{"id":3392,"date":"2021-12-06T19:33:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T19:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craggyrugby.com\/?p=3392"},"modified":"2021-12-14T19:36:46","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T19:36:46","slug":"a-lashing-by-leinster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craggyrugby.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/06\/a-lashing-by-leinster\/","title":{"rendered":"A lashing by Leinster"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-acast wp-block-embed-acast\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Leinster Away review Dec 21\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/5fbd0c8df7be0c153a19ab19\/61ac749109e4b00013d9040b#?secret=Tp1AjNq9Zs\" data-secret=\"Tp1AjNq9Zs\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"110\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Connacht really did feel the full force of the backlash from Leinster after suffering another comprehensive defeat by the standard bearers in the URC. 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