Kingspan showdown a game-changer Guinness PRO12

An enormous game for both teams. So said Tommy Bowe earlier this week of tonight’s Guinness PRO12 meeting in Belfast between Ulster and Leinster.

Kingspan showdown a game-changer Guinness PRO12
Fri, 24 Apr, 2015 - 01:00
Brendan O’Brien

Truth is he wasn’t even half right.

This is a game of import not just for the combatants themselves, but also for league leaders Glasgow, Munster and Ospreys as the domestic season winds down towards the play-offs and final.

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