Rúaidhrí O'Connor
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I think there are six teams to do that, following in Leinster's footsteps, in Leicester's footsteps, in Toulon, Saracens.
I'm probably missing one, but La Rochelle, of course, did it a couple of years ago.
This is one of the great teams, Cian.
Tom rather than Jack.
It's a pretty full drawing board at this stage.
They've been back to it so many times at this stage.
I think there's a vibrancy about Bordeaux that Leinster are missing right now.
The crowds are down.
There's an energy around them that the players seem to still bought into it.
They're trying their best for the fans.
It was a good crowd over here from Ireland, given how much it costs to get here.
I know it probably didn't come across maybe on the TV, but there was good pockets of blue and loads around town there.
But I would be interested to see how many people turn out to see them next week against the Lions.
I think there's something that needs to be addressed there in terms of the energy around Leinster to try and build a bit of momentum like Bordeaux have.
Because that feels like a club that's completely unified and pulling in the right direction.
They're youth about.
them.
cars yeah well Leo Cullen said it like you know if we had this game again tomorrow we think we'd do a much better job at it the problem is that finals there's no tomorrow I doubt that as well I think if that Leinster team turn up and play well I think you know if you put those guys in green jerseys and sent them out I gave them a couple of weeks with Andy Farrell they'd close that gap but that's the big difference the coaching
Yeah.
Well, I mean, that's the thing.