and the past 10 years, there\u2019s always lessons and learnings you try and pick up, and scars you have.<\/p>\n

\u201cValuable ones to go through and experience and hopefully be better come the next opportunity. So there\u2019s a little bit of that.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut, yeah, you\u2019re just excited, motivated for the work that\u2019s gone in for this group over the last year to get to this point.\u201d<\/p>\n

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