Antoine Dupont has suggested Leinster are clearly a better team for having Jacques Nienaber in the mix. But first and foremost the Irish province's biggest threat is their attack, their ability to keep coming for phase after phase. Says Dupont of Leinster's RWC2023 winning coach: "They went for him (Nienaber) to get his experience of knockout stages, experience of important games.
Read More: Antoine Dupont's staggering record against Leinster - for all the wrong reasons Read More: Meafou says Toulouse players call Antoine Dupont 'The Martian' "And as a Defensive Coach he has mainly changed the way this team defends. "So while we are focused on ourselves we have been careful of this Leinster team whose game changed a bit but is still doing very well the simple things, as usual. "Their attacking game, with this ability to hold the ball for a while, good and fast rucks, a quality kicking game - they have kept all this while trying to get a new approach defensively.
" The Tottenham Hotspur pitch, notes Dupont, has soccer-pitch dimensions which may impact just how teams handle situations close to the attacking and defensive goal-lines. "The stadium is quite impressive. There's not much rugby played here.
The size of the pitch is peculiar, with a very small (scoring area) and lines very close from the inclination on the side. "We have to enjoy those moments, to experience a final in such a beautiful stadium. I hope there will be a lot of Toulouse supporters in the stands.
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