Leinster and Bulls clash in the URC Grand Final this evening and it promises to be a fascinating encounter. Leo Cullen's side have hometown advantage, and have won each of the four times they have previously played at Croke Park. And, going in search of a ninth title, will also be aware the last of those championship wins was in 2018. The Bulls are managed by canny, veteran coach Jake White and while they don't have anything like the international experience of Leinster, he has been talking up his players' cohesion and spirit this week. And, oh yeh, their monster pack. The sides finished first and second in the 18-game league-proper, the table-topping Blues posting two more wins and finishing eight points to the good. Here's what you need to know about the game: Where and when is it? The match takes place at Croke Park in Dublin on Saturday, June 14. READ MORE: The real story behind the attendance figures for the URC final at Croke Park will surprise you What time is kick-off? The action gets under way at 5pm. Quotes corner Jack Conan: "I don't think everyone hates Leinster but I think people definitely revel in us under-achieving at times!" Leinster Coach Leo Cullen: Look through the Bulls team, there’s a tonne of experience. I know Jake was saying they’re a young squad. I’m not sure what squad he’s talking about, that’s not a young group, that’s not a young team. "He was talking about that on Tuesday. Is he trying to lull us all into some false sense is he? A young group? "Do you see a young group there? They’re a serious experienced group we’re up against and a team that has unbelievably high standards, that is used to winning, it’s in their blood isn’t it? Rugby, you’re in South Africa and it’s on morning, noon and night. Bulls Coach Jake White talking about former Bulls player Cornal Hendricks who died, aged 37, on May 14th and the URC final is being played on June 14th: "Funny enough, I was doing a bit of homework about Croke Park and I read that Bloody Sunday, 14 people died there," said White becoming the first person in our storied history to co-opt Irish 'war' dead for use, on site, against us. "Cornell died on the 14th of May and we play the URC final on Saturday 14th of June. It's quite an ominous number so there is a lot of nice memories of Cornel that we will use and the number 14. Hopefully it will be a fantastic day on the 14th of June for us as a club as well. It's quite amazing that the number 14 keeps coming up. Stars are aligned. Hopefully we will use that in our favour.” Former Ireland international and Premier TV pundit Stephen Ferris: “Jake White will 100 percent understand that their performance against Sharks will not get them a win on Saturday. They only had 39 percent possession in the semi-final game, they didn’t have as many entries into the 22 as Sharks - plus they had three yellow cards. "It’s crazy with three yellow cards, the Bulls still managed to win a URC semi-final. Jake White understands the performance has got to be so much better against this Leinster team.” “The reality is it will be a huge, huge upset if the Bulls come to Dublin and overturn Leinster and win. That would make it five years in a row that Leinster have finished a season without a trophy. There is so much to play for. There are so many elements to this Final, it should be a fire-cracker of a game.” Simon Zebo, Premier Sport analyst: “There’s some really interesting match-ups in this game that I’m looking forward to. Garry Ringrose against David Kriel – Marcell Coetzee against Jack Conan – Johan Goosen v Sam Prendergast – Jimmy O’Brien against Willie le Roux; they all whet the appetite!” “Leinster always start well and build their score and if teams have to chase the game that plays into the hands of their rush defence.” “If the Bulls keep the score close in the first half, I think their size and physicality will take its toil and there will be some openings for them to capitalise on with their pacey and dangerous back three. I see the Bulls winning by just a few points as I think they’ll physically have the edge over Leinster and they are playing for a cause.” Did you know? Leinster have the most turnovers this season (144), which breaks down as 31 tackle turnovers, 33 lineout steals and 64 jackals Bulls have won the most penalties on their feed (47) and against the head (15) this season. Betting odds Leinster 1/5 Draw: 33/1 Popular Bets: Dan Sheehan first try-scorer 17/2; Can Moody anytime tryscorer 100/30 What TV channel is it on? The match will be shown live TG4, SuperSport, Premier Sports, Flo Rugby & URC.tv) Teams - News & Line-Ups Leinster were forced to select without the injured Caelan Doris, Robbie Henshaw and Will Connors. Bulls suffered a loss very much on a par as that of Doris for Leinster with Cameron Hanekon, also a no8, sustaining an injury too. Hanekon was the winner of the URC's young player of the year (known as Next Gen) and was the league's top gain-line 2024/25 carrier and top turnover winner to here with 65 carries and 16 turnovers. Leinster: Jimmy O’Brien, Tommy O’Brien, Garry Ringrose, Jordie Barrett, James Lowe, Sam Prendergast, Jamison Gibson-Park, Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan, Thomas Clarkson, Joe McCarthy, James Ryan, Ryan Baird, Josh van der Flier, Jack Conan (CAPT) Replacements: Rónan Kelleher, Jack Boyle, Rabah Slimani, RG Snyman, Max Deegan, Luke McGrath, Ross Byrne, Jamie Osborne Vodacom Bulls: Willie le Roux, Canon Moodie, David Kriel, Harold Vorster, Sebastian de Klerk, Johan Goosen, Embrose Papier, Jan-hendrik Wessels, Johan Grobbelaar, Wilco Louw, Cobus Wiese, JF van Heerden, Marco van Staden, Ruan Nortje (CAPT), Marcell Coetzee Replacements: Akker van der Merwe, Alulutho Tshakweni, Mornay Smith, Jannes Kirsten, Nizaam Carr, Zak Burger, Keagan Johannes, Devon Williams Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email alerts.