Episode 3152: Leinster’s Cold Bath, Jack CrWOWley, Munster V ROG, Novak’s Gripe
Jack Crowley gave two brilliant try assists, kicked a touchline conversion, made big tackles, launched counter attacks, caught high kicks, geed up the crowd, and at the very end of Munster’s game in Northampton, made a line break that could have secured home advantage for the Champions Cup Round of 16. It wasn’t quite enough for Munster, but will it be enough to get him the Ireland 10 jersey?
If Leinster wanted to stress test their blitz defence then they had just the man in Finn Russell, who put Bath into a 14-0 lead and later a 21-19 lead, forcing Leinster to go into attack mode. We learned something new about holes in Leinster’s defensive system, but also about just how good they can be in attack, when they really need to be.
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We chat to Shane Horgan and Ruaidhri O’Connor about a weekend of thrills and spills, Munster’s trip to La Rochelle, ridiculous Toulouse and the Leinster way.
Leinster's path to the final:
R16: Harlequins (h)
QF: Glasgow/Tigers (h)
SF: Saints/Clermont/Castres/BenettonMunster:
R16: La Rochelle (a)
QF: Bordeaux (a)/Ulster (h)
SF: Toulouse (a)/Sale (h)/Toulon(a)/Saracens (h)— Rúaidhrí O'Connor (@RuaidhriOC) January 19, 2025
Plus there’s Leinster’s X problem, heavy metal poison and Novak’s gripe with an Aussie tennis broadcaster.
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