Leinster continue to rotate players amid intense run-in

Saturday’s semi-final meeting with Munster falls under the shadow that is the Heineken decider against La Rochelle seven days down the road

OFFLOAD: Ronan Kelleher during the Leinster Captain's Run at the Aviva. Pic: INPHO/Bryan Keane

It’s six or seven years now since Leinster head coach Leo Cullen and his head of rugby operations Guy Easterby sat down and chewed over the merits or otherwise of prioritising one competition over the other.

The way Cullen tells it, they came to the conclusion that there would be no favourite child in their household. The reality is that the Champions Cup continues to be the apple of everyone’s eye.