Donal Lenihan: Steely Saracens show money is not their only motivation
Saracens' Alex Goode is tackled by Leinster's Robbie Henshaw during the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final at the Aviva Stadium. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
Sports psychologists will have a field day analysing this one. On one side, a team unbeaten in their last 25 games packed to the brim with seasoned internationals, playing at home — albeit in an empty stadium — and with a depth of quality players that makes them the envy of all.
On the opposite side, a club that shared all those characteristics with, if anything, even greater playing resources with the capacity to cherrypick some of the best internationals stars from around the world but brought to its knees with a proven case of breaking the rules.
