Jimmy O'Brien wary of Glasgow test on back of Champions Cup heartbreak

Experience has taught O’Brien not to take Glasgow Warriors for granted.

Jimmy O'Brien during Leinster Rugby squad training session at UCD in Dublin. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Despite there being an expectation that Leinster will bounce back from their Champions Cup heartbreak at the hands of La Rochelle, experience has taught Jimmy O’Brien not to take Glasgow Warriors for granted.

The RDS in Ballsbridge is the venue tomorrow afternoon (kick-off 3.15pm) for the Irish province’s United Rugby Championship quarter-final clash with their Scottish counterparts. Leinster may have finished seven places and 17 points ahead of their forthcoming opponents in the regular URC table, but a 15-12 reversal to Glasgow in the Rainbow Cup exactly a year ago tomorrow at Scotstoun Stadium still sticks in O’Brien’s memory.