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Yes I watched it. Poor stuff and Williams was rightly annoyed his side didn't get a bonus point. No danger of the bet not coming in.

RE the bottleneck, it was solely due to the original game being snowed off (rare enough in Ireland) AND Munster progressing so far in the HEC.

A lot of people put the ML down, but it is far better than it is often given credit for. With only ten teams and the local derby factors, even the bottom teams are well capable of upsets. There are plenty of games in the T14 and GP where sides don't field full strength either, so it isn't actually as far away in standard as some people make it out to be. In fact I'd be pretty confident that the top sides in the ML - Cardiff, Ospreys, Munster and Leinster would be upper half of the table in the other leagues also.

Not sure I agree about Connacht deserving it either. The Dragons have similar resources but play more attractive positive rugby. And are better supported. The locals just won't go and watch. I feel sorry for the players, and the IRFU could certainly do more, but I think they need a change of coach and outlook at this stage.