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Connacht Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread - Part II

Absoluvely · 2014-03-30 14:59:52

It was a tight Scarlets match (ending in a 32-30 away defeat for Connacht) that caused the original thread to reach 10,000 posts and its retirement age. Strangely enough, while Scarlets took 5 table points from the match, Connacht managed to take two, securing both types of bonus point. I haven't seen 7 table points being…

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#9752 12-11-2015 9:13pm
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Anyone got any idea what type of crowd there will be in Russia? Maybe 5,000?

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#9753 12-11-2015 9:14pm
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sydneybound wrote: »

Anyone got any idea what type of crowd there will be in Russia? Maybe 5,000?

They're expecting over 20,000 as far as I know. In those temperatures too!

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#9754 12-11-2015 9:19pm
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Zzippy wrote: »

They're expecting over 20,000 as far as I know. In those temperatures too!

Unbelievable effort, they deserve more home games!!

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#9755 12-11-2015 9:36pm
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Zzippy wrote: »

They're expecting over 20,000 as far as I know. In those temperatures too!

Wow! This match must be a bit deal for them.

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#9756 12-11-2015 9:55pm
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duckysauce wrote: »

is this on 8am Irish time ?

I think yes, though Ultimate Rugby has it as 7 a.m.

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#9757 12-11-2015 9:59pm
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vienne86 wrote: »

I think yes, though Ultimate Rugby has it as 7 a.m.

Tomorrow morning is it? Fabulous.

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#9758 12-11-2015 10:07pm
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errlloyd wrote: »

Tomorrow morning is it? Fabulous.

Saturday morning

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#9759 12-11-2015 10:08pm
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errlloyd wrote: »

Tomorrow morning is it? Fabulous.

Saturday.

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#9760 12-11-2015 10:46pm
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Zzippy wrote: »

They're expecting over 20,000 as far as I know. In those temperatures too!

Isn't this the biggest crowd ever for a Connacht game? Even Twickenham Stoop was filled by 15 000 max capacity..

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#9761 12-11-2015 11:03pm
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connachta wrote: »

Isn't this the biggest crowd ever for a Connacht game? Even Twickenham Stoop was filled by 15 000 max..

One of the interpros in Thomand Park maybe?

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#9762 12-11-2015 11:09pm
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Bazzo wrote: »

One of the interpros in Thomand Park maybe?

Of course I thought about it, but no, I don't think the attendance was ever above 12 000 for Connacht neighbour

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#9763 12-11-2015 11:12pm
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Correction : season 2011-12
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Can still be beaten Saturday if the 22 500 stadium is sold out!

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#9764 12-11-2015 11:15pm
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And... no, 26 000 in 2009... How Munster attendances could have decreased so much....?

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#9765 12-11-2015 11:21pm
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Usually 18000 at Thomond for Munster
Then 16000/17000 in RDS and Ravenhill
While I'm expecting big crowd in Krasnoyarsk, I'd be shocked if was more than this number

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#9766 13-11-2015 12:03am
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wp_rathead wrote: »

Usually 18000 at Thomond for Munster
Then 16000/17000 in RDS and Ravenhill
While I'm expecting big crowd in Krasnoyarsk, I'd be shocked if was more than this number

Apparently they have sold in excess of 20,000 tickets so far.

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#9767 13-11-2015 12:10am
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Crimsonforce wrote: »

Apparently they have sold in excess of 20,000 tickets so far.

I heard that but I'm pretty skeptical ha

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#9768 13-11-2015 12:44am
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wp_rathead wrote: »

I heard that but I'm pretty skeptical ha

Lets see how many turn out on sat morning with their ruski hats and bottles of bovril.

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#9769 13-11-2015 10:27am
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The first few days in Siberia

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#9770 13-11-2015 12:46pm
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b.gud wrote: »

The first few days in Siberia

Decent turnout at the press conference there. Get the feeling this is a pretty big deal in Russia, or at least in the city.

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#9771 13-11-2015 12:50pm
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Hardy, if small, bunch of supporters have arrived.

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#9772 13-11-2015 1:14pm
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http://www.connachtrugby.ie/#ConnachtNews

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#9773 13-11-2015 1:22pm
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Gotta feel for JHW- only guy not involved ha

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#9774 13-11-2015 1:54pm
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Sorry if I missed it but is this gonna be televised? I'd be curious to see it.

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#9775 13-11-2015 1:56pm
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Pudsy33 wrote: »

Sorry if I missed it but is this gonna be televised? I'd be curious to see it.

Apparently there's a legal stream of it from a Russian broadcaster/website.

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#9776 13-11-2015 2:14pm
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Can anyone post the link, or at least to the twitter account that was mentioned as having details of it?

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#9777 13-11-2015 2:19pm
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ThisRegard wrote: »

Can anyone post the link, or at least to the twitter account that was mentioned as having details of it?

It was posted a few pages back, I think, can't remember who by.

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#9778 13-11-2015 2:26pm
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ThisRegard wrote: »

Can anyone post the link, or at least to the twitter account that was mentioned as having details of it?

The Clan tweeted it the other day and I'd say Connacht will tweet it out as well before the match

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#9779 13-11-2015 2:50pm
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http://www.rugby.ru/new/russkij-videotranslyaciya-matcha-kubka-vyzova-enisej-stm-konnaxt.html

I think it is live from this site in the morning

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#9780 13-11-2015 3:04pm
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#9781 13-11-2015 3:05pm
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Pudsy33 wrote: »

Sorry if I missed it but is this gonna be televised? I'd be curious to see it.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Apparently there's a legal stream of it from a Russian broadcaster/website.

ThisRegard wrote: »

Can anyone post the link, or at least to the twitter account that was mentioned as having details of it?

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

It was posted a few pages back, I think, can't remember who by.

connemara man wrote: »

The Clan tweeted it the other day and I'd say Connacht will tweet it out as well before the match

I've posted it a few times but as the question seems to keep coming up I created a match thread here which has the link

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