Jack Conan: Losing to Munster will tarnish heroics

Jack Conan won’t lie. Epic as Leinster’s Champions Cup success last Saturday was, it will be tarnished if the club doesn’t go on and add the Guinness PRO14 title to their collection before the end of the season.

Twice in the past, in 2011 and 2012, Leinster have claimed the European Cup before being denied an historic double in their ‘domestic’ league final, Munster having their number the first time and Ospreys emerging a single point better off 12 months later.

Leinster completed the first leg in Bilbao last Saturday with their Champions Cup victory and they have the opportunity to edge further towards the second this weekend.