Wasps v Leinster match thread

aimee1

Zane try. leinster here to play

captbarnacles

What a try. Leinster really lookign their old selves last few games.

aimee1

yuck

errlloyd

Inzane finish

ThisRegard

Is their stadium even half full? I know the capacity being around 32,000 may make the attendance look smaller than it is, but doesn't look great for such an important match for Wasps.

Buer

Try and, unfortunately, one of Wasp's most important players with a nasty injury.

Leinster are in with a pretty good chance here. Wasps have too much experience and quality to get rattled though at this point.

Pudsy33

Is it just me or does Macken look huge?

Tox56

Jesus christ Sexton is just constantly getting attention these days, just get him off this game means nothing

Clegg

That's concussion on Sexton.

Another one.

aimee1

wat happened to jonny?

Clegg

That's concussion on Sexton.

Another one.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Have Wasps already qualified or do they need to win here?

Sexton off?

Buer

Hasty decision from Wasps. Kickable penalty stuck into touch in early stages.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Have Wasps already qualified or do they need to win here?

Sexton off?

aimee1

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Have Wasps already qualified or do they need to win here?

Sexton off?

HIA clashed heads with Macken

razorblunt

Does the PA always play that shíte?

Buer

Gopperth hits back. Good score following good defence by Leinster who slowed down the ball really well but numbers told in the end.

ThisRegard

G'wan Jimmy! Oh...wait...

Buer

If Sexton remains off, the game is over for Leinster, I would think.

Shane732

What channel is it on?

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Buer wrote: »

If Sexton remains off, the game is over for Leinster, I would think.

Not great news for Ireland either.

Tox56

Our maul is just awful, in attack and defence

ThisRegard

Shane732 wrote: »

What channel is it on?

British Telecommunications Number 2.

A-Train

Tox56 wrote: »

Our maul is just awful, in attack and defence

It is at a shocking level

Clegg

Leinster actually should be a second try up. Cronin butchered it.

corny

Tox56 wrote: »

Our maul is just awful, in attack and defence

Has a lot to do with Toner. To say he's disinterested would be an understatement.

errlloyd

Annoyed we butchered our try.

A-Train

Leinster have really shot themselves in the foot so far! Now behind, not looking the best for the rest of the match, especially if Johnny is gone.

Neil3030

For my money Dev has come through and disrupted the Wasps maul twice but penalised and warned by the ref. :mad:

Buer

corny wrote: »

Has a lot to do with Toner. To say he's disinterested would be an understatement.

He's one of the few trying to make something happen at the maul.

We've a light pack and only one lock on the pitch. The maul was always going to be a weakness.

corny

corny wrote: »

Has a lot to do with Toner. To say he's disinterested would be an understatement.

Uninterested. Disinterested is what the ref is!

corny

Buer wrote: »

He's one of the few trying to make something happen at the maul.

By taking the easy option and walking around the side twice?

Stheno

Any update on sexton?

aimee1

sexton off permanently

Stheno

Stheno wrote: »

Any update on sexton?

Commentary team says no, they said he won't be back on.

Buer

corny wrote: »

By taking the easy option and walking around the side twice?

The maul shifted around him. He was fighting through the middle and the opposition pack moved the point of attack. Good work from Wasps. Far from "disinterested" from Toner.

corny

Buer wrote: »

The maul shifted around him. He was fighting through the middle and the opposition pack moved the point of attack. Good work from Wasps. Far from "disinterested" from Toner.

At no stage was he through the middle.

Rucks are a free for all, wasps getting away with murder

A-Train

Wasps yellow card

Buer

corny wrote: »

At no stage was he through the middle.

He didn't get through the middle. He was positioned there and trying to get through and had managed to get hands on the carrier when the maul shifted. That's his normal approach.

He was excellent in the last maul too when we walked them back 20 yards.

captbarnacles

Fitzgerald is incredible at beating the first tackler and finding space where there looks like there is none at all.

A-Train

Great by Dave Kearney, good awareness by Reddan, try Leinster

Diabhal Beag

So that's one of the best offloads you'll ever see

Stheno

Try!

aimee1

thats a try, great work DK

The absolute power of Dave Kearney to have 4 - 5 players pushing him into touch and yet still holds them up long enough for Reddan to show up and pick the ball of the deck.

Great play yet again from Kearney Jnr.

The absolute power of Dave Kearney to have 4 - 5 players pushing him into touch and yet still holds them up long enough for Reddan to show up and pick the ball of the deck.

Great play yet again from Kearney Jnr.

LuckyGent88

Should be a try anyway. Well done Kearney. Just tuned in, sexton with concussion wtf like

razorblunt

Lovely score. Very impressed with Fitzgerald too.

ThisRegard

I can see Sexton having to give up the game at a relatively young age.

corny

Buer wrote: »

He didn't get through the middle. He was positioned there and trying to get through and had managed to get hands on the carrier when the maul shifted. That's his normal approach.

He was excellent in the last maul too when we walked them back 20 yards.

You said he was fighting through the middle. He wasn't. He started on the outside and stayed there to work his way around to the carrier. Blatant penalty.