Cian Tracey

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.

Yeah, no, you're definitely not overplaying the importance of the bench.

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.

I'm not sure of the exact term, but if it hits a certain level, then there'll be water breaks.

Now, they're pretty, I think, confident that it may not hit that.

So if it doesn't hit it, there will be no water breaks.

But that is something to watch out for as well.

Like, you're right, Will.

I mean, you look at Paddy McCarthy, like,

It's a big ask for him to come straight.

I know he's on the bench, but to come straight back into a game of this magnitude.

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.

And what a cool moment it will be when he gets to take to the pitch with his older brother, Joe, as well.

Dierman Mangan, I think, is a fascinating selection on the bench.

He's been very good over the last couple of weeks.

And just as you were listing out the bench that Leinster had against Toulon, obviously Alex Soraka was covering second row that day.

But look, he can do a job in the second row, absolutely.

But he is really a back row.

And I think with Baird and Snoyman, like I mentioned, out injured.

I think you really need to have a proper second row cover on the bench for a game of this magnitude.