THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW

Had the season run its natural course, one team might well by now have succeeded where every other failed. Not Liverpool, Barcelona, Juventus, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich or Paris Saint-Germain but Dublin United RFC, alias Leinster.
When Covid-19 put a stop to the fun and games in early March, Ireland’s capital province were careering towards an invincible season despite spending chunks of it under the severe handicap of losing virtually a complete 1st XV to the World Cup and Six Nations.
They had won 19 out of 19 with a maximum of 13 to play, ten in the PR...