A week is a long time … in rugby

A week was a long time for Leinster – from the highs of demolishing Munster in the Magner’s League, to losing their first outing as European Champions. There were a few strange refereeing decisions, but I think Leinster will be kicking themselves for not making more of the early domination of the game. It will be a bit of an uphill battle for them now, but nothing better than an early reality check to get them motivated.

As for Munster, I’m not sure where their source of inspiration is going to come from. 28-14 down and they showed the usual Munster commitment to fight back to within a point – only to lose out to a late penalty.

So that left Ulster to claim a few points for the Irish teams – a home win to Bath, but a convincing win. They’ve been building on the momentum of a few recent wins in the Magners (sitting in second place for the time being), so hopefully this will continue for the next couple of tough games – away to Edinburgh in the Heneiken, followed by the visit of Leinster, who may have a few things to prove.

Some other interesting results – Treviso got a win against Perpignan, and a very convincing win for Stade Francais. I missed the Leicester v Ospreys 32 all draw, which looks like it was the pick of the first round games – but there were a few to pick from. Roll on next week.

Great stuff for Trap and the boys, with a draw against the World Champions, but there is that feeling of “we waz robbed!”. I didn’t see the game, but wouldn’t it be great to have something to shout about next summer?