Leinster's Jacques Nienaber: There is no magic formula to get the team to win

Nienaber’s “gut” instinct when Caelan Doris came off after 57 minutes of Leinster Champions Cup semi-final against Northampton was not good. The backrow's Lions tour is in serious jeopardy. 

“Nothing I say will justify the decisions we made because the outcome didn’t go our way," said Leinster defence coach Jacques Nienaber. Pic: ©INPHO/Tom Honan

Bank Holiday Monday in Leinster HQ and the place is like a morgue. The wider UCD campus is devoid of life, the car parks are mostly empty. There is no-one on reception in the club’s high-performance centre and the offices are quiet.

The place feels apt after the shock Champions Cup semi-final loss to Northampton Saints. Caelan Doris’ worrying injury news only adds to the gloom just days before the British and Irish Lions announce their squad.