Presence of five English sides looks encouraging for Steve Borthwick but Warren Gatland may be the coach with more to smile about
Dig a little deeper, though, and the head coach who should perhaps be the happiest is Warren Gatland following Ospreys’ qualification for the knockout stages for the first time since 2010. Perhaps best of all was how they did it, with their 23-year-old back-rower Jac Morgan a stand-out dynamo in the 27-26 win over the Tigers. and Justin Tipuric also underlining his wide-ranging ability.
Everything is relative, with Leinster, La Rochelle and Toulouse still looking like the best three current non-international sides in Europe. All three have eased unbeaten into the next stage of theand all three will have home draws in the last 16. Having finished in the top two in their respective pools, last season’s finalists are again in pole position to claim home advantage in the quarters as well.
The qualification of all three leading South African sides at their first attempt should also make the last 16 even more hard-fought. If the truncated two-pool structure has drained some of the colour from the qualifying process, it is also the case that some fancied sides have failed to make the cut. Farewell, then, to Racing 92, Bordeaux, Clermont Auvergne and Sale who collectively managed just three wins in 16 outings.
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