Latest La Rochelle chapter an intriguing test of Leinster's Blue Boks

This is the new ‘Leinster Way’. The Blue Boks? For now, maybe.

ELITE DEFENDER: Garry Ringrose of Leinster during the United Rugby Championship match between Munster and Leinster at Thomond Parkk. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

The conversation around Leinster as they renew their very modern rivalry with La Rochelle this Sunday is of a side that has taken a huge evolutionary leap in the blink of an eye. Gone is the slick attacking force of yore. In its place, a more dour, physical and defensive lot.

So the story goes. Roundheads overcoming Cavaliers.