Contepomi wary of Coetzee threat as Leinster prepare for Bulls

Thanks to a series of outstanding displays in the white of Ulster, Marcell Coetzee was voted as the Pro14 Players’ Player of the Season for 2020/21

Leinster Rugby Squad Training, Rosemount, UCD, Dublin 6/6/2022. Assistant Coach Felipe Contepomi. ©INPHO/Ben Brady

They may have marked themselves out as the team to beat in the United Rugby Championship with a 62-point hammering of Glasgow Warriors, but Felipe Contepomi insists Leinster aren’t expecting anything easy from the Bulls in the competition's semi-final at the RDS this Friday (kick-off 7.35pm).

Much to the surprise of the province’s assistant coach, Glasgow offered little resistance to their Irish counterparts in the same venue last weekend. No fewer than 10 players crossed the whitewash as Leinster comfortably shook off their heartbreaking Champions Cup final defeat to La Rochelle with an astounding 76-14 victory and now Jake White’s South Africans are all that stands in the way of them reaching another showpiece decider.