'Huge lift' for Leinster with Healy's arrival in South Africa

“I just hope now with Leinster that we can finish off strong for him. If we could bring home two trophies, I think that would be hugely deserving for a player of the kind of standard that he is."

BOOST: Cian Healy has joined the Leinster squad in South Africa. Pic: Shaun Roy/Sportsfile

As they look to bounce back from their first defeat of the season, Will Connors has said the arrival of Cian Healy in South Africa earlier this week served as a ‘huge lift’ for the Leinster squad.

While the vast majority of the province's Irish contingent from the Six Nations are back in their UCD base focusing on an upcoming Champions Cup Round of 16 bout against Harlequins in Croke Park on April 5. Healy is currently in the southern hemisphere to aid their preparations for a United Rugby Championship encounter with the Sharks in Durban tomorrow.