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27th May 2022
12:11pm BST

"Josh is very much a club-man. He comes to all the club events, and socials, and is a part of it, having fun at it. But he looks after himself. The ultimate professional. "If you ever had something you needed help with, one morning, Josh is one of the first guys you'd ring him and, no sooner than you'd ask, he'd tell you, no problem. He'll do everything for the team, and everything he can for his teammates. That's what makes him so special. He invests every moment and every inch of his body into his rugby."While most that have been following Irish rugby have had Josh van der Flier on their radar, for the past six or seven seasons, others across Europe, and the world, are starting to take notice. [caption id="attachment_216035" align="aligncenter" width="2048"]
Josh van der Flier is enjoying his best season, yer, for Leinster and Ireland. (Credit: Sportsfile)[/caption]
'Van Der Flier, Leinster's new ace and future opponent of La Rochelle in the European Cup final. He is an indefatigable warrior, that has added to his game to become a more complete back-row. He has shone for Leinster, this season.'On Thursday, Late Rugby Club on Canal + focused, once again, on the impact van der Flier was having on Leinster's season and, with his visage looming on a big screen, had the province's average ruck speed of 2.84 seconds, in the tournament so far. Ronan O'Gara will certainly have his La Rochelle side primed, but the pervading view in France is that Leinster will have too much for them. The Late Rugby Club pundits were asked to give their Champions Cup final predictions and the split was 5:1 in Leinster's favour.
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