Match Thread - Exeter v Leinster - KO 17:30 ~ 10/12/17 - BT Sport 2/BEin Sport

prawnsambo

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Phil Dollman|15|Rob Kearney
James Short|14|Fergus McFadden
Henry Slade|13|Garry Ringrose
Ian Whitten|12|Robbie Henshaw
Olly Woodburn|11|Isa Nacewa (capt)
Gareth Steenson (capt)|10|Johnny Sexton
Nic White|9|Luke McGrath
Alec Hepburn|1|Cian Healy
Luke Cowan-Dickie|2|Sean Cronin
Harry Williams|3|Tadhg Furlong
Mitch Lees|4|Devin Toner
Jonny Hill|5|Scott Fardy
Don Armand|6|Rhys Ruddock
Matt Kvesic|7|Sean O'Brien
Tom Waldrom|8|Jack Conan
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Replacements

Jack Yeandle|16|James Tracy
Ben Moon|17|Jack McGrath
Tom Francis|18|Michael Bent
Sam Skinner|19|James Ryan
Sam Simmonds|20|Josh van der Flier
Will Chudley|21|Jamison Gibson-Park
Sam Hill|22|Ross Byrne
Jack Nowell|23|Jordan Larmour
Referee: Romain Poite

swiwi_

I suppose the big question is whether Exeter can find a chink in Leinster’s larmour...

Podge_irl

What a godawful time for a match

awec

I think Leinster will win this with a TBP to be honest.

Thanos

Well don't have BT. Is this on the radio anywhere?

Stheno

Thanos wrote: »

Well don't have BT. Is this on the radio anywhere?

Might be an extended off the ball for it?
Irish Times did a live blog of the ulster game earlier

prawnsambo

I'd be worried about this one tbh. Two strong teams and home advantage is always a help.

prawnsambo

Stheno wrote: »

Might be an extended off the ball for it?
Irish Times did a live blog of the ulster game earlier

Yeah, OTB covered the Munster game last night.

Edit: They're on air until seven this evening, so presumably covering it. although there's also a Manchester derby going on too.

awec

awec wrote: »

I think Leinster will win this with a TBP to be honest.

Eh little optimistic I think. Exeter by a couple of points. They've a very very good team.

sydthebeat

awec wrote: »

I think Leinster will win this with a TBP to be honest.

I think we'll be lucky with an LBP.

I realise pretty much all the English sides have been shown up as poor this weekend, but Exeter (and sarries) are different.
It's a settled, well drilled, powerful and fit exeter team. It's a very good, but a quite unsettled leinster team. I've a feeling it will be a low scoring game where a yellow card might be the difference.

Stheno

Stheno wrote: »

Might be an extended off the ball for it?
Irish Times did a live blog of the ulster game earlier

OTB have the football on live and it clashes with the rugby so I doubt it. RTE maybe.

vienne86

Thanos wrote: »

Well don't have BT. Is this on the radio anywhere?

Pretty sure I heard RTE radio were doing it.

corny

Leinster to win comfortably enough.

Peregrine

I think a Leinster TBP win is very ambitious. I won't complain if it happens though! I just think we'll be lucky to get out there with an LBP.

Neil3030

2 hour window courtesy of the Sarries Clermont postponement allowed me get to the gym, then pick up some Weißwurst, Bretzel and Pilsner for this.

Neil3030

Are the pink jerseys for Steenson's cancer charity thing?

THFC198

Thanos wrote: »

Well don't have BT. Is this on the radio anywhere?

yeah RTE Radio 1

ScrubsfanChris

swiwi_ wrote: »

I suppose the big question is whether Exeter can find a chink in Leinster’s larmour...

Pudsy33

No commentary?

Neil3030

Wonderful!

irishbucsfan

Ah here

Holy vintage Leinster Batman.

Stheno

Was he in touch?

vienne86

Surely it's a try......ah bollox! :mad:

Larbre34

Unlucky. Only a g** hair in it. Superb play and awareness

In the absence of anything definitive they need to award it.

Burkie1203

Henshaw tackled off the ball ignored there. No try then its a penalty

I don't agree with that, nothing clear about that at all unless they showed something in the ground that we can't see here.

Soups123

[Deleted User] wrote: »

In the absence of anything definitive they need to award it.

They couldn't find an angle to call that out so it should have been given

Safe home call

Looked like a nano meter in touch to me

corny

TMO's are ****ing useless.

clsmooth

Jesus Poite. Poor choice of question

Larbre34

FFS. Robbed. Shaggin TMO was telling the ref he had asked the wrong question!!!!

Bridge93

That's total bollix

If this isn't given it will be a very very harsh opening 15 for Leinster.

awec

Poite looked amazed when the TMO said you could award that.

vienne86

Ah no not again! Come on lads!

That's utterly shocking from Poite

Stheno

What's the reason for not awarding that?

I'm absolutely livid.

Soups123

corny wrote: »

TMO's are ****ing useless.

TMO said award it he was overriding, too poor calls

Synode

Terrible from Poite

Seriously for f**ks sake. That's an awful f**king decision.

awec

AdamD wrote: »

That's utterly shocking from Poite

He was totally correct. He asked try yes or no.

Wrong question asked by Poite

irishbucsfan

Don't know how anyone could question Poite there, he's absolutely right. No angle of the try being scored at all

Bazzo

Stheno wrote: »

What's the reason for not awarding that?

Poite didn't see the grounding, so the TMO had to have clear video evidence of it.

corny

Exeter a mile offside there.

awec

awec wrote: »

He was totally correct. He asked try yes or no.

Which is the wrong question. Also anyone watching the video knows he scored..

lol

awec

AdamD wrote: »

Which is the wrong question. Also anyone watching the video knows he scored..

Poite said when he looked it was held up which is why he asked try yes or no.

He never saw it grounded at any point, he can’t ask the any reason not to award it question.