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CAN Leinster get the Heineken Cup win they need against Clermont in a heaving Lansdowne Road this afternoon?
You can follow all the action here as Leo Cullen’s men attempt to avenge last weekend’s narrow defeat.
Liveblog: Leinster v Clermont Auvergne
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