Leinster have history on their side

THERE isn’t much in the way of history between Leinster and Clermont Auvergne, but what little there is will always remain a source of some satisfaction for the Irish province.

The French club was known as Montferrand when the sides met in the group stages of the Heineken Cup seven years ago, and Leinster claimed their first ever scalp on French soil.

That may be an irrelevance to what happens in the RDS tonight but it is, at least, interesting to note that five of the home side’s squad played in that fixture while none of the visitors will be tainted by the memory.