Gordon D’Arcy
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But you know, Glasgow will be, Glasgow will be going for it.
The South African teams are going for it and it's not going to be an easy win.
That's the other bit I think that people need to recalibration for it is pretty important.
But I think,
Leinster winning that title, it will put things into perspective a little bit.
I think I was saying to you beforehand, someone put a Pep Guardiola stats up about Champions League and six Premier Leagues.
If Leo can win a... If Leinster can win a URC this year, it'll be one Champions Cup and six URC titles.
When you put it into that level of context, it's not the trophy that everybody wants, but I think they're...
may need to be a recalibration on that.
You look, La Rochelle have never won the top 14.
Bordeaux haven't won it yet.
And I think that definitely has, the South Africans coming in has reinforced, like Leinster used to win without a counter whenever they wanted to.
And they've only won it once in recent years.
So, you know, it does show how competitive it has become.
It would probably take a few more years to get that level of appreciation from fans because I'd say there's plenty of French rugby supporters would prefer a top 14 to a Champions Cup.
Yeah, and I think also the bit as well that we have to accept with Leinster, when Bordeaux have an issue with full-back, they can go and sign a Fijian.
They can recruit from within the top 14.
There's 14 other, 13 other teams they can pick from.
There's the Prodi.
There is talent movement available and recruitable.