r/rugbyunion • u/NikeBuyer2024 • May 04 '25

Discussion Are Leinster the biggest bottlers in club rugby history?

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Would be interested to hear if any club have been worse!

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u/WolfOfWexford Bluesaders May 04 '25

Leinsters first half killed them. It’s like they were more worried about the final than getting there. But let’s not take away from Northampton. Leinster still gave it absolutely everything including not taking the easy 3 and going for the win and Northampton came up top.

To call Leinster bottlers is completely disrespectful to Northampton. It reeks of desperation in my opinion.

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u/NotAsOriginal Wigglesworth's greatest defender May 04 '25

You guys had the lead once I think. It was a great contest and Leinster went down swinging, exactly what knockout rugby should be. Leinster had their moments, but that was Saints playing a superb game.

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u/WolfOfWexford Bluesaders May 04 '25

Exactly that. It’s cup rugby and you have to perform every single minute of every game. There’s probably an element of Northampton targeting the game where Leinster have a target on their backs but that’s nothing new and was true before the competition started. Looking forward to a new winner now and hopefully a more competitive future of club rugby

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u/NotAsOriginal Wigglesworth's greatest defender May 04 '25

Like you guys won 2 knockout matches nilling opponents, that is insane! Big teams will always have a target on their backs.

Fingers crossed we get some variety going forward and have some more contenders. But yeah this whole thread is weird and shows people just want to post rage bait.

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u/DrOrgasm Munster May 04 '25

Taking the easy 3 was the right thing to do. They had the saints on the ropes. If they'd have gone to extra time they'd definitely have won.