Leinster determined to prove a point

GEORGE HOOK ruffled more than a few feathers after Munster’s narrow defeat to New Zealand last week when he claimed that Leinster would never have been able to produce a similar performance under the same straitened circumstances.

It may not be the All Blacks but, with eight front-line players missing for Saturday’s Magners League clash against the Dragons in the RDS, Leinster’s defence coach Kurt McQuilkin believes the game offers the province an opportunity to “put the record straight”.

“Having worked with the guys who weren’t involved in the internationals for the past few weeks, and throughout the season, we definitely have the players who will stand up and be counted,” said the former Irish international.