Ross Byrne central this time to Leinster’s final ambitions

Leinster have utilised 32 different players for this latest Champions Cup campaign, and plenty more again in the URC.

FINAL AMBITIONS: Ross Byrne believes it take the squad of 50 players to lift a trophy. Pic: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

If it takes a village to raise a child then it needs a squad of up to 50 players to lift a trophy. That’s Ross Byrne’s take anyway and the Leinster out-half speaks from personal experience given his role when the province last claimed the Champions Cup.

Now 29, Byrne featured in all six pool games in the 2017-18 season. He started the first and last, against Montpellier, and came off the bench in the other four, twice against Glasgow Warriors and twice when Exeter Chiefs provided the opposition.