Leinster want Donnybrook showdown

Donnybrook will be the venue for Leinster's Heineken Cup tie against Biarritz if officials have their way.

Donnybrook will be the venue for Leinster's Heineken Cup tie against Biarritz if officials of the Irish provincial side have their way.

The Lions kept their calm against a Bristol Shoguns side searching for a bag-full of tries to seal a 25-12 win which carried them into the quarter-finals.

Suggestions the tie would be moved to Lansdowne Road have been dismissed by coach Matt Williams, who claimed he would prefer to play in front of a 7,000 capacity crowd at Donnybrook if he had the choice.

He said: "We are the only side in the competition with a 100 per cent record after the pool games. It may not get a trophy but it certainly means a lot to the team and that was the squad target."