The Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoffs begin for Leinster and Glasgow Warriors when the two teams meet at the RDS Arena in the quarter-finals on Saturday.
The Irish giants Leinster set the standard in the URC. Leinster, from the outset, made a statement that they would be the team to beat in the league’s inaugural season.
Leinster, who were denied Champions Cup glory by French Top 14 outfit La Rochelle, have all their players available leading into the playoffs, and it is the depth of the squad that gives Leinster such an advantage over the rest of the playoff contenders. The Irish side won big praise in South Africa for being as competitive, given they had left 10 of their most influential players in Dublin to prepare for the Champions Cup playoffs.Flyhalf Ross Byrne, at 95kg and 1.93m, can’t be missed and his performances throughout the season were as big as his stature.
But the most decisive win, given this weekend’s playoff matches, was the away win over Glasgow Warriors mid-season. Leinster triumphed 31-15 and it is why the bookmakers have them as overwhelming favourites to beat Glasgow again.The Scots were a mixed bag and there were times they threatened to be a serious top-four contender, only to finish the season scrapping for a top-eight position.
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