MATCH THREAD: Bath vs Leinster, Sat 21st Nov 2015 15:15, The Rec, BTEUR

molloyjh

After a truly awful result last week Leinster take on Bath today in a must win clash. A lot has been said about the game in the RDS against Wasps but it should be remembered that Leinster dominated territory and possession so they were obviously doing something(s) right. It should also be noted that they were missing almost all of their first choice back line outside 10 and lost 3 forwards to injury as well. In that context, while it doesn't excuse the result or aspects of the performance, it does put it into context. A huge improvement is needed today. Let's hope they deliver.

molloyjh

Can a mod please update the teams in the thread title. In my haste I forgot to....cheers.

molloyjh

I love Ben Te'o!

Fireball07

What an awful kick by Rokodoguni.

molloyjh

Boss has started well.

Fireball07

Watson is a top player, huge fan of him.


Boss has done well so far though.

molloyjh

Who bit in there from Leinster and opened the hole?

former total

Good man Dev.

Great play from Bath though.

Fireball07

Nice kick by Sexton, Bath do look threatening though- Eastmond, Watson, etc

errlloyd

So far good game for a neutral. Bit lucky of Leinster, absorbing some pressure.

molloyjh

Fairly happy with this start. Bath look very good though.

Fireball07

Nice handy 3 for Sexton to start, silly penalty from Bath.

molloyjh

TE'O! Great hit.

molloyjh

They are getting a lot of quick ball from their rucks.

Clegg

Bath look very good with ball in hand.

Fireball07

Eastmond is class.

errlloyd

Good and bad of teo there. Great hit, but he's also been done a few times now.

Fireball07

Scrum a worry.

Poor reffing. They should be made to use that, a scrum can only stay up for so long.

errlloyd

We're getting owned at scrum time. Bad news.

molloyjh

Is there an issue with Triggs behind Ross I wonder?

aimee1

molloyjh wrote: »

Is there an issue with Triggs behind Ross I wonder?

will see if that changes when Moore comes on

molloyjh

We're losing the collisions again here. There's an air of inevitability about this.

Stop kicking them the ball

errlloyd

Opposite of last week. We have no possession, no territory and nothing.

molloyjh

Bath playing all the rugby. They are getting into our 22 easily and going through phases. Have we even had possession in their 22 yet?

molloyjh

AdamD wrote: »

Stop kicking them the ball

We should be kicking it when we're on our 22, but we just need to kick better.

Synode

Can anyone private mail me something?

aimee1

think sexton shipped a boot to the head in that ruck by one of his team mates

errlloyd

That is complete crap from the ref. No release from louw over there.

Clegg

Leinster look absolutely dire again.

molloyjh

Jesus Christ. We're poor again today. Set piece is a joke. WTF!?

Horrendous game of rugby. Refs not reffing the ruck either. Lot of chat from the Bath players.

Tox56

Well this is utterly appalling in every respect

thomond2006

That was an atrocious kick from JS.

Clegg

No shape in attack and Toner caught dozing.

Ffs

errlloyd

Win the ball, knock it on instantly. Win the line out, kick an up and under no distance at all and lose it. They have a light centre, we have a beast, pass the ball to Fitz.

Tox56

This is so frustrating, twice we've won a turnover and the ball goes forward and we're defending a scrum

Crossing in the Bath backline in pretty much every play

Fireball07

Leinster doing a bit better now, frustrating Bath.


Although that was a super kick.

errlloyd

AdamD wrote: »

Crossing in the Bath backline in pretty much every play

How Banahan didn't get caught is beyond me.

heybaby

thomond2006 wrote: »

That was an atrocious kick from JS.

For me Sexton is not the same player as he was before his long lay off with concussion. Theres a sluggishness about him which is reflected in the team as a whole. Healey hasnt played well since his return and Jamie Heaslip is not leading by example, hes also not captain material because again this performance is leaderless.

molloyjh

This is a pretty strong 23, so why the hell are we so bad?

And a man down. Anyone see who it is?

molloyjh

heybaby wrote: »

For me Sexton is not the same player as he was before his long lay off with concussion. Theres a sluggishness about him which is reflected in the team as a whole. Healey hasnt played well since his return and Jamie Heaslip is not leading by example, hes also not captain material because again this performance is leaderless.

He's not the captain.

Clegg

Healy done his shoulder/neck?

errlloyd

Healy could go.

Edit: looked worse real time.

Fireball07

That Bath LH is a wrecking ball with ball-in-hand.

molloyjh

Healy made a total and utter mess of that attempted tackle.

heybaby

molloyjh wrote: »

He's not the captain.

Ah yes i forgot.

aimee1

heybaby wrote: »

For me Sexton is not the same player as he was before his long lay off with concussion. Theres a sluggishness about him which is reflected in the team as a whole. Healey hasnt played well since his return and Jamie Heaslip is not leading by example, hes also not captain material because again this performance is leaderless.

Nacewa is the captain

thomond2006

Sean the winger