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<blockquote data-quote="Peat" data-source="post: 503689" data-attributes="member: 42330"><p>I think you can safely count out Embra, Scarlets and Munster from the original post. Yes, I said it. Munster simply don't have enough players of the right age categories to contend, too many veterans with diminishing powers on one hand and too many youngsters who are a season or two off on the other.</p><p></p><p>I, uhm, can't really see Ulster either if I'm honest. There's still a bit too much big match inexperience kicking about, the coaching thing will surely be disruptive, and we need a better bench. I guess I can't discount us either, but we're outsiders still, and have to remember that.</p><p></p><p>Leicester deserve serious consideration imo. On song, they have a pack near as good as anyone's, a very destructive backline, and some strong depth.</p><p></p><p>As an outside chance, I'm just gonna moot Quins. They're learning to win their big games, they're beginning to hold their own in the scrum, they've got a superb back-row and run incredible support lines as a whole.</p><p></p><p>On any given day, outside the major bear pits of Europe, I still expect Leinster to beat anyone, my delusions aside. They do have concerns - the second row, what happens if Mike Ross dies, a few aging players - but for the most part it's a machine where you take out one part and place in another just like that. Even O'Driscoll.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peat, post: 503689, member: 42330"] I think you can safely count out Embra, Scarlets and Munster from the original post. Yes, I said it. Munster simply don't have enough players of the right age categories to contend, too many veterans with diminishing powers on one hand and too many youngsters who are a season or two off on the other. I, uhm, can't really see Ulster either if I'm honest. There's still a bit too much big match inexperience kicking about, the coaching thing will surely be disruptive, and we need a better bench. I guess I can't discount us either, but we're outsiders still, and have to remember that. Leicester deserve serious consideration imo. On song, they have a pack near as good as anyone's, a very destructive backline, and some strong depth. As an outside chance, I'm just gonna moot Quins. They're learning to win their big games, they're beginning to hold their own in the scrum, they've got a superb back-row and run incredible support lines as a whole. On any given day, outside the major bear pits of Europe, I still expect Leinster to beat anyone, my delusions aside. They do have concerns - the second row, what happens if Mike Ross dies, a few aging players - but for the most part it's a machine where you take out one part and place in another just like that. Even O'Driscoll. [/QUOTE]
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