PAUL REES TALKS TO BRIAN O’DRISCOLL ABOUT THE HEINEKEN CUP WEEKEND

The group stage of the Heineken Champions Cup is sandwiched between the Autumn Internationals and the Six Nations. It is a showcase for players, a significant step up from club rugby, and attention this evening will be lavished on the England outside-half Marcus Smith when Harlequins conclude the opening round at Castres.
A year ago, Smith was uncapped and not being mentioned in dispatches. Quins made an early exit from the Champions Cup, losing at Munster before being mangled at home by Racing 92, but 2021 has been Sm...