Match thread Leinster v Toulon 17.15 Aviva Stadium

Not much to say, need a good performance here. Come on Leinster!

aimee1

close up of mike ross there in the warm up and he looks wrecked already

funtime93

If leinster win here they go to 5 points then on to 10 if they beat bath with a bonus which sets up wasps v leinster last game wasps on 14 leinster on 10 winner takes all. That's assuming wasps get nothing away to Toulon next which id be pretty confident about. Clutching at straws but that's actually pretty achievable IMO .

ThisRegard

All commentary and analysis I've been hearing all day is based on Leinster underperforming last week so shouldn't be worried today. Not much about Toulon also not gelling.

captbarnacles

What was that

JPCN1

Ah Jaysus Reddan...

Santa can we please please have a new scrum half for Christmas?

CatFromHue

funtime93 wrote: »

If leinster win here they go to 5 points then on to 10 if they beat bath with a bonus which sets up wasps v leinster last game wasps on 14 leinster on 10 winner takes all. That's assuming wasps get nothing away to Toulon next which id be pretty confident about. Clutching at straws but that's actually pretty achievable IMO .

I like your attitude and it's interesting to look at as it's not that crazy that the last round of the group could have

Wasps v Lein
Bath v Toulon

with the table being
Wasps 14pts
Toulon 12pts
Lein 10pts
Bath 10pts

LuckyGent88

Well this is refreshing to watch

Clegg

Reddan is Jaysus awful

Gaygooner

Have it on sky go

aimee1

that should be a card for habana

AbusesToilets

Habana getting away with murder there. Reddan is gash, how many blind alleys can one man run down?

Dave_The_Sheep

If he's decided that was pulled down illegally, it should also be a yellow card.

thomond2006

Nice!

LuckyGent88

Well deserved try. Keep the foot down now Leinster

AbusesToilets

At least 2, if not more YCs in that last sequence there.

Kiwi_knock

Arguably it should have been another card

CatFromHue

aimee1 wrote: »

that should be a card for habana

Surprised it wasn't

eyeball kid

Van Der Flier must be annoyed not to have been awarded the try! Good start from Leinster.

aimee1

eyeball kid wrote: »

Van Der Flier must be annoyed not to have been awarded the try! Good start from Leinster.

think barnes decided to give pen try to avoid going to tmo to check grounding

AbusesToilets

How is Matt Stevens starting for Toulon? Did I miss a phoenix like resurgennce from the fat, pie eater who toured with the Lions?

stadedublinois

AbusesToilets wrote: »

Habana getting away with murder there. Reddan is gash, how many blind alleys can one man run down?

Penalty wasn't against Habana. Barnes said he was fine, it was for something on the ground

matthew8

Barnes could've given a yellow with the penalty try but other than that I think he's given Leinster everything they could ask for.

Crimsonforce

AbusesToilets wrote: »

How is Matt Stevens starting for Toulon? Did I miss a phoenix like resurgennce from the fat, pie eater who toured with the Lions?

U forgot to throw in drugs cheat there too.

Hagz

Mike Ross is so bad outside the scrum.

captbarnacles

Have Leinster conceded a penalty yet?

AbusesToilets

Hagz wrote: »

Mike Ross is so bad outside the scrum.

And yet, having him and Toner in the middle of our defensive line seems to be a planned strategy. Scary

thomond2006

AbusesToilets wrote: »

How is Matt Stevens starting for Toulon? Did I miss a phoenix like resurgennce from the fat, pie eater who toured with the Lions?

He signed as a RWC joker. Ma'afu was signed to be the starter but that didn't work out to say the least!

AbusesToilets

Kearney gives away easy penalty there

AbusesToilets

Moore looked like he rinsed the Toulon LH at that last scrum.

Triumvirate

Crimsonforce wrote: »

U forgot to throw in drugs cheat there too.

The bloke is a proven, solid performer. He did cocaine, moronically and served out his ban that was longer than far worse incidents receive.

Delighted he has got his career back on track and proved himself twice now.

AbusesToilets

bad miss by Nacewa there

thomond2006

Who came out of the line?

CatFromHue

Thought Toulon bound on the man before contact in the lead up to their try.

aimee1

guirado head first. yc?

AbusesToilets

I wonder if we will see a Toulon player support his body weight just once in this game?

Leinster players could do with staying on their feet for their clear outs too for that matter.

aimee1

why is the toulpn medic not on with the sponge on guirado's head now?

Crimsonforce

Triumvirate wrote: »

The bloke is a proven, solid performer. He did cocaine, moronically and served out his ban that was longer than far worse incidents receive.

Delighted he has got his career back on track and proved himself twice now.

He is also a proven drug cheat

AbusesToilets

Ruddock is having a great game, hope he can get a good stretch of health now

ceannbui

What is habana up to that deserves a card? Sorry can't see game

AbusesToilets

ceannbui wrote: »

What is habana up to that deserves a card? Sorry can't see game

Messing in the ruck near the goal line

AbusesToilets

Never understand how scrumhalves are allowed to push and shove at scrum time

thomond2006

Crimsonforce wrote: »

He is also a proven drug cheat

I don't know if cocaine is performance enhancing but in any case he did his time and turned his life around. Good for him.

Triumvirate

Crimsonforce wrote: »

He is also a proven drug cheat

Bitter.

aimee1

offside at the ruck before jonnys kick surely

captbarnacles

offside!! right in front of barnes

Triumvirate

thomond2006 wrote: »

I don't know if cocaine is performance enhancing but in any case he did his time and turned his life around. Good for him.

When you think that going after someone's eye socket might get you a few months or deliberately snapping a player's bone gets about 7 months, his ban was absolutely massive, relatively.

Crimsonforce

Triumvirate wrote: »

Bitter.

No bitterness, just stating the facts. Guy was band for two years for using class A drugs.

AbusesToilets

Moore is destroying the Toulon LH, Armitage was practically bound on Moore at that last scrum and he still rinsed them.

captbarnacles

Fitz skinning Nonu

aimee1

if they tighten up the accuracy they will be in a great place

JS take note Fitz is a centre, earls is a winger