Leinster aiming to 'reset' in bid to claim first URC title

Leinster have lost all three league semi-finals since the PRO14 morphed into the URC.

Leinster face Scarlets in the URC quarter-finals on Saturday. The Welsh side defeated a third string Leinster side just over a month ago. Pic: Chris Fairweather/Sportsfile

There is a stripped-back simplicity about the month for Leinster. The Champions Cup final, decided without their input for the first time since 2021, is behind us. The URC regular season has given way to the playoffs. The Lions, squad announced, has been put on ice.

There are no other detours or subplots for the province now, just the opportunity of three successive home ties, starting with Saturday’s quarter-final against the Scarlets and, they hope, culminating with a first URC title in the same Aviva Stadium a fortnight later.