Leinster have the passion, intensity and desire required
It is the final that should feel a bit flat but Will Greenwood insists this year's Heineken Cup Final has the potential to deliver. Read his thoughts in the Daily Telegraph.
"Leinster will have their work cut out after what has been a fascinating campaign. Their total demolition of Wasps made you sit up and take notice in October, despite the realisation that it was not the Wasps of old. The group stages were negotiated with some dramatic fluctuations in form, but then, come the knockout and the boys in blue have been wonderful to watch. At The Stoop, their travelling support showed they can hold their own against the Thomond Park fans and the players gave everything to beat a Quins team that had looked to be heading for a first semi-final.
"I don't want to dwell on it too much here because the semi against Munster was so unbelievably good. But at the Stoop, Leinster's front five showed steel away from home: Leo Cullen's line-out work, Stan Wright's all-round contribution from the front row so complete that at one stage he tackled Ugo Monye out wide. Then there was Shane Jennings at the breakdown and Gordon D'Arcy back to his defensive best in the centres. But it was in the semi-final that Leinster took giant leaps forward, and started to be recognised as being on a par with their fierce rivals at Munster."
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