Same again, please!

Can’t do much more than ask for a repeat of last week’s return from the Irish provinces, can we?

But is it possible?

Well, on paper, Munster and Ulster seem to have the biggest challenges by far.

As for the boys in blue, well, all you can say is that if they play like they did last week, you can’t see anything other than another 5-point haul.

But here’s where the home-and-away element of the Heineken Cup rounds 3&4 come into play.  Apart from Lions tours, this notion of playing the same club two weeks in a row doesn’t happen too much elsewhere in senior rugby these days.

So you can be sure the focus of the Scarlets coaching staff has been to plug all the holes they left exposed next week, and target at least a losing bonus point on Saturday, since with the Irish at home and out-of-contention Brive away matches to come, they’re by no means out of the mix.

And like I said last week, even with a maximum ten points for us from our next two home matches, chances are we’ll still need a result from the Madjeski Stadium in what will no doubt be the tie of Round 6.

All of which makes tomorrow afternoon’s RDS encounter all the more intriguing, and I for one can’t wait. 

My request of “Same again, please!” will not only be directed at the Irish provinces but also at the hard-working staff at the Heineken counter beside the South Stand ;-)

COME ON THE LEINSTER!