Pro12 Final 31/5

The Ladyboys v The Soap Dodgers
At RDS Dublin, 6.15pm.

Live on RTE/BBC ALBA/ BBC WALES/TG4/Mediaset

Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU, 111th competition game)
Assistant Referees: Leighton Hodges, Ian Davies (both WRU)
Citing Commissioner: Maurizio Vancini (FIR)
TMO: Derek Bevan (WRU)

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Glasgay

15. Peter Murchie
14. Sean Maitland
13. Alex Dunbar
12. Peter Horne
11. Tommy Seymour
10. Finn Russell
9. Chris Cusiter

1. Gordon Reid
2. Dougie Hall
3. Jon Welsh
4. Jonny Gray
5. Al Kellock
6. Rob Harley
7. Chris Fusaro
8. Josh Strauss

16. Pat MacArthur
17. Ryan Grant
18. Moray Low
19. Tim Swinson
20. Leone Nakarawa
21. Niko Matawalu
22. Ruaridh Jackson
23. Sean Lamont

Cuige Laighean

15: Rob Kearney
14: Fergus McFadden
13: Brian O'Driscoll
12: Gordon D'Arcy
11: Zane Kirchner
10: Jimmy Gopperth
9: Eoin Reddan
1: Cian Healy
2: Sean Cronin
3: Mike Ross
4: Devin Toner
5: Mike McCarthy
6: Rhys Ruddock
7: Shane Jennings
8: Jamie Heaslip CAPTAIN

REPLACEMENTS:
16: Aaron Dundon
17: Jack McGrath
18: Martin Moore
19: Leo Cullen
20: Sean O'Brien
21: Isaac Boss
22: Ian Madigan
23: Darragh Fanning

Leinster to win because they're a big load of cheater mccheats and get all the home town decisions from the officials.

Would be nice to see BOD go out with one more trophy though.

rodders wrote:Leinster to win because they're a big load of cheater mccheats and get all the home town decisions from the officials.

Would be nice to see BOD go out with one more trophy though.  

From the Cheatsworth estate in Cheatfordshire?

Jenifer McLadyboy wrote:

rodders wrote:Leinster to win because they're a big load of cheater mccheats and get all the home town decisions from the officials.

Would be nice to see BOD go out with one more trophy though.  

From the Cheatsworth estate in Cheatfordshire?

From dirty Cheaty Jen McCheat the winner of the cheatiest person in Ireland for five years running....


C'Mon LEINSTERRRRRR!!!!

Lets send BOD off in style eh?

The Glasgow posters from 606 will be identifiable through their persistent refusal to use any of their players ACTUAL names.

Mickado wrote:The Glasgow posters from 606 will be identifiable through their persistent refusal to use any of their players ACTUAL names.

Yes, we'll be needing a translation baord again.

P.S. Mick have you seen the trailer for the soon to be in cinemas Jemaine Clement offering? 'What we do in the shadows'. It looks quite conchordy

Pete330v2 wrote:

Mickado wrote:The Glasgow posters from 606 will be identifiable through their persistent refusal to use any of their players ACTUAL names.

Yes, we'll be needing a translation baord again.

P.S. Mick have you seen the trailer for the soon to be in cinemas Jemaine Clement offering? 'What we do in the shadows'. It looks quite conchordy

I hadn't even heard of it, just checked out the trailer there. Looks brilliant, a nice cameo from Murray too "we're warewolves not swearwolves"   

Mickado wrote:

Pete330v2 wrote:

Mickado wrote:The Glasgow posters from 606 will be identifiable through their persistent refusal to use any of their players ACTUAL names.

Yes, we'll be needing a translation baord again.

P.S. Mick have you seen the trailer for the soon to be in cinemas Jemaine Clement offering? 'What we do in the shadows'. It looks quite conchordy

I hadn't even heard of it, just checked out the trailer there. Looks brilliant, a nice cameo from Murray too "we're warewolves not swearwolves"   

I thought you'd like that

Anyway, we're off topic, the mods'll get us

First Glasgow poster on the thread gets a free pint in the Horse show House......

and 3..2...1...

If I cheer for Glasgow can I get the pint?

rodders wrote:If I cheer for Glasgow can I get the pint?

I'm just shocked you got there first.

Glaswegians in "not living up to stereotype" shocker.

was sure the lure of free beer would be too much for them. Too much MFL influence if you ask me.

Maybe if you'd specifically referred to Tenants?

is that BOD last game or will he get a farewell game later?

rodders wrote:Maybe if you'd specifically referred to Tenants?

That would work with the soccer crowd. More landlords support Rugby.

whocares wrote:is that BOD last game or will he get a farewell game later?

Looks to be it. Can't see him playing for the Ba bas.

He has had his last intl game. In Stade de France. IRFU made a fuss of him in his last appearance in Lansdowne.

Leinster made a fuss of him in the last league game as they don't control the knockout games in the RDS.

This is the one. End of an Era.     

Just happy he has got this far without major injury, and that we have got to see him week in week out in the RDS and Donnybrook for so long.

Jenifer McLadyboy wrote:First Glasgow poster on the thread gets a free pint in the Horse show House......

and 3..2...1...

 

Jenifer McLadyboy wrote:OK. Someone has to get the ball rolling.

Dave Kearney out with ligament damage. McCarthy touch and go. Strauss, Fitzgerald & Fanning out.

Bod and Ferg said to be OK.

But the main question.

How many of you Glasgow nutjobs with all the entertainingly funny posts are coming over for a pint?

so leinster are should have a full A team less Dave Kearney ? good result !

what happening re weegie injurie ?

rodders wrote:cheater o'cheats

Fixed that for you guys

George Carlin wrote:

Jenifer McLadyboy wrote:First Glasgow poster on the thread gets a free pint in the Horse show House......

and 3..2...1...

 

Well done Georgie

  

Does this mean a long flight from the Untied Arab Emigrants? Or will you be naming a pint proxy?

Jenifer McLadyboy wrote:

George Carlin wrote:

Jenifer McLadyboy wrote:First Glasgow poster on the thread gets a free pint in the Horse show House......

and 3..2...1...

 

Well done Georgie

  

Does this mean a long flight from the Untied Arab Emigrants? Or will you be naming a pint proxy?

Would absolutely love to come over for this one but with a 2 year old and a 3 month old at home, those heady, water-coloured days of weekend passes have long since gone.   

The identity of my pint proxy depends which of the weegie fans on these boards is nice to me. Let the bidding commence, my fellow soap dodgers.

In terms of an injury update, there has been very, very little given away by the club, so we are assuming that we should have pretty much everyone available until someone tells us otherwise. The only real casualty that we know of is Ryan Wilson who is out for 3 months to let a shoulder surgery settle. But the bigfeller wasn't going to get into the starting 23 in any event.

Bear in mind when dishing out sympathy points that we have played for the entire season without our first choice tighthead (Big Mike Cusack) and our first choice left wing and club's record try scorer (DTH van der Merwe). Not that it's been fatal, mind.

Ahh yes Leinster are about to get a Weegie-ing and no mistake !

Team

The Brilliant Glasgow Warriors:

15 Hoggy
14 No Maits
13   
12 Ecky the Brawler
11 Tennessee Tam
10 Just Finn
9 Cus
8 Bluto
7 Fozzy
6 Ginja Ninja
5 Baby G
4 Ruck Inspector -- Captain
3 Angela
2 Big Bad Baldy Doug
1 Shrek

PS Looks like about 5-6000 travellers according to the Evening Times

Schitz, that's exactly the XV I'd go for, barring any further injuries.
My suggested bench:
16. WeePee
17. Roddy
18. Doctor Jazzy Geoff
19. Knackerawa
20. Sherlock/Jedi
21. Fresh Prince of Fiji
22. Rhubarb
23. Peter Pan

My choice of backrow sub really depends on whether we think Fozzy can last the full 80, or if he'll cramp up again. He's too good to leave out, though.

IanBru wrote:Schitz, that's exactly the XV I'd go for, barring any further injuries.
My suggested bench:
16. WeePee
17. Roddy
18. Doctor Jazzy Geoff
19. Knackerawa
20. Sherlock/Jedi
21. Fresh Prince of Fiji
22. Rhubarb
23. Peter Pan

My choice of backrow sub really depends on whether we think Fozzy can last the full 80, or if he'll cramp up again. He's too good to leave out, though.

     
Bru, top notch in the humour stakes. I particularly love the idea of Roddy Frame leaving Aztec Camera and morphing into Roddy/Ryan Grant the flying Prop.
You have obviously been spending time with the right people.  

21st Century Schizoid Man wrote:Ahh yes Leinster are about to get a Weegie-ing and no mistake !

Team

The Brilliant Glasgow Warriors:

15 Hoggy
14 No Maits
13   
12 Ecky the Brawler
11 Tennessee Tam
10 Just Finn
9 Cus
8 Bluto
7 Fozzy
6 Ginja Ninja
5 Baby G
4 Ruck Inspector -- Captain
3 Angela
2 Big Bad Baldy Doug
1 Shrek

I almost totally agree with you on this one. 11-14 are no-brainers. Ditto half-backs. Actually the only debate might be at TH, but it should be Grant/Shrek if both are fit. The Ruck Inspector plays because (a) the line out misfired after he went off on Friday, (b) he's the Ruck Inspector. 15, ah well! Is MyTryLeaveIt fit? Did the PeterPan do anything wrong on Friday?
There are only two caveats about your selection;
after Friday's collisions there must be some very sore limbs at Scotstoun,
Toonie will do something totally Toonie.
So, don't be surprised to see; Meatball at 10, FurraLinee at 15, Vernon at 13 and Western Isles on the bench. Lee Jones at 6, obviously.

Pete330v2 wrote:

Mickado wrote:The Glasgow posters from 606 will be identifiable through their persistent refusal to use any of their players ACTUAL names.

Yes, we'll be needing a translation board again.

Once more for old time's sake:

Angela - Jon Welsh, prop
Baby G - (see Ickle Jon)
Big Bad Baldy - Dougie Hall, hooker
Big Boab - (see Ginger Tackle Monster, the)
Big Mike - (see Coo, the)
Big Naka - Leone Nakarawa, lock/loosie
Bluto - Josh Strauss, loosie/no.8
Centre, the - (see Lesser Messiah, the)
Coo, the - Michael Cusack, prop
Cooseetah - (see Cus)
Cus - Chris Cusiter, scrum half
DTH - Daniel Tailliferrer Hauman van der Merwe, wing
Ecky the Brawler - Alex Dunbar, centre
Flagball - (see Big Naka)
Flippy - (see Toonie)
Fozzy - Christopher Fusaro, loosie
Furra Lineeeee - Peter Horne, centre
Ginja Ninja - (Ginger Tackle Monster, the)
Ginger Tackle Monster, the - Rob Harley, loosie
Guns - Tim Swinson, lock
Henners - Henry Pyrgos, scrum half
Hoggy - Stuart Hogg, full back/wing/centre
Ickle Jon - Jonny Gray, lock
Jazzy Geoff - Geoff Cross, prop
Jedi - James Eddie, loosie
Just Finn - Finn Russell, fly half/centre
Knackerawa - (see Big Naka)
Lesser Messiah, the - Richie Vernon, loosie/no.8
Mark of Nazareth - (see Messiah, the)
Meatball, the - Duncan Weir, fly half
Messiah, the/   - Mark Bennett, centre
MyTryLeaveIt - (see Hoggy)
Niko - Nikola Matawalu, scrum half
Niko's Mate - Jerry Yanuyanutawa, prop
No Maits - Sean Maitland, wing
Peter Pan - Peter Murchie, full back
Rhubarb - Ruaridh Jackson, fly half
Ruck Inspector, the - Alastair Kellock, lock
Schlong - Sean Lamont, centre/wing
Scrum Doctor - (see Jazzy Geoff)
Selkirk Pixie, the - Lee Jones, wing
Sherlock - Tyrone Holmes, loosie
Shrek - Gordon Reid, prop
Tennessee Tam - Tommy Seymour, wing
Toonie - Gregor Peter John Townsend MBE, head coach
Wee P - Pat MacArthur, hooker
Weegie from Fiji, the - (see Niko)
Western - Carlin Isles, wing

I think that we've actually got worse.

Jeez, always thought "Schlong" was another slang word for the male appendage, how does Lamont like being referred to lie that

brennomac wrote:Jeez, always thought "Schlong" was another slang word for the male appendage, how does Lamont like being referred to lie that

It's because he has an unusually large schlong. Serious.

Schiz I agree with your 15 although I think we'll see Peter Pan stick out at 15 and Huffydogg might be left out of the 23 again   

It's a shame the game isn't this weekend - I'm off to Dublin on a stag doo!            

PS glasgow by 1. Last minute Weir dropgoal. Yes Weir - that's the other disagreement I have with Schiz's team.

I won't be making it as I am too used to being an armchair fan as an exile down here in Londontown. I should probably go watch London Scottish mind.

Ineffable wrote:

brennomac wrote:Jeez, always thought "Schlong" was another slang word for the male appendage, how does Lamont like being referred to lie that

It's because he has an unusually large schlong. Serious.

Schiz I agree with your 15 although I think we'll see Peter Pan stick out at 15 and Huffydogg might be left out of the 23 again   

How does this information filter back to the fans? I couldn't tell you how any of the Ulster squad are hung

Pete330v2 wrote:

Ineffable wrote:

brennomac wrote:Jeez, always thought "Schlong" was another slang word for the male appendage, how does Lamont like being referred to lie that

It's because he has an unusually large schlong. Serious.

Schiz I agree with your 15 although I think we'll see Peter Pan stick out at 15 and Huffydogg might be left out of the 23 again   

How does this information filter back to the fans? I couldn't tell you how any of the Ulster squad are hung

I heard Tommy Bowe has two Mickeys

Pete330v2 wrote:

Ineffable wrote:

brennomac wrote:Jeez, always thought "Schlong" was another slang word for the male appendage, how does Lamont like being referred to lie that

It's because he has an unusually large schlong. Serious.

Schiz I agree with your 15 although I think we'll see Peter Pan stick out at 15 and Huffydogg might be left out of the 23 again   

How does this information filter back to the fans? I couldn't tell you how any of the Ulster squad are hung

They were in the French Dieux du Stade 2010 charidee calendar. Which my wife has strangely kept, despite it not being 2010 any more.

I've a mate from Glasgow looking to buy two tickets from the Glasgow allocation (unlikely he'll get any of the Leinster ones if he's not a season ticket holder). Looking on the Warriors website I've got to this link but no info about the final.

https://www.eticketing.co.uk/scottishrugby/default.aspx

I've told him to call the number listed and chance his arm. Am I on the right track here?

Mickado wrote:I've a mate from Glasgow looking to buy two tickets from the Glasgow allocation (unlikely he'll get any of the Leinster ones if he's not a season ticket holder). Looking on the Warriors website I've got to this link but no info about the final.

https://www.eticketing.co.uk/scottishrugby/default.aspx

I've told him to call the number listed and chance his arm. Am I on the right track here?

Mick, I would go via the travel agent shown here in the first instance. They are the official travel partner for the club for this match:
http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/14/05/17/warriors-set-dublin-final

George Carlin wrote:

Mickado wrote:I've a mate from Glasgow looking to buy two tickets from the Glasgow allocation (unlikely he'll get any of the Leinster ones if he's not a season ticket holder). Looking on the Warriors website I've got to this link but no info about the final.

https://www.eticketing.co.uk/scottishrugby/default.aspx

I've told him to call the number listed and chance his arm. Am I on the right track here?

Mick, I would go via the travel agent shown here in the first instance. They are the official travel partner for the club for this match:
http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/news/14/05/17/warriors-set-dublin-final

He's FROM Glasgow but he lives here now, so he doesn't need to travel. We've pieced together the story here (I think).

Leinster fans get 9k, Glasgow fans get 9k, Leinster season ticket holders need to "register their interest" for a ticket by today, Glasgow season ticket holders need to buy theirs by today, whatever Glasgow don't sell goes to fill the difference between 9k and all interested Leinster fans, and whatever is left goes on public sale on Friday.

Clear as mud.

Warriors confirming over 1,000 tickets sold by lunchtime today. I suspect there will be a few more to come

If 6,000 fans travel, that's pretty good going.

That's hard earned money we would otherwise have spent on deep fried chocolate, crystal meth or Kappa tracksuit bottoms.

21st Century Schizoid Man wrote:Ahh yes Leinster are about to get a Weegie-ing and no mistake !

Team

The Brilliant Glasgow Warriors:

15 Hoggy
14 No Maits
13   
12 Ecky the Brawler
11 Tennessee Tam
10 Just Finn
9 Cus
8 Bluto
7 Fozzy
6 Ginja Ninja
5 Baby G
4 Ruck Inspector -- Captain
3 Angela
2 Big Bad Baldy Doug
1 Shrek

Decent looking outfit, C21st - I'd also be tempted to bring Hoggy back for this one, altho I might keep Grant over Reid (just).

That gives a bench of MacArthur, Reid/Grant, Cross/Low, Swinson, Niko's mate, Niko, Jacko/Meatball, Schlong

What, no Hornee Furra? No Richie Vee?
After we ended up a forward short on Friday and Schlong in the back row I think Toonie may well be tempted by a 6-2 split. However, if he puts the Vernonator on the bench he can still have a 5-3 split but have an experienced back rower available.
Of course all of this is just so much verbiage, like asking Schiz which part of Edinburgh he would most like to live in, until we see the injury list.

Got my tickets today... Can't wait! Finally escaping the clutches of Dumfries and my stethoscope to make it to Dublin to support the Warriors! Cannot wait!

jimbopip wrote:What, no Hornee Furra? No Richie Vee?
After we ended up a forward short on Friday and Schlong in the back row I think Toonie may well be tempted by a 6-2 split. However, if he puts the Vernonator on the bench he can still have a 5-3 split but have an experienced back rower available.
Of course all of this is just so much verbiage, like asking Schiz which part of Edinburgh he would most like to live in, until we see the injury list.

A 6-2 bench is probably no bad idea, but if he goes that way then it has to be Niko and Hoggy on it as they can cover every position in the backline between them. That may actually be the only way that Hogg gets into the 23. It would be very tough on Murchie to be dropped after the way he played against Munster, but it is start or nothing for him, I can't see him being on the bench. Dilemmas, Dilemmas, who would want to be a coach, how do you pick between the two of them?

To be fair the only reason shlong had to play flanker was because Strauss went off injured early and fusaro came off injured after all other subs had been made - that doesn't happen often, and isn't really something you can predict!

You just know if he goes for a 6-2 forward split 3 backs will end up injured!

And as far as a back playing in the forwards goes, Lamont is surely capable of doing a job??

A 6-2 bench scares me. Have we ever had a 6-2 bench? Just looked back at the subs listed for the Munster, Zebre, Treviso and Edinburgh games and it's always been 4-3.

If that's right, I wouldn't be inclined to change our bench strategy now. The last game with Fozzy going down with cramp and a head injury in the last 10 minutes was exceptional. But you need the option of having at least 2 scrum halves and 2 fly halves in your 23. That's why I think our bench should be Niko, Rhubarb and then a utility back of your choice (Murchie, Horne, etc). One of the reasons that we always finish so strongly in games is the bench impact of the Fijians in particular.

George Carlin wrote:A 6-2 bench scares me. Have we ever had a 6-2 bench? Just looked back at the subs listed for the Munster, Zebre, Treviso and Edinburgh games and it's always been 45-3.

If that's right, I wouldn't be inclined to change our bench strategy now. The last game with Fozzy going down with cramp and a head injury in the last 10 minutes was exceptional. But you need the option of having at least 2 scrum halves and 2 fly halves in your 23. That's why I think our bench should be Niko, Rhubarb and then a utility back of your choice (Murchie, Horne, etc). One of the reasons that we always finish so strongly in games is the bench impact of the Fijians in particular.

Fixed that for you, GC. Tho Toonie has quite often gone 6-2 this season

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:

George Carlin wrote:A 6-2 bench scares me. Have we ever had a 6-2 bench? Just looked back at the subs listed for the Munster, Zebre, Treviso and Edinburgh games and it's always been 45-3.

If that's right, I wouldn't be inclined to change our bench strategy now. The last game with Fozzy going down with cramp and a head injury in the last 10 minutes was exceptional. But you need the option of having at least 2 scrum halves and 2 fly halves in your 23. That's why I think our bench should be Niko, Rhubarb and then a utility back of your choice (Murchie, Horne, etc). One of the reasons that we always finish so strongly in games is the bench impact of the Fijians in particular.

Fixed that for you, GC.  Tho Toonie has quite often gone 6-2 this season

Fair enough. I am increasingly having Senior Moments and can't remember when we ever have. Having guys like Naka and Harley who can genuinely play lock as well as loose forward and stand offs who are also used to playing in the centre (to say nothing of a 9 comfortable on the wing) have been a massive plus this year. Again, I think a 6-2 would be a mahoosive mistake and we'll invariably end up with Geoff Cross on the wing as a result.

RDW_Scotland wrote:To be fair the only reason shlong had to play flanker was because Strauss went off injured early and fusaro came off injured after all other subs had been made - that doesn't happen often, and isn't really something you can predict!

You just know if he goes for a 6-2 forward split 3 backs will end up injured!

And as far as a back playing in the forwards goes, Lamont is surely capable of doing a job??

The weegies have the very man for the job - Ritchie Vernon the back row turned centre

For this game I would like to see a bit more Fijian madness from the start. Although I do watch big Naka waving the ball around in one hand from behind the sofa but he does make some great offloads. Its a game to go all out for the win and IMO the way to win it is to take the game to Leinster from the kickoff.

Actually, what really impressed me about Knackerawa was his defensive skills - he has a brilliant combination of bulk, line speed and a broad reach which makes him particularly strong in a 'jackeling' 6/8 role.

If by some chance Strauss isn't fit, I'd be very happy with Leone starting at 8, particularly as another line out option. He also adds something in attack - his streak up field on 70-ish minutes was a thing to behold, and only excellent Munster defence in tackling Jackson prevented a brilliant try.

I see that good old Nige is refereeing the game, which is good news. Leinster V Glasgow games have been some of the best games the league has ever seen in recent years, and especially when he has been reffing them.