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Sat 12 Dec 2009Composed Cheika keen to bow out on a high
INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL CHEIKA: Gerry Thornleytalks to Leinster’s coach who, in his final season with the province, wants to see his charges perform like European champions
IT’S A source of considerable pride for Michael Cheika that the Irish team which finished the win against South Africa contained four recent products of the Leinster academy – Rob Kearney, Jamie Heaslip, Sean O’Brien and Cian Healy. Slowly, but relatively seamlessly, the Leinster squad has undergone quite a change in Cheika’s five years at the helm.
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