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Gordon D’Arcy

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Can Leinster break their European hoodoo?

He's helped to find his form with Richie Murphy.

The Counter Ruck
Can Leinster break their European hoodoo?

So, yeah, he's been told just get the ball, go find the ball, go have fun.

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Can Leinster break their European hoodoo?

So when you've got that kind of easy remit, you can flick it back on.

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Can Leinster break their European hoodoo?

Once he's happy, once he's confident, he's not being rushed back and he's happy, he's fit, he's angling to go, it'll just be like turning on a hot tap.

The Counter Ruck
Can Leinster break their European hoodoo?

Because...

The Counter Ruck
Can Leinster break their European hoodoo?

The way Ulster play and you look at even, you know, when they're losing last week, it's funny.

The Counter Ruck
Can Leinster break their European hoodoo?

I would say teams cannot find a way to get ready for Ulster because on paper, you look at them and you go, they're not a good team.

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Can Leinster break their European hoodoo?

But the way they're playing, the style they're playing is really, really good.

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Can Leinster break their European hoodoo?

And it's very effective.

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Can Leinster break their European hoodoo?

So even though their biggest challenge is going to be on Friday night is actually to score points.

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Can Leinster break their European hoodoo?

Oh, completely.

The Counter Ruck
Can Leinster break their European hoodoo?

But that's going to happen.

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Can Leinster break their European hoodoo?

I think you have to accept, if you're Ulster, you have to accept that Montpellier are going to get penalties.

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Can Leinster break their European hoodoo?

They are going to score.

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Can Leinster break their European hoodoo?

There's no point in being naive in the preparation for games and saying, oh, we're not going to let them score a ball, right?

The Counter Ruck
Can Leinster break their European hoodoo?

You have to plan to...

The Counter Ruck
Can Leinster break their European hoodoo?

to defend as best you can.

The Counter Ruck
Can Leinster break their European hoodoo?

But the reality is they are going to likely score.

The Counter Ruck
Can Leinster break their European hoodoo?

Because if Ulster spend so much time trying to stop that, they're going to get the balance wrong and they're going to not have enough time to attack what they have.

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Can Leinster break their European hoodoo?

So, what has been Ulster's real strength this year has been transition, has been the continuity today and has been scoring points.