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freyners · 23-09-2011, 21:38

2335????
now thats progress

2 difficult games next in ospreys away and leinster away.... still...we shouldnt fear either side..with the right frame of mind we can steal a win in one of them

gally74 · 23-09-2011, 22:02

New stand is great, home dry for a change, Jarvis kicked 2 fantastic conversions into the wind from the edge of the field, tier an o Hal Oran and Eoin g did really well, think o no Lagan has Irish potential

ambid · 23-09-2011, 22:39

How is the fly half battle working out? Does Jarvis or O'Connor look the better bet, or is it too early to tell?

Utopia Parkway · 23-09-2011, 22:51

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Originally Posted by ambid

How is the fly half battle working out? Does Jarvis or O'Connor look the better bet, or is it too early to tell?

Hard to say this early. Didn't think NOC did much to be honest. Kicked a good pen alright from near halfway in the first half but otherwise didn't seem to get Connacht going forward. Jarvis kicked two magnificent conversions from right out on the wing but then missed one from the middle of the field. No doubt Connacht played better when he was on but how much this had to do with him was hard to tell. Thing is between his time at Ulster and now at Connacht everyone has seen what NOC can do. I'm not sure he's going to get any better at this stage. Jarvis at least has the potential to get substantially better IMO.

By the way a crowd of 3,700 for a game against the Dragons is absolutely fantastic.

porterbelly · 23-09-2011, 23:10

Vainikolo and McCrea to come back into the backline so they'll add spark. Browne, Swifty, Naoupu to return to the pack.

We were cat for the 1st 50, deservedly 10 points in arrears. Substitutions were key. Loughney, Rogers and Flavin put us on the front foot in the scrum, and Paul O'Donoghue added pace around the ruck. Jarvis looked lively and kicked 2 unbelievable conversions. NOC was very very poor. So pedestrian, no invention everything was telegraphed and he failed miserably to get the backs moving

Great performances from Mul and Concrete in the pack, put themsleves about and drove us on. O'Halloran is a class class player, dare I say it, too good to be playing in that muck tonight We're playing poorly, but we're 3 from 4 and have some good players to return.

Great crowd in the Sportsground, over 3700 and super atmosphere.

profitius · 23-09-2011, 23:53

How is Griffen playing lately?

Utopia Parkway · 24-09-2011, 00:03

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How is Griffen playing lately?

Scored a try tonight anyway after some good work from O'Halloran. Seems pretty nailed on now as Connacht's first choice 13.

ambid · 24-09-2011, 00:22

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Originally Posted by porterbelly

... Jarvis looked lively and kicked 2 unbelievable conversions. NOC was very very poor. So pedestrian, no invention everything was telegraphed and he failed miserably to get the backs moving...

It's early days but that's fairly worrying. Some of the Ulster fans on here have been very critical of NOC and happy to see Jackson and McKinney step up to take his place in the Ulster squad. It's worrying if he's still struggling, but worst case scenario at least Connacht have some good options.

roycon · 24-09-2011, 00:47

fairplay to connacht. 3 from 4 cant really have any complaints. good to see the u20s winning the interpros even with a few imports aswell. dragons are actually quite strong at the moment with very few players away at the world cup

porterbelly · 24-09-2011, 12:59

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fairplay to connacht. 3 from 4 cant really have any complaints. good to see the u20s winning the interpros even with a few imports aswell. dragons are actually quite strong at the moment with very few players away at the world cup

3 imports in the starting team. Don't get carried away.

I read on another thread that we are 'buying' the u20 title. Pure and utter bollocks. It seems some people see Connacht winning something and just presume we're not doing it off our own back. The fact is there's tremendous work going on and it's about time it got a bit of recognition. I hope we see an irish u20s team this year backboned by this Connacht team

liam12989 · 24-09-2011, 15:34

which guys were imports? Where did the exiles guys come from?

And who looks the most likely to break through

freyners · 24-09-2011, 16:41

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Originally Posted by porterbelly

I read on another thread that we are 'buying' the u20 title. Pure and utter bollocks. It seems some people see Connacht winning something and just presume we're not doing it off our own back. The fact is there's tremendous work going on and it's about time it got a bit of recognition. I hope we see an irish u20s team this year backboned by this Connacht team

thats a whinge to go right up there with the aussie media after the ireland game

And i agree....thats a big steaming load of shíte

emmet02 · 24-09-2011, 17:12

great result for Connacht. Nice to see 3 Irish teams at the top of the table.

My poor Leinster lingering in mid/bottom table madness!

wprathead · 24-09-2011, 20:13

delighted we won, but the first hour we were pretty poor
also thought the crowd was pretty quiet for that hour, i know the rugby wasn't great, but we should be getting behind the team when things not going right, not all groaning- i mean the conditions were ****e out there..

last 20mins were brilliant, Tiernan was superb all night- bright future. great break for eoins try and skip pass for Duffy's.. atmosphere really lifted when we started to get going

and to who ever said we bought the u20 title- sure we hav no fecking money to do that even if we wanted to ha

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23-09-2011, 21:38	#46
freyners Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: it changes Posts: 1,891 Adverts \| Friends	2335???? now thats progress 2 difficult games next in ospreys away and leinster away.... still...we shouldnt fear either side..with the right frame of mind we can steal a win in one of them

23-09-2011, 22:02	#47
gally74 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: knockdoe, galway 150 ASL Posts: 906 Adverts \| Friends	New stand is great, home dry for a change, Jarvis kicked 2 fantastic conversions into the wind from the edge of the field, tier an o Hal Oran and Eoin g did really well, think o no Lagan has Irish potential

23-09-2011, 22:39	#48
ambid Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,402 Adverts \| Friends	How is the fly half battle working out? Does Jarvis or O'Connor look the better bet, or is it too early to tell?

23-09-2011, 23:10	#50
porterbelly Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,468 Adverts \| Friends	Vainikolo and McCrea to come back into the backline so they'll add spark. Browne, Swifty, Naoupu to return to the pack. We were cat for the 1st 50, deservedly 10 points in arrears. Substitutions were key. Loughney, Rogers and Flavin put us on the front foot in the scrum, and Paul O'Donoghue added pace around the ruck. Jarvis looked lively and kicked 2 unbelievable conversions. NOC was very very poor. So pedestrian, no invention everything was telegraphed and he failed miserably to get the backs moving Great performances from Mul and Concrete in the pack, put themsleves about and drove us on. O'Halloran is a class class player, dare I say it, too good to be playing in that muck tonight We're playing poorly, but we're 3 from 4 and have some good players to return. Great crowd in the Sportsground, over 3700 and super atmosphere.

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profitius Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Cork Posts: 3,968 Adverts \| Friends	How is Griffen playing lately?

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roycon Closed Account Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 531 Adverts \| Friends	fairplay to connacht. 3 from 4 cant really have any complaints. good to see the u20s winning the interpros even with a few imports aswell. dragons are actually quite strong at the moment with very few players away at the world cup

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liam12989 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 492 Adverts \| Friends	which guys were imports? Where did the exiles guys come from? And who looks the most likely to break through

24-09-2011, 17:12	#58
emmet02 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: UK West-Midlands Posts: 12,463 Adverts \| Friends	great result for Connacht. Nice to see 3 Irish teams at the top of the table. My poor Leinster lingering in mid/bottom table madness!

24-09-2011, 20:13	#59
wprathead Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Trapped in the Tunnel of Goats Posts: 1,565 Adverts \| Friends	delighted we won, but the first hour we were pretty poor also thought the crowd was pretty quiet for that hour, i know the rugby wasn't great, but we should be getting behind the team when things not going right, not all groaning- i mean the conditions were ****e out there.. last 20mins were brilliant, Tiernan was superb all night- bright future. great break for eoins try and skip pass for Duffy's.. atmosphere really lifted when we started to get going and to who ever said we bought the u20 title- sure we hav no fecking money to do that even if we wanted to ha