Edinburgh Vs Leinster (tomorrow)

Well it's back to the PRO12 after a fantastic weekend for bothe Edinburgh and Leinster in the ERC.

It's Friday the 13th tomorrow too good for Edinburgh or Leinster


Edinburgh Team :

15 Tom Brown
14 Lee Jones
13 Nick De Luca
12 Matt Scott
11 Tim Visser
10 Greig Laidlaw CAPTAIN
9 Chris Leck

1 Kyle Traynor
2 Ross Ford
3 Geoff Cross
4 Esteban Lozada
5 Sean Cox
6 Stuart McInally
7 Roddy Grant
8 Netani Talei

Substitutes
16 Andrew Kelly
17 Robin Hislop
18 Jack Gilding
19 Grant Gilchrist
20 David Denton
21 Ross Rennie
22 Phil Godman
23 Jim Thompson

Not our strongest team but competative none the less. I can only assume Chunk is being rested after all the greggs stickky toffee puddings he scranned after successfuly drawing all those penalties from Toulouse.

The Backs look dangeorus but I worry for our front row. Our backrow will be good too.

Black & Red army

Definitely some of the victorious pack getting well deserved rests, but any side with Traynor starting gives me the heebie-jeebies! What's happened to Steve Lawrie, is he injured?

LEINSTER:
15: Isa Nacewa
14: David Kearney
13: Fergus McFadden
12: Gordon D'Arcy
11: Fionn Carr
10: Ian Madigan
9: Isaac Boss
1: Heinke van der Merwe
2: Sean Cronin
3: Nathan White
4: Damian Browne
5: Devin Toner
6: Rhys Ruddock
7: Shane Jennings
8: Jamie Heaslip CAPTAIN

REPLACEMENTS:
16: Richardt Strauss
17: Jack McGrath
18: Martin Moore
19: Kevin McLaughlin
20: Leo Auva'a
21: Eoin Reddan
22: Noel Reid
23: Brendan Macken

Strong Leinster team but a lot of front line players missing.

Only 3 staters from last week. Kearney, Carr and Nacewa is a deadly back 3 though.

Can't wait for this one, after missing last weeks game I feel like i've been out of the loop for AGES!

Good Edinburgh team, pleased with the continuity and also the fact that key subs like Grant and McInally will get some game time.

Big game for Traynor this. With Edinburgh just signing Yapp he'll have to really step up to get game time next season. Similarly Leck, who must know he has a chance of the starting 9 jersey next season if he plays strongly in games like this.

Leinster look strong, and this is the league, so my expectations are adjusted accordingly.....

Good to see Schmidt continuing his true policy of sizeable rotations.

Yes, it's a league game and, but for the time of year, it might very well have been expected to be a typical 2nd string game. But this is end of season pressure. It's also some real deal possible call-ups for the HC semi-final (even the possible HC semi bench is a competitive area at Leinster). The players will know that performance matters as much as results here. There is certainly incentive enough to play this harder than one might possibly expect.

I was wondering how he was going to take this one. On one hand we need to the guys to be fresh for the Ulster game, but on the other hand we can't wrap them in cotton wool for 3 weeks and not let them play.

I thought he'd play his first team this week and rest some key guys (Ford, Cross, Laidlaw) next week as the Cardiff game is on a Sunday, so one day less to prepare.

Hopefully Leinster and Ulster beat each other up next week!

Agreed RDW - I think we'll see Kelly, Gilding, Leonard et al against Cardiff. Cardiff are in such a mess that even a reserve side may pinch something against them, whereas no Leinster side is ever easy to beat.

The other thing to factor in is that we may (possibly) end up facing Leinster in the HC Final. Obviously a different occasion and a different event, but I don't much like the idea of allowing them to destroy us in a league game so close to that potential event. We should be competing strongly in this one.

Hopefully Leinster and Ulster beat each other up next week!

Hmm.. that will be one weird game I think....

Yeah. That might be the mother of all Phoney wars, that one. Leinster might even play like Ireland to give Ulster not a sniff of how they intent to play it in what might be a more important game down the line..!!

It'll either be kids against kids or basically touch rugby I think! Especially if Leinster beat us this week and guarantee a home semi.

RDW_Scotland wrote:It'll either be kids against kids or basically touch rugby I think! Especially if Leinster beat us this week and guarantee a home semi.

If that's the case it'll be more like Contarf / Mary's under 18's against combined Bangor / Ballymena 3rds..

Good Leinster team considering the guys being rested. I really amn't wild on the Darcy-McFadden partnership but they are solid enough. Wish O'Malley wasn't injured or Fitz or Macken were in there at 13.

Very, very strong pack here with the likes of White, Cronin, Ruddock, heaslip all very physicall not to mention Damien Browne.

I'd be expecting a Leinster win here.

pete (buachaill on eirne) wrote:
I'd be expecting a Leinster win here.

I would have put out a stronger bench to guarantee it.

That could be what might push it in our favour if we manage to keep in touching distance- we have a lot of impact on our bench.

Worried about this one a bit. We have lost twice as many matches this season IN the RDS as we have eveywhere else put together.

AND 50% of them were to Scottish opposition

We ain't losing this one...

...famous last words.

Read the title of this thread too quickly and thought someone was having a nice wee wum about the HEC!

Read more carefully MrsP!

Ah, mrsP, I will create such an article if you wish, just for you like

Its really great to see 2 x PRO12 teams, already in the HC SF's - battle this one out. TOP14 and The Jeff - eat yer hearts out.

Well done Edinburgh. The Pride of the PRO12. Well happy for ye and Bradley.

Hope its a nice open game from two rugby-playing sides. Laidlaw(was excellent last wknd) v the aspiring and multi-talented Madigan, should be interesting.

Heaslip being Captain again shows a decision has been taken for next year. He will be Leinster's next Captain it seems. Might do him good. He seems to have turned Complacency Corner and is more focused now. Good timing.

Hope its a great game for both sets of fans.

Did I mention Edinburgh & Leinster are in the HC SF's? Could this be a dress-rehearsal for the Final? Tune in.

I love this time of year.

hope Auva'a gets on the pitch...i think he's playing really well this year and next year could be a big year for him.

Read a nice quote the other day.

"The RDS is Leinster's Showground. Lansdowne is our Playground"

Auva'a has been excellent, Fan. I agree. Always involved, constantly strives to break the line and is a great ball-carrier. No worries about him at all. He always brings added-value to the shirt.

Also agree with Pete. Would have had Macken at 13, starting along with McFadden at 12. Darcy doesn't need more game time. Would have been a better bench option. Shame O Malley is injured.

yes, very true gibbo would have loved to have seen macken play i rate him very high. any news on o malley's injury haven't heard anything about him in a while

Pints are flowing nicely in Crowes, on my second already.

Good man Micko! Enjoy the evening Sir. Missed you last week Big Man. No ballads were sung.

LeinsterFan4life wrote:yes, very true gibbo would have loved to have seen macken play i rate him very high. any news on o malley's injury haven't heard anything about him in a while

Not sure Fan. Think he has a calf-strain. Should be back soon.

Jenny might know more. Cos he's our Leinster nurd roysh.

Leinstuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrr!!!!!

Hey can someone change the thread title.. tomorrow has become today.....

Are we going to see some sexxy rugby here or what?

Yeah Rodders. Madigan is playing roysh.

What a break from Toner!

Nacewa butchers the chance!

Anyone know if any bars in Belfast will be showing this match?

Now?

Try the taphouse. Standulstermans pub.

roddersm wrote:Now?

Try the taphouse. Standulstermans pub.

Cheers Rodders, running a bit late so missed the KO

Can't you get it online? TG4 or BBC Alba?

roddersm wrote:Can't you get it online? TG4 or BBC Alba?

Don't have the laptop with me unfortunately. Should have sorted it out before I got to Belfast

Have it on in the Taphouse now

Happy days! Buy stand a pint there for me!

Is the game on now?

Aye Billy, you missed a cracking try there for McFadden! Gibson will have spilt his pint there!

McFaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaden! This is such an open game. No one tell me the PRO12 is not a strong league. Best league to watch thats for sure.


Hmmm, place-kicking is not the Georgie Best. We have Isa (near 90%) and Madigan, who can kick if this continues...

McFadden is on fire besides.

Cheers rodders, unable to watch it

Got low bandwidth where i am now

McFadden has magic dust in those boots!

aww Billy get yerself out of holland and back to Ireland man!

Story Billy lad? Hows tricks bud?

And one for yerself Rodders there, mo chara.

We need to change kickers. Try Madigan, Joe. May be the boost for him to complete an otherwise perfect game. Not to mention the boost to his confidence. And he is a very confident already.

Big call Joe.

It will be Isa Id bet.

That was a lovely try from McFadden

That lad Kearney is pure class. Great tackle on Visser and a super pass for the try.

On location for work Gibbo, very low outside internet.

Hope you are well Gibbo mate

Whats the score rodders?

10 -7 to Leinstuuuurrrr.....

Pen from McFadden makes it 13 -7

I like the way both teams are approaching this one. Id be watching out for the PRO12's top try-scorer for the last 3 years. Visser.

Nail it Fergus!

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