The anticipation and expectation surrounding the Heineken Cup final between Northampton Saints and Leinster in Cardiff on Saturday is reaching boiling point, according to Hugh Farrelly in the Irish Independent
"Calm before the storm, breath before the plunge ... take your pick -- Leinster's final media engagement before tomorrow's date with Heineken Cup destiny was a paradoxical mix of reflective excitement.
For players and management, the days, hours and minutes before defining contests such as this clash with Northampton are the best, and worst, part of the job. The sense of anticipation wages war with worry and foreboding as the clock crawls towards kick-off and, while the Leinster contingent painted a pretty relaxed picture yesterday, the Cardiff buzz could not be entirely quelled."
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