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9th May 2022
11:10am BST

"We are not plucky losers. We're not that type of team. If we lose, it's because we were supposed to lose, and we didn't fight hard enough. So, it's all on us. "I’m not going to let people build the manifestation of Leinster being the European giants that they are. They have got to come to our backyard. It is our gaff. What's their's, the Aviva?"Leinster's 'gaff' is The RDS, but they are fortunate enough to have the Aviva Stadium just down the road, in Dublin 4. That is where Leo Cullen's men will host Toulouse, this Saturday, after they ended Leicester's European adventure. Following his side's 23-14 defeat, though, Genge snapped back at anyone that suggested Leicester had done well just to keep the quarter final interesting until the final minutes. [caption id="attachment_259836" align="aligncenter" width="800"]
Jamison Gibson-Park of Leinster kicks during the Heineken Champions Cup quarter final against Leicester Tigers, at Welford Road. (Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile)[/caption]
"Look, mate, I am not trying to be a prick here but I don't want you saying that. We came out there and we fought as hard as we could. They have 13 internationals but don’t put us in that bracket of, 'We gave it a good crack'. If anyone is going to say that to me, please don’t because it is going to wind me right up.Leicester have gone from narrowly avoiding relegation in 2019 and 2020 to being a force to consider again, under head coach Steve Borthwick. When that Leinster loss was mentioned as a small step back on an otherwise positive journey, Genge was not having that either. "It is not a rebuilding journey," he insisted. "We went out there in the second half and won 14-3. You are talking like we were blown away." For Leicester, their players get next weekend off as Leinster and three French sides duke it out in the semi-finals. The following weekend sees league hostilities resume as they travel to play Newcastle Falcons."We could have won that game. I think you know that as well. Our boys fought all game so I am not going to come here for someone to say we gave it a good crack and we’re plucky losers."
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