Reds ‘outpassioned’ us, says chastened Gopperth

Too often we lump antipodeans into the same cultural basket.

Though they were wearing the same Leinster blue on Saturday, the post mortems of Aussie coach Matt O’Connor and his Kiwi out-half Jimmy Gopperth couldn’t have been more different.

O’Connor was prickly as a porcupine — not for the first time this season — as he dealt with enquiries on where the evening turned sour. His out-half, Jimmy Gopperth reflected on events with a more measured approach.