Schmidt focuses on final push

THE FIRST part of the challenge has been overcome and Leinster move forward to Paris on Friday with sights firmly set on securing a home Heineken Cup quarter-final draw.

Having brushed aside one of the pace-setters in the English Premiership on Saturday, Leinster coach Joe Schmidt will turn his thoughts to Racing Metro with plenty at stake.

This thoroughly-deserved, bonus point win guaranteed Leinster a prized place in the knock-out stages, but Schmidt now wants to secure an April date in Dublin when the tournament resumes after the Six Nations.