All of them are the Tommy Gunn character lobbing bombs in the alleyway.
Garry Ringrose was a decent shout to tour in 2017 but Gatland went with Jonathan Davies while also bringing two Kiwis in Ben Teâo and Jared Payne. Ringrose was high up the list of potential Lions until his latest season-interrupting injury.
Henry Slade and Henshaw or a fully fit Manu Tuilagi are serious partnerships, so Ringrose probably needs to feature against La Rochelle.
In the back three, Anthony Watson, Jonny May and Louis Rees-Zammit are the main contenders with Duhan van der Merwe bringing that Afrikaner physicality to put pressure on Jacob Stockdale â who was slick against Northampton â Hugo Keenan and Keith Earls to turn Gregorâs head. I worry that 50-50 calls will fall for Welsh and Scottish players.
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UNITED STAND: Leinster players gather on the pitch following their victory over Exeter Chiefs in Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final at Sandy Park. Picture: Michael Steele/Getty Images
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Having disposed of potentially the biggest obstacle in their relentless pursuit of the elusive fifth Heineken Champions Cup star in reigning champions Exeter Chiefs, Leinster are now in pole position to make up for the disappointments of the last two seasons in Europe.
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Jack Conan celebrates Leinster s win.
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Image: Ryan Hiscott/INPHO
ROBBIE HENSHAW WAS named man of the match but it could have gone to several other Leinster players.
Only nine minutes into yesterday’s Champions Cup quarter-final in Sandy Park, the smart money was on an Exeter player walking away with the award for the best individual performance. 14-0 up, the defending champions had a massive early advantage.
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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.