LESSONS LEARNED: Northampton Saints will return to Dublin this Saturday confident they will be better for their Croke Park experience of 12 months ago. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile. Wed, 30 Apr ...

Their bid to reach a fourth consecutive Champions Cup final fell short as Northampton gained revenge for their three-point defeat at Croke Park last year by winning by the same margin. Leinster ...

More Champions Cup heartbreak for Leinster as their hopes of winning a fifth star were wiped out by a stunning performance by the Northampton ... same opponents at Croke Park.

Northampton Saints know what’s coming and they’ll draw comfort from the way they handled things at Croke Park last season. And yet, it’s hard to escape the knowledge that Leinster are a ...

A year ago, at the same stager of this very competition, Leinster hosted Northampton Saints at Croke Park. They threatened to blow away opponent that seemed frozen by nerves and best by elementary ...

Champions Cup semi-final: Leinster v Northampton ... Similarly, Northampton were rank outsiders for last season’s semi-final at an 82,300 sold-out Croke Park when giving Leinster an almighty ...

Last year, the two teams met at the same stage, in Croke Park, and Leinster scraped by 20-17. Northampton have had a poor season domestically and are seventh in the table, but have England’s ...

More info Northampton Saints visit ... make a fast start in his absence but Leinster, back at the Aviva Stadium after the semi-final took place in Croke Park 12 months ago, have the defensive ...

FOR the second year in a row Northampton Saints ... Last term, Leinster moved 20-3 ahead shortly after the break in front of a capacity crowd at Croke Park but, in the end, their winning margin ...