SATURDAY
Leinster v Harlequins, Croke Park, 3pm (live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player)
It was a brilliant performance from Leinster to win that game in the end against the Sharks. It's very hard to win in Durban.
None of those players will be involved tomorrow but you can just imagine the boost when they arrived back in training on Tuesday with all the international players who've been based back in Dublin.
It would be a disaster, let's be honest, if Leinster lost this one. You look at the contrasting teams.
Quins are seventh in the Premiership at the moment, they've only won six of their 13 games.
Leinster had 21 player who saw game time for Ireland in the Six Nations. You add the likes of Rabah Slimani, RG Snyman and Jordie Barrett to that group and you really have an incredibly strong squad.
The challenge for Leinster is, as a team, they haven't played together for two months. It might take them a while to get up to the collective pace, but there's so much quality within that Leinster side that anything but a win would be a shock really.
La Rochelle v Munster, Stade Marcel-Deflandre, 5.30pm
What a game this is, huge interest down here in Munster and a massive crowd travelling to La Rochelle even though tickets are impossible to get.
I would have said four weeks ago when Munster lost to Edinburgh that Munster have no chance, but you look at what's happened since.
I thought Munster were outstanding against Connacht in Castlebar last week. The half-backs reunited, Craig Casey and Jack Crowley - superb.
On the flip side, poor old ROG is having a hard time. They haven't won a game in the last eight. La Rochelle are tenth in the Top 14.
So this game is going to be incredibly tight. I think Munster will give a huge account of themselves.
La Rochelle are lacking in confidence, lacking that killer instinct that they've had.
The only thing that puts a cloud over it for me is the fact that Alex Nankivell, who was sent off last week against Connacht, is not available. That might just swing the balance in favour of La Rochelle.
Donal Lenihan was speaking on RTÉ Radio 1's Morning Ireland
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