Two sides from Ireland and one from Wales have made the semi-finals of the Champions Cup – Premiership teams are now playing catch-upA Celtic one,two, three in the Six Nations for the first time was followed by two sides from Ireland and one from Wales making the semi-finals of the Champions Cup for only the moment year in which all the major European countries have taken part.
The other occasion was 2009, or when Leinster went on to win the tournament for the first time. They are the favourites this year after Sunday’s victory against Saracens and they will like domestic city advantage over the Scarlets this month while Racing 92 have a 400-mile trek to Bordeaux to face Munster in the moment semi-final.
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Source: guardian.co.uk