Caelan Doris insists Leinster are focusing on the positive after using the hurt and pain of last year to drive them to within touching distance of double glory.
The Blues were left devastated when they lost the Champions Cup final to La Rochelle in Marseille and then the following week failed in their bid to reach the URC decider when they were overturned on home soil by the Bulls.
This time around the roles are reversed, with their URC semi-final against Munster on Saturday preceding their latest crack at Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle - with both games taking place in the Aviva Stadium.