Cotter: We must find a solution at breakdown

CLERMONT Auvergne coach Vern Cotter has urged his side to lift their game another notch in anticipation of an improved Leinster performance for Saturday’s Heineken Cup showdown at the Aviva Stadium.

Joe Schmidt’s men took a well-deserved losing bonus point out of the 19-13 defeat to Clermont at Stade Marcel Michelin last Sunday and Cotter expects a winner-takes-all confrontation when the sides meet again this weekend.

“We need a little more intensity, perhaps,” said Cotter. “Leinster played a really good game but I think they’ll try and lift themselves onto another level this weekend.

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