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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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Exeter beat Lyon to set up date with Leinster
Date published:
April 3 2021
Exeter overcame a shaky start to cruise past Lyon and set up a Champions Cup quarter-final against Leinster with a 47-25 win at Sandy Park.
By the eighth minute Rob Baxter’s European champions had slipped 14-0 behind but through a pair of tries by England lock and man of the match Jonny Hill they clawed their way back into contention.
Further touch downs by Tom O’Flaherty and Ollie Devoto helped them into a 26-20 half-time lead and then the floodgates opened as Dave Ewers, Olly Woodburn and a penalty try swept them clear.
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As the crisis in New South Wales professional rugby has come to the boil with the sacking of head coach Rob Penney, there were naturally a lot of queries about how the fortunes of the Waratahs can be repaired.
The rehab phase has several different aspects.
Fiwiboy7042 asked, “How hard do you think it has become for NSW to attract a quality replacement for Penney?”, while RugbyRah added, “Who would you recommend as the two or three candidates for the Waratahs job and why?”.