If they beat Toulouse they are real contenders . Big if though in a cavernous Thomond Park
The French don’t travel.
Munster will win that one and win it well.
This is shaping up like Ulster’s asterisked European Cup win in 1999.
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What other option did they have? Bar cancelling it… Two domestic leagues ongoing in France and England and a Lions tour to take into account
Clermont probably in Clermont next weekend… Woukdnt fancy the chances over there a 2nd time
None . They had no other option
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ROG’s La Rochelle are a very exciting team to watch. Very harum scarum though. Would have expected more structure.
They should have a hatful of tries scored. A decent side but glaws are fucking useless
I believe the USA team were sent out there before the 1999 RWC game in thomand.
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London Irish, led by fotf paddy Jackson had an epic win.
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Delighted for one of life’s good guys. Declan Kidney. Doing a great job there
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Coach O’Gara 
ROG ROG ROG ROG
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Will he be the next Ireland coach?
I hope not pal
Why?
He has another conundrum to resolve first closer to home
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How many players of ROG stature in the game as a player who have made it as coaches? In any sports?
V rare really that top end players make top end coaches. ROG still a long way to go as a coach but going the right way about it
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Galthie is one maybe.
In NZ they have a heap of v good coaches around same age profile as ROG but none had particularly strong international careers e.g. Tony Brown, Scott Robertson…
Some contrast with GAA.
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