Leinster have found sweet spot in Champions Cup week, says James Ryan

James Ryan during Leinster's captain's run at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium ahead of the Champions Cup final against Toulouse. Picture: ©INPHO/Billy Stickland

James Ryan will not shy away using Leinster’s back-to-back Champions Cup final defeats as motivation for Saturday’s third attempt in a row at landing a record-equalling fifth European title.

Leinster face Toulouse, already five-time champions, in the 2024 final at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with Ryan, who won the Champions Cup with Leinster in his first season as a 21-year-old starting lock in 2018, named on a strong replacements panel for his home province a week after his return from a three-month bicep injury absence.