Leinster hunger like the All Blacks, says Jackman

Bernard Jackman has likened the Leinster squad to the All Blacks, praising the insatiable hunger that has them in a third Heineken Cup final in four seasons.

Leicester are the only team to have retained the European title and emulating that feat is an obvious motivation for Joe Schmidt’s side. At the base of it all though, is a pursuit of excellence which is driven by the players themselves, most of whom Jackman knows from his time with the club.

“These guys are very hungry for silverware,” says Jackman, a key member of the side that finally broke Leinster’s Heineken Cup duck in 2009.