Leinster will be highly motivated for quarter-final game against La Rochelle - Leo Cullen

Leinster boss Leo Cullen insisted that his side will not be short of motivation as they face La Rochelle in the quarter-final of the Investec Champions Cup in the upcoming weekend.

Riding on a hat-trick from Jamison Gibson-Park, Leinster went on to beat Leicester Tigers 36-22 in the round of 16 clash to secure a berth in the quarter-final.

They now will be having a home quarter-final game at Aviva Stadium against the French club which will be a repeat of last two seasons' finals which La Rochelle went on to win 24-21 and 27-26.

"It’s pressure rugby, isn’t it?" said Cullen.

"That’s why everyone does the grind they do, to get to this point, and playing big stadiums and leaving it all out there.

"It’s trying to manage that [feeling of] just having to turn up [against Leicester] and how motivated a team we were up against.

"It was bloody tough work out there. This week I don’t think anyone is going to be having those conversations, are they?

"Because you have a repeat of the final from the two previous seasons and two games that went right down to the wire, which didn’t go our way.

"If we manage things slightly differently maybe it is within our control but you have to give it to the opposition as well; hugely resourced team and they recruit from all around the globe.

"You see the quality of players they have and we need to be focused on what that involves.

"That’s what you want, isn’t it? You want to be up against the top teams.

"We’re at home in a big game against the reigning champions and it’s a massively exciting challenge. Get the juices flowing."