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Connacht Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread - Part II

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    #6872
    its_phil
    Registered Users Posts: 5,442 ✭✭✭its_phil


    Iompair wrote: »
    That money might be going to Robbie, just a hunch.

    Too many mistakes in the game, thought we might have snuck another try, good atmosphere in the ground.

    Henshaw is getting a national contract, so will be off our books. He might not even be here the season after, which is a bit ludicrous when you think about it. One of the other provinces getting a readymade international center for nothing. One thing for certain is if we don't get a 10, he won't be here.

    The average age of the backline must have been very low at the end. Marmion, Jack, Craig, Porter, Robbie, Darragh, and Tiernan.


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    #6873
    Iompair
    Registered Users Posts: 262 ✭✭Iompair


    its_phil wrote: »
    Henshaw is getting a national contract, so will be off our books. He might not even be here the season after, which is a bit ludicrous when you think about it. One of the other provinces getting a readymade international center for nothing. One thing for certain is if we don't get a 10, he won't be here.

    Point :(


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    #6874
    LeinsterDub
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    Mils arrested?


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    #6875
    duckysauce
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,930 ✭✭✭duckysauce


    mills arrested -- jesus


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    #6876
    Redo91
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    What did he do?


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    #6877
    duckysauce
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    Redo91 wrote: »
    What did he do?

    said 12 3s was crap


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    #6878
    ouncer
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    thomond2006 wrote: »
    If the Mils Muliaina money can be re-invested then you'll get a very good one.
    Funny its not about money. If you look at Connacht they have fantastic players. Team selection sucks and it is crushing this squad. You have to believe in the guy next to you. That is what rugby is about. Marmion was again ordinary. Cooney seems to be better. And whatever mils did in the afters of the game, he is gone. As is jack.


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    #6879
    RobbieRuns
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    Probably got into an argument with a Glaws supporter and used bad language.


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    #6880
    total former
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    Redo91 wrote: »
    What did he do?

    Parked in the incorrect location.


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    #6881
    its_phil
    Registered Users Posts: 5,442 ✭✭✭its_phil


    ouncer wrote: »
    Funny its not about money. If you look at Connacht they have fantastic players. Team selection sucks and it is crushing this squad. You have to believe in the guy next to you. That is what rugby is about. Marmion was again ordinary. Cooney seems to be better. And whatever mils did in the afters of the game, he is gone. As is jack.

    Cooney couldn't play tonight and marmion had a very good second half.


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    #6882
    thomond2006
    Registered Users Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    ouncer wrote: »
    Funny its not about money. If you look at Connacht they have fantastic players. Team selection sucks and it is crushing this squad. You have to believe in the guy next to you. That is what rugby is about. Marmion was again ordinary. Cooney seems to be better. And whatever mils did in the afters of the game, he is gone. As is jack.

    I'm talking about getting a 10, I'm not sure what the above has to do with it?


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    #6883
    its_phil
    Registered Users Posts: 5,442 ✭✭✭its_phil


    I can't believe I'm posting this. From Rob Murphy, highly respected Connacht journalist


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    #6884
    Pudsy33
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    Jesus didn't expect that


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    #6885
    vienne86
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    Bloody hell.....when an end to the night for Connacht.


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    #6886
    durkadurka
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    Related to the Cardiff games last month apparently


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    #6887
    ouncer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,653 ✭✭✭ouncer


    its_phil wrote: »
    I can't believe I'm posting this. From Rob Murphy, highly respected Connacht journalist
    Is this mils we are talking about?


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    #6888
    Henry Ford III
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    ouncer wrote: »
    Is this mils we are talking about?

    Afraid so. Any good he might have done in PR terms for Connacht is now very much in the balance.


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    #6889
    Zzippy
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 14,166 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zzippy


    Folks, a player has been arrested, not charged and certainly not convicted of anything. No speculation, end of.


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    #6890
    duckysauce
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    http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/connachts-mils-muliaina-arrested-in-britain-after-team-defeat-31117263.html


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    #6891
    ouncer
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    Henry Ford III wrote: »
    Afraid so. Any good he might have done in PR terms for Connacht is now very much in the balance.
    OK. Don't want to know. As a performance tonight jack is brutal. But that's fine. He got selected at 10. It is not his fault he got selected at 10. Something needs to change. Pat has brought us to heights we have not attained in the past. It is his choice. I found it funny the commentary about Robbie. Its just a bunch of media folks who have no clue. Robbie did ok, he's just a player in the end.. We were abysmal and deserved to lose. Jack, I am most unhappy with you


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    #6892
    duckysauce
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    ouncer wrote: »
    OK. Don't want to know. As a performance tonight jack is brutal. But that's fine. He got selected at 10. It is not his fault he got selected at 10. Something needs to change. Pat has brought us to heights we have not attained in the past. It is his choice. I found it funny the commentary about Robbie. Its just a bunch of media folks who have no clue. Robbie did ok, he's just a player in the end.. We were abysmal and deserved to lose. Jack, I am most unhappy with you


    why was he selected he has been the worst performing player all year and he didn't get subbed , one of his cross field kicks actually went backwards :eek:


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    #6893
    vienne86
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    duckysauce wrote: »
    why was he selected he has been the worst performing player all year and he didn't get subbed , one of his cross field kicks actually went backwards :eek:

    That's the puzzle - the way he was playing, anyone would have expected him to be subbed. I just don't get it.


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    #6894
    ixus
    Registered Users Posts: 2,436 ✭✭✭ixus


    Body language looked all wrong from the team. Marm wins a big turn over near the end of the game in his 22. Not one lad ran over to congratulate him. They were still in the game. If that was any other team, players would be jumping over each other to congratulate him.

    Worst game of rugby I've seen in a while.


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    #6895
    its_phil
    Registered Users Posts: 5,442 ✭✭✭its_phil


    ouncer wrote: »
    I found it funny the commentary about Robbie. Its just a bunch of media folks who have no clue. Robbie did ok, he's just a player in the end..

    Well I thought he played well and that you have no clue. Henshaw, Buckley, Tiernan and Masterson dragged Connacht kicking and screaming into that match for the last 20. Henshaw was trying too much to be the hero alright sometimes and took on one or two bad runs, but the majority of his work tonight was very good in defence and attack. Big tackles on Sharples on the counter twice come to mind and always sucking in two or three defenders carrying the ball. We had two oppurtunites at the end of the first half to score and they were both off Robbie dummy lines, he was our only dangerous player to Gloucester and they knew that by man marking him. Unfortunatley our exploitation of that was poor.


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    #6896
    ouncer
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    duckysauce wrote: »
    why was he selected he has been the worst performing player all year and he didn't get subbed , one of his cross field kicks actually went backwards :eek:
    Flumuxxed by that. And I want to discuss game rather than 'stuff'. Rather discussing rugby. Jack was so not good.


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    #6897
    ouncer
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    ixus wrote: »
    Body language looked all wrong from the team. Marm wins a big turn over near the end of the game in his 22. Not one lad ran over to congratulate him. They were still in the game. If that was any other team, players would be jumping over each other to congratulate him.

    Worst game of rugby I've seen in a while.
    Marmion has been pants last two games. Porter better


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    #6898
    its_phil
    Registered Users Posts: 5,442 ✭✭✭its_phil


    ouncer wrote: »
    Marmion has been pants last two games. Porter better

    Porter didn't even play 9 tonight or last week, so unless you're saying he is a better player overall i don't understand your point.


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    #6899
    ouncer
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    Marmion and jack. And there ya go. Utter pants between both. Do I blame kieran. Well he is ????


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    #6900
    its_phil
    Registered Users Posts: 5,442 ✭✭✭its_phil


    ouncer wrote: »
    Marmion and jack. And there ya go. Utter pants between both. Do I blame kieran. Well he is ????

    So you're saying (based on your two previous posts and my question) Ian Porter, our third choice scrum half, is better than our Irish international, and 2014 supporters player of the year scrum half Kieran Marmion?


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    #6901
    ouncer
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    ixus wrote: »
    Body language looked all wrong from the team. Marm wins a big turn over near the end of the game in his 22. Not one lad ran over to congratulate him. They were still in the game. If that was any other team, players would be jumping over each other to congratulate him.

    Worst game of rugby I've seen in a while.
    its_phil wrote: »
    So you're saying (based on your two previous posts and my question) Ian Porter, our third choice scrum half, is better than our Irish international, and 2014 supporters player of the year scrum half Kieran Marmion?
    Yep, marmion was rubbish tonight and he was rubbish last week and he was rubbish the previous week and the previous week etc....


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