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Leinster v Clermont Odds Forecasting Close Heineken Cup Quarter Final

Reigning Heineken Cup Champions, Leinster take on the very powerful Clermont side this Friday in the last eight of the tournament, knowing that they will have to be at their absolute best if they are to prevail. The bookmakers believe they can with most quoting them at 1/2 odds on to win, however punters can back them at 4/7 still with Ladbrokes

Leinster coach, Michael Chelka, who will be leaving the club at the end of the season to coach Stade Francais, believes that Clermont are the best side in France this season, largely due to the brilliance of scrum half, Morgan Parra who of course won ‘Player of the 6 Nations’. Parra has that rare ability to control everything from the base of the scrum and has uncanny knack of making match winning breaks when the opposition least expect it.

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Leinster however are no easy pushovers themselves and have a tremendous belief in how they play the game. Although they have not been prolific in the try scoring stakes this season, they have always shown that they have enough mental and physical strength to overcome most threats. They will welcome back Brian O’Driscoll and Shane Horgan back to the side for this match, which hugely increases their attacking potential.

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Leinster also had their confidence boosted by scoring an outstanding Magners League win over their fiercest rivals, Munster last week and now look firmly setto lift that trophy once again this season.

Both of these teams are capable of winning this tournament which should make it a very close game indeed, but we take the fortitude of the Irish side against the flair of the French and believe that they can win, albeit by a narrow margin. A Leinster win by between 1 and 5 points is the bet to be on we think and would back that at 7/2 with Ladbrokes

Posted: Thursday, 8th April 2010
Author: Rodney Wise
Tags: heineken cup, dublin, leinster, clermont, ladbrokes,

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