Match Thread: Leinster A V Edinburgh 19:35 TG4/BBC Alba, 15/04/16

sheep?

Leinster have controversially picked a highly experimental side to play a crunch match against 6th place Edinburgh.

In a shock decision, Sexton has been dropped to play Madigan at 10, a move which can only be described as 'getting your money's worth' before the heir apparent to the Irish 10 moves to Bordeaux. (waht? Paddy who? Is he from the north side?).

Similarly, Ben "I'm in it for the money" T'e'o has replaced the messiah, when surely we should just be paying him to hold some tackle bags until he leaves.

On a lower key, Jamie Heaslip has been replaced by Jordi Murphy who lately has shown a higher ability to prance about like a pony while wearing bang and olufsen headphones: "Everyone knows Beats are too heavy on the low end", explained the young Catalonian.

These key areas will surely spell a tight defeat for a young and inexperienced Leinster team with only 17 Internationals and 2,076 caps between the 23.

Edinburgh by a gazillion.

Leinster A

15. Rob Kearney
14. Fergus McFadden
13. Ben Te'o
12. Noel Reid
11. Luke Fitzgerald
10. Ian Madigan
9. Luke McGrath

1. Cian Healy
2. Richardt Strauss
3. Mike Ross
4. Ross Molony
5. Mick Kearney
6. Rhys Ruddock (c)
7. Josh van der Flier
8. Jordi Murphy

16. Sean Cronin
17. Peter Dooley
18. Tadhg Furlong
19. Devin Toner
20. Dominic Ryan
21. Eoin Reddan
22. Cathal Marsh
23. Dave Kearney


Edinburgh

15. Blair Kinghorn
14. Damien Hoyland
13. Chris Dean
12. Phil Burleigh
11. Tom Brown
10. Jason Tovey
9. Sam Hidalgo-Clyne

1. Alasdair Dickinson
2. Ross Ford (c)
3. WP Nel
4. Anton Bresler
5. Ben Toolis
6. Jamie Ritchie
7. John Hardie
8. Cornell Du Preez


16. Stuart McInally
17. Rory Sutherland
18. John Andress
19. Alex Toolis
20. Magnus Bradbury
21. Hamish Watson
22. Sean Kennedy
23. Mike Allen

Buer

Leinster to win but not by much. I've little faith in Madigan at this point, to be honest, but can completely understand Sexton being rested.

Great write up

thomond2006

Mike Allen on the bench, he's been in the side a lot lately.
http://www.pro12rugby.com/teams/edinburgh/squad.php?player=95363&includeref=dynamic#8iireG5DLQ1FoIcQ.97

stephen_n

Damn you and your context!


Madigan is a concern that's for sure. Jordi will be fine at 8. Hopefully the pack can generate enough clean ball to give Madigan time and minimize his poor decision making.

pickarooney

stephen_n wrote: »

Damn you and your context!


Madigan is a concern that's for sure. Jordi will be fine at 8. Hopefully the pack can generate enough clean ball to give Madigan time and minimize his poor decision making.

It's giving him time that allows him to make decisions. Give him a split second to play on instinct and he'll thrive.

Or we'll get a good laugh.

former total

Madigan will be grand, he's had a good enough season even if his game time has been limited.

Leinster by 7-10 I reckon.

neelia11

am in work so wont get across on time. raining here in glasnevin. could be tight low scoring game

swiwi_

I know your preview is in jest but I think that Leinster selection is taking the piss with home playoff spots up for grabs. Leinster should win at home but this selection doesn't make it a foregone conclusion IMO.

Dave_The_Sheep

The RDS is a "bit of a dump of a stadium"... ha!

Billysays no

RDS looks minus a lot of season ticket holders. Probably Leo's team selection might be a reason

neelia11

mike ross running out there was that in slow mo or normal speed, hard to tell

sheep?

swiwi_ wrote: »

I know your preview is in jest but I think that Leinster selection is taking the piss with home playoff spots up for grabs. Leinster should win at home but this selection doesn't make it a foregone conclusion IMO.

I'd probably lean towards that myself. I think I'd like to at least see Sexton on the bench.

Anyway, let's go!

Billysays no

Billysays no wrote: »

RDS looks minus a lot of season ticket holders. Probably Leo's team selection might be a reason

2+2=5

neelia11

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2+2=500000000000

FYP

hogandrew

Teo looks so much more dangerous at 13 even this early on

LuckyGent88

Why kick? Overlap to his left

Zzippy

That whole attack stemmed from an illegal maul by Leinster, several players joining the maul ahead of the ball carrier. Rarely called by refs but so obvious

sheep?

Gyaaaaaaa, I know we had advantage, but that kick was awful.

Promising start though.

Zzippy

Leinster fans booing a referee? Oh, the humanity!

Dave_The_Sheep

Edinburgh here for the taking and we're messing it up in the 22 far too much.

sheep?

Ruddock and Ben are making some serious yards.

(As opposed to casual, fun loving, and feckless yardage).

Clegg

Luke Fitzgerald is the most dangerous runner on the pitch when he gets the ball. So let's play narrow and never give it to him.

Leinster are playng puke rugby.

Hagz

Is that some form Cian Healy is finding? Heaven forbid.

clsmooth

Hagz wrote: »

Is that some form Cian Healy is finding? Heaven forbid.

He's playing well today that's for sure. Teo making yards every time, Luke Fitz dangerous every time he gets the ball

Clegg

I'm knocking this rubbish off.

hogandrew

Burleigh is a seriously lucky boy. First of all to get away with the contact on teos eyes and again not to get a yellow there

sheep?

hogandrew wrote: »

Burleigh is a seriously lucky boy. First of all to get away with the contact on teos eyes and again not to get a yellow there

That was a far more blatant yellow that the 1st.

Mick is our best Kearney

Zzippy

Surely forward to Kearney there...

NU8

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Mick Kearney is our best Kearney

Rob isn't far off. Has carried well so far

cson

Send your orders for rashers and sausages down to the RDS!

You'll not find a better butcher shop in Dublin tonight. :pac:

Ian is our worst Madigan

mansize

Laya healthcare

sheep?

Zzippy wrote: »

Surely forward to Kearney there...

Definitely looked it.

Billysays no

utterly shocking stuff

freyners

Zzippy wrote:

Leinster fans booing a referee? Oh, the humanity!

Think you may just hearing the echos from the sportsground mate. Definately never happens anyways else

mogwai81

Is this match available on the radio?

technocrat

Awful awful game.
Leinster team look like they've forgotten how to play rugby going by the lack of basic skills!

freyners

Leinster accuracy is appalling bad. They actually look threatening as they get phases going but either a **** forced pass or a desperate knock on is killing them

NU8

NU8 wrote: »

Rob isn't far off. Has carried well so far

Yup, he's been good. I'm just really impressed with Mick Kearney.

Absoluvely

With the wind in the second half, Leinster by 20.

NU8

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Yup, he's been good. I'm just really impressed with Mick Kearney.

Me too. Both his ball carrying and tackling have been very strong. Exactly what we need from him!

neelia11

that was beautiful

captbarnacles

Luke Fitzgerald is good at rugby

Zzippy

Forward from Madigan, no?

shaungil

That's leinstertainment

Lovely try. Madigan's pass was brilliant and Luke x2's lines were great.

A-Train

Lovely from Luke to Luke!

Buer

Zzippy wrote:

Forward from Madigan, no?

Nah. Completely flat. Fitzgerald had to reach back to get it.

Korat

Great stuff from Luke Fitzgerald.

Hopefully Leinster can kick on from here.