WWW : Connacht vs Leinster

neelia11

matthew8 wrote: »

Just awful by Leinster. Isn't there anyone on the pitch who can attempt a drop goal?

they got into perfect position for this. 8 metres on bang in front just should have had madigan in the pocket for it

Larbre34

Load of bo***x, Leinster had 2 or 3 chances for a handy drop goal there. Madigan should have called that on himself any day. Chronic lack of leadership when it mattered.

Glass Prison 1214

Fair play to Connacht, deserved winners.

Anyone notice Aki taunting Ryan after the final whistle? Awful sportsmanship

vienne86

matthew8 wrote: »

Just awful by Leinster. Isn't there anyone on the pitch who can attempt a drop goal?

The way Madigan was playing, probably not.

A-Train

Dom Ryan was moaning about not getting game time, they should let him go after the match, terrible same with Madigan! Completely clueless and rudderless once again! Luke McGraths worst match in the a long time! Also Owens bottling it at the end, he was never going to give Leinster a penalty.

Zzippy

Sitting in a hotel room in NZ following the match on Twitter and boards. Nerve wracking stuff! Great stuff Connacht!!!

First Up

Five minutes of bonehead play at the finish. Drop a bloody goal and be done with it. Serves them right.

Fair play to Connaught - cohesive and great spirit. Nobody will fancy their visits to Galway in the European Cup next season.

Mahatma Geansai

Great win for Connacht; they were the better side out there today.

You would wonder if days like today would make Henshaw question his decision to leave.

mansize

Leinster must regret not trying for a DG

SlickRic

The phase of play before the scrum was where we lost it in the end. Had them on the ropes and insisted on safe pick and gos rather than using the space out wide.

Then tried to rely on the ref to give a penalty at the scrum at the end.

Fair play Connacht. The braver team won.

crisco10

Can't believe madigan didn't take the dropper. Leinster got white line fever.

LorMal

Jesus, is that Leinster?

Larbre34

mansize wrote: »

Leinster must regret not trying for a DG

Ya think?

irishbucsfan

SlickRic wrote: »

The phase of play before the scrum was where we lost it in the end. Had them on the ropes and insisted on safe pick and gos rather than using the space out wide.

You mean when we brought possession from outside their 22 up to the try line and had the ball held up over the line? Yes, of course!

:pac:

MugMugs

MugMugs wrote: »

Leinster will take this though if we get half of our firsts back we'll be comfortable against Connacht.

I stand erected and corrected. Uber kudos to Connacht. I put a hat on purely to tip it to you all.

thomond2006

Mahatma Geansai wrote: »

Great win for Connacht; they were the better side out there today.

You would wonder if days like today would make Henshaw question his decision to leave.

From a rugby perspective, maybe.

From an income perspective, no. I'm certain there are more endorsement and advertising opportunities available by being a Leinster player.

Daroxtar

thomond2006 wrote: »

I'm certain there are more endorsement and advertising opportunities available by being a Leinster player.

For now....


CONNACHT ABÚ!!!!!

Buer

Not a particularly good game but better team won.

As a Leinster fan, little sore at the final two scrums where Loughney completely went to ground under pressure. However, the game should have been won before that.

Madigan has no business as an outhalf at a high level. All to play for in final weeks now and nobody aside from Connacht are guaranteed their play off spot.

.ak

Congratulations Connacht. Deserved winners. Played like champions today.

Our halfbacks were the undoing though. McGrath and Madigan were pure muck, and showed why they'll never really push for a starting spot in a top tier team.

MayoForSam

Fantastic, total defense there at the end. Well done lads!

Tox56

thomond2006 wrote: »

From a rugby perspective, maybe.

From an income perspective, no. I'm certain there are more endorsement and advertising opportunities available by being a Leinster player.

If Henshaw is regretting his decision based on Leinster losing in Galway he needs his head examined given Leinster's recent record there. His potential for success/silverware is still clearly greater in Leinster

Tox56

.ak wrote: »

Congratulations Connacht. Deserved winners. Played like champions today.

Our halfbacks were the undoing though. McGrath and Madigan were pure muck, and showed why they'll never really push for a starting spot in a top tier team.

I think that's a pretty huge overreaction with McGrath, particularly considering how he played in an extremely difficult game last week

ebbsy

Leinster are like Man Utd. They were good once.

former total

Neither team played well but the better team won.

Dom Ryan is possibly the only one of the Leinster starting XV who played well. Edit: Strauss was excellent too.

Every time a Leinster player kicked it, bad things happened.

Sean Kinsella

Buer wrote: »

Not a particularly good game but better team won.

As a Leinster fan, little sore at the final two scrums where Loughney completely went to ground under pressure. However, the game should have been won before that.

Madigan has no business as an outhalf at a high level. All to play for in final weeks now and nobody aside from Connacht are guaranteed their play off spot.

I think Madigan has disappointed many supporters in that position, tbh.

Rightwing

Connacht don't need Henshaw, they should release him or keep him off the panel.

irishbucsfan

Buer wrote: »

Not a particularly good game but better team won.

As a Leinster fan, little sore at the final two scrums where Loughney completely went to ground under pressure. However, the game should have been won before that.

Madigan has no business as an outhalf at a high level. All to play for in final weeks now and nobody aside from Connacht are guaranteed their play off spot.

Pretty much agree.

Not sure I agree that Connacht were necessarily the better team although it's great to see them so competitive. They attempted to move the ball more but were very naive in possession I thought and a lot of Leinster's scoring opportunities came from situations Connacht never should have gotten themselves into. Connacht had to produce a very special display in defense to make up for their weaknesses in possession. Leinster were poor in possession as well but made better decisions and it's why they won the 2nd half.

I think both sides will be disappointed with elements of their performance. I think they're probably the best two teams in the league though, should they meet in a neutral venue in May it'll be a great game.

Korat

Leinster looked certain to score at the end holding them out will give Connacht real confidence going into the big games coming up. I wish them luck.

irishbucsfan

former total wrote: »

Neither team played well but the better team won.

Dom Ryan is possibly the only one of the Leinster starting XV who played well.

Every time a Leinster player kicked it, bad things happened.

Nah, no chance. He had been coming into form but he went backwards at a rate of knots today. Multiple handling errors, missed tackles and was walking in the 4th quarter. He flashed at times but played badly overall.

SlickRic

irishbucsfan wrote: »

You mean when we brought possession from outside their 22 up to the try line and had the ball held up over the line? Yes, of course!

:pac:

If you pick and go like that, there's a significant chance you'll be held up as that's where all the bodies are.