PETER JACKSON: Ageless Nacewa has Ronaldo and Messi in his sights

Leinster’s exodus to the cultural capital of the Basque Country offers their oldest player the prospect of putting himself on a pedestal alongside Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, writes Peter Jackson.

Isa Nacewa will be as surprised as anyone to learn that he stands one more European Cup final victory away from emulating a pair of footballers whose combined personal fortunes are estimated at some way north of €400 million.

Ronaldo and Messi have each won four Champions League titles. Nacewa, the only player to have appeared in every minute of Leinster’s three triumphant Champions Cup campaigns, will be the first to make it four should the No. 1 seeds justify their status in Bilbao on May 12.