Rúaidhrí O’Connor: How Leinster can learn from the experience of their fallen stars
Leo Cullen and his team can’t shy away from final heartbreak ahead of decider next weekend
Dejected Leinster players (l-r) Jason Jenkins, Ross Molony, Cian Healy and Ryan Baird after the Champions Cup final defeat by La Rochelle at the Aviva Stadium last year. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
It is a trip down memory lane that no Leinster fan will ever want to take, yet there’s gain in putting yourself through the pain of 2019, 2022 and 2023.
In the world of high performance, they talk about winning or learning. Before they travelled to Newcastle five years ago, the province had never come out on the wrong side of a final, now they’ve endured the heartbreak of defeat three times in five seasons.
