Time has to be now for Baird and Leinster to silence the doubters

“That shocks me, that question. I feel like the team that’s playing at the moment… I feel the same level of enthusiasm and energy as when we were playing in a final in Europe last year.[It's] the same Leinster to me.” 

SILENCE DOUBTERS: Leinster want to silence their doubters when they take on Glasgow Warriors for the third time this season in the URC semi-final. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

The clouds over Leinster are darkening. There’s no denying it. Eliminated from the Champions Cup at the semi-final stage, fitful in their last two games against Glasgow and Scarlets, their attendances are far from where anyone wants them to be.

The pressure is on as what appears to be a rejuvenated Warriors return to Dublin for the third time in as many months for Saturday’s BKT URC semi-final. Get through that and Leinster would still face tough South African opposition in the final.