Why pushing and pulling for a living is no more
If the oval ball represents your sport of choice then the next twelve months should be fascinating. The war starts in earnest next Saturday evening when the first competitive rugby clash of significance returns to the traditional home of the sport in this country.
The palatial surroundings of the new Aviva stadium is light years away from that of its previous incarnation on a patch of grass that for some will always be Lansdowne Road. Leinster v Munster has taken on a life of its own since that incredible Heineken Cup semi-final back in 2006. Things would never be the same again after what happened that day. For the established stars on both sides this contest will set in motion a period of intense and unrelenting activity that will reach a crescendo in New Zealand next autumn.
