The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
James Lowe, who also missed out the last time Leinster were here in 2018.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
Interestingly, Leinster have just had their captain's run here, Will, and I didn't see James Lowe out there with the team.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
Maybe he was there and I just didn't spot him, but I would have expected him to have been one of the travelling reserves, but maybe his fitness is an issue after the game.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
Yeah, no, it's a great point.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
You never know who you're going to see at the airport, Will.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
But that to me would suggest maybe he's not fully fit then.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
Because you would imagine, you know, at Leinster, every team carries extra reserves in case someone goes down in the warm-up or the captain's run.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
So that to me would suggest that maybe he's not fully fit.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
Yeah, I think the rest of the team, I'm sorry, Tom Clarkson is the other big one.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
I mean, what a call that is from Leo Cullen.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
I think it would have been very easy to...
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
Plugged Tyke Furlong back in there.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
Obviously, he made his return last week in that Ospreys game as well.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
But I think Clarkson is having a brilliant season.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
And I think he fully, fully merits starting.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
And you think back to that Toulon game, Will, and you're right, it's an unchanged team.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
But Leinster didn't get much pop off their bench.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
And I think if you look at the bench that they have now, it is much stronger than they had against Toulon.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
Because obviously...
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
Everyone remembered that Leinster were sort of hanging on for dear life at the end of that game, but you'd feel a little bit more comfortable even allowing for the fact that Ryan Baird and Orgy Snyman are out injured, like they're two huge losses.