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How real are the Aki-Munster links, Ringrose's functional brilliance, and Ulster turn the corner
Murray Kinsella and Bernard Jackman join Gavan Casey after a huge European weekend for the provinces which yielded mixed results.
The lads discuss Munster's stirring efforts in Toulouse, where Murray says French journalists have already made peace with, as they see it, Leinster's inevitable Champions Cup success.How realistic a prospect is it that we see Bundee Aki in Munster red next season?
'Berch' and Murray give their thoughts.Ulster's performance -- and the individual upturns of players like Duane Vermeulen, Jacob Stockdale and John Cooney -- bore all the hallmarks of a side which has turned the corner.
The lads look ahead to a last-16 clash with Leinster in Dublin.And Connacht blew a chance for a home run as far as the Challenge Cup final: our analysts give their thoughts on the western province's selection against Newcastle, as well as Connacht's coaching future.
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