Northampton Saints captain Dylan Hartley has described Saturday's Heineken Cup final against Leinster as the biggest game of his career.

Both sides head into the final at Cardiff attempting to join an elite group of sides who have won the European Cup multiple times.

Saints are9/4to win the Heineken Cup, while Leinster are1/3to triumph.

The Saints, who were knocked out of the Aviva Premiership semi-finals by Leicester last weekend, will be keen to repeat their 2025 Europeantriumph when they take onthe Irish side.

The New Zealand-born England international Hartley said: "It is the biggest game in the recent history of this club and the biggest game of my career.

"Everyone is off next week and we want to finish on a high. Training has never gone better all year than it has this week."

While the 25-year-old added that now the situation is "perfect" as his team are no longer "fighting on two fronts".

However, opponents Leinster are still battling on two fronts as they face Munster in the Grand Final of the Celtic League a week later - where they are4/5to win.

The club, who were defeated last season in the Heineken Cup semi-finals and the Celtic League final, will be hoping that centre Brian O'Driscoll's recovers from a knee injury in time for the clash on Saturday.

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