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<blockquote data-quote="snoopy snoopy dog dog" data-source="post: 613303" data-attributes="member: 13611">Not especially but I see the point you&#039;re trying to make. I think there&#039;s more rotation in the Pro 12 because the margin for error is greater. You only have to finish in the top 4 to make the playoffs so can afford to risk dropping a few games by rotating freely whereas in the Heineken Cup, one home loss sees you almost out of it. Even then you&#039;ll see plenty of rotation from Irish teams. For example Munster started four different props in their last two games. Joe Schmidt regularly swapped Eoin Reddan/Isaac Boss, Damain Browne/Devin Toner, Heinke van der Merwe/Cian Healy and Kevin McLaughlin/Shane Jennings. Maybe the coaching and player management systems are just better in the Pro 12 so players don&#039;t get flogged and are fresh at the end of the season. Warren Gatland was a master of this while at Wasps.In short, the Pro 12 and Heineken Cup are two different beasts. The Pro 12 is a marathon, the Heineken Cup is a more intense sprint.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="snoopy snoopy dog dog, post: 613303, member: 13611"] Not especially but I see the point you're trying to make. I think there's more rotation in the Pro 12 because the margin for error is greater. You only have to finish in the top 4 to make the playoffs so can afford to risk dropping a few games by rotating freely whereas in the Heineken Cup, one home loss sees you almost out of it. Even then you'll see plenty of rotation from Irish teams. For example Munster started four different props in their last two games. Joe Schmidt regularly swapped Eoin Reddan/Isaac Boss, Damain Browne/Devin Toner, Heinke van der Merwe/Cian Healy and Kevin McLaughlin/Shane Jennings. Maybe the coaching and player management systems are just better in the Pro 12 so players don't get flogged and are fresh at the end of the season. Warren Gatland was a master of this while at Wasps. In short, the Pro 12 and Heineken Cup are two different beasts. The Pro 12 is a marathon, the Heineken Cup is a more intense sprint. [/QUOTE]

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