Feelings are mixed on the merits of the two-legged Round of 16 ties in the Heineken Champions Cup but the first legs have set things up intriguingly for next weekend’s return meetings. Irish venues host three games which are all one-score affairs and very much in the balance.
Yet feelings were also mixed as whether first leg outcomes were satisfactory or not.
Leinster would probably have taken a five-point lead into next Friday’s return meeting with Connacht at the Aviva (kick-off 5pm) following last Friday’s absorbing first leg 26-21 win at the Sportsground but Leo Cullen wasn’t so sure afterwards.
“It’s a very hard question, isn’t it, because you always want more. It’s your natural greed, particularly when you’re 23-11 ahead and p …
- April 11, 2022
