Flanker Ryan wary of threat posed by bogey team Ospreys

Following the disappointment of their weekend stalemate with Benetton Treviso, Leinster are facing a quick turnaround before they welcome Guinness Pro12 leaders Ospreys to the RDS on Saturday afternoon.

With six points separating the teams in the Pro12, a second successive home triumph would certainly boost Leinster’s play-off aspirations, but having tasted defeat against the Welsh side in the 2012 grand final, in-form Leinster flanker Dominic Ryan is well aware of the threat they pose.

“Out of any team in the league, they’re the ones who seem to beat us most. We drew and lost to them in the league last year and beat them in the Heineken Cup,” Ryan remarked.