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Jan 2018
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Why Irish sides are dominating whilst En...

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Owen Slot welcomes Stephen Jones and Alex Lowe to discuss another thrilling weekend of European rugby. 


Peter O'Reilly joins the debate from Dublin and offers his thoughts on the current strong form of the Irish teams and defends the Pro 14 from the opinion they have it much easier than the Premiership sides.


The writers also reflect on their favourite European club performance down the years before suggesting what to do with the England team ahead of the squad announcement this week.


And as Exeter shock the rugby press by limiting food for journalists to one pasty each, Owen Slot defends himself from multiple allegations he is the reason for the drastic measures. 


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