Leinster (Pro12 runners up) vs Connacht (Pro12 Champions), RDS 29/10 17.15 SKY

Well Gents.

It's pro12 final replay time.

It looks like with all the injuries in Connacht and all the Internationals in Leinster (guys like Robbie Henshaw lol) that the squads lining up this Saturday for the weekends more important Derby will be depleted.

After Munster tried and failed to lure Dillane and Bundi south east and with two wins from two in the Challenge Champions cup the westerners are on a bit of a roll.

Leinster on the other hand have just come off the back of a tough game away to South Africa and will likely be looking to rotate a lot of the first team guys out of the squad in the run up to the Internationals in November.

The RDS is quite the fortress these days and Leinster kept Connacht at "Nil Póinte"in this fixture last year.

Let the discussion begin:

Note: Guys the Munster v Leinster build up thread really was a disgrace, let's try and keep things a bit more civil this time.

Bundee Aki is not Irish. Discuss.

Deleted User

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Bundee Aki is not Irish. Discuss.

He may not even be Human.

ClanofLams

Calling it now. Boshoff to come on and slot a 40m touchline penalty for the win in the 76th minute

Zzippy

Connacht will be very light up front, missing Buckley, Bealham, and McCartney - that's a Pro12-winning front row, by the way
Cooney, Heff and Carey/Robertson-McCoy are very inexperienced by comparison. Keep the ball out of the tight and we have a chance, but Leinster should be looking for scrum dominance all day here. Browne/Roux v McCarthy/Nagle (?) - hard to call. Backrow should be even steven.
Halfbacks battle will be interesting, a resurgent Carty v Carbery who's shown huge talent this year, but back 5 should be advantage Connacht. A pity it comes a week before NZ and the internationals will be missing but that probably gives Connacht our best chance in years to get a win in Dublin.

Hip flask all the way...

Adbrowne

http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/rugby-union/leinster-pay-tribute-8-year-9121855

Life's sh1t sometimes

connemara man

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Well Gents.

It's pro12 final replay time.

It looks like with all the injuries in Connacht and all the Internationals in Leinster (guys like Robbie Henshaw lol) that the squads lining up this Saturday for the weekends more important Derby will be depleted.

After Munster tried and failed to lure Dillane and Bundi south east and with two wins from two in the Challenge Champions cup the westerners are on a bit of a roll.

Leinster on the other hand have just come off the back of a tough game away to South Africa and will likely be looking to rotate a lot of the first team guys out of the squad in the run up to the Internationals in November.

The RDS is quite the fortress these days and Leinster kept Connacht at "Nil Póinte"in this fixture last year.

Let the discussion begin:

Note: Guys the Munster v Leinster build up thread really was a disgrace, let's try and keep things a bit more civil this time.

Adbrowne

Adbrowne wrote: »

http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/rugby-union/leinster-pay-tribute-8-year-9121855

Life's sh1t sometimes

Jesus that poor child. Heartbreaking.

bilston

Adbrowne wrote: »

http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/rugby-union/leinster-pay-tribute-8-year-9121855

Life's sh1t sometimes

As a father of two young children this sort of thing just breaks my heart. In fact you don't need to be a parent for it to touch you.

RIP little fella

wp_rathead

Epidermolysis Bullosa is one of the most horrific diseases one can get. If you ever get the chance to watch Channel 4s documentary "The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off" it is worth watching..

Anyway the Rugby. Not sure about our tight 5- with Henderson out of NZ game Roux could be going Chicago aswell so we be down to Browne, Cannon, Stevenson or Qualter - could play Sean O'Brien there also mind.

I doubt we'll see Boshoff in squad for this one.

Some double standards going on in this thread. All those posters going on about Leinster poaching Henshaw get very quiet at the mention of Quinn Roux who according to all the best experts is now first choice ahead of Dillan.

wp_rathead

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Note: Guys the Munster v Leinster build up thread really was a disgrace, let's try and keep things a bit more civil this time.

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Some double standards going on in this thread. All those posters going on about Leinster poaching Henshaw get very quiet at the mention of Quinn Roux who according to all the best experts is now first choice ahead of Dillan.

Good job with that Venjur

irishbucsfan

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Some double standards going on in this thread. All those posters going on about Leinster poaching Henshaw get very quiet at the mention of Quinn Roux who according to all the best experts is now first choice ahead of Dillan.

Connacht poaching Quinn Roux was one of the more despicable acts of recent times in Irish rugby. Worse than poaching Nathan White and poaching Cian Kelleher. Shows Irish rugby has a ways to go before the provinces are treated equally.

Bridge93

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Some double standards going on in this thread. All those posters going on about Leinster poaching Henshaw get very quiet at the mention of Quinn Roux who according to all the best experts is now first choice ahead of Dillan.

Don't forget Delahunt, Soroka, Marshall, Connolly, Cooney, Robb, Ronaldson, Niyi, Healy and Kelleher... all Leinster born or bred. What a team Leinster could have but for poaching

ClanofLams

Bridge93 wrote: »

Don't forget Delahunt, Soroka, Marshall, Connolly, Cooney, Robb, Ronaldson, Niyi, Healy and Kelleher... all Leinster born or bred. What a team Leinster could have but for poaching

True fairly embarrassing for Leinster to overlook these lads and then get beaten out the gate in the Pro12 final in Murrayfield 😉

Bridge93

Bridge93 wrote: »

Don't forget Delahunt, Soroka, Marshall, Connolly, Cooney, Robb, Ronaldson, Niyi, Healy and Kelleher... all Leinster born or bred. What a team Leinster could have but for poaching

At this rate they could call it Leinster A v Leinster B

Bridge93

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At this rate they could call it Leinster A v Leinster B

I heard training warmup games are split into Leinster v Rest of the World

Bridge93

Bridge93 wrote: »

I heard training warmup games are split into Leinster v Rest of the World

Just like rugby boards.ie!!

Bridge93

In all seriousness I'll have to wait and see the teams before calling it. Leinster home record what sways it potentially

.ak

Leinster 79 Connacht 3

The 3 is when on the 79th minute Leinster are defending their line and henshaw turns it over. He feels bad so turns around and slots a DG over his own posts.

Podge_irl

Would be very surprised if Leinster lost at home even with a somewhat depleted squad - and it is somewhat frustrating they will have one.

That said, for all that they were very impressive all season I was still completely shocked Connacht beat Leinster in the final last year and it wasn't exactly close. Will really have to wait to see the teams.

pickarooney

Remember the time Fionn Carr got poached?

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Is Keiran Marmion a better SH than Luke McGrath? And if so by how much?

Marmion did get to play for 3 minutes against South Africa, so he must be Ireland's 2nd choice SH.

He couldn't get past a 35 year old Reddan until Reddan retired though, but then again McGrath couldn't get past Reddan at Leinster either.

Are they both rubbish?

Neither was born in Ireland, should they both be sidelined in favour of Paul Marshall?

Discuss.

wp_rathead

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Some double standards going on in this thread. All those posters going on about Leinster poaching Henshaw get very quiet at the mention of Quinn Roux who according to all the best experts is now first choice ahead of Dillan.

Didn't O'Connor loan Roux to Connacht..
.. After ye signed McCarthy from us of course..

wp_rathead

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Is Keiran Marmion a better SH than Luke McGrath? And if so by how much?

Marmion did get to play for 3 minutes against South Africa, so he must be Ireland's 2nd choice SH.

He couldn't get past a 35 year old Reddan until Reddan retired though, but then again McGrath couldn't get past Reddan at Leinster either.

Are they both rubbish?

Neither was born in Ireland, should they both be sidelined in favour of Paul Marshall?

Discuss.

Are you trolling?
Discuss.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

wp_rathead wrote: »

Are you trolling?
Discuss.

Did this conversation start in another thread where it wasn't relevant and if so did someone then suggest that it may be a relevant topic of conversation for the Leinster v Connacht build up thread?

wp_rathead

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Did this conversation start in another thread where it wasn't relevant and if so did someone then suggest that it may be a relevant topic of conversation for the Leinster v Connacht build up thread?

That is an Irish Rugby discussion who is Irelands second choice SH - not a match day discussion one surely
Especially when 1 if not both players won't be involved in said match

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

wp_rathead wrote: »

That is an Irish Rugby discussion who is Irelands second choice SH - not a match day discussion one surely
Especially when 1 if not both players won't be involved in said match

They could both be playing though.

Padkir

Jesus lads this thread is on shaky ground already... And it's only Tuesday!

Hate to say it but Leinster are rarely beaten in the RDS and with a very depleted front row for Connacht I'd worry a bit about that. Although I thought the same against toulouse and despite them comprehensively destroying us in the scrum we still won, so will keep the faith.

As others have said, hard to make a definite call without knowing what players are available or not.

FrannoFan

Possible Leinster lineup
Dooley
Strauss
Bent
McCarthy
Nagle
SOB
Leavy
Conan

Luke/Gibson park
Carbery

Zane
Reid
Ringrose (doubtful/Irish camp)
O'Loughlin
Isa

If ringrose with Ireland I have no idea who slots in. Maybe Zane to 13 as did pre season and bring in a wing

sydthebeat

Time for Tom Daly to get off the Mark?