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Domestic bliss but European woes
Leinster s dominance of the domestic game cannot be called into question. Their victory over Munster in last month s Guinness Pro14 Grand Final gave them their fourth title in a row, and their sixth championship in nine seasons.
Europe has been a different story. They are, it must be pointed out, still the joint most successful team in the history of the Champions Cup having won the continent s premier club competition on four occasions.
Their recent relationship with the competition, has to some extent, been defined by a six-minute period before half-time in the 2019 final against Saracens. After making a dream start to lead 10-0 after 34 minutes, they went in at the break all square.
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March 31, 2021
Munster legend Donal Lenihan has admitted that his native province are “nowhere near” Leinster after their loss in the Pro14 final.
Leinster were crowned as Pro14 champions for the fourth consecutive year at the RDS Arena on Saturday night, as they claimed a comfortable 16-6 win against their old rivals Munster.
Lenihan was speaking on the RTE Rugby podcast and admitted he was “depressed” by his old side’s performance against Leinster.
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REFRESHED OR RUSTY?
Like all of their rivals, Ireland had their scheduled off-week last weekend but for Scotland, their stretch without a game goes back all the way to their 13 February loss to Wales due to the postponement of their round three clash against France.
But will having that long hiatus stand to the Scots or will it leave them somewhat rustier than Ireland?