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Is the gap widening between Leinster and the other provinces?
Munster defence coach Denis Leamy recently described Leinster as ‘brilliantly boring’ due to their current style of play. After watching the weekend’s festive interpro where Leo Cullen’s side secured a dominant 28-7 win, it’s hard to disagree. As South African World Cup-winning coach Jacques Nienaber spends more and more time working with the province, a clear plan focusing on set-piece dominance, power up front and a strong kicking game is starting to emerge.
But are Leinster now too brilliantly boring? The power game is good enough to beat injury-hit sides such as Munster, but can they also…
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