Leinster V Glasgow

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What's that you say? The teams aren't out, it's far too early in the week and we're still digesting the Dragons game?

Pah, onwards and upwards folks, history is in the past. Just like the Ospreys game (which, by the way, didn't happen)

Glasgow up next. Another home game, which is very much needed to help settle a callow side. Starting away from home did them no favours, but a very good home debut for Hagan, Carr and others will have steadied the ship somewhat.

We're still not bossing the breakdown, so while our backs fronted up last week this week we need to see the backrow show up and earn their corn.

Glasgow have had a tough start, Ulster and Munster. Away to Ulster did them no favours in the first week, Ravenhill is a very hard place to go to. I didn't see the Munster game, so maybe a Glaswegian or two can help us out there and let us know how they got on.

So what'll it be? More free flowing rugby from Leinster, or are Glasgow about to put two losses behind them. An LBP would be a good target for them, but I can't see them winning.

The beard-stroking verdict: Home win, no BP for Glasgow.

LEINSTER:
15: Isa Nacewa
14: Fionn Carr
13: Eoin O'Malley
12: Luke Fitzgerald
11: David Kearney
10: Ian Madigan
9: Cillian Willis
1: Heinke van der Merwe
2: Richardt Strauss
3: Jamie Hagan
4: Kevin McLaughlin
5: Devin Toner
6: Rhys Ruddock CAPTAIN
7: Dominic Ryan
8: Leo Auva'a

Replacements
16: Aaron Dundon
17: Jack McGrath
18: Nathan White
19: Damian Browne
20: Jordi Murphy
21: John Cooney
22: Brendan Macken
23: Darren Hudson


Glasgow Team:

15 Stuart Hogg
14 Federico Aramburu
13 Rob Dewey
12 Troy Nathan
11 Colin Shaw
10 Scott Wight
9 Henry Pyrgos
1 Ryan Grant
2 Finlay Gillies
3 Ed Kalman
4 Tom Ryder
5 Nick Campbell
6 Rob Harley (captain)
7 Chris Fusaro
8 Rory Pitman

Replacements
16 Pat MacArthur
17 Gordon Reid
18 Mike Cusack
19 James Eddie
20 Duncan Weir
21 Ryan Wilson
22 Colin Gregor
23 Peter Horne

A bit confusing with the D Ryans there. In my first paragraph I was referring to Doncha, and in my 2nd Dominic,

Just in case anyone was confused.

funnyExiledScot wrote:The surprise on the Glasgow side is Duncan Weir not starting. Odd.

Leinster will win this game jogging. Men vs boys.

The Glasgow pack is horribly under powered and under skilled, with only Harley really being close to international quality in his position. The Glasgow backs don't look threatening either.

Exile, it wont be easy, that much is true. But knowing Leinster, if we jog, we'll come up short. See Ospreys putting us to the sword.

After that game, Schmidt obviously shot a reality-bolt up these kids arrses. It seemed to work last week. But will they carry it into this week? Tune in... To the radio.

P.S. Here's to Scotland beating Argentina and then... England. Ye are on a winning roll. That matters.
Believe!

Jenifer McLadyboy wrote:A bit confusing with the D Ryans there. In my first paragraph I was referring to Doncha, and in my 2nd Dominic,

Just in case anyone was confused.

Jen,
I wasn't confused before... but now... I am.

Gibson wrote:Therein lies the challenge. Therein lies the AB and Ozzie way. Best player wins.

Gibo, I'm surprised you (a lecherous old man) hasn't been bouncing around the place bragging about the latest Leinster marketing initiative. This sure will get the punters into the RDS when the girls are performing at half time?

Gibson wrote:

Jenifer McLadyboy wrote:A bit confusing with the D Ryans there. In my first paragraph I was referring to Doncha, and in my 2nd Dominic,

Just in case anyone was confused.

Jen,
I wasn't confused before... but now... I am.

Zen and Guinness can do that to a man.

Sin é wrote:

Gibson wrote:Therein lies the challenge. Therein lies the AB and Ozzie way. Best player wins.

Gibo, I'm surprised you (a lecherous old man) hasn't been bouncing around the place bragging about the latest Leinster marketing initiative. This sure will get the punters into the RDS when the girls are performing at half time?

Brilliant! Absolutely feicin brilliant morkeshing, roysh.
Ooh Sin, you LIGIND! I haven't seen that man. Just found out its what you actually do.

And less of the old mo chara. I'm only 22, with a bad, experienced - attitude... Think Quantum Leap on acid. :beamish:

Feic man are you as nervous as I am about tomorrow?

Fact is... we ALL are.

Pretty women are not going to distract from Leinster's jewel in the crown of lust - Luke Fitzy's backside.

http://nimg.sulekha.com/sports/original700/luke-fitzgerald-shane-williams-2011-3-12-14-52-51.jpg

Gibson wrote:
Ooh Sin, you LIGIND! I haven't seen that man. Just found out its what you actually do.

Yeah, and I know where he used to work.

Gibson wrote:
And less of the old mo chara. I'm only 22, with a bad, experienced - attitude... Think Quantum Leap on acid. :beamish:

I used to live in Amsterdam when I was 22. Ah, the good old days. (I think)

Jen,
I got here when I was 25. The fun Ive had. God or Allah wouldn't have it.

Phhok em I say.

Gibson wrote:Jen,
I got here when I was 25. The fun Ive had. God or Allah wouldn't have it.

Phhok em I say.

David Hasselhof would have, and who would you rather have as a role model?

If Leinster fans are going to call him Our Felix can we say our Ross and Our Reddan?

Grey,
The Hoff is my God. This man, singularly broke down the Berlin Wall with his suaveness and sexyiness. Not to mention the voice. The hair. And the leather jacket.

Sheesh, us Continentals have to educate ye Islanders. I dunno. I just dunno.

I gotta feelin we are gonna win tomorrow.

Sing it for Ireland Hoff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJQVlVHsFF8

Thomond wrote:If Leinster fans are going to call him Our Felix can we say our Ross and Our Reddan?

Course not. Stupid question.

You'll be expecting the vote next.

Gibson wrote:Sing it for Ireland Hoff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJQVlVHsFF8

Oh my, that was quite possibly the most disturbing thing I have ever experienced.

greybeard wrote:

Gibson wrote:Sing it for Ireland Hoff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJQVlVHsFF8

Oh my, that was quite possibly the most disturbing thing I have ever experienced.

Good. Bad eh? Sooo bad, its good. But I'm strange. I never quite got over Donny Osmond(Justin Bieber of his day). And I don't want to. Even stranger still.

greybeard wrote:
Oh my, that was quite possibly the most disturbing thing I have ever experienced.

Note Franno 'enjoying it' at about 40 in.

No one can say a word ever again about the Fields of Athenry ... ever ... again.

snigger, snigger.

Edit: I thought it couldn't get any better after the Naked Cowboy, but it has. Snigger. Snigger.

Oh man. Sin thanks for that. Schmidt rocks. But you cant have him. McGahan wouldn't know where to put his eyes. He'd have his head down. As for mumbling Deccie... He'd die.

But Joe kept his head up and smiled. He loved it. I loved it. We can afford to now. The Fields is dead. Long Live Mr. Sandman. The differ between inner-confidence and the down-headed and insecure. Superb example! The Leinster Way rolls on and on. Sniff our wake.

And yeah. Francis is a dick. 1st class dick. The camera never lies.

That song is awful, but still, you'd probably ride any of those youngwans.

Well, I'm going to stick my neck out and say I thought it was great. Just a bit of craic.

Text updates...


http://www.sportsnewsireland.com/category/rugby_irish/

I love it. Nice bit of marketing and fun. Ah yeah Mick... one would.

Meanwhile... back at RDS it's 19-16. Told you Exile. Leinster trying to jog it does not work. Its close and looks like its going down to the wire. Respect.

Oh sheet! Make that 19-23 on 64 mins. Mon ta feic Leinster!

Glasgow ahead now with 15 minutes left!

Mr Sandman.. give us a try... We need Isa's magic and thats not a lie

Sin é wrote:

greybeard wrote:
Oh my, that was quite possibly the most disturbing thing I have ever experienced.

Note Franno 'enjoying it' at about 40 in.

No one can say a word ever again about the Fields of Athenry ... ever ... again.

snigger, snigger.

Edit: I thought it couldn't get any better after the Naked Cowboy, but it has. Snigger. Snigger.

Sure you might snigger but I've never seen any Munster fans who look that good

Can't be too much time left?

Final minute.

Wow, full time. Leinsters first regular season home defeat in 28 games! 23-19 the final score.

Balls.

What a disappointing day in Irish rugby.

19-23. Well played Warriors. Ends our 28 game home unbeaten record. Work to do Joe. Stop listening to pretty wimmin.

Enjoy it Glasgow fans. Great win.

Pretty wimmin should be obscene and not heard.

Anyway, double balls. Fair play to Glasgow, never saw that coming.

Anyone know anything about Dom Ryans injury? Knee, toe neck ankle??

greybeard wrote:Balls.

What a disappointing day in Irish rugby.

It's a dark day for the game in our part of the world alright.

greybeard wrote:Balls.

What a disappointing day in Irish rugby.

I think we'll survive Grey. I am still on the ceiling. Nothing can phase me today.

I can only presume that the boys in blue have been out celebrating in Kiely's since lunch time.

Fair play to Glasgow

Massive result.

And we have them in our HC Pool. Beware of them Leinster.

Even though Leinster beat Oz today, with the help of a few token others...

Well,



I suppose SOB and Healy played well.

Best and Ferris were magnificent. They loomed large in that win. Bowe wasn't too shoddy either.

Feagh McHugh wrote:Anyone know anything about Dom Ryans injury? Knee, toe neck ankle??

Looked like leg. Looked really bad. Stretchered off in serious pain. Kev McL too.

Edit: Going out to drown my sorrows

Thats a disaster! From having so many backrow options, we are now down to Ruddock.

With Heaslip, SOB and Jenno away, this will really hurt us in the next 10 weeks or so. Not good. We will have to dig deeper and blood more Academy options now.

I hope Ryan and McLoughlin are ok long-term.

What a mixed bag of a day. I can handle the loss, but the loss of those 2? Are Murphy and Dundon (Hooker) up to covering this? Who do we have in the locker? We may need to get experienced cover in temporarily.

Thanks Jen,

That is unfortunate for them, we are bare now though - Strauss can play backrow....... would be hard to draft in good cover at the minute.

Great result for Glasgow, should give all the guys a boost in confidence. Frustrating that it was not televised. Would love to have caught some highlights

Ah lads.

I had no idea that those lads had been injured.

Really sorry to hear that and I hope they are not as bad as it seems.

Report here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/14887730.stm

Really excellent result for a very young and hungry Warriors team.

Impressive Warriors away win - hope the injured Leinster lads are ok

funnyExiledScot wrote:The surprise on the Glasgow side is Duncan Weir not starting. Odd.

Leinster will win this game jogging. Men vs boys.

The Glasgow pack is horribly under powered and under skilled, with only Harley really being close to international quality in his position. The Glasgow backs don't look threatening either.

Shows what I know! Didn't see that game but almost spat my coffee out this morning when I saw this result in the papers. Big well done to Lineen and co, sounds like the defence really held up, and that Weir may a difference in the second half.

I'm sure the Irish fans found something to console themselves with yesterday on the other hand.

Excellent result for Glasgow. Only saw the scoring plays on STVs "highlights" so can't really comment on the performance.