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Winning Top 14 bigger than H Cup - even O'Gara says so
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<blockquote data-quote="Groundhog" data-source="post: 639821" data-attributes="member: 50079"><p>Yeah the quality of opposition in the Rabo would need to rise to threaten our place in Europe. I really can't see us declining like people are saying. Our academies are excellent, and we don't need to sign huge names to remain competitive, we need to sign young and intelligently. People have worried about our lack of quality signings but it's World Cup year next year so I can see a few big names coming our direction during the post WC Exodus.</p><p>Actually I'm not sure where the idea of a decline is coming from. Munster have reached a semi (lost away) during a transitional phase (which is now ending) two years in a row, Leinster have been without their best player and an aging team which should be rejuvinated before long and they reach a quarter final (lost away) while Ulster are having nothing short of an injury crisis which reared it's head 20 minutes into a HC quarter final.</p><p>On RTE right now they're talking about this exact subject, and it struck me how strong we are in nearly every position bar TH Prop and a couple of centres.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Groundhog, post: 639821, member: 50079"] Yeah the quality of opposition in the Rabo would need to rise to threaten our place in Europe. I really can't see us declining like people are saying. Our academies are excellent, and we don't need to sign huge names to remain competitive, we need to sign young and intelligently. People have worried about our lack of quality signings but it's World Cup year next year so I can see a few big names coming our direction during the post WC Exodus. Actually I'm not sure where the idea of a decline is coming from. Munster have reached a semi (lost away) during a transitional phase (which is now ending) two years in a row, Leinster have been without their best player and an aging team which should be rejuvinated before long and they reach a quarter final (lost away) while Ulster are having nothing short of an injury crisis which reared it's head 20 minutes into a HC quarter final. On RTE right now they're talking about this exact subject, and it struck me how strong we are in nearly every position bar TH Prop and a couple of centres. [/QUOTE]
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