A rugby player, coach and manager during a glittering career with Munster, Ireland and the Lions and now a definitive voice in Irish rugby analysis and commentary.
IT'S already been an epic season for Irish rugby on the international front, cementing our No 1 status with seismic wins over South Africa and Australia last November along with equally impactive victories over France and England to secure a Grand Slam.
Over the next two weekends, Leinster and Munster are in position to make it a clean sweep for the game in this country by landing the two major club competitions - the Heineken Champions Cup and United Rugby Championship - that northern hemisphere rugby has to offer.
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