OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Sat Jan 29, 2022 9:33 pm
Vok what a win for Cardiff!!!
Now you see why the "Salary Cap" for Leinster is a sack of shit.
The Celtic League/Pro12/Pro14/URC has always been competitive; because, bar Leinster; no-one could really field their top sides, on a regular basis. The Irish sides have to give up their Internationals, & then the National coach dictates rest weekends thru the rest of the season too; the Scottish & Welsh, best sides, have to give up too many Internationals, & just don't have the depth, to not see a step down. Connacht today were awful when they lost just 3, or 4 players; & Glasgow, were bigger & stronger; & ground them down.
Leinster having so many, of the National 1st team; means that even if, its not as much of a step down; the combinations just haven't got enough time on the pitch; & they can be turned over by a decent oppo, like Cardiff tonight.
It does at least make for a competition; where the playoffs aren't decided until the very last few games; so you get meaningful games down to the death.