John O'Sullivan
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Podcast Appearances
I think they were entertaining, exciting matches.
Like, it's always great when you've no skin in the game and you're just sitting back and watching two teams go at each other and attack each other.
It's great.
It's great to watch.
And if you were watching it from the perspective, if you were a Northampton Saints fan,
you'd be gutted.
You wouldn't be taking much pride in the fact that they scored the amount of points they scored and still lost a match.
So the narrative is coloured slightly by whether you win or lose the game.
I don't think too many Toulouse fans would be happy to have taken part in a great game this afternoon.
So I think that there are elements of what they're doing as well.
Like if you analyse the rugby as well, some of it isn't brilliant, but it is entertaining.
It's good entertainment is what I'd describe it as.
I agree with Gordon 100% on his analysis there of what it was.
I thought that Leinster used no footwork, didn't resource Rooks well enough, were beaten on the game line, if you like, lost a lot of the collisions.
And as a result of that, didn't get to play.
And when they did find a way through, they again, some of their handling, decision-making wasn't great.
And in the conditions, it was difficult because it lashed rain and it was a greasy ball, but
My God, Sale kicked the ball.
George Ford just kicked the ball.
It was like watching backs and forwards in old-fashioned, old-school, almost like a soccer match.