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Those comments about character can really get people's backs up and will make him very unpopular in Leinster.
Looking back at the match, a massive difference was La Rochelle when they clear out rucks they can lie on players. That means, the defender is a fraction slower to form their D line. Meaning you have less defenders and your line speed is off. Yeah, it's rugby, it's dark arts - but those things have a much bigger impact than his chimera's.
Similarly, a few 50 - 50 calls went their way. Jimmy O'Brien competed for the ball got pinged. Dorris was deemed off his feet when for others it was legal turnover. A few LR mauls had truck and trailers. It's unusual to YC someone when the other team score. He pinged someone for professionally fouling VDF, other days they are yellows.
So, in all probability two match teams are going to have a close game. You could win twice or loose twice. That's sport.
O'Gara was terrible tackler in his day. He obviously knows the impact size can have. But he should have some respect for a club that produce 90% of their players before shouting on about character.
No French team other than Toulouse has maintain a long level of consistency. They come and go as the money does because they don't produce their own players.
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Leinster V Stade Rochelais. Champions Cup Final. Sat May 20, 16:45. Aviva Stadium, Dublin.
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