Tough task for Leinster after ‘crap’ cup draw

NEW Leinster coach Joe Schmidt won’t need reminding there is some truth in Mick Dawson’s description of next season’s Heineken Cup draw.

The Leinster chief executive bluntly said it was a “crap” draw for the 2009 champions, given they face Schmidt’s most recent club, French champions, Clermont Auvergne, Saracens and Racing Metro 22

Dawson was still reeling from the news when he said: “We will be playing the best team in France, the richest team in France and the second best team in England; it will be interesting! It’s going to be very tough; I’d call it crap, but there’s nothing anyone can do about it but face up to the challenge.