The demise of Munster and Leinster could be fraction of a bigger trend with the Celtic nations struggling to compete financiallyIt has been 18 years coming but the dreaded moment is finally nigh. Leinster and Munster are already out and unless Ulster can surprise everyone in their final two pool games there will be no Irish representatives in Europe’s knockout stages for the first time since 1997-98.“I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best,” wrote Oscar Wilde. For the Irish provinces it is suddenly more a case of much ado approximately nothing.
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Source: theguardian.com