URC tougher than Ronan O'Gara realises, says Robin McBryde

Leinster coach Robin McBryde doesn’t go along with Ronan O’Gara’s suggestion that La Rochelle have to contend with a tougher fixture list through the regular season than Leinster

TOUGH SCHEDULE: Ronan O'Gara celebrates at Stade Matmut Atlantique in Bordeaux after the Champions Cup semi-final win. Pic: David Rogers/Getty Images

Leinster coach Robin McBryde doesn’t go along with Ronan O’Gara’s suggestion that the Irishman’s La Rochelle side has to contend with a tougher fixture list through the regular season than the province.

The two sides will meet in a repeat of last year’s Heineken Champions Cup in three weeks’ time but O’Gara was in no mood to project his mind that far forwards after Sunday’s semi-final defeat of Exeter Chiefs in Bordeaux.