Dan Sheehan: Leinster dozen avoid being 'laughing stock' of Lions camp by winning URC title

CHAMPIONS: Dan Sheehan and captain Jack Conan of Leinster celebrate with the URC trophy. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile.

Dan Sheehan and his 11 fellow URC title winners will stride into British & Irish Lions camp on Monday delighted to have avoided a walk of shame as losing finalists as they begin their summer on tour among these islands’ best of the best.

The dozen-strong contingent from Leinster are set to join up with the tourists at University College Dublin for a week’s training ahead of Friday night’s pre-tour international against Argentina at the Aviva Stadium.