Let's hope neither side has to play into these gusts
Leinster are in Newport today for a must-win Pro12 game and conditions aren't exactly lending themselves to free-flowing rugby.
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Even if the wind stays right to left it could still play havoc with both sides' kicking games, and with fifth-placed Leinster needing at least the four points for victory to narrow the current nine-point gap to the top four it's probably the last thing head coach Matt O'Connor and his players will want to see.
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