Josh van der Flier: Leinster 'very motivated' for unfinished business in Champions Cup

Four games separate Leinster from a fifth European title

FINE TUNING: Josh van der Flier during Leinster squad training at UCD. ‘We need to prepare as well as we can, especially against a side as good as Toulon,’ says the in-form flanker. Picture: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

The shadow cast by Saracens has receded but the dark clouds remain. For all their dominance in the Guinness PRO14, Leinster have come up short in Europe this last two seasons, both times at the hands of the English side now languishing in their country’s second tier.

Their opponent in the round of 16 clash at the RDS tomorrow is none other than the club that assumed the title of Europe superpower from Leinster themselves back in 2013 before handing it on again to Mark McCall’s side three years later.