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RTÉ Rugby podcast: URC back in focus after disappointing Champions Cup slate

Dec 19,2024

We discuss how Leinster have a lot to improve on, despite their 15-7 win against Clermont Auvergne (11:50), with their attack still struggling to click into gear, and their lineout faltering against the French side (20:00).

The panel discuss what opportunity there may be for Connacht (28:08) to go after the league leaders, with the sides meeting at Aviva Stadium on Saturday.

We also look at a frustrating performance for Munster in their 16-14 defeat to Castres (37:20), and how the province's management got some of their selections wrong on the night.

And we look at how both Munster and Ulster have been decimated by injury (43:54) ahead of their important Interpro in Belfast on Friday night.

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Watch Leinster v Connacht in the URC on Saturday from 5pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. Follow a live blog on rte.ie/sport and the RTÉ News app and listen to live commentary on RTÉ Radio 1's Saturday Sport