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Leinster are favourites to go on and lift the trophy, a status underlined by a crushing 10-try victory over Harlequins in the last round.<\/p>\n
Glasgow can be backed are odds of about 10-1 to spring an upset in Dublin, but Leinster and All Blacks superstar back Jordie Barrett has full respect for the URC champions.<\/p>\n
“If we don’t get our jobs right this weekend, well, then there’s no more European rugby for us, it’s as simple as that,” Barrett told RTE.<\/p>\n
“Glasgow are a good side. They play a lot of rugby, a very attacking side. They’re tough as well, as they showed in the weekend against Leicester.<\/p>\n
“So it’s going to be a challenge. They’re a very strong one-to-eight and they play with a lot of ball and kick the least in the URC.<\/p>\n
“They’re a confident side, they do back their ability. But, look, we’re right up for the challenge.<\/p>\n
“We respect them as an outfit. But we feel like we’re heading in the right direction here too.”<\/p>\n
After losing the past three consecutive finals, and four of the past six, there is pressure on Leinster to finally get their hands on the Champions Cup again.<\/p>\n
They have made six changes to the side that demolished Quins, with Ireland internationals Dan Sheehan, Andrew Porter and Caelan Doris all starting from the bench.<\/p>\n
That’s three pretty much nailed-on British and Irish Lions for this summer’s Australia tour, including a potential captain in Doris, left on the sidelines for the start of the game. <\/p>\n
Are Leinster taking Glasgow just a little lightly? Or are they simply so strong they have got the capacity to mix and match on a week-to-week basis?<\/p>\n
Probably the latter, when you consider the team is still boasts multiple Six Nations winners, Lions, a double World Cup winner in RG Snyman and is dripping with class from top to toe.<\/p>\n
Not many are expecting Glasgow to knock Leinster off course in their quest to become kings of Europe for the first time since 2018.<\/p>\n
If they do, the reverberations will be felt across the rugby world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n