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A QUICK GLANCE at the Leicester Tigers team named to play Connacht today [KO 8pm, BT Sport] tells you everything you need to know about their approach to this game.
Leicester do not see themselves as a Challenge Cup side. This will be only their 10th ever outing in the competition. Connacht, on the other hand, have played 126 games in European Rugby’s second-tier tournament.
At the moment, this is Connacht’s level, and a win today would harden their belief that they can finally come out on top in a competition they have been so synonymous with down the years.
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James Ryan believes Ryan Baird s emergence at international level has given an already well-stocked Irish second row another timely boost.
Leinster lock Baird made his debut against Italy in the last round of the Guinness Six Nations, adding competition for Ryan, Iain Henderson, Tadhg Beirne among the standout options.
And the way he has slotted into the Ireland team environment at just 21 has impressed Ryan, who made his international debut at a similar age in 2017. He fits in seamlessly and he looks so powerful whenever he carries the ball, said Ryan as a trip to face Scotland in Murrayfield on Sunday looms.