Weekend prospects

There are few things more scary than being compared to Liverpool FC these days.

Gerry Thornley managed it in today’s IT…the comparators? None other than Leinster.

Oh.

Crap.

However, it was also positioned beside an article by Gavin Cummiskey that provided a litany of excuses on which Leinster can fall back, before neatly surmising: “Munster don’t care”. It’s true. They don’t. Munster have revenge, league points, local pride and the knowledge that all of Athenry will be behind, urm, Connacht this weekend. But most importantly, they have a defensive coach.

Most importantly for Leinster, this defensive coach is Anthony Foley.

In summary, Munster have a handy record at neutral grounds against teams everyone expects them to beat.

Further, nobody beats Munster twice, three, no four…five times in a row, do they?

Paddy Power is calling this as even as any match, offering a scratch spread and both teams at 10/11. What do you think? Any hope for Leinster?

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