Leinster vs Munster | Guinness PRO14 Final 2021
The official matchday programme of the Guinness Pro14 Final 2021
Leinster vs Munster
27th March 2021 | RDS Arena
The official matchday programme of the Guinness Pro14 Final 2021
Leinster vs Munster
27th March 2021 | RDS Arena
EVERY FIXTURE EVERY TRY EVERY TACKLE ALL IN ONE APP
FINAL LEINSTER V MUNSTER Damian de Allende has told his Munster colleagues to reject the jitters, enjoy the entire week’s buildup and then embrace every moment of this big day itself. De Allende will arrive at Leinster’s RDS Arena with the words of his South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus ringing in his ears. Former Munster coach Erasmus told the Springboks that to worry about the 2019 World Cup final would be to act in selfish personal interest. Suddenly, days away from the biggest game of their lives, the South Africa squad latched onto that perspective and duly dispatched England 32-12 for the nation’s third global triumph. Now a firm Thomond Park fixture, World Cup-winner de Allende knows Munster can channel that homespun Springboks spirit against the reigning PRO14 champions. “There’s obviously extra pressure in any final but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy the occasion,” said de Allende. “We must enjoy the build-up, enjoy the week and we must enjoy the match itself. “ SOMETIMES YOU GET CAUGHT UP TOO MUCH IN RUGBY AND YOU MUST NOT FORGET TO ENJOY YOURSELVES “There’s a lot at stake but once you don’t enjoy the build-up to the game, things get tough and you almost get caught up in the moment. “In the week of the World Cup final, Rassie said ‘if you think this game is about you or about us, it’s very selfish’. “He said ‘there’s so much more at stake in South Africa than there is here personally for you’. “I think that says a lot about him as a coach and I learned a lot from that as well. “I don’t think I was even nervous for the final after that. “It was more just about making South Africa proud. And we knew that if we could make South Africa proud, the rest would take care of itself and fortunately on the day it did. That definitely took a level of pressure off. 27|03|21 RDS ARENA | DUBLIN 51
- Page 2 and 3: GUINNESS PRO14 FINAL CEO Martin Ana
- Page 5 and 6: FINAL LEINSTER V MUNSTER GUINNESS W
- Page 7 and 8: FINAL LEINSTER V MUNSTER MUNSTER Ev
- Page 9 and 10: FINAL LEINSTER V MUNSTER navigated
- Page 11 and 12: FINAL LEINSTER V MUNSTER PLAYED WON
- Page 13 and 14: FINAL LEINSTER V MUNSTER 2020/21 ST
- Page 15: FINAL LEINSTER V MUNSTER “ THEY
- Page 18 and 19: GUINNESS PRO14 FINAL Virtual Mascot
- Page 20 and 21: GUINNESS PRO14 FINAL 20 27|03|21 RD
- Page 22 and 23: THANK YOU TO ALL OUR KEY WORKERS
- Page 24 and 25: GUINNESS PRO14 FINAL LEINSTER RUGBY
- Page 27 and 28: FINAL LEINSTER V MUNSTER AGE 22 HEI
- Page 29 and 30: FINAL LEINSTER V MUNSTER AGE 23 HEI
- Page 31 and 32: FINAL LEINSTER V MUNSTER MOMENT IN
- Page 33 and 34: FINAL LEINSTER V MUNSTER MIKE HALEY
- Page 35 and 36: FINAL LEINSTER V MUNSTER MOMENT IN
- Page 37 and 38: SHOP THE MUNSTER RUGBY NOW EXCLUSIV
- Page 39 and 40: FINAL LEINSTER V MUNSTER AGE 20 HEI
- Page 41: FINAL LEINSTER V MUNSTER AGE 30 HEI
- Page 44 and 45: GUINNESS PRO14 FINAL JOHANN VAN GRA
- Page 46 and 47: laya healthcare members get more Un
- Page 48 and 49: GUINNESS PRO14 FINAL “ THERE’S
- Page 52 and 53: DISCOVER THE SPIRIT WITHIN. LOCH LO
- Page 54 and 55: FREE TO JOIN MEMBERSHIP START ENJOY
- Page 56 and 57: GUINNESS PRO14 FINAL SPOTLIGHT Asht
- Page 58 and 59: GUINNESS PRO14 FINAL SPOTLIGHT Eime
- Page 60 and 61: GUINNESS PRO14 FINAL MOMENT IN TIME
- Page 62 and 63: GUINNESS PRO14 FINAL GUINNESS PRO14
- Page 64 and 65: GUINNESS PRO14 FINAL SHANE WILLIAMS
- Page 66 and 67: GUINNESS PRO14 FINAL MOMENT IN TIME
- Page 68 and 69: GUINNESS PRO14 FINAL IN CASE OF A T
FINAL LEINSTER V MUNSTER<br />
Damian de Allende has told his<br />
<strong>Munster</strong> colleagues to reject the<br />
jitters, enjoy the entire week’s buildup<br />
and then embrace every moment<br />
of this big day itself.<br />
De Allende will arrive at <strong>Leinster</strong>’s RDS<br />
Arena with the words of his South<br />
Africa coach Rassie Erasmus ringing in<br />
his ears.<br />
Former <strong>Munster</strong> coach Erasmus told<br />
the Springboks that to worry about<br />
the 2019 World Cup final would be to<br />
act in selfish personal interest.<br />
Suddenly, days away from the biggest<br />
game of their lives, the South Africa<br />
squad latched onto that perspective<br />
and duly dispatched England 32-12 for<br />
the nation’s third global triumph.<br />
Now a firm Thomond Park fixture,<br />
World Cup-winner de Allende knows<br />
<strong>Munster</strong> can channel that homespun<br />
Springboks spirit against the reigning<br />
<strong>PRO14</strong> champions.<br />
“There’s obviously extra pressure in<br />
any final but that doesn’t mean we<br />
can’t enjoy the occasion,” said de<br />
Allende.<br />
“We must enjoy the build-up, enjoy<br />
the week and we must enjoy the<br />
match itself.<br />
“<br />
SOMETIMES<br />
YOU GET<br />
CAUGHT UP<br />
TOO MUCH IN<br />
RUGBY AND<br />
YOU MUST<br />
NOT FORGET<br />
TO ENJOY<br />
YOURSELVES<br />
“There’s a lot at stake but once you<br />
don’t enjoy the build-up to the game,<br />
things get tough and you almost get<br />
caught up in the moment.<br />
“In the week of the World Cup final,<br />
Rassie said ‘if you think this game is<br />
about you or about us, it’s very<br />
selfish’.<br />
“He said ‘there’s so much more at<br />
stake in South Africa than there is here<br />
personally for you’.<br />
“I think that says a lot about him as a<br />
coach and I learned a lot from that as<br />
well.<br />
“I don’t think I was even nervous for<br />
the final after that.<br />
“It was more just about making South<br />
Africa proud. And we knew that if<br />
we could make South Africa proud,<br />
the rest would take care of itself and<br />
fortunately on the day it did. That<br />
definitely took a level of pressure off.<br />
27|03|21 RDS ARENA | DUBLIN 51
Change language