Straight shooter Genge knows that his Tigers are primed for Leinster test

He has spoken warmly of his childhood, but not without shying away from the fact that he suffered abuse for being mixed race. His is not the usual background for an England player

Ellis Genge of Leicester Tigers: "Leinster as a franchise are brilliant. They’ve got eight major trophies in the last decade so they are huge competitors. They are used to these type of games. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Ellis Genge won’t tell you what he feels you want to hear. Hallelujah for that.

Many is the player or coach whose instinct when asked a question is to agree with the central premise, even if they have to twist or turn the answer as they go. Genge pauses, runs the words around his head and then says what he thinks.