Writing on Heaven's Game, former Wallaby coach Bob Dwyer dissects Leinster's Heineken Cup clash with Clermont Auvergne.
"The Heineken European Championship is the premier club competition in world rugby; indeed it should be the blue-print for club rugby the world over.
"Traditional club tribalism is magnified with the excitement of international flavor. The hordes of travelling fans bring their ‘foreign’ cultures and the host city buzzes with the anticipation of the event.
"With this prestige, however, comes pressure and this was never more obvious than at the Royal Dublin Society grounds on Friday evening for the quarter-final clash between the champions, Leinster, and the excellent Clermont-Auvergne, from the heart of France."
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