Stuart Barnes previews Leinster's Heineken Cup quarter-final showdown with Clermont Auvergne in The Times.
"Champions Leinster think they are ready for this quarter-final test. Last weekend saw them beat Munster at Thomond Park, minus one Brian O’Driscoll. As morale boosters go, this was fuel-injected.
"Meanwhile, in France, the stellar-named team from the Auvergne were slipping to a 19-10 defeat in an ugly match in Paris against a Stade Francais team who were as unappealing on the eye as their garish shirts but good enough to beat Clermont with a basic territorial kicking game.
"Clermont may have supplied over a third of the French Grand Slam team but they have the questions to answer come kick off on Friday night. Or do they?"
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