Leinster cosy with ‘carpet’

Plastic pitches, 3G surfaces, artificial turf.

They aren’t everyone’s cup of tea regardless of what they are called, but few teams look as well equipped to cope with the carpet covering Cardiff Arms Park as Leinster who face the hosts there this afternoon in the Guinness PRO12.

The province has played on the fake stuff twice since its installation in the Welsh capital and they won both times while Leo Cullen’s men trained on the 4G version at Donnybrook earlier this week in preparation for the task ahead.