Leinster have been here before. Leo Cullen's men, in the wake of a Champions Cup final post-mortem, face a South African side with a place in the BKT URC final at stake. That was the case in 2024, still licking their wounds from an extra-time Champions Cup final loss to Toulouse, Leinster bounced back with derby double over Connacht and Ulster to book a date with the Bulls in Pretoria. A home final against the Stormers awaited, it never happened.