Nathan Johns

I was pretty disappointed with that defense.

So clearly the fault was in four defenders taking three men, presumably.

Let's get into it.

What was the issue there?

Because, look, it obviously very well worked.

Bordeaux, they know what they're doing.

You're trying to condense as many defenders in there to open up the space out wide.

It worked.

What was the issue defensively?

Was it communication?

Was it two lads not talking to each other so they both end up on the same attacker?

play and then once they've done that they've now created because BLBRE comes out so they now have four coming in the second line in behind so they have four almost on one this opens up the Leinster defence issue because conceding 41 points in a final that's the worst big day this system three years into the Nienaber defence that's the worst big day this defence has had on paper 41 points worse than I think 37 last year against Northampton in that semi-final

When you concede 41 points in the final, do you look at the system and go, right, is this the right system?

Do you look at just execution on a one-off day?

Or is it something more fundamental, such as, do Leinster actually have the ability and the players to execute this system, given they have a very different profile of player from the team that made it very successful, which is South Africa?

The bigger issue was they just couldn't stop Bordeaux's ball.

The whole point of this system is making a mess of the breakdown and they didn't get anywhere near it.

I think they had one turnover in the first half.

that point about picking the pass and unpredictability but there was an element of structure to it because again we spoke to Yannick Brew and Norm McNamara after the game and they both said like the plan was it was to keep it narrow first don't go try and go wide over the top of the shooter on first phase or second phase that the first phase tried being the exception

You know, Noah McNamara used the phrase, there's fool's gold on the edge.