Robbie Henshaw: Leinster must be ready for a punch in the face

Mike Tyson said everyone has a plan until they take a slap in the face. Henshaw knows it is at exactly that moment when Leinster will know whether they have what it takes to win

Robbie Henshaw during a Leinster Rugby squad training session at UCD in Dublin. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Mike Tyson said everyone has a plan until they take a slap in the puss. Robbie Henshaw knows it is at exactly that moment when Leinster will know whether they have what it takes to win a fifth European Cup.

The province last claimed the trophy with the defeat of Racing 92 in Bilbao in 2018, since when they have come up short in a quarter-final, a semi-final and a decider. Saracens evicted them twice and La Rochelle acting as bouncer the other time.