Ken Owens looks to semi-final lessons to unlock Leinster

Leinster’s ability to find different ways to win has led Scarlets captain Ken Owens to believe Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 final opponents are close to “perfect”. Yet the British & Irish Lions hooker is keen to dispel the myth his own side cannot mix it up themselves.

Defending champions Scarlets were powerless to prevent Leinster steamrolling through them at the Aviva Stadium in last month’s Champions Cup semi-final with tenacious breakdown accuracy and a cutting edge in front of the tryline.

Yet Owens has been equally impressed by Leo Cullen’s side’s flexibility in adapting to different situations, conditions and opponents in the way they clawed their way to a European final victory over Racing 92 in Bilbao three weeks later and backed it up with a tense one-point PRO14 semi-final win over Munster at the RDS last Saturday.