Leinster v Glasgow Warriors The Semi Cometh

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Well boys, here we are at the mid-way point on the rope bridge: who will tumble into the crocodile infested waters and who will march on to Ulster?
Thereplacements bench vs Connacht pretty much tells us who will deffo start, so
1. Grant (British and Irish front row of the season)
2.WeePee ( although I can't put a cigarette paper between him and Hall on form)
3. Angela ( pit mair weight oan that bar!)
4.Swinson (unbelievably consistent this season)
5. Kellock ( if paternity leave is over, Ryder played very well v Connacht but we wont go to a Dublin semi without our spiritual leader)
6. Bluto
7. Barclay
8. Wilson ( the back row picks itself, Harley is very unfortunate but will be on the bench)
9. Matawaloo (furra linee)
10. Ruaridh ( he is the only 10, with Horne and Hogg as cover)
11. DTH
12.
13.
14. Maitland
15. Hogg

The eagle-eyed amongst you will have noticed no centres. I think this is where Toonie will earn his corn, or not.
Horne-Schlong were good on Friday. Schlong was very good going forward, but can he defend against the angles BOD will conjure up?
Morrison- Dunbar would be solid defensively and if Dunbar got the ball could be effective going forward.
Morrison-Messiah would certainly carry some clout.
Dunbar-Horne would be the most attack minded.
Then again 10-12-13 could be Horne-Dunbar-Messiah defending from out to in and forcing Madigan back into the loving embrace of Barclay.
I know games are won or lost in the pack, but if Toonie picks the right centre combination we will win convincingly as opposed to throwing away a winning position earlier in the season.
How many sleeps till the match?

This thread has taken an unexpected turn

Definition: Throw forward
A throw forward occurs when a player throws or passes the ball forward. ‘Forward’ means towards the opposing team’s dead ball line.

http://www.irblaws.com/index.php?law=12

TJ wrote:
Definition: Throw forward
A throw forward occurs when a player throws or passes the ball forward. ‘Forward’ means towards the opposing team’s dead ball line.

http://www.irblaws.com/index.php?law=12

What about when the player throws it backwards but because of momentum the ball travels forward,this is what the debate is about.I would have agreed with you 100% until I saw the article I linked to earlier which seems to suggest that refs are interpreting it differently.

There is no wriggle room in how the law is worded.

The key part of the definition is "player throws or passes".

It's a common mistake to think that if the ball travels forwards in the air (i.e. towards the opposition try line), that it's a forward pass.

Due to the momentum of the player, which unless playing for Scotland will invariably be running forward when passing, the ball when thrown backwards will almost always thereafter move forwards in relation to the opposition try line. The key is whether, when leaving the players hand, the ball is thrown or passed forwards at that point (it's usually quite obvious when it happens, but not always).

There's a really good video on the interweb explaining this, but I can't be bothered to find it.

funnyExiledScot wrote:There's a really good video on the interweb explaining this, but I can't be bothered to find it.

funnyExiledScot wrote:
There's a really good video on the interweb explaining this, but I can't be bothered to find it.

If only someone could invent some way of searching the internet. You could go to a web page and enter what you are looking for and it would return possibilities. Nah, probably never happen

cakeordeath wrote:

funnyExiledScot wrote:
There's a really good video on the interweb explaining this, but I can't be bothered to find it.

If only someone could invent some way of searching the internet. You could go to a web page and enter what you are looking for and it would return possibilities. Nah, probably never happen

...call it Googleplex and you've made a fortune..... or...hang on, shorten that to Google! - Catchy!

Take that idea to Dragon's Den quickly, cakeordeath, before someone else steals it.

If this is about Boss's "forward pass" to Conway, then I agree that the tackle made it look forward but that was a momentum pass.

I stood up out of my seat and loudly suggested Monseuir Guazere should brush up on his newtonian mechanics...

You crowd-pleaser, you!

Mickado wrote:If this is about Boss's "forward pass" to Conway, then I agree that the tackle made it look forward but that was a momentum pass.

I stood up out of my seat and loudly suggested Monseuir Guazere should brush up on his newtonian mechanics...

...whilst questionning, in a very real sense, whether nuptials ever occurred between Mr and Mrs Guazere?

Where's yer father? Where's yer father? Where's yer father referee?
Yeh haven't got one, Yeh haven't got one, You're a B$%&ard referee.

Where's those musical emoticons?

OK a bit too 1970s soccer........but hey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=box08lq9ylg

Theory of relativity basically no?

Relativity and relative velocity aren't the same Pete.

I'd explain it to you but you've got enough study on yer plate.

Mickado wrote:Relativity and relative velocity aren't the same Pete.

I'd explain it to you but you've got enough study on yer plate.

Don't I know it! Social inclusion in education is currently breaking my balls.