Leinster could be better than Ireland, says Franco Smith after Glasgow hammered in Dublin

Glasgow Warriors coach Franco Smith is not alone in believing that Leinster could well be a better team than Ireland. Smith was interviewed after his team, the defending United Rugby Championship champions, were overwhelmed 52-0 by Leinster in a Champions Cup quarter-final in Dublin. The former Springbok centre said Leinster are "far ahead of everyone else" in the Champions Cup, although Toulouse might have something to say about that — the French giants play bitter rivals Toulon on Sunday.

"They were brilliant. I'm not even going to try make excuses from our side. It's the first time that we have been completely bullied in every part of the game," Smith said.



Leinster began the game with only one uncapped player, Tommy O'Brien, and on the bench there was only one player yet to play international rugby in Diarmuid Mangan. "Obviously, we are disappointed but..

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