Jacques Nienaber’s fingerprints have been throughout Leinster’s defence because the Irish giants didn’t concede a single level in hammering Glasgow Warriors in Dublin on Friday to achieve the Champions Cup semi-finals.
Nobody has been granted entry to the scoreboard by Leinster since their two-match Vodacom URC tour of South Africa, the place they went down 21-20 at Loftus Versfeld and gained 10-7 at Kings Park. Restored to full energy on their return, Leinster blanked Harlequins 62-0 to e book this Champions Cup quarter-final the place they crushed Franco Smith’s Warriors, the URC defending champions.
All Blacks centre Jordie Barrett performed a giant function within the eight-try victory, the second-highest successful margin for a quarter-final within the match’s 29-year historical past.
The 28-year-old supplied a deft go within the build-up to Max Deegan’s Thirteenth-minute strive earlier than the unfastened ahead claimed his double with 5 minutes to play.
“It’s straightforward for a aspect to rise up, do it as soon as – however we confirmed a little bit of character six days later and do the identical factor,” Barret informed Irish broadcaster RTE. “We needed to work for it, they’re a aspect that throw punches and don’t go away.”
Elsewhere, the newest chapter in Munster’s storied relationship with the match takes place on Saturday because the two-time champions head to Bordeaux-Begles.
Castres journey to Northampton for his or her first Champions Cup quarter-final since 2002.
On Sunday, holders Toulouse journey to three-time champions Toulon, who’re internet hosting a Champions Cup last-eight tie for the primary time since successful a 3rd straight title in 2015.
Champions Cup quarter-final fixtures:
Saturday
Bordeaux vs Munster, Stade Chaban-Delmas, 4pm
Northampton vs Castres, Franklin’s Gardens, 6.30pm
Sunday
Toulon vs Toulouse, Stade Felix Mayol, 4pm
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