Deals for RG Snyman and Jordie Barrett look to have been made with the focus of taking that final step after many close defeats
experiment and the jury is still out. Had Ciarán Frawley’s late drop goal against Toulouse been a few metres to the right, ala his winning effort in Durban seven weeks later, hiring the Springboks’ two-time World Cup winning coach would have been hailed as a masterstroke.would have reaped the benefits his Midas touch and uncanny ability to win tight knock-out games.
That vengeful 40-13 win over La Rochelle was an outlier in the knock-out stages, for Leinster were less convincing at home to Leicester and Northampton when indebted to hat-tricks by Jamison Gibson-Park and James Lowe. Their acquisition has hints of the Leinster hierarchy sanctioning the signings of Isa Nacewa, Rocky Elsom and CJ van der Linde to supplement a squad already featuring Felipe Contepomi and Chris Whitaker in 2008 as the spark to ignite their breakthrough first Heineken Cup.However, Leinster were serial underachievers then, who had never reached a “European” final and made a pool exit the previous season whereas they’ve since reached eight finals, winning the first four and losing the last four.
Bleyendall, the one-time Crusaders and Munster outhalf, had carved a strong reputation at the Hurricanes and will hopefully be given the scope to re-energise Leinster’s attack. Admittedly, the fourth November Test against Australia will affect Leinster more than their hosts Ulster the night before. Cue a tricky Champions Cup pool draw, with treks to Bristol and La Rochelle again in January followed by six-day turnarounds before home ties against Clermont and Bath.
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