Leinster vs Northampton Friday 7pm, Donnybrook

durkadurka

LEINSTER:

15: Andrew Conway
14: Fionn Carr
13: Eoin O’Malley
12: Eamonn Sheridan
11: Luke Fitzgerald
10: Ian Madigan
9: Isaac Boss
1: Heinke van der Merwe
2: Sean Cronin
3: Jamie Hagan
4: Damian Browne
5: Steven Sykes
6: Kevin McLaughlin
7: Dominic Ryan
8: Rhys Ruddock CAPTAIN
REPLACEMENTS:
16: Aaron Dundon
17: Jack McGrath/Simon Shawe
18: Jack O’Connell
19: Devin Toner
20: Shane Jennings
21: John Cooney/Cillian Willis
22: Mat Berquist
23: Brendan Macken
24: Jason Harris-Wright
25: Mark Flanagan
26: Leo Auva’a
27: Darren Hudson
REFEREE: George Clancy (IRFU), ASSISTANT REFEREES: David Keane (IRFU), Barrie O’Connell (IRFU), 4th OFFICIAL: Nigel Correll (Leinster Rugby Referees), 5th OFFICIAL: Andrew Baird (Leinster Rugby Referees)


nice to see O malley back, Cronin and Boss get a run out.

justsomebloke

anyone know if D Kearney is injured as he wasn't in the squad last week either?

justsomebloke

actually after reading the other england match thread how the hell did I miss Boss at 9!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WTF!

totallegend

durkadurka wrote: »

nice to see O malley back, Cronin and Boss get a run out.

Baffling that we then have two hookers on the bench...

wixfjord

Loving the look of that team!

durkadurka

yep when we add Shaggy, D Kearney and Jennings to the mix it'll be a pretty decent second string team....


EDIT and Nacewa for crying out loud!!!

totallegend

totallegend wrote: »

Baffling that we then have two hookers on the bench...

there's 27 in the matchday squad! It's a preseason warm up sure...

Would love to go to this.

Hagz

Fitzgerald to score 4 tries of course.

RugGod

Very strong team considering so many big names are out.

Conway, Carr, O'Malley, Fitzgerald, Madigan, Hagan, McLaughlin, Ryan...

what a production line....

totallegend

durkadurka wrote: »

yep when we add Shaggy, D Kearney and Jennings to the mix it'll be a pretty decent second string team....

First String v Second String:
(Nacewa, Horgan, BOD, D'Arcy, Fitz, Sexton, Reddan, Healy, Strauss, Ross, Cullen, Sykes, SOB, Jennings, Heaslip)
v
(Kearney, Kearney, O'Malley, McFadden, Carr, Berquist, Boss, VDM, Cronin, Hagan, Toner, Browne, Ryan, McLaughlin, Ruddock)

Would be some game! 21 full internationals on show, youthful exuberance of the 'B' team might even win out...

totallegend

totallegend wrote: »

First String v Second String:
(Nacewa, Horgan, BOD, D'Arcy, Fitz, Sexton, Reddan, Healy, Strauss, Ross, Cullen, Sykes, SOB, Jennings, Heaslip)
v
(Kearney, Kearney, O'Malley, McFadden, Carr, Berquist, Boss, VDM, Cronin, Hagan, Toner, Browne, Ryan, McLaughlin, Ruddock)

Would be some game! 21 full internationals on show, youthful exuberance of the 'B' team might even win out...

what an incredible game that would be. The breakdown would be intense! Possibly two of the top 5 back rows in the Raboleague

totallegend

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS TEAM TO PLAY LEINSTER
Pre-Season Friendly
Donnybrook, Dublin
Friday, August 25th, 2011
Kick off 7:00pm
15 Greig TONKS
14 Paul DIGGIN
13 Tom MAY
12 James DOWNEY
11 Noah CATO
10 Stephen MYLER
9 Lee DICKSON
1 Paul DORAN JONES
2 Brett SHARMAN
3 Brian MUJATI
4 James CRAIG
5 Mark SORENSON
6 Calum CLARK (capt)
7 Ben NUTLEY
8 Adam EUSTACE
Replacements
16 Mike HAYWOOD
17 Alex WALLER
18 Tom MERCEY
19 Tom HICKS
20 Martin ROBERTS
21 Ryan LAMB
22 Scott ARMSTRONG
23 Ben PRESCOTT
24 Andy LONG
25 Stuart COMMINS
26 Cesar SEMPERE
27 Charlie SADLER
28 Sam FARMER

This could turn into a cracking game...

Leslie91

I'll b in attendance. Looking forward to it. Really wanted to see Bergvist but I know Madigan deserves a run.

CIARAN_BOYLE

I think this might be Madigan's last start at 10 for a while. Its a major risk imo to throw in a raw SH without an experienced OH or a raw OH without an experienced SH so when Boss was sent back to Ireland Madigan got a run.

errlloyd

totallegend wrote: »

First String v Second String:
(Nacewa, Horgan, BOD, D'Arcy, Fitz, Sexton, Reddan, Healy, Strauss, Ross, Cullen, Sykes, SOB, Jennings, Heaslip)
v
(Kearney, Kearney, O'Malley, McFadden, Carr, Berquist, Boss, VDM, Cronin, Hagan, Toner, Browne, Ryan, McLaughlin, Ruddock)

Would be some game! 21 full internationals on show, youthful exuberance of the 'B' team might even win out...

Can you please start a petition to have this match played post world cup, yes there are massive injury risks, but **** it. Would be epic.

ktulu123

Really looking forward to this game now. How sweet would it be if that Leinster team beat a near full strength Northampton?

Hagz

Obviously that is a strong Northampton team, but it only contains 5 players who would/might start in Northampton's best XV. Diggin, Downey, Myler, Dickson, Mujati. It would be a great win, but it isn't a near full strength Saints team.

MungBean

Probably a stupid question but this wont be televised will it ? Or streamed live anywhere?

justsomebloke

Skunkle wrote: »

Probably a stupid question but this wont be televised will it ? Or streamed live anywhere?

double no I'm afraid

durkadurka

I'll be happy enough not to see that Tongahuia (spelling?) lad again. Gave me nightmares. Dying to go to a live match again. Its been too long.

skregs

I hope Jack McGrath gets a run, heard good things about him

molloyjh

Joe the Santa wrote: »

anyone know if D Kearney is injured as he wasn't in the squad last week either?

I heard he was, but can't remember what the injury was. I remember thinking it didn't sound too serious so wasn't worried.

Really looking forward to this game now. The guys did a pretty good job last week so I'd be hopeful this week.

decisions

Leinster 0-3 Northhamton

durkadurka

0-9 at ht. Luke looking lively. Weva had a few chances and not taken them.

Lineout ok, northampton had three pens, if we keep at it we should get over. Had a few silly knock ons which cost us including Madigan and locky.

Not too bad for a b team warm up game.

durkadurka

D Kearney on for luke. Cooney on. About 15 subs on

BarackPyjama

COME ON LEINSTER

durkadurka

Argghhh terrible intercept try. 0-14 18 mins to go. Too many subs

BarackPyjama

durkadurka wrote: »

Argghhh terrible intercept try. 0-14 18 mins to go. Too many subs

18 minutes to pull 14 points back from Northampton is loads. I wouldn't worry about it.

*ZING*

Fitz, Conway and Sheridan all off injured??

durkadurka

Yep shoulder ankle ankle

durkadurka

Try!

durkadurka

It was jhw , berq converts. I think i saw berq do a sextOn loop

durkadurka

7-16 pen nh one min to go

durkadurka

Try Carr!

durkadurka

14-19 ft

CIARAN_BOYLE

Thanks for the updates. How did the scrum and lineout work out?

durkadurka

Lineout good scrum ok. We kept the props on all game when everyone else was subbed

durkadurka

Lineout good scrum ok. We kept the props on all game when everyone else was subbed

Sheridan is a giant!!!

chancer12

how serious are the injuries?

durkadurka

There were no stretchers but I saw sheridan in crutches at the end.

poor old jack McGrath must have been the only sub not to get on.

On reflection Conway looked good, he's bulking up and made an absolute cruncher of a tackle. Leo auva made a savage break, ruddock is a monster, Dom Ryan motm for some reason, Cronin was lively, cooney looked good when he came on, made some great tackles, Madigan looked like a magners player but berquist looked classy. Luke did well, nice to see d Kearney on.

But to be honest too many subs and things still a bit rusty. Without the benefit of replays my memory is a bit ropey and I was on the touchline so didn't see everything too well.

Hagz

Pretty dull game until the last 5-10 mins. Interesting how Ryan got MOM and there was a whole page dedicated to him in the program. Only messin, he was very good, as was Ruddock. My personal MoM though was Macken. Very physical and made the last try with beautiful skill.

I can't see Madigan going too far. His passing is weak, his kicking game is anonymous both off the tee and on it. The only thing he has going for him is his step. Still, he's a useful squad player. Berquist continues to impress me. He has a beautiful kick and he's creative.

Overall an understandable loss. Northampton came with a mammoth pack and kept it tight. Few injuries out there for Leinster - Luke, Sheridan, Sykes, Conway. None of them too serious though IDT. Luke's looked minor and it looked like he was taken of to be safe. Similar story with Conway. From where I was sitting it looked like Sheridan was knocked out or something, he looked very groggy walking off. Sykes hobbled off without assistance so he's not in too bad shape. Scrum was iffy, mainly due to early engagements etc. Line-outs were a mixed bag, probably leaning towards the poor side of things.

durkadurka

I thought the setpiece wasn't too bad. Not in my corner anyhow!

Madworld

How did Downey play?

Hagz

Haven't a clue. Wasn't really keeping an eye on him. None of their backs looked great though. Cato seemed to be the most threatening.

MungBean

Hows Carr lookin ? Have high expectations of him this season.

Hagz

Skunkle wrote: »

Hows Carr lookin ? Have high expectations of him this season.

Very quick and dangerous. The only criticism I could have of him from what I've seen is his defense. But other than that he has been one of the shining players in these two games. Interestingly enough, I think Conway is even quicker. Auva'a smashed through some defenders and gave it to Carr. It was a good chance to see his pace as he sprinted down the touch line and he is ferociously quick, but I think Conway might be quicker.

durkadurka

As footnote the new shirt seems to be selling well

durkadurka

Uh oh... Brian mujati @bvmujati says that Sykes and vdm were calling him a baboon in the scrum last night...

phog

durkadurka wrote: »

Uh oh... Brian mujati @bvmujati says that Sykes and vdm were calling him a baboon in the scrum last night...

I hope they weren't but if they were I really hope he didn't tweet it, I dont know which is worse.

Amazotheamazing

phog wrote: »

I hope they weren't but if they were I really hope he didn't tweet it, I dont know which is worse.

Pretty sure racial abuse is worse than tweeting.

phog

Amazotheamazing wrote: »

Pretty sure racial abuse is worse than tweeting.

Yes but is tweet the way to go about getting rid of it, I find that sort of tweeting childish? Players can make formal complaints and have it dealt with.