{"id":299306,"date":"2026-01-23T10:47:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T10:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/299306\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T10:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T10:47:09","slug":"punched-in-the-nose-left-sitting-on-our-backsides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/299306\/","title":{"rendered":"Punched in the nose, left sitting on our backsides"},"content":{"rendered":"

The things that kills you is the hope. But poor errors and attitude cripple too. This has been a grinding, one- foot-in-front-of-the-other, week. Tough to move on from the exit from the Champions Cup, but all the more brutal given the circumstances.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve my hand up here too. After the Leinster game, I got the training structure wrong, on reflection. Guys were knackered, they gave a lot at the Aviva and given how well we played, how many tries we left after us and how disappointing the loss was, I tried to turn the page too soon on Leinster for for Harlequins and the Champions Cup in an attempt to put it behind us fast. Bad move. If I had my time again we would have done nothing bar a captain\u2019s run, resting them for the week. I am gutted with myself for getting that wrong.<\/p>\n

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