Montpellier outwitted as Leinster nous earns top billing

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By BRENDAN GALLAGHER

LEINSTER swept into the quarter-finals as top seeds with a clever win over Montpellier, changing their tactics at half-time to deny the French team any sniff of a win.
The Irish province trailed at half-time after a second quarter littered with mistakes and inaccuracies but sharpened up straight after the break, going back to basics, and denying Montpellier any turnover ball to launch their dangerous backs.
So it was a fitting end to a hugely impressive performance in the Pool stages, winning all six games in what looked, on paper, the toughest grouping of all. The re...

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