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Dara Smith-Naughton

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844 total appearances

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OTB Rugby
ALAN QUINLAN: "Not their most flamboyant or exciting win!" | France vs Ireland preview | Leinster team

So I would see them getting through that semi-final, but then I can only assume Bordeaux will be in the final.

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ALAN QUINLAN: "Not their most flamboyant or exciting win!" | France vs Ireland preview | Leinster team

Bath are a great team, but Bordeaux are...

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ALAN QUINLAN: "Not their most flamboyant or exciting win!" | France vs Ireland preview | Leinster team

I think they're an all-time great club team and I don't see anyone beating them right now.

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ALAN QUINLAN: "Not their most flamboyant or exciting win!" | France vs Ireland preview | Leinster team

But if Leinster manage to get through the next couple of games with flying colours, I would like to see more international play this weekend against Benetton.

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ALAN QUINLAN: "Not their most flamboyant or exciting win!" | France vs Ireland preview | Leinster team

I know there's the thing of managing injuries and managing fitness as well off the back of the Six Nations, but I would just like to see a real comprehensive, cohesive performance from all of them.

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ALAN QUINLAN: "Not their most flamboyant or exciting win!" | France vs Ireland preview | Leinster team

The Ulster... You wouldn't have thought just even a few weeks ago they would be in the conversation to not make the top eight and now they're very much...

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ALAN QUINLAN: "Not their most flamboyant or exciting win!" | France vs Ireland preview | Leinster team

A lot of people's favourites to not make it.

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ALAN QUINLAN: "Not their most flamboyant or exciting win!" | France vs Ireland preview | Leinster team

I think all four provinces will make it.

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ALAN QUINLAN: "Not their most flamboyant or exciting win!" | France vs Ireland preview | Leinster team

I think Connacht are on a really good run of form now.

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ALAN QUINLAN: "Not their most flamboyant or exciting win!" | France vs Ireland preview | Leinster team

They have a lot of confidence.

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ALAN QUINLAN: "Not their most flamboyant or exciting win!" | France vs Ireland preview | Leinster team

A lot of the players have talked about how much they love playing in the Lancaster system now.

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ALAN QUINLAN: "Not their most flamboyant or exciting win!" | France vs Ireland preview | Leinster team

So I see them making it.

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ALAN QUINLAN: "Not their most flamboyant or exciting win!" | France vs Ireland preview | Leinster team

Leinster will obviously make it.

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ALAN QUINLAN: "Not their most flamboyant or exciting win!" | France vs Ireland preview | Leinster team

I think Munster will get the win this weekend and that'll...

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ALAN QUINLAN: "Not their most flamboyant or exciting win!" | France vs Ireland preview | Leinster team

that'll go a long way.

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ALAN QUINLAN: "Not their most flamboyant or exciting win!" | France vs Ireland preview | Leinster team

And yeah, I think also just need to pull out maybe one win and a bonus point out of the next three games, which is not, certainly not a given, but I think there's enough character in that group to manage to do it.

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ALAN QUINLAN: "Not their most flamboyant or exciting win!" | France vs Ireland preview | Leinster team

Very good.

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ALAN QUINLAN: "Not their most flamboyant or exciting win!" | France vs Ireland preview | Leinster team

One thing I wanted to mention, actually, Linda Dugang actually will be very important this week because she used to play in Claremont.

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ALAN QUINLAN: "Not their most flamboyant or exciting win!" | France vs Ireland preview | Leinster team

She spoke about her time here during the weekend at Claremont.

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ALAN QUINLAN: "Not their most flamboyant or exciting win!" | France vs Ireland preview | Leinster team

It'll be a tough weekend for her in terms of she'll be the designated tour guide amongst the team.

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