Rugby Daily | Did Benetton expose *major* flaw in Leinster defence? French rugby slams 20-minute red card
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Off the Balls Rugby Daily with Bank of Ireland, a proud sponsor of Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster Rugby. Never stop competing. You're very welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily. I'm Cameron Hill. Now coming up, has Leinster's loss to Benetton exposed a fatal flaw in their defensive system ahead of the Investec Champions Cup semi-final? Alison Miller on how Ireland can build towards a full 80-minute performance. And French rugby chiefs claim the 20-minute red card poses a major danger to rugby. First up, Leinster are stepping up their preparations for their Investec Champions Cup semi-final at home to Toulon on Saturday. Leo Cullen's side are second favourites to lift the title, just behind holders Bordeaux as they chase European honours for the first time since 2018.
As David mentioned on yesterday's pod, Ryan Baird and Charlie Tector have been ruled out of this weekend. Baird was one of the standout performers in their quarterfinal win over Sail Sharks earlier this month, but he suffered an injury related to the leg break he sustained against South Africa in November, and there are fears his season may be over as a result. James Lowe, Jordan Larmer and Dermot Mangan are back training this week, but remain dead for Saturday's game. While Tadhg Furlong and Andrew Porter may also miss the game against the three-time champions, putting further pressure on Leinster's front row stocks. Assistant coach Robin McBride says they won't risk the pair at the weekend if they're not fully fit.
Unless somebody's 100% fit, you're not going to risk them, especially with the history of the team. The recent history with injuries with Ty, you know, any sort of small feeling or whatever, alarm bells will naturally ring. So it's just making sure that everybody's on top of everything and we're not putting anybody at risk. So, yeah, it's... Now Furlong came off injured in their shock URC defeat to Benetton on Saturday evening.
Jacob Umaga's penalty with the clock in the red gave the Italian side a 29-26 win over the defending champions in Treviso. Former Leinster hooker James Tracy joined Ger Gilroy and Cullum Boohig on this morning's off the ball breakfast and he identified a particular area where Leinster's blitz defence could leave them vulnerable against higher quality opposition.
One thing that really stuck out for me in the first try for Teresa in the first half and the first try in the second half for them was they're going hard off a midfield rook so... With the Blitz defense, and again, this is my understanding of the ideal time to Blitz and how I thought it was off an edge. So anywhere from the touchline to the 15 is kind of like green. You can go full blast because you have a very big line. It's hard to get around. But if you're in between the 15s and whichever way they go and you go hard, all it takes is one really good cut-out pass and one just slight miss of what man you're going for and they get around you. And Teresa did that twice in the game, both off midfield rucks.
We saw Ireland do it in the first...
Has Leinster's loss to Benetton exposed a flaw in their defensive system?
definitely against France and they got better as the campaign progressed but it's a different system but definitely players where their decision making around when to go and when to stay connected got better and I feel like when they're back in Leinster again I'm just seeing little chinks there of If I was playing against them, I'd get it to the middle of the field and try those cut-out passes or get them on the edge that way because attacking off the edge, you're just running into a really, really fast line and it is hard to get around. But yeah, that would be one thing. If I was Toulon, I'd be scouting is getting after them on those midfield rocks.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–3:36
2
Has Leinster's loss to Benetton exposed a flaw in their defensive system?
3:36–4:55
3
What insights does Alison Miller provide for Ireland's performance?
4:55–5:39
4
What are the implications of the 20-minute red card in rugby?
5:39–6:17
5
How is Leinster preparing for their Champions Cup semi-final against Toulon?
6:17–10:10
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