The rugby season has finally ended, what a season it was. I will start with the European cup, this as usual delivered a great tournament. In the sixteen years of the tournament it has rarely delivered a bad tournament year. This year Leinster delivered a second european cup. They were without doubt ideal winners for the tournament. They played with great style and the final was an outstanding game. Talking of the final it was absolutely outstanding to be there the atmosphere was brilliant and demonstrated the true essence of rugby as corny as that might sound.
In England the premiership was won by Saracens, they beat Leicester, It was not the most exciting of finals but it that was to be expected.Saracens won the final in a backs to the wall display. The real star of th final was young Owen Farrell a nineteen year old lad from a rugby league dynasty that could potentially be the next England number 10.
In Ireland the European Champions were beaten by the country cousins of Munster. The champions of the Celtic nations were Irish as well as the champions of Europe. This tells us two things, Irish rugby is not dead yet, the great generation of grand slam winners is being replaced. It also tells us that Wales and Scotland have a long way to go to be contenders.
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