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MATCH THREAD: Connacht vs Leinster, 19th Sept 2014 19:35, The Sportgroud, TG4

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    #452
    Hagz
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    I'm physically ill. Of all the games to lose, the worst one is to lose in the Sportsground. This will haunt my dreams.


    Bryan Byrne is better than Shane Delahunt.


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    #453
    Judgement Day
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    Great result but cost me dearly. :D


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    #454
    hogandrew
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    Well done Connacht. H cup here you come!


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    #455
    SaveOurLyric
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    ssaye2 wrote: »
    Well done connacht I'm done you better back it up and not be a one three trick pony
    .


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    #456
    ouncer
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    armchaircoach wrote: »
    Connacht have scored two tries in 160 min against 2 bottom half of the table teams. A combination of a narrow victory last week, and a big victory recently at home against a very weak Leinster has puffed up their confidence a great deal, but I would suspect that by half 9 tonight they will have a much better appreciation of how they stand. I hope they come out fighting and give a good game, but I think there is only one horse to back in this race, the one that has a devastating subs bench too up the intensity with 20 min left. I would suspect a points difference of more than 14.

    Marmion you beaut. Naoupu insane. Connacht, jahysus, yez are the best.


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    #457
    SlickRic
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    That's on O'Connor.

    took off Macken far too early, and did not make other changes that were begging to be made. Connacht took the initiative and he never did anything to try get it back.

    Gopperth is killing me.


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    #458
    Larbre34
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    Fair play to Connacht, impressive fitness and workrate.

    Leinster need a 10.


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    #459
    OldRio
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    A-Train wrote: »
    Leinster were beyond bad, in control and handed Connacht the match. Some shocking calls by the ref against Leinster.

    That is embarrassing.


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    #460
    ssaye2
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    Shout out to travelling fans deserved better free Jersey or something


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    #461
    connachta
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    YES


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    #462
    Neil3030
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    It's all a conspiracy against Munster obviously. We'll beat everyone around us and then gift Connacht easy points. :o


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    #463
    connachta
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    WE


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    #464
    thomond2006
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    ouncer wrote: »
    Marmion you beaut. Naoupu insane. Connacht, jahysus, yez are the best.

    No giving out from ouncer. All is good in the West.


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    #465
    connachta
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    CAN


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    #466
    WallyGUFC
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    Poor game, great win. We've won 3 from 3 without playing particularly well in any of the games. That's a great position to be in.


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    #467
    case885
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    A-Train wrote: »
    Leinster were beyond bad, in control and handed Connacht the match. Some shocking calls by the ref against Leinster.

    Come off it connacht played well, their pack was in total control with scrums and mauls and they took their chances well.


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    #468
    Clegg
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    I'm really not impressed by this Leinster side. No structure in the backs at all. We supposedly have senior players in the backs who are able to set the tone. Saw none of that this evening.

    Forwards weren't the problem. Did what they were supposed to do. Got on top for long periods and then kept parity on others.


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    #469
    P_1
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    Well done Connacht, much the better team in the second half.

    O'Connor needs to buck up his ideas fairly sharpish.


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    #470
    A-Train
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    OldRio wrote: »
    That is embarrassing.

    Explain how so please?


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    #471
    .ak
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    SlickRic wrote: »
    That's on O'Connor.

    took off Macken far too early, and did not make other changes that were begging to be made. Connacht took the initiative and he never did anything to try get it back.

    Gopperth is killing me.

    On MOC me swiss. That's down to the players. Shocking accuracy again. We seemed to rest on our laurels in the 2nd half.


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    #472
    Heroditas
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    Connacht looked far better once Falloon went off, they started disrupting our armchair ride at the breakdown. Once they swarmed the rucks, Reddan was on the back foot and Gopperth struggled.
    Good win for Connacht but Leinster were absolutely awful in the second half. Completely clueless and kicked away possession far too much. Very frustrating to watch.


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    #473
    Tox56
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    case885 wrote: »
    Come off it connacht played well, their pack was in total control with scrums and mauls and they took their chances well.

    The only points from the scrum came from a Leinster march on the Connacht scrum


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    #474
    P_1
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    .ak wrote: »
    On MOC me swiss. That's down to the players. Shocking accuracy again. We seemed to rest on our laurels in the 2nd half.

    Yes but this sort of malaise never happened under Joe. How can (largely) the same set of players be of such a differing standard under two different coaches?


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    #475
    Zzippy
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    I am officially on the p1ss now! ðŸ˜


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    #476
    Synode
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    .ak wrote: »
    On MOC me swiss. That's down to the players. Shocking accuracy again. We seemed to rest on our laurels in the 2nd half.

    He has to take responsibility for the subs. And he made a balls of them


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    #477
    A-Train
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    case885 wrote: »
    Come off it connacht played well, their pack was in total control with scrums and mauls and they took their chances well.

    They weren't in total control, Leinster controlled most of the play. Connacht took their chance well I will agree.


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    #478
    OldRio
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    A-Train wrote: »
    Explain how so please?

    Trying to put some of the blame on the ref. Very poor form after that 'display'


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    #479
    [Deleted User]
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    Completely shocking from Leinster. Scarlets gift us last week and we all think things are rosey.

    This week showed us that a motivated team with a plan will beat an unmotivated team with no plan and that's what we are and have been since MOC took over.

    Awful *team* performance and no strategy for subs given how shattered many of our pack looked later on.


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    #480
    aimee1
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    serious questions must be asked of matt o'connor. That was shocking. Just so inept. How many of that Leinster team won the 6n only 6 months ago???


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    #481
    Tox56
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    P_1 wrote: »
    Yes but this sort of malaise never happened under Joe. How can (largely) the same set of players be of such a differing standard under two different coaches?

    That's hardly true at all, we were thumped in the sports ground under Joe, but I agree the way out structure completely collapsed in the second half was unforgivable


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