Leinster v Connacht

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Might as well kick this off here. This is the team I'd like to see based on recent injury reports and who needs a rest.

McGrath - Cronin - Moore
Toner - Roux
Ruddock - O'Brien - Jennings
Reddan - Madigan
Fitzgerald - McFadden - Macken - Tiquri
Kirchener

Dundon - Healy - Bent - McCarthy - Ryan - Cooney - Gopperth - D.Kearney

Golden wrote:

rodders wrote:Forget McFadden, Cronin is the form winger!

Him and Tuohy on the wings in the AIs?

Works for me!

Golden wrote:

Gibson wrote:Bemused whenever people underrate McFadden. He is a superb footballer. Should be at 12 for us. He will be. Darcy is still playing well enough to shove him on the wing. But, its just a matter of time. For Leinster and for Ireland.  

Mon Jenno, get into them man!

The chaps 27 Gibbo and hasnt replaced Darcy yet.  If he does it will be more because of age catching up with Darce then anything else.

Love Ferg btw but lets not kid ourselves.

Think i prefer him on the wing anyway

We'll see Gold, we'll see mo chara.  

Remember, Joe knows em both well and would have done it at Leinster had he stayed another season. That's my theory anyway.

And Im always feicin roysh.

Besides, name another natural 12 better than him. No Ulster fans need comment. Its embarrassing.

Gibson wrote:

Golden wrote:

Gibson wrote:Bemused whenever people underrate McFadden. He is a superb footballer. Should be at 12 for us. He will be. Darcy is still playing well enough to shove him on the wing. But, its just a matter of time. For Leinster and for Ireland.  

Mon Jenno, get into them man!

The chaps 27 Gibbo and hasnt replaced Darcy yet.  If he does it will be more because of age catching up with Darce then anything else.

Love Ferg btw but lets not kid ourselves.

Think i prefer him on the wing anyway

We'll see Gold, we'll see mo chara.  

Remember, Joe knows em both well and would have done it at Leinster had he stayed another season. That's my theory anyway.

And Im always feicin roysh.

Besides, name another 12 better than him. No Ulster fans need comment. Its embarrassing.

Darcy according to the Leinster and Ireland coaches

Fitz is looking good in the centre. Hope he has a strong season

Paddy Wallace?

 

Feic roysh off de pair of ye!   

rodders wrote:Paddy Wallace?

 

Christ Maddser has so much hunger.

Has Clark had a big impact on Connacht this season? I haven't seen too much of them but when i have ive been pretty underwhelmed with him.

The funniest thing of all is he ain't wrong!  

Hate dah!

Come on you boys in green...

Important kick nailed. Why do they always do this to us?

Do it to the other boggers. Ulster and Munster.  

Got to love Connacht. The peoples and the land. The last of the real Oirish.

But they will be severely punished in this 2nd half. I reckon. Maybe.

Real tension in that studio between Quinny and Shaggy. This one could kick off lads.

ME-109 wrote:Come on you boys in green...

Love you in a manly way Decco.

Connacht have us rattled. Clermont cant do that.

Can't believe Desperate Dan missed that!

Golden wrote:Has Clark had a big impact on Connacht this season? I haven't seen too much of them but when i have ive been pretty underwhelmed with him.

He won't make 50 yards break a la Richie Gray but he will do the dirty work you expect from a 2nd row, lineout ans scrum have improved with him.

Heenan the openside is a gem of a signing too.

Gibson wrote:

ME-109 wrote:Come on you boys in green...

Love you in a manly way  Decco.

Refs a homer .

i hope Connacht wrap it up soon , want to head off for a Murphs

Gibson wrote:Connacht have us rattled. Clermont cant do that.

You been asleep for a year

Why does this happen every time we meet?

Best team in Europe v one of the weaker ones.

Someone needs to flick a mental switch here. Its a head thang.

Just shift gear lads. Bewilder em. Always works.

Gibson wrote:Best team in Europe v one of the weaker ones.

Someone needs to flick a mental switch here. Its a head thang.

Yeah, but enough about Cardiff Blues against Toulon. Whats gonna happen here in this game?

Gibson wrote:Why does this happen every time we meet?

Best team in Europe v one of the weaker ones.

Someone needs to flick a mental switch here. Its a head thang.

You should look up Neil Francis on playing Connacht. Its hilarious. Wheras Munster look to keep them down, for Leinster its a guilt thing

Scrums are still a disgrace. Just take hit away completely and get on with it.

Martin Moore? Isn't he in that love/hate?

Take that fooking whistle away from that ref. Have some sympathy for the game!!

ME-109 wrote:

Gibson wrote:Why does this happen every time we meet?

Best team in Europe v one of the weaker ones.

Someone needs to flick a mental switch here. Its a head thang.

You should look up Neil Francis on playing Connacht. Its hilarious. Wheras Munster look to keep them down, for Leinster its a guilt thing

So much truth in that. We are Irish opposites, yet we are closer to them than the other two North and South of us.

Begod, its a terrible Truth.  

Mon Connacht! Sure we'll be in the Final anyway,  as per. Lets get real here.

Excellent work in defence from Connacht

LeinsterFan4life wrote:Take that fooking whistle away from that ref. Have some sympathy for the game!!

Not sure if he is worse than yer man for Munster game but close

LeinsterFan4life wrote:Take that fooking whistle away from that ref. Have some sympathy for the game!!

Right on fan. Hes phhoking the game up.

Surely Kirchener should get the last ten minutes?

Wow!

Is there only 10 left?

Come on you boys in....

That's it then, the Ulster/Leinster conspiracy against Connacht continues

Phew I was getting worried there. I actually though MCarthy was gonna go a game without knocking on.

This could be Connacht's night. Hey Fitzgeralds playing. Who knew

Ruddock held up? That was a massive scrum for leinster to win.

Sure Connacht have a great record against Leinster have they not?

MrsP wrote:Sure Connacht have a great record against Leinster have they not?

Not quite as good as we have against Ulster.

Do it!

Leinster have to do it here. there has to be space out wide

 

How much time left now?

2 minutes

I Believe in every drop of rain that falls...

We will win this game.

Gutted for Connacht, that Parks miss will really come back to haunt them.

Do you know what's so great about watching Leinster play. Its the amazing backplay. The falling over each other, knock ons, cluelessness has been great to watch...the best Leinster player on the pitch was an Ulsterman

....someone gets wet!

ME-109 wrote:Do you know what's so great about watching Leinster play. Its the amazing backplay. The falling over each other, knock ons, cluelessness has been great to watch...the best Leinster player on the pitch was an Ulsterman

So true. We need Munster to teach us a thing or two.

Congrats, Leinster   Commiserations to Connacht. Almost....

Martin Moore, take a bow lad.

Well- that was terrible. I thought Connacht had a lot of guts but seriously! How many times did they have a chance to clear their lines only to invite pressure back onto themselves?

Thats as poor as Leinster will be at home, in the league, and Connacht beat themselves for them.