Using some Blue magic to fire up the Green machine

After Leinster’s success, can we expect the same kind of upsurge in the national team’s fortunes?

A few years ago, Rob Kearney wondered aloud at an Irish team meeting why the national team couldn’t perform with the same level of passion and commitment as Munster, who at the time were the major force in European and Celtic rugby.

Some initially inferred from Kearney’s remarks that he was accusing the Munster players of failing to give everything in Ireland’s cause, in contrast to the way they performed in the red jersey.