Successful returns of James Ryan, Hugo Keenan and Will Connors enrich options for Champions Cup final
wasn’t without its positives. Most of all, James Ryan and Hugo Keenan completed 80 minutes unscathed after returning from absences of 12 and six weeks respectively, while Will Connors put in a 65-minute shift, the trio thus proving their wellbeing for next Saturday’s
“I’m sure Jacques would support me in that,” said the forwards coach cheerily, and that quarter-final selection did have the defence’s coach imprint as well. Toulouse provide a more typically French type of challenge than Ronan O’Gara’s team, who beat Leinster in the last two finals. “There is an emphasis on the same aspects. It all starts from the set-piece, but there are certain things that energise you and drive you on to play a certain style. Definitely watching Toulouse, they are very energised when they get that speed of ball and are on the foot front.”
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