Schmidt: Next two crucial

LEINSTER coach Joe Schmidt has admitted that the next fortnight will be crucial to his team’s hopes of reaching the Magners League play-offs.

Schmidt’s men lost further ground on league leaders Munster as they tumbled to fourth place following a narrow defeat at Cardiff Blues.

The Irish outfit produced a stirring defensive display but that rarely looked enough to edge this closely-fought tie and maintain their seven-game winning streak.

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