Leinster bid to get season on track

LEINSTER will look to get their season into gear against the Cardiff Blues at the RDS this evening after a spluttering start.

Michael Cheika’s departure was always going to make for an uncertain start to the 2010/11 campaign as the new man sets about making his mark on an experienced squad.

Joe Schmidt hasn’t been happy with, or helped by, the impositions on his squad from the IRFU, who are trying to safeguard their frontline internationals ahead of the World Cup in a year’s time.