Leinster and Ireland fly-half Johnny Sexton joked that it only took him 12 years to get his own t-shirt at the launch of his Official Leinster Supporters Club Legends T-shirt on Saturday.
“It only took the 12 years,” Sexton said at a Q&A at the unveiling of his t-shirt following the win over Zebre at the RDS.
“I thought I was going to have to win five or six European Cups to get one but thank you.”
The Ireland fly-half added that next weekend’s Champions Cup semi-final with the Scarlets will be the biggest game of Leinster’s season and that last year’s PRO12 semi-final defeat to the eventual league champions was the worst loss of Leinster’s campaign.
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“It’s huge,” Sexton said of next weekend’s semi-final with the Scarlets at the Aviva Stadium.
“The build up to any European game the guys will tell you that it’s a different feel to it straight away on a Monday.
“Guys come in looking different, feeling different and it’s the biggest game of our season obviously. I think we’re going to want to get one back on them from last year.
“I don’t think we could have played any worse here but there a good side and we have a lot of respect for them because they’ve done a lot this year and won the league last year.
“They’re a very good side that will expect a win over here and we’ll be up for them I think.”
Leinster could be buoyed by the return of full-back Jordan Larmour and flanker Sean O’Brien ahead of this weekend’s visit of Treviso.
Leinster head coach Leo Cullen revealed that the Ireland utility could be in line for a return this weekend while O’Brien continues to be assessed ahead of next weekend’s visit of the Scarlets.
“[Larmour] He should be in the frame for next week, we hope,” head coach Cullen said on Monday. “He is back running, he is due to integrate back into the team at the start of the week.
“If he comes through okay, he should be involved in the game.”
