Pro 12

[AbidingPond]

2nd weekend of the Pro 12 is here. Munster will be hoping to keep up the winning start against Cardiff in Cork tonight. Rassie now sees what is typical pro 12 weather here. In the conditions at the moment expect a tough bruising encounter Munster to scrape a win.

Connacht at the Sportsground on Saturday night. Would be expecting a much improved performance. Injuries are not helping. Hard game in prospect. 2 losses in a row wouldn't be the ideal start to the defence of the title. On that basis Connacht to win.

Interesting choice of Lancaster to join the Leinster backroom team. How will the dynamic of Lancaster a previous national coach and Cullen still a rookie club coach work out? Interesting times ahead for Leinster.

Pienaar wanted to stay at Ulster. They wanted him to stay but he isn't allowed. Relations between Ulster and Nucifora may be a little cold at the moment.

I think Cullen needs all of the help that he can get. He should never have been promoted to head coach so soon. I mean he had like 1 year of experience as a coach and suddenly he was at the top of the pile juggling a great deal of responsibility and fan expectation. That would be a huge challenge for anyone with so little experience

No wonder Leinster did so badly in the Champions Cup last season. I think he just didn't really know how to prepare a team from a coaching perspective.

He was a good player and captain but that doesn't mean that he'll be a good coach. We'll have to wait and see how he develops.

And I agree that Ulster are probably fuming that they are not allowed to keep Pienaar. At times he just carried that team, particularly Paddy Jackson, he was very reliant on him when he was younger. Though I think that the players and the team have developed well enough that they will be able to cope without him. Though he is a class act and any team would miss him.

[willie wacker]

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