O’Driscoll: Defeat was emotional

By NICK POWELL

Leinster and Ireland legend Brian O’Driscoll feels Leinster’s second-straight Champions Cup Final defeat to La Rochelle could “leave a mark”.
O’Driscoll was part of the Leinster side that won three European titles between 2009 and 2012 and the Challenge Cup in 2013.
Having never lost in the four finals he contested he admitted he missed the experience of playing in European finals, but he did not envy the heartbreak they must have had to endure at full-time.
“Before the game I thought ‘Wow’. It was a big atmosphere, and it’s the biggest games make me miss it nine or ten ye...

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