Gordon D’Arcy

They still played.

They scored when they could.

Munster can't compete in two tournaments Connacht can't compete in two tournaments Ulster are not going to be able to compete Leinster can't compete in two tournaments so you've got to you've got to pick the one you went for and he made a big call and he went for it and lost at home to Glasgow and um

Those results hurt.

Were they realistically going to go on and win the URC?

They would have had to sacrifice this tournament.

And there's no guarantees.

So they would have potentially had to travel, go on the road in the URC.

And we know the South African teams are fully focused on the URC.

So is it any easier to win the URC from their perspective?

I wouldn't say so.

I would never pass up the opportunity to win a tournament.

They lost to a better resource team that are flying in the top 14, more accustomed to the weather, much happier playing in that temperature.

I don't think we can underestimate how hard that must have been to play in that.

To me, this season is still a net positive.

So when you sit down with your squad, when you're a player and you're sitting there and the coach comes in and you try to sum up the season and you look for the

You look for the positive in the season and what next year holds.

And you give the key messages and say what you expect from them.

And there's the physical stuff and everything like that.

But I've been there, I've sat in that changing room and I've had a coach and I have not believed a word they've said.