Heaslip: Cheika will fuel Waratahs’ fire

BRITISH & IRISH LIONS TOUR:

The Ireland No. 8 knows only too well the motivational tools at their disposal in the shape of his former Leinster coach Michael Cheika, now the boss at the New South Wales Super Rugby franchise.

It was Cheika who gave Heaslip and fellow Lions Rob Kearney, Sean O’Brien, Jonny Sexton and the now injured Cian Healy their first starts at Leinster and if they learned anything from the man who delivered a first Heineken Cup success to the province in 2009, it is his ability to get the best of his players ahead of a big match.