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Gordon D’Arcy

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The Counter Ruck
How concerned should Leinster be for Europe after Benetton defeat?

When Joe McCarthy and James Ryan hit rucks, they move as well.

The Counter Ruck
How concerned should Leinster be for Europe after Benetton defeat?

Now, James Ryan obviously has, they both have a track record of maybe getting their timing a little bit wrong.

The Counter Ruck
How concerned should Leinster be for Europe after Benetton defeat?

But the intent is right and that's the type of physicality they need this week.

The Counter Ruck
How concerned should Leinster be for Europe after Benetton defeat?

And whether you like it or not, the type five predominantly end up doing the heavy lifting in that regard.

The Counter Ruck
How concerned should Leinster be for Europe after Benetton defeat?

And if they are doing their job, that's when your back row starts to feature a little bit wider in the middle, more prominently in the wider channels because your type five is doing their job.

The Counter Ruck
How concerned should Leinster be for Europe after Benetton defeat?

That's what the job remit is.

The Counter Ruck
How concerned should Leinster be for Europe after Benetton defeat?

That's what the job spec is.

The Counter Ruck
How concerned should Leinster be for Europe after Benetton defeat?

You do the hard work so somebody else thrives.

The Counter Ruck
How concerned should Leinster be for Europe after Benetton defeat?

For me, that would be the winning and losing of the game for Leinster.

The Counter Ruck
Leinster have yet to fully find their mojo heading into a Champions Cup semi-final – when will it all click?

Yeah, I think so.

The Counter Ruck
Leinster have yet to fully find their mojo heading into a Champions Cup semi-final – when will it all click?

I don't know what's changed, but yeah, it just seems to be very, very watchable.

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Leinster have yet to fully find their mojo heading into a Champions Cup semi-final – when will it all click?

The games seem to be quite good.

The Counter Ruck
Leinster have yet to fully find their mojo heading into a Champions Cup semi-final – when will it all click?

And we're talking about rugby now as opposed to everything around.

The Counter Ruck
Leinster have yet to fully find their mojo heading into a Champions Cup semi-final – when will it all click?

We're actually talking about rugby, which is indicative of what we're saying.

The Counter Ruck
Leinster have yet to fully find their mojo heading into a Champions Cup semi-final – when will it all click?

It's the criticism of George Ford and it's mad, like in the space of about six to eight months, he's gone to being out of fashion or out of vogue, his style of rugby.

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Leinster have yet to fully find their mojo heading into a Champions Cup semi-final – when will it all click?

They just kicked possession away, like I got bored looking at it because he was just saying that they're not here to play.

The Counter Ruck
Leinster have yet to fully find their mojo heading into a Champions Cup semi-final – when will it all click?

They're here to play off of a play sheet that's outdated.

The Counter Ruck
Leinster have yet to fully find their mojo heading into a Champions Cup semi-final – when will it all click?

And they were never in the game once they arrived like that.

The Counter Ruck
Leinster have yet to fully find their mojo heading into a Champions Cup semi-final – when will it all click?

The fence was good, frustrated Leinster, but...

The Counter Ruck
Leinster have yet to fully find their mojo heading into a Champions Cup semi-final – when will it all click?

Ultimately, it was a really frustrating game to watch because you just knew Leinster were going to break them down.