Leinster vs Connacht build up RDS Jan 1st tg4 17:00

Triumvirate

Mad passage. Players cannot hang onto the ball at all. Think it should have been a scrum instead of line out, there.

Connacht will be delighted to get in with this score.

DGRulz

Had flashes of the Wasps game just there!

vienne86

I think Mike McCarthy wants to score a try today!

corny

What a hit from McCarthy. Says something when he's your quickest chaser.

Triumvirate

Lam has to change tactics at half time. That has to be a half dozen turnovers out wide. Connacht have every chance to win this. Set piece aside, their pack are having a really good game.

A-Train

Great hit by McCarthy

vienne86

Connacht will be very happy to have only conceded 3 in the first half.

Inspector Coptoor

Connacht are still so frustrating to watch.

Doing so many things right and losing 80m with silly decisions and inability to claim a line out in the opposition 22.

After 15 minutes I thought the writ I was on the wall and that leinster were gonna score a few tries.

Connacht defence stood firm and they could have scored themselves.

Leinster went out of the game in the last 15 mins of 1st half except for their Defence.

Game is there for Connacht to win if they can execute

ClanofLams

Great halftime Scoreline, it's there for Connacht now. Pack having a massive game, Masterson especially. Need to get lineouts sorted though.

swiwi_

Absorbing game. For Connacht Masterton at 8 has caught the eye, also some nice carries from Muldowney I think it is. For Leinster, Reddan has been generally decent, and McCarthy prominent.

Connacht will be delighted going in only 0-3 down against the wind.

b.gud

Happy to see that my worries about Heenan being off the pace were wrong he's looked good so far

vienne86

For such woeful conditions, it is a very good match.

Quint2010

Thought Connacht defence was superb first half. They should win this now.

oneofakind32

The battle on the floor has been awesome. I think Connacht have been slightly better in that aspect.

Connacht have got to take advantage of tis wind and turn the screw on Leinster like Leinster did to Connacht at the start of the first half. We have 2 drop goal options on the pitch(Carty and Ronaldon) and another on the bench(AJ). They could be the yet regret not taking there kicks early on.

errlloyd

Utter shyte to be at tbh

KevinMunster12

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Triumvirate

Strauss is having a very understated, efficient game. Throwing a great line out in woeful conditions and won a couple of penalties at the breakdown.

vienne86

Very few left in the north stand......fair play to anyone who went. First time I've ever cried off because of weather.:(

vienne86

Ringrose again! Bloody KO - dammit anyway.

case885

Plenty focks there from Ringrose

Guy:Incognito

Triumvirate wrote: »

Have you seen the weather conditions? No way they should be trying anything inventive or slinging the ball wide.

It's been all season.

Each new match just brings it to my mind again.

Triumvirate

Reddan not to be outdone by Marmion.

Hagz

What was wrong with that? He smacked his arm not the ball....

vienne86

I wish Reddan would stop the box kicking.

Triumvirate

Much smarter from Connacht, using the boot and pressuring Leinster.

vienne86

SOB on - great!

ionapaul

SOB 2.0

MarinersBlues

Heenan wasn't hurt - was he?

mansize

Has SOB been cloned???

corny

Stupidity isn't the word for Leinster trying to win a kicking battle in the conditions.