Connacht vs Edinburgh, Friday 30th September 2016

by funnyExiledScot Tue 27 Sep 2016, 11:29 am

First topic message reminder :

Game: Connacht vs Edinburgh
Venue: Galway
Date: Friday 30th September
Kick-off: 7:35pm
TV: Doubt it
Form: Both sides have been rubbish. Edinburgh are 9th in the league having lost all their games bar one, Connacht have lost 3 from 3.
Likely outcome: One for the purists, but Connacht to rediscover themselves with a healthy bonus point win.

by **RDW** Thu 29 Sep 2016, 8:25 pm

jimbopip wrote:
RDW_Scotland wrote:Yeah I just saw myself on Twitter, Rob Robertson.

I'm not overly fussed by it, and let's face it - how many people in Edinburgh ~~actually~~ ,even,care about Edinburgh pre-match press conferences....!

fixed that foryou

Seriously, the Craggy Islanders must have breathed a huge sigh of relief; a home match against the 4th worst team in the league, what better way to get back to winning ways?

by **George Carlin** Thu 29 Sep 2016, 8:36 pm

Hodge's first selection and with a wheelbarrow of irony it's probably the best Edinburgh team so far this season. Delighted to see Tovey and Allen back - the team looks better already.

SHC and Tovey is clearly the immediate future for Edinburgh and so I was rather hoping that combination would start. I'd much rather have Kennedy than Fowles the Foetus mind you.

by **RDW** Fri 30 Sep 2016, 7:30 am

PhilBB wrote:
RDW_Scotland wrote:Yeah I just saw myself on Twitter, Rob Robertson.

I'm not overly fussed by it, and let's face it - how many people actually care about Edinburgh pre-match press conferences....!

I think there's a reason why we have Press Conferences. If we want this league to grow to even minimum standards, the entrants should all play ball.

Here you go Phil, no rules broken

Scotsman wrote:
Because Edinburgh put forward two players – Damian Hoyland and Solomoni ‘Junior’ Rasolea – to speak to the press on Tuesday (the day before Solomons’ departure), the club is under no obligation in terms of the league rules to organise any more press access this week. That means the latest news we have from inside the camp is that the players are all 100 per cent behind Solomons!

Read more at: http://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby-union/scotland-forwards-back-in-edinburgh-team-1-4244552

It does seem like an overreaction to ban anyone from speaking to the press though. Hodge will have to field these questions eventually!

by **RDW** Fri 30 Sep 2016, 7:11 pm

The game is being shown live on TG4 which you can watch online.

by **RDW** Fri 30 Sep 2016, 7:45 pm

The TG4.website is down - I've got a stream elsewhere

by **RDW** Fri 30 Sep 2016, 7:47 pm

Connacht score after some incredibly soft midfield defence from Edinburgh.

It all came from a random scrum penalty - one of those 50/50 ones where the ref guesses

by asoreleftshoulder Fri 30 Sep 2016, 7:49 pm

Lovely try from Adeolokun,a nice hand off and Muldoon gave a nice bump to his opposite number to just give him the sniff of a gap he needed.

by asoreleftshoulder Fri 30 Sep 2016, 7:49 pm

RDW_Scotland wrote:Connacht score after some incredibly soft midfield defence from Edinburgh.

It all came from a random scrum penalty - one of those 50/50 ones where the ref guesses

Isn't that pretty much all of them? drumroll

by **RDW** Fri 30 Sep 2016, 7:54 pm

Connacht making a lot of ground through the Edinburgh defence.

Edinburgh just haven't go into the game yet

by **RDW** Fri 30 Sep 2016, 7:59 pm

Edinburgh score after a half break from tovey - something Weir would never do!

by Guest Fri 30 Sep 2016, 7:59 pm

That pass didn't look flat to me.

by TheMildlyFranticLlama Fri 30 Sep 2016, 7:59 pm

RDW_Scotland wrote:The TG4.website is down - I've got a stream elsewhere

Can't cope with the demands of huge numbers of avid Edinburgh rugby fans? censored

by Pot Hale Fri 30 Sep 2016, 7:59 pm

Well then are now.

Both teams have woken up.

by Pot Hale Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:01 pm

That ball looked available to me.

You can't step over says NO

by Pot Hale Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:03 pm

Few more scores in this match coming up. Neither sides defence is great.

by **RDW** Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:04 pm

TheMildlyFranticLlama wrote:
RDW_Scotland wrote:The TG4.website is down - I've got a stream elsewhere

Can't cope with the demands of huge numbers of avid Edinburgh rugby fans?

Apparently!

by **RDW** Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:07 pm

Connacht make 40m from first phase ball - our wide defence has always been incredibly passive

by **RDW** Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:12 pm

TG4 appears to be working again

by Pot Hale Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:13 pm

Jeez what happened there? Connacht mullered Edinburgh in that scrum.

by **RDW** Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:15 pm

What the hell has happened to the scrum?? That's the one thing we're meant to be good at!

by Pot Hale Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:15 pm

edinburgh under pressure at scrum time.

by Artful_Dodger Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:16 pm

Pot Hale wrote:edinburgh under pressure at scrum time.

How is the Connacht tighthead doing?

by Pot Hale Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:17 pm

And another scrum coming up.

Owens not happy with space between packs.

Whatever that means.

by **RDW** Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:18 pm

Scrums have become a bit of a mess now - running the game

by **Notch** Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:18 pm

Connacht doing really well in that scrum, although its messy, but Owens clearly doesn't want to give penalties but instead manage it. Still, hopefully if this keeps up he'll use his whistle.

by Pot Hale Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:19 pm

Great try by Connacht. Lovely handling.

by Pot Hale Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:20 pm

Carty aims for the posts and hits Eyre Square.

by **Notch** Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:21 pm

Lovely try- no disrespect to Edinburgh, but Connacht needed an opponent like this to get some confidence back.

by **RDW** Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:22 pm

Great hands by Connacht in the corner

I really don't know what our defensive system is meant to be but in open play it is bloody awful.

Junior Rasolea is a liability at 12!

by Pot Hale Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:22 pm

Connacht missing Matt Healy.

Keleher is a second hand Edsel in comparison.

by **Notch** Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:23 pm

RDW_Scotland wrote:Junior Rasolea is a liability at 12!

Should have signed Senior Rasolea.

Not my best effort.

by Pot Hale Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:24 pm

Connacht get the push on at a defending scrum and win a penalty at the orange break.

18-10.

by **RDW** Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:24 pm

Notch wrote:
RDW_Scotland wrote:Junior Rasolea is a liability at 12!

Should have signed Senior Rasolea.

Not my best effort.

That was one of the worst jokes ever made on here.

by **Notch** Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:26 pm

RDW_Scotland wrote:
Notch wrote:
RDW_Scotland wrote:Junior Rasolea is a liability at 12!

Should have signed Senior Rasolea.

Not my best effort.

That was one of the worst jokes ever made on here.

I do my best!

by **RDW** Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:26 pm

So Connacht are fully deserving of their HT lead and have ran Edinburgh ragged in open play.

Edinburgh have had bugger all ball, and the creaking scrum is a real concern.

We need to tighten up defence and get some ball!

by Pot Hale Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:33 pm

Maire Treasa Ni Dhubhgaill leading the halftime inquisition on whether the pass was forward for the Edinburgh try.

I think she's right.

Even if it was backwards....

by Pot Hale Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:39 pm

Lovely spotting of space by Carty.

by Pot Hale Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:40 pm

Marmion finally has to off with his limp from early in the match. Can Caoilin Blade deliver better speed?

by Artful_Dodger Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:42 pm

Pot Hale wrote:Marmion finally has to off with his limp from early in the match. Can Caoilin Blade deliver better seed?

Great take with his first touch.

by **RDW** Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:44 pm

Edinburgh not learning their lessons, regularly giving up possession again, directly leading to a Connacht score.

We really are an utterly abysmal rugby team.

by Pot Hale Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:45 pm

When the Connacht backs get it together they are deadly. Signs of last season''s form beginning to reappear.

O'Halloran in the corner for their third try.

Carty just misses the conversion.

by **Notch** Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:46 pm

Haven't been able to get the TG4 website working since half time. At this stage might as well go and watch the other game Rolling Eyes

by Pot Hale Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:47 pm

Quinn Roux clanger in front of his posts. Just what they didn't need. Let's see how first scrum goes.

by Pot Hale Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:48 pm

And Buckley gets pinged in the scrum. Edinburgh kick for lineout. They take. Dart right. Then left. And Connacht win a penalty through Heenan for Edinburgh holding on.

by Artful_Dodger Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:50 pm

Pot Hale wrote:And Buckley gets pinged in the scrum. Edinburgh kick for lineout. They take. Dart right. Then left. And Connacht win a penalty through Heenan for Edinburgh holding on.

Conor had a real shuv on Sutherland in that scrum, no need for Buckley to angle in.

by **RDW** Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:52 pm

Damien Hoyland gets Edinburgh's first line break of the season!

by Pot Hale Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:54 pm

Keleher did well in regathering ball from kick ahead.

Edinburgh pushing hard here for a score.

Another penalty. To touch and Edinburgh win feint right and pass left and then knock on.

by **RDW** Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:54 pm

Have we gone more than 3 phases without dropping the ball?

Mistakes once again costing us heavily.

by **RDW** Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:58 pm

Glen Bryce - what the hell was that meant to be?? picard

by Artful_Dodger Fri 30 Sep 2016, 8:58 pm

The guy on the Connacht touchline constantly shouting "EYES UP CONNACHT!!!!!" is starting to annoy me......quite considerably, like "GET IN THE HOLE!!!" levels of annoyance at the Ryder Cup.

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