Dempsey motivated by Wasps tie

Ireland full-back Girvan Dempsey is excited about Leinster's prosects against London Wasps in what has been billed as “The Battle of the Capitals”.

“This is the big one – made all the bigger after our Round 4 slip-up at Castres Olympique,” said Dempsey.

“It meant we didn’t come away with the win we wanted and needed and that, along with Wasps beating Edinburgh, really opened up the Pool.

“It makes this is our make-or-break Pool game and, as Twickenham is such a special ground, we just hope the game lives up to its billing.

“And if you look across our squad not only have a lot of the boys played at Twickenham but there are others, like Rocky Elsom and CJ van der Linde, who have plenty of the big match experience playing at some of the biggest grounds in the world.

“The players certainly will not be daunted by either the size of the ground or the crowd and playing at Twickenham will only inspire us as not only do we love performing at these sort of stadiums but a lot of us also have good memories of previous games there and we have got a fantastic travelling support."