Talking can be cathartic and for Leinster it served a purpose in addressing the shortcomings of last weekend’s 35-0 defeat to the Stormers in Cape Town. The squad, those who played and those who watched on, got to have their say in an “honest review” thrown open to the floor. Nothing was off-limits.
Fullback Jimmy O’Brien offered an insight into the process, using words like “shock”, “disappointment” and “frustration” to convey the general mood, one that was “low” in the aftermath. Misery loves company, so Leinster players took solace in the group dynamic after the game and in spending some downtime on Saturday in Cape Town. The four walls of a hotel room weren’t going to provide any solutions.
There is always a balance to be struck
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