Talk of Ireland v Bulls spurred us to succeed, says Conan

URC final: Leinster 32 Bulls 7

BULLS boss Jake White had talked Leinster up in the days before this URC decider. He had gushed over the province’s 12 British and Irish Lions, their dozen summer tourists with Ireland, their three marquee foreign signings. They were, he said, the benchmark for the league.

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