Mind you, Jacques Nienaber baulked at this notion when it was put to him by The 42 at a press conference ahead of Leinster’s URC season opener away to the Stormers in Cape Town this Friday. RG Snyman and Andrew Porter celebrate Leinster's URC title success. Last season, for example, Leinster’s trip to South Africa was fixed for the two weeks immediately preceding their Champions Cup last-16 game. Leinster’s first home game, then, is hardly a gimme either, with the Sharks, beaten semi-finalists last term, coming to Dublin. “So, our first month is a blockbuster month for us, which is great.