Donal Lenihan: Leinster bench must earn their Spurs in London finale
Saturday’s final at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has all the makings of a classic.
POINTING THE WAY: Leinster head coach Leo Cullen before the Investec Champions Cup quarter-final match between Leinster and La Rochelle at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile
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If at times throughout the pool stage it appeared as if the Investec Champions Cup had lost a bit of its charm and allure, Saturday’s final at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has all the makings of a classic.
To be fair, from the quarter finals onwards, we’ve been treated to a series of captivating knockout contests, not least Leinster’s dethroning of back-to-back champions La Rochelle at the Aviva Stadium.
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