Home comfort for Irish provinces
When Samoan international winger David Lemi touched down with just seconds left to secure a shock victory for Wasps, the ramifications shuddered across European rugby. Instead of Leinster hosting Felipe Contepomi and Toulon, they now face the much more difficult prospect of beating Leicester Tigers in a repeat of the 2009 final.
That may impact on Leinster’s decision to move the quarter-final from the RDS to the Aviva Stadium. Leicester would attract a far bigger travelling support than Toulon, and Tigers supporters would make their presence felt at rugby headquarters.