La Rochelle v Leinster preview: Plenty on the line as old foes meet 

The sides face off in France on Sunday. 

Dan Sheehan of Leinster after his side's victory in the Investec Champions Cup quarter-final match between Leinster and La Rochelle at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Long gone are the days when the European Cup was the competition that kept on giving. We take our kicks now where we can get them, especially in the early stages of the Investec Champions version. It makes games like this one all the more appealing when they swing around.

No-one’s tournament ambitions will be shattered come the final whistle in the Stade Marcel Deflandre as Sunday afternoon gives away to Sunday evening, but one team’s bid to make the final in Cardiff will have shipped a significant blow in this port city.