Perpignan prep themselves for Lansdowne Road

Perpignan's Australian fly-half Manny Edmunds feels that his side's quarter-final defeat of Llanelli conquered the intimidation of winning away from home as they prepare to travel to Lansdowne Road.

"The biggest thing about our quarter-final was getting over the barrier of winning away. The victory has proven to us that we can do just that.

"Lansdowne Road holds no fears for us but we understand what a bonus it is for Leinster to play this game at home," said Edmonds.

"Everything now is a bonus for this club. The coach set us two targets at the start of the season – to reach the French championship play-offs and the Heineken Cup quarter-finals.

" I don’t think we have exceeded those expectations because as a side, we were always confident in our own ability. But what the win over Llanelli has done is take off a bit of pressure."