Leinster v Glasgow

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21st Century Schizoid Man wrote:Leinster lads want to start a match thread for this ?

Jasus youse Scottish lads are very slow to start new threads. Afraid it will cost you money or something?

Top of the table clash with Ulster likely to benifit from a home win. Glasgow to perhaps to stay top with an upset.

LEINSTER:
15: Isa Nacewa
14: David Kearney
13: Eoin O'Malley
12: Gordon D'Arcy
11: Andrew Conway
10: Ian Madigan
9: Isaac Boss
1: Heinke van der Merwe
2: Sean Cronin
3: Michael Bent
4: Leo Cullen CAPTAIN
5: Quinn Roux
6: Kevin McLaughlin
7: Shane Jennings
8: Jordi Murphy
REPLACEMENTS:
16: Aaron Dundon
17: Jack McGrath
18: Jamie Hagan
19: Devin Toner
20: Dominic Ryan
21: John Cooney
22: Brendan Macken
23: Fionn Carr

Glasgow Warriors team to play Leinster in Round 18 of the RaboDirect PRO12, RDS, Saturday 23 March (kick-off, 7.45pm):

15 Peter Murchie
14 Tommy Seymour
13 Alex Dunbar
12 Peter Horne
11 DTH Van der Merwe
10 Duncan Weir
9 Niko Matawalu

1 Moray Low
2 Dougie Hall
3 Ed Kalman
4 Tom Ryder
5 Al Kellock (Captain)
6 Rob Harley
7 John Barclay
8 Josh Strauss

16 Pat MacArthur
17 Gordon Reid
18 Jon Welsh
19 James Eddie
20 Ryan Wilson
21 Henry Pyrgos
22 Ruaridh Jackson
23 Sean Lamont

Surely that should have been a scrum in Leinster's half? About 3 or 4 knock on by both teams. A Nige ignores and allows Madigan a free run

Madigans so good

yeeeessss

Madigan sure is standing out.

That's all come from the ignored knock on's about 60m further down the field

If Glasgow lose this it'll definitely be a chance missed.

Great finish Madigan

Well done by Madigan, I was worried this would happen, can't see Glasgow winning now, Leinster look like they have more energy.

Is Madigan as a bolter for the Lions a ridiculous notion?

And with that penalty Glasgow have blown it. And blown it big time.

Not sure about the Lions but he looks significantly better than Paddy Jackson looked last night

theslosty wrote:Is Madigan as a bolter for the Lions a ridiculous notion?

Not at all. He offers something different to everyone else.

Fair play to Madigan, with a haircut like that if you didn't turn in a MOTM performance you'd look right a plonker!!!

My nails are gone

Conways had one of his best games for Leinster i think tonight

WOooo that was close. DELIGHTED!!!!!!!!!

Sickening

Dull yin for Glasgow - definitely a chance missed that one. Hopefully it doesn't cost them dearly at the end of the season.

Great game of rugby though!

Ah bugger it. Well done Leinster - you stuck in there and were more clinical.

Madigan looks a real gem.

Draw would have been the fairest result. Great game. And fitting that the winner tops the league.

Great game indeed.

Cant believe Leinster are top of the table after their start to the season.

Glasgow are really really good.

IanBru wrote:Madigan looks a real gem.

Declan Kidney doesn't seem to rate him.

Bloody hell Glasgow, how did you lose that!?! Fair play Leinster, thats why they're such a great team. So unlucky though, ran out of energy and tried to play too much rugby in 2nd half.

Any idea what was going on with Barclay at the end there?

Be great to see that match reinacted for the final!

Yeah the pace was electrifying!

Golden wrote:Be great to see that match reinacted for the final!

Agree. In terms of pace and physicality it was up there with the best games I've seen in any domestic comp this season. There were mistakes but the ambition shown from both teams was so refreshing after the "rugby by numbers" of the 6 Nations. Love the Rabo.

From a neutrals perspective it was a great match, one of the best games this season. Both teams taking chances and trying to put pace on the game and some great defensive work too.

Madigan and the Glasgow 9 were both outstanding.

Madigans man of the match interview.

"I'd like to think I'll turn out to be a half decent player".

To modest.

I love watching the Glagow 9 play.

Certainly feel that Glasgow let that one slip, should have shown more composure when near Leinster line and should have kicked for goal on at least one more occasion. Prior to scoring their try Leinster knocked on at least once or twice in the move. Would have liked to see a replay of the final pass from Horne to Lamont to see if it was forward, not sure it was.
You can probably tell I don't share the seeming enthusiasm for Nigel Owens.

Feckless Rogue wrote:Madigans man of the match interview.

"I'd like to think I'll turn out to be a half decent player".

To modest.

I love watching the Glagow 9 play.

Hahaha what was the question that lead to that? Seems a bit odd to say

Can't remember the question. Some run of the mill interviewer question about his form. Said he's trying to improve all aspects of his game and cut out mistakes. I rarely see him mae many mistakes to be honest. Despite his risky style of play. He's very accurate.

To Glasgow fans.

What do you think of the decision to take off your 9 around the 60th minute. He was running the show. The Irish commentators commented on it being an odd decision.

Feckless Rogue wrote:To Glasgow fans.

What do you think of the decision to take off your 9 around the 60th minute. He was running the show. The Irish commentators commented on it being an odd decision.

It was slightly odd, but Matawalu's basic skills were letting him down a bit - he was good, but well below his normal standard.

In terms of subbing, the pattern in the last few games has been to bring Pyrgos on around the 60th minute and to shift Matawalu out to the wing. It has worked wonders in quite a few games, but we never had a chance to see it tonight.

Feckless Rogue wrote:What do you think of the decision to take off your 9 around the 60th minute. He was running the show. The Irish commentators commented on it being an odd decision.

In theory the right once, since Niko seemed to be trying to hard, and some of his service was shocking. However Pyrgos sadly didn't have the calming affect I'd hoped for...

Whoof. So close - such a small margin between winning and losing.

I'll catch the highlights later - well done Leinster - sounds like you made fewer mistakes and probably deserved to shade it. A LBP at the RDS is never a bad thing necessarily and I think that I might have taken it before the match.

Sounds like we had enough to win it but just didn't get it done.

Feckless Rogue wrote:

IanBru wrote:Madigan looks a real gem.

Declan Kidney doesn't seem to rate him.

Can you see Kidney backing a player who chips the ball from his own in-goal area!

The Great Aukster wrote:

Feckless Rogue wrote:

IanBru wrote:Madigan looks a real gem.

Declan Kidney doesn't seem to rate him.

Can you see Kidney backing a player who chips the ball from his own in-goal area!

Only one who kicks the ball horizontally across the pitch from inside his own 22.

Well played Leinster can't believe that both my teams lost with the sat play of the game

Funny old game.... No not the game itself, which was curiously spine tingling. Uncomfortable watching but also breathless watching at times.

When I say Funny old game - I mean rugby itself.

There you had a Glasgow that played such intricately tricky and aggressive rugby and played a direct, foot-on-the-trottle game for most of the 80 minutes

....and you also had a Leinster that played under pressure for most of the game but the heads didn't go down, the willingness to play rugby didn't wilt, the desire remained to turn-the-tide and to force the pace in order to bring about the turn.

What most encouraged me was that the players believed in themselves and went after the victory that was falling away from them. Madigan was the little general not only yapping at his fellow players but doing the real leader's role - leading by example (and almost ruining the day in the process!!!! - that tap behind the tryline could have been a nightmare)

But yes, in the end I was agreeing with Pope who had eyebrows raised at all the inventiveness and downright bravado shown by both sides... and he was the one that made the distinction between how Scoltand play it and Glasgow play it.

Why should it be that way? Why should 'Club' rugby show International (on both sides) how to approach a game with fury and invention?

The Great Aukster wrote:

Feckless Rogue wrote:

IanBru wrote:Madigan looks a real gem.

Declan Kidney doesn't seem to rate him.

Can you see Kidney backing a player who chips the ball from his own in-goal area!

That was dead sexy! Lucky but sexy

That kick Madigan nailed when the ball fell off the tee.........legend!

Tony was right though...just shows how excessive the prep work on kicking can be.
Arms just so, wrists arched, hands cupped, shady eye movements, little half-steps, fly-on-the-shoulder-brush-off (ok, I invented that one myself)....just kick the bloody ball guys

pete (buachaill on eirne) wrote:

The Great Aukster wrote:

Feckless Rogue wrote:

IanBru wrote:Madigan looks a real gem.

Declan Kidney doesn't seem to rate him.

Can you see Kidney backing a player who chips the ball from his own in-goal area!

That was dead sexy! Lucky but sexy

They were playing advantage to Leinster at the time though weren't they?

Still great to see and Madigan was superb

Playing advantage? - Were they? Maybe you're right but I missed it if you are. I was sure it was a pretty dicey move. I thought if a Scot had got that, it was an easy enough run-in for a try.

Could be wrong but that's what I thought at the time - would be unbelievably audacious otherwise!

Just looking back at the game so I'll tell you when I get there.

Just saw him try a dropgoal from the wrong side for a right footed kicker just at the halfway line

That was a brilliant game. Not good for the heart but brilliant.

Glasgow can have no complaints, but if they had got in for a try at the death and converted to win, we could have had no complaints either.

2 seriously good teams goin at it for real. If that was the final the Rabo would be happy with the spectacle.

Madigan assumes the mantle of Dr Phil.

I could pick out negatives for both sides but I'm not going to bother.

Dr. Phil would be proud of him Jen for sure.

Just saw the chip, he did have advantage. When he gathered it though the blind offload was sickeningly good!

Jen you got mail

The Glasgow back 3 are very, very good.

Well, at least it proves that his brain was still working with such an audacious attempt. He had a safety valve of sorts.

fair play to the Leinster lads. A hell of a good game which either side could have won. I still think.... rephrase that I haven't a clue who will make the play offs now.
Friday is Mrspip's birthday and we're driving up to her mother's, what are the odds on me sneaking off to Scotstoun? And living to tell the tale?

pete (buachaill on eirne) wrote:The Glasgow back 3 are very, very good.

And only one of those is a first choice, Pete.