article_snippet.sent: aren't convinced the grim cycle can be broken this year.
article_snippet.sent: Leinster claiming a hat-trick — and French teams three, accurately reflecting the balance of power in the European game.
article_snippet.sent: The first comes down to money.
article_snippet.sent: Make no mistake, Mike Ford's team are capable of winning in Dublin.
article_snippet.sent: If Dai Young's men were to stun the holders, it would go down as one of the greatest shocks in European competition.
article_snippet.sent: If two were to make it, that would provide a colossal and timely boost to national morale.