Young Irish stars being held back by provinces

The European Champions Cup opens this weekend and it could be over before it starts for Leinster; Munster will flatter to deceive; and Ulster mettle will be tested in France. The heady Heineken Cup days will soon be a distant memory; a throbbing city and stadium in Limerick unlikely; and most of all inventive back play choreographed by class number 10s will be missing.