Cullen: Leinster must do justice to Croke Park privilege

Leinster are heavily favoured to defeat the English Premiership leaders in front of a partisan 82,000-plus sell-out crowd at GAA headquarters

CROKE PARK PRIVILEGE: Leinster Head Coach Leo Cullen said he wanted his 23-man matchday squad to do justice to the ”real privilege” of playing at Croke Park in a match that sold out within hours of tickets going on sale. Pic:  Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Fifteen years have passed since club rugby was last played at Croke Park, time enough for Leinster, the victors over Munster that day back in 2009, to have won four European titles.

They return to Dublin’s northside on Saturday evening in determined mood to overcome Champions Cup semi-final opponents Northampton Saints and give themselves a third successive tilt at adding a joint-record fifth star to their jerseys.