Murphy: We’re not looking in bad shape

Ireland’s Geordan Murphy misses tomorrow’s trip to the Aviva, but plenty of his Leicester colleagues have a difficult experience at the new stadium to call on. Simon Lewis reports

SO who has the psychological advantage? Will Leinster’s international contingent relish a quick-fire return to the scene of their last Test triumph. Or will Leicester’s English contingent be gunning for revenge after their Grand Slam party was spoiled last month?

Geordan Murphy, capped 69 times by Ireland and a double Heineken Cup winner with the Tigers in 2001 and 2002, will miss the clash of former champions while he recovers from a broken foot, but believes his Premiership pacesetters will be the underdogs. “Going to Leinster will be a huge challenge and they will be odds-on favourites in Dublin with a team full of quality players who are coming off the back of doing superbly well in the last game of the Six Nations,” said Murphy.