European Cup Rugby

Tim_Riggins · April 13, 2024, 5:46pm

Yeah for sure, just that they’re not some 1967 Glasgow Celtic operation

Diabhal · April 13, 2024, 5:46pm

This will get a bite for sure

neilld · April 13, 2024, 5:51pm

Break here might help LAR

neilld · April 13, 2024, 5:52pm

That Osborne lad is very good

Diabhal · April 13, 2024, 5:53pm

He’s a huge addition. That exit kick was perfect. Having him and Lowe to boot it covers for a lot of the shortcomings of Rosser Byrne.

neilld · April 13, 2024, 5:55pm

Next 12 after Aki surely

neilld · April 13, 2024, 5:56pm

Stupid from LAR

YellowBib · April 13, 2024, 6:02pm

Dickson is shocking

Diabhal · April 13, 2024, 6:03pm

Leinster are once again the real deal

glasagusban · April 13, 2024, 6:07pm

Surely even Leinster couldn’t fail to win the competition out from here.

Bisto · April 13, 2024, 6:08pm

La Rochelle are bolloxed

Diabhal · April 13, 2024, 6:11pm

I don’t think Toulouse are what they were a few years back and Northamption/Quins would do well to keep up with them for 55 minutes.

On another level it’s probably worse for any attempts of distributing the Leinster senior conveyor belt when lads like Connors don’t really need to be capped to still smell silverware. There’s no hope of sending lads like Penny etc to Ulster/Connacht to strengthen their international chances when they could hang around for a half chance of being in the Leinster 23 on a big occasion. That’s not Leinster’s problem by any means either.

neilld · April 13, 2024, 6:18pm

Quins are great fun in fairness to them

Tim_Riggins · April 13, 2024, 6:20pm

Plenty of lads have left Leinster who were getting decent exposure.

3 of the 23 in the 2018 final went to other provinces within 12 months.

neilld · April 13, 2024, 6:21pm

Juggernauts like Lenister with 85% of international teams are bad for rugby gentlemen.

neilld · April 13, 2024, 6:26pm

Great for Ross there-an example to all

glasagusban · April 13, 2024, 6:32pm

Yeah Leinster don’t want to see players go and for the most part the players want to stay. I think it says a lot about many of those players that they’d prefer stay comfortable as third or fourth choice at Leinster.

neilld · April 13, 2024, 6:34pm

Glas is the most astute rugby observer on this board

Diabhal · April 13, 2024, 6:49pm

If I went through the Leinster rubby schools system and was currently on the seniors as a fringe player, looked at the other 3 provinces where I’d likely start, I’d probably stay put too. It’d be a different story if the other 3 were consistently winning big knockout games.

End of the day you can’t fault Leinster for making the most of their population and feeder system. There’s just not the interest in the other 3 for that level of investment at schools level.

glasagusban · April 13, 2024, 6:51pm

Fixed that for you.