Ian Madigan
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So maybe if he's starting, we might see them targeting that side.
And as we touched on, the nines are really high quality.
They'll be able to box kick accurately.
But I'd be... I'm confident that Leinster win this game.
And it can be funny in semifinals.
They can be an arm wrestle for a period of time.
But once you've kind of lost it, they can run away from you.
And maybe we see Leinster click into gear this weekend.
No, and you look at the last batch of games, Leinster are conceding a lot more points than they were around this time last year.
I'd largely draw a line through the Edinburgh game where it's a lot of intercepts.
The ones I wouldn't be drawing a line through would be some of the defensive reads that we've made, the likes of Joshua Kenny and even Hugo Keenan's had a few poor reads.
He's usually a brilliant defender at the back.
biting in when he should be swimming off and maybe connecting better with his back three to salvage a situation, give your team another chance to get set.
Yes, you have to be concerned with Leinster's defence because of those points being conceded.
But on the flip side of that, do I believe that they can get it right on the day?
Yes, I do.
And that is tied into the system being heavily dependent on dominant tackles, counter-rooking,
buying your teammates time, and then getting your spacings right in the wider channels, getting up and shutting the opposition down.
The system is designed for the ball not to get into those wide channels.
If it's getting in there, that's where Leinster are vulnerable, but the whole system is about preventing it getting there.