The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
I think if they had been fit, I think Leinster probably would have went for a 6-2 bench, but I think as it is, they were probably backed into going for a 5-3, but it's a pretty strong 5-3 at that point.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
Yeah, no, you're definitely not overplaying the importance of the bench.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
And interestingly, we've just had confirmation as well that there may be water breaks in the game tomorrow, depending if I think they work off some sort of heat index.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
I'm not sure of the exact term, but if it hits a certain level, then there'll be water breaks.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
Now, they're pretty, I think, confident that it may not hit that.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
So if it doesn't hit it, there will be no water breaks.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
But that is something to watch out for as well.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
Like, you're right, Will.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
I mean, you look at Paddy McCarthy, like,
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
It's a big ask for him to come straight.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
I know he's on the bench, but to come straight back into a game of this magnitude.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
I mean, he's had no running whatsoever, but it just shows how important he has come in such a short space of time, you'd have to say.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
And what a cool moment it will be when he gets to take to the pitch with his older brother, Joe, as well.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
Dierman Mangan, I think, is a fascinating selection on the bench.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
He's been very good over the last couple of weeks.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
And just as you were listing out the bench that Leinster had against Toulon, obviously Alex Soraka was covering second row that day.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
But look, he can do a job in the second row, absolutely.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
But he is really a back row.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
And I think with Baird and Snoyman, like I mentioned, out injured.
The Left Wing
Leinster team reaction | No Lowe, Clarkson's big day & Henshaw gets the nod
I think you really need to have a proper second row cover on the bench for a game of this magnitude.