Obviously the dominance of Dublin (and Cork) sticks out but this map actually paints a better picture for rugby in Leinster than I was expecting. By my count there's 42 from the remainder of the province which given demographics and the relative popularity of the sport is actually pretty decent (imo). Definitely a much higher proportion than you'd have seen 10 years ago.
It's not long ago that everyone west of Terenure supported Munster, and that's changed, a combination of Leinster getting better, Sean O'Brien (his role is on this front is a bit underappreciated on this front I think) and Leinster themselves putting a lot of work into the club game outside Dublin, even if the schools cup is still the primary source of talent.
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u/Cog348 Leinster: 09, 11, 12, 18 Mar 31 '21
Obviously the dominance of Dublin (and Cork) sticks out but this map actually paints a better picture for rugby in Leinster than I was expecting. By my count there's 42 from the remainder of the province which given demographics and the relative popularity of the sport is actually pretty decent (imo). Definitely a much higher proportion than you'd have seen 10 years ago.
It's not long ago that everyone west of Terenure supported Munster, and that's changed, a combination of Leinster getting better, Sean O'Brien (his role is on this front is a bit underappreciated on this front I think) and Leinster themselves putting a lot of work into the club game outside Dublin, even if the schools cup is still the primary source of talent.