Ulster travel to Dublin with Leinster square in their sights

Richie Murphy was absolutely respectful of their latest opposition when talking earlier in the week but the very fact that he used the word ‘beatable’ about Leinster speaks for their state of mind.

OLD RIVALS: The oldest fixture in Irish rugby, it’s 150 years since the sides first met. There is no denying who has had the better of it. Leinster have won almost twice as many games since the formal establishment of the interpros after World War II. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Leinster-Munster has long held top billing when it comes to the carousel of interprovincial fixtures, but none is more embedded in the calendar than Leinster’s rivalry with their northern neighbours.

The oldest fixture in Irish rugby, it’s 150 years since the sides first met. There is no denying who has had the better of it. Leinster have won almost twice as many games since the formal establishment of the interpros after World War II.