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Published 16:58 26 Feb 2015 GMT
Updated 17:07 26 Feb 2015 GMT
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I'll skip the kayaking but will make sure I'm free for the pints. It is, pretty much, a new team that they have assembled so I am looking forward to meeting up to plan our coverage.
During his time at the club, Leinster became the best team in the history of the Heineken Cup. They possessed subtlety and skill in midfield and, in Joe Schmidt, had a coach of sheer intelligence and invention.
I said, in 2013, that the Lions should have appointed Schmidt as coach and that England should have broken the bank to get him after Martin Johnson left.
I was introduced, by Conor McNamara, today as 'the man that never sits on the fence' but I fear I may have to on this game. It will be tight and it could end up as 15-9 either way. Ireland are making fewer mistakes and are at Lansdowne Road yet England have the greater potential. If you were forcing me to bet, I would go with Ireland.
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