Sheehan on righting wrongs of Marseille: 'If we let it slip now and give up on the season it's pointless'

Dan Sheehan during Leinster Rugby squad training session at UCD in Dublin. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Ireland international Dan Sheehan has admitted the past few days have been tough for the Leinster squad in the wake of their agonising defeat to La Rochelle in the Heineken Champions Cup decider in Marseille on Saturday.

Thrown into the Stade Velodrome cauldron as a 14th-minute replacement for starting hooker Ronan Kelleher, Sheehan looked set to come away with his first European crown as Leinster held the edge over the Top 14 outfit for the vast majority of the contest. Ronan O’Gara’s men refused to yield, however, and a last-gasp converted try from Arthur Retière denied their opponents at the death.