With broad canvas of skills, Pollock can be Leinster's number one danger

The 19-year-old Northampton back-row prodigy is being talked up as a potential Lions tourist.

Henry Pollock of Northampton Saints waves to fans after the victory over Castres Olympique in the Investec Champions Cup quarter-final at cinch Stadium at Franklin's Garden. Pic: Juan Gasparini, Inpho

It is difficult, with many sporting prodigies, to find the balance between the hyperbole foisted upon them and the reality of their potential.

If the plaudits in the English rugby media being heaped upon the broad shoulders of Northampton Saints back-rower Henry Pollock, 20, are to be believed, Leinster will have a handful to deal with when the sides meet in their Champions Cup semi-final on Saturday.