Irish Longevity at club level.

[lucky number 7]

Was reading on Wikipedia on the Heiniken cup.

Saw this and it's striking how It's dominated by Irish players...reason for this?

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<caption style="font-weight: bold; ">Appearances</caption><tbody>[TR]
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[TR]
[TD]Ronan O'Gara[/TD]
[TD]Munster[/TD]
[TD]104[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]John Hayes[/TD]
[TD]Munster[/TD]
[TD]101[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Peter Stringer[/TD]
[TD]Munster, Saracens[/TD]
[TD]94[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Shane Horgan[/TD]
[TD]Leinster[/TD]
[TD]87[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Anthony Foley[/TD]
[TD]Munster[/TD]
[TD]86[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]David Wallace[/TD]
[TD]Munster[/TD]
[TD]86[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Gordon D'Arcy[/TD]
[TD]Leinster[/TD]
[TD]85[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Stephen Jones[/TD]
[TD]Llanelli, Scarlets, Clermont Auvergne[/TD]
[TD]84[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Donncha O'Callaghan[/TD]
[TD]Munster[/TD]
[TD]83[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Marcus Horan[/TD]
[TD]Munster[/TD]
[TD]81[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Fabien Pelous[/TD]
[TD]Dax, Toulouse[/TD]
[TD]81[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3][edit]Attendance[/h]

 

[big ginger 8]

Our player welfare scheme plays a huge part and lots of these started when players weren't quiet as big.

 

[Feicarsinn]

Munster made it to something mad like 10 quarter finals in a row and only ever really played the same XV. Simple really.

 

[snoopy snoopy dog dog]

How many teams have played in every Heineken Cup competition? Leinster and Munster have never missed out on the Heineken Cup which helps explain why their players are near the top of the list.

 

[lucky number 7]

How many teams have played in every Heineken Cup competition? Leinster and Munster have never missed out on the Heineken Cup which helps explain why their players are near the top of the list.

Tigers , Toulouse , other top name teams normally would be involved every year would they not?

 

[snoopy snoopy dog dog]

English teams boycotted the tournament twice. Toulouse have been there every year.