The Bulls can follow the Stormers’ blueprint, minus the red and yellow cards, to topple Leinster in Friday’s UnitedRugby Championship (URC) final in Dublin... Leinster are ... Some things Leinster did well.
Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has made three changes from the side that beat the Stormers for Friday night’s URC final against the Bulls at Croke Park (kick-off 7.30pm) ... Leinster v Bulls ... LEINSTER.
Leinster have made three changes to their team for Friday's BKTUnitedRugby Championship final against the Vodacom Bulls, with Tadhg Furlong making a welcome return to action ... Leinster ... Replacements ... Vodacom Bulls ... Replacements.
Leinster are playing Bulls in the URCGrand Final on Friday at 7.30pm in Croke Park.How can I watch it? ... Leinster finished second in the table behind Glasgow Warriors ... Andrea Piardi appointed to referee URC final between Leinster and Bulls.
Bulls legend Victor Matfield believes a potent weapon for the Bulls in Friday night’s URC final against Leinster (kick-off 8.30pm) is the team’s newfound belief that they can perform overseas.
Stick some Irish and South African journalists on a Zoom call ostensibly to discuss Friday night’s URCGrand Final between Leinster and the Bulls at Croke Park and see how long it takes ... When it comes to crunch time, they’re (Leinster) in finals.
This Friday night's rematch in Croke Park paints an eerily similar picture to last season, where Leinster also entered GAA HQ still reeling from their European heartache ...O'Brien's early try was as good as it got for Leinster in Bilbao.
The Bulls believe they have selected a 23-man squad designed and fortified to handle 80 minutes of Leinster questions in Friday’s UnitedRugby Championship (URC) final in Dublin... That means they can fight fire with fire against Leinster’s Irish stars.
Bulls legend Victor Matfield believes the Bulls have left their URC finals hoodoo in Pretoria and will get over the line against Leinster in the big final at Croke Park on Friday night ... So Leinster by one — one is enough!” .
Leinster wing Tommy O’Brien says the champions will have to produce their best defensive performance of the year if they are to keep out the “desperate” Bulls in Friday night’s UnitedRugby Championship final in Dublin.
Leinster have one more job to do against the Bulls in the UnitedRugby Championship, a game that carries significance beyond lifting the silverware itself ... There’s little doubt that Leinster players will have a chip on their shoulder in this final.
Leinster’s prop problem has doggedly followed them around this year and, fittingly, has not gone away as they roll into the final week of the season with their squad depth continuing to be tested, especially on the loosehead side.