{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64ef6d9e5464d50011bafece/694999163aa794d3c60e209e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Christmas takeaways from a strange provincial weekend","description":"<p>Another week, another round of games featuring Irish provinces winning ugly. Leinster and Munster secured bonus point victories despite being far from their best. </p><p><br></p><p>Are we being harsh by focusing overly on performances instead of bottom lines at this stage of the year? Ulster put it up to Leinster but succumbed to a lack of depth. Are they still trending in the right direction? And what to make of Connacht’s shambolic defeat to the Dragons in Newport? </p><p><br></p><p>Gordon D’Arcy and John O’Sullivan join Nathan Johns to discuss.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Produced by John Casey.</p>","author_name":"The Irish Times "}