With any good novel, you get a really good feel for it after the opening chapter.
Richard Mulligan reports.
And so, as the first page turned on the new United Rugby Championship (URC), one has certainly got the taste for much more.
But there is an early spoiler alert. Leinster have the look of champions about them already – aiming to win the newest version of the competition and make it five successive titles.
Certainly a quick glance at the score lines from Round One reflects competitive games. They were high-scoring games too, six of the winning sides picked up a full haul of five match points and there were a plethora of bonus points for the losers, either in the margin of defeat or by scoring four or more tries.
Early days, but if the remainder of the competition continues in this vein then fans will not be disappointed and even . . .
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