Match Thread: Glasgow V Leinster KO: 19:35 TG4/BBC Alba

ConFurioso

DISCLAIMER: Table is shamelessly copied and pasted from molloyj's last match thread. :pac:

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15: Ian Madigan|15: Stuart Hogg
14: Dave Kearney|14: Sean Lamont
13: Brendan Macken|13: Mark Bennett
12: Gordon D'Arcy|12: Alex Dunbar
11: Darragh Fanning|11: DTH van der Merwe
10: Jimmy Gopperth|10: Ruaridh Jackson
9: Isaac Boss |9: Chris Cusiter
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1: Jack McGrath|1: Ryan Grant
2: Richardt Strauss|2: Pat McArthur
3: Mike Ross|3: Jon Welsh
4: Mike McCarthy|4: Jonny Gray
5: Tom Denton|5: Tim Swinson
6: Kevin McLaughlin|6: Rob Harley
7: Shane Jennings |7: Chris Fusaro
8: Jordi Murphy |8: Richie Vernon
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16: Aaron Dundon|16: Dougie Hall
17: Cian Healy|17: Jerry Yanuyanutawa
18: Martin Moore|18: Ed Kalman
19: Devin Toner|19: James Eddies
20: Dippy|20: Josh Strauss
21: Eoin Reddan|21: Henry Pyrgos
22: Noel Reid|22: Scott Wight
23: Rob Kearney|23: Byron McGuigan

Arguably MOC's biggest test yet. the buildup has been dominated (at least on boards....) by the discussion on Madigan at 15. Personally, I don't think it's a case of Gopperth over Madigan. It's MOC using his resources at hand, and giving both his fly-halves game time leading up to the all important next few weeks.

I'm not going to go deeper, I wouldn't do it justice. All I'll say is that Glasgow are (thankfully) becoming a force to be reckoned with in the Pro12, so this won't be easy.

Prediction:

Head: Glasgow by 7.

Heart: Leinster with a trademark Madigan try to win it at the death.

former legend

I'm just looking forward to the TG4 commentator trying to pronounce "Yanuyanutawa".

Glasgow to edge it I think, a losing BP would be a decent result. Hoping for more strong displays from Macken and McGrath.

ThisRegard

former legend wrote: »

I'm just looking forward to the TG4 commentator trying to pronounce "Yanuyanutawa".

If he fudges it most viewers will still think he's speaking Irish anyway.

jaansu

Does anyone know if I can get this match in English commentary, on radio or online?

jamiedav2011

As I said in Leinster thread, this is a big, big game even at this stage.
A win would be a great start, a loss, not great.

Think we'll be up against it a bit personally, hopefully the extra class of Healy, Toner, Kearney, Ryan, Reddan coming on will sway it slightly.

Backrow battle should be tasty, and they've Strauss to come on too.

jamiedav2011

Dave Kearney anytime tryscorer by the way. You heard it here first.

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

I have to say. The story of Darragh Fannings progression to Leinster starter is fantastic. Fair play to the guy, real decent winger too

.ak

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »

I have to say. The story of Darragh Fannings progression to Leinster starter is fantastic. Fair play to the guy, real decent winger too

I'll reserve judgement on how good he is at this level until I see a few more home games. He looks solid when he receives the ball, but he was very naive in defence in the RDS last week which you wouldn't really pick up on camera.

Having said that fair play to him, real roy of the rovers kind of story.

pickarooney

why are they still resting the likes of rob Kearney when Sexton has four club games under his belt already? surely all the lions aren't injured at the same time?

justsomebloke

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »

I have to say. The story of Darragh Fannings progression to Leinster starter is fantastic. Fair play to the guy, real decent winger too

I think it's a case of being in the right place at the right time. Between injuries, retirements, transfers and the player welfare program he pretty much has ended up with the chance of a lifetime to get some uninterrupted game time at Leinster that ordinarily he wouldn't be able to get and is taking his chance to impress.

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

pickarooney wrote: »

why are they still resting the likes of rob Kearney when Sexton has four club games under his belt already? surely all the lions aren't injured at the same time?

Our player welfare system is ridiculously OTT. Although Sexton probably has played a bit too much

danthefan

pickarooney wrote: »

why are they still resting the likes of rob Kearney when Sexton has four club games under his belt already? surely all the lions aren't injured at the same time?

You may or may not have noticed but it's the same at every province, the internationals are being phased in very slowly.

This is actually early compared to previous seasons, you'd often have not had internationals back until the start of October in previous years.

durkadurka

Whats the story with Manawatu?

Scared the shyte out of me every time he got the ball last time. Even if he couldnt pass to save his life!

thomond2006

durkadurka wrote: »

Whats the story with Manawatu?

Scared the shyte out of me every time he got the ball last time. Even if he couldnt pass to save his life!

Out with a metatarsal injury I think

dregin

.ak wrote: »

real roy of the rovers kind of story.

The BEST Roy Of The Rover story! http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/sep/05/harry-redknapp-played-fan-west-ham

Guy gives a West Ham player so much abuse that Harry pulls him out of the crowd, gets him kitted out and subs him on for the player in question

.ak

dregin wrote: »

The BEST Roy Of The Rover story! http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/sep/05/harry-redknapp-played-fan-west-ham

Guy gives a West Ham player so much abuse that Harry pulls him out of the crowd, gets him kitted out and subs him on for the player in question

There's a moral in there somewhere.... Only in footie the more you abuse someone the greater the rewards. :pac:

[Jackass]

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »

Our player welfare system is ridiculously OTT. Although Sexton probably has played a bit too much

I think it's a combination of both our welfare system being OTT but also the French not giving a fu*k about the players outside of what's best for the club, so flog them to death.

An interesting example is Leinster resting Rob Kearney (I think it was?) for both finals last season in order to not risk him losing out on the Lions tour, but in France, not only would they play a half fit player in a final if he was good enough, but actually fired Nathan Hines for GOING on a Lions tour. (fired might be a bit strong, don't know the ins and outs of it, but was let go from the club anyway and was a free agent joining Leinster)

It's certainly one of the attractions players enjoy in remaining in Ireland, your welfare and career is respected. Not the case in France.

irishbucsfan

[Jackass] wrote: »

I think it's a combination of both our welfare system being OTT but also the French not giving a fu*k about the players outside of what's best for the club, so flog them to death.

An interesting example is Leinster resting Rob Kearney (I think it was?) for both finals last season in order to not risk him losing out on the Lions tour, but in France, not only would they play a half fit player in a final if he was good enough, but actually fired Nathan Hines for GOING on a Lions tour. (fired might be a bit strong, don't know the ins and outs of it, but was let go from the club anyway and was a free agent joining Leinster)

Didn't Hines refuse to play in a final for Perpignan so he could go meet up with the Lions? If I remember right he walked out on them, rather than the other way around.

Podge_irl

It was Hines last season there anyway.

durkadurka

Tuqiri starts for fanning...

thomond2006

Lote Tuqiri in!

irishbucsfan

Oooh goody!

irishbucsfan

Podge_irl wrote: »

It was Hines last season there anyway.

Yeah he only left a couple of weeks early. But I still would be pissed off if someone did that to Leinster. Especially an Ozzie for a Lions tour!

Podge_irl

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Yeah he only left a couple of weeks early. But I still would be pissed off if someone did that to Leinster. Especially an Ozzie for a Lions tour!

A Lions tour is a protected international window isn't it?

irishbucsfan

Podge_irl wrote: »

A Lions tour is a protected international window isn't it?

I don't think the week he left was. Maybe it was though.

Andy Irvine is saying they're hoping to get the window pushed two weeks earlier for Lions seasons though in a recent article I saw.

vienne86

thomond2006 wrote: »

Lote Tuqiri in!

Excellent - dying to see him in action!

wp_rathead

as excited I am to see Tuiquri, you have to feel for Fanning*..

errlloyd

Whatever poster had that source which said lote was playing, it's one hell of a source...

jamiedav2011

Interesting, might take him a while to get up to speed.

.ak

errlloyd wrote: »

Whatever poster had that source which said lote was playing, it's one hell of a source...

Yeah, but it looked kinda like a last minute change? Is Fanning on the bench or dropped all together?

Funkstard

Is the game on live in tg4.ie does anyone know?

errlloyd

.ak wrote: »

Yeah, but it looked kinda like a last minute change? Is Fanning on the bench or dropped all together?

Oh I was joking. Fanning is injured so he's right out of the squad according to leinster twitter.

leddpipe

any radio links people?

jamiedav2011

Is it me or do we seem to have a vastly higher amount of 'late withdrawls' than other sides?

Tox56

Seeing that series of scrums last week makes it even more frustrating, Adam Jones is fine in the first 3/4 scrums but folds like a wet paper towel in the scrum that eventually results in the YC, it's blatantly obvious when you see all the scrums in sequence

Swiwi.

jamiedav2011 wrote: »

Is it me or do we seem to have a vastly higher amount of 'late withdrawls' than other sides?

Now that you mention it, it does seem to happen more often than might be expected by chance.

irishbucsfan

Hope Tuqiri turns out to be absolutely unstoppable

Swiwi.

Is Sean Maitland injured? Or being rested? I note Hogg is back, so I would have thought Maitland might be up and running too.

justsomebloke

jamiedav2011 wrote: »

Is it me or do we seem to have a vastly higher amount of 'late withdrawls' than other sides?

it could be T just blended quicker then they expected and at a better fitness level so was the better choice

justsomebloke

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Hope Tuqiri turns out to be absolutely unstoppable

I just hope he doesn't think he is playing league

ambid

Shame Leinster changed colours for this as their current light blue home jersey doesn't clash with this dark blue/ black Glasgow jersey. Maybe they're just trying to sell more of the away jersey.

I always prefer Leinster in blue.

jamiedav2011

Poor from Darcy there. Nice clearing up by Jenno at back of lineout.

Podge_irl

Scrum looking ropey again

jamiedav2011

Nice turnover from Strauss.

Looks like Fitzgibbon's bugbear is going to be holding for the night though.

jamiedav2011

That's most certainly not Mike McCarthy TG4.

Quint2010

That George Hamilton on the PA?

jamiedav2011

Fcuk me we've been poor so far.

errlloyd

Is it just me that takes a moment to tell if it's madigan or gopperth with the ball. Same build, hair (style) and similar skin tone?

Rigor Mortis

well that's that out of his system

Hagz

Strauss with 2 turn-overs to his name within 10 mins.

Is it just me, or is Gopperth quite suspect in defence?

LeeroyJones

Nice touch found there, Jimmy. let's use it now