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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