We can beat anyone, insists Dempsey

LEINSTER and Irish full-back Girvan Dempsey is bullish about his side’s Heineken Cup chances this year and says the prospect of winning away to London Wasps in today’s quarter final is no longer a bridge too far.

“I think we have come on as a group in the last 12 months, have learned from some past mistakes and we’re now ready to take on anyone, anywhere,” he said.

The quarter-final victory over Toulouse and even the lessons learned from the semi-final defeat by Munster last year has brought a steely resolve to the Leinster squad, said Dempsey.