THIS WEEK’S GUESTS
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Greg Kelly From the first scrum the Lions looked uneasy. They looked like they expected the young guns to have a crack but to fall away. However they didn’t. Lions lived off Leinster errors and a lack of cohesion.
Up the ladders and age grades Leinster lose very few games and sometimes that shows. Players that are not used to losing generally don’t fall away.
Christy O’Connor Lot of pressure on Prendergast, I originally thought it was a mistake to start him but after a bit of a shaky first half he got more into the game and made the difference in the end.
Big statement to come from behind when down to 13 men and we were nowhere near full strength
Andrew Potts Any win in SA is to be respected, fantastic result for young players and praise also for Ruddock and Deegan for keeping the lads focused when it could have gone South
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FRONT FIVE ARTICLES
- Irish rugby likened to ‘old boys club’ with sexism commonplace (telegraph.co.uk) [Fiona Thomas]
- Leinster Rugby | Jacques Nienaber to Join Leinster Rugby [Marcus Ó Buachalla]
- Ulster increase strain on Stormers by knocking down Dragons | Belfast News Letter [Ciaran Donaghy]
- Huge win as Munster end Stormers’ two-year home streak in Cape Town (irishexaminer.com) [Craig Ray]
- Connacht give departing figures the perfect home send-off with bonus-point win (the42.ie) [John Fallon]
URC ROUND 17 WRAP
ROUND 17
SHA 43-33 BEN
GLA 12-9 SCA
ULS 40-19 DRA
BUL 78-12 ZEB
LIO 36-39 LEI
STO 24-26 MUN
EDI 45-21 OSP
CON 38-19 CAR
ROUND 18
FRI APR 21
STO V BEN
ULS V EDI
SAT SPR 22
LIO V ZEB
DRA V SCA
BUL V LEI
SHA V MUN
OSP V CAR
GLA V CON
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