Schmidt gets valuable forward momentum

Leinster 37 Zebre 7

Mon, 03 Dec, 2012 - 00:00

Patrick McCarry

Leinster coach Joe Schmidt had plenty to occupy his thoughts before the opening whistle of this RaboDirect affair at the RDS on Saturday.

He spent a chunk of the afternoon running the rule over Sunday’s Heineken Cup opponents Clermont, who crashed to a 30-22 loss against Toulouse in the Top 14.

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Courts Rugby Place: Dublin Place: France Person: Schmidt Person: Zebre Person: Andrew Goodman Person: Leonardo Sarto Person: Joe Schmidt Person: Brock James Person: Davit Zirakashvili Person: Damien Chouly Person: Zirakashvili Person: Benjamin Kayser Person: Thomas Domingo Person: Jamie Cudmore Person: Nathan Hines Person: Sean O’Brien Person: Jonathan Sexton Person: Sexton Person: Andrew Conway Person: Fergus McFadden Person: Tito Tebaldi Person: Cian Healy Person: McFadden Person: Gordon D’Arcy Person: Healy Person: Conway Person: Tebaldi Person: Halangahu Person: I Nacewa Person: A Conway Person: G D’Arcy Person: A Goodman Person: F McFadden Person: J Sexton Person: E Reddan Person: H van der Merwe Person: S Cronin Person: M Bent Person: L Cullen Person: D Browne Person: K McLaughlin Person: R Ruddock Person: S O’Brien Person: Madigan Person: M Ross Person: T Denton Person: F Carr Person: I Boss Person: G Person: D’Arcy Person: A Person: J Murphy Person: R Trevisan Person: L Sarto Person: G Garcia Person: M Pratichetti Person: S Sinoti Person: D Halangahu Person: T Tebaldi Person: M Aguero Person: C Festuccia Person: D Ryan Person: Q Geldenhuys Person: J Sole Person: N Cattina Person: M Bergamasco Person: F Cristiano Person: P Buso Person: A De Marchi Person: D Giazzon Person: C Fazzari Person: E Caffini Person: D Person: A Chillon Person: N Belardo Person: Andrew McMenemy Event: Heineken Cup Organisation: Leinster Organisation: Zebre Organisation: RaboDirect Organisation: RDS Organisation: Clermont Organisation: Toulouse Organisation: Tullow Tank Organisation: Argentina

<p>ON THE RADAR: Massimo De Lutiis of the Reds (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)</p>

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