Defence and discipline remain concerns for Leo Cullen as Blues close in on home advantage for Champions Cup knockouts
Ihaia West of La Rochelle scores his side’s third try despite the tackle of Sam Prendergast at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday night. Photo: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile
It is Leinster’s lot that their season is one long existential crisis until their Champions Cup campaign ends in failure and the barrage of criticism rolls on in.
Saturday’s epic win over La Rochelle threw up all sorts of memories of the great battles of old between these two teams, yet there was no escaping the fact that neither were at the level they were when they met in a similarly topsy-turvy 2023 final.