Connacht Team Talk Thread V - The Friend Zone

evil_seed

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Wegians89 wrote: »

Anybody get down to the eagles match?

A mate of mine was at it. Nothing good to report. Horowitz didn't inspire too much confidence

FACECUTTR

evil_seed wrote: »

A mate of mine was at it. Nothing good to report. Horowitz didn't inspire too much confidence

I'd give him a pass as he was just back from a layoff. Will be interesting to see if himself and Mitchell will start against Sale.
Marmion hasn't played a huge amount of rugby this season and I wonder if he will bench if fit ?

freyners

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Highlights up.

Nice run and angle by mccabe for the first. Probably should have got the pass to blade but he was looking the other way and greasy ball

https://twitter.com/ERChallengeCup/status/1051525405839151106?s=09

b.gud

MacGinty out for 12 weeks

Quin Roux signed a 2 year extension

https://www.connachtrugby.ie/ireland-international-quinn-roux-signs-contract-extension-with-connacht/

b.gud

2 year extension for Roux

freyners

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Not sure if there was much interest elsewhere but good to see these contracts being taken care of so early in the season and allow the players to fully focus on their day to day without negotiations in the background. Based on other years we can hopefully expect a steady drip of these for the next few weeks.

Anyone have an idea of who is out of contract at end of season?

connemara man

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freyners wrote: »

Not sure if there was much interest elsewhere but good to see these contracts being taken care of so early in the season and allow the players to fully focus on their day to day without negotiations in the background. Based on other years we can hopefully expect a steady drip of these for the next few weeks.

Anyone have an idea of who is out of contract at end of season?

I had a list but they didn't announce durations to a lot of the players last season

KBurke85

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freyners wrote: »

Not sure if there was much interest elsewhere but good to see these contracts being taken care of so early in the season and allow the players to fully focus on their day to day without negotiations in the background. Based on other years we can hopefully expect a steady drip of these for the next few weeks.

Anyone have an idea of who is out of contract at end of season?

The main ones would be Finlay and Buckley Ultan, James Cannon, Jack Carty, Niyi and Kelleher

connemara man

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Eoin McKeon
Shane Delahunt
Dave Heffernan
James Cannon
Jack Carty
Denis Buckley
Finlay Bealham
James Mitchell
Niyi Adeolokun
Cillian Gallagher
Peter Claffey
Conán O'Donnell

All expiring this year possibly next for McKeon and Delahunt

Bazzo

Mul, it's over

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Quin Roux signed a 2 year extension

https://www.connachtrugby.ie/ireland-international-quinn-roux-signs-contract-extension-with-connacht/

That's great news. Roux has quietly been playing some good stuff over the past 18 months. He's not picking up caps for no reason.

evil_seed

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Bazzo wrote: »

That's great news. Roux has quietly been playing some good stuff over the past 18 months. He's not picking up caps for no reason.

If he can sort out his discipline that would be nice. He's consistently given away stupid penalties when we're making ground for a comeback or trying to get further ahead.

Wegians89

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evil_seed wrote: »

If he can sort out his discipline that would be nice. He's consistently given away stupid penalties when we're making ground for a comeback or trying to get further ahead.

Discipline is a huge problem in all of the squad but roux is usually near the top of that list every game. He’s come on leaps and bounds in the last few years but still gives away at least 3 stupid penalties a game

Wegians89

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My team to play sale after 42s injury update.
Buckley delahunt Carey
Dillane maksymiw
Boyle Copeland faingaa
Blade Horwitz
Godwin Farrell
De buitlear toh niyi
Tom Conan bealham Gallagher Connolly Mitchell Fitzgerald griffin

Not sure if Healy will be fit, if he is could see him in ahead of de buitlear. Copeland could be dropped after his yellow and that see Gallagher in at 6 but that leaves the back row a bit light on experience.

Mr Tickle

Wegians89 wrote: »

My team to play sale after 42s injury update.
Buckley delahunt Carey
Dillane maksymiw
Boyle Copeland faingaa
Blade Horwitz
Godwin Farrell
De buitlear toh niyi
Tom Conan bealham Gallagher Connolly Mitchell Fitzgerald griffin

Not sure if Healy will be fit, if he is could see him in ahead of de buitlear. Copeland could be dropped after his yellow and that see Gallagher in at 6 but that leaves the back row a bit light on experience.

Who's the captain in that side? TOH is the senior player but he's not going to be very far from the ref for a lot of the game. Maybe Tom starts for that reason?

Wegians89

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Mr Tickle wrote: »

Who's the captain in that side? TOH is the senior player but he's not going to be very far from the ref for a lot of the game. Maybe Tom starts for that reason?

Actually yeah that’s a very good point. Any time line on heffernans teturn?

EachSmallChime

What's the best way of getting updates from the Sale game? I'm assuming there will be no TV or live streams.
Galway Bay FM? Twitter?

connemara man

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Galway bay will have a radio stream

b.gud

Sale team for the match

https://twitter.com/SaleSharksRugby/status/1052627816406286342

Mul, it's over

Ashton to get the Bundee special on Saturday please and thank you.

wp_rathead

You've got a Friend in me

https://twitter.com/connachtrugby/status/1053239210101145600?s=19


Decent enough team considering
Blade captain

ClanofLams

Mul, it's over

Will be interesting to see how Fitzgerald and De Buitléar go, big chance for them. McCartney and Griffin aside, not much experience on the bench. Losing bonus point would be a good result.

Utopia Parkway

ClanofLams wrote: »

Will be interesting to see how Fitzgerald and De Buitléar go, big chance for them. McCartney and Griffin aside, not much experience on the bench. Losing bonus point would be a good result.

Seeing the team it would be a great result. Sale are a decent side and we have a a few very inexperienced lads in there.

tobdom

Carey aside (perhaps), that's a very strong pack we have out, so we could potentially do a job on them up front..... Godwin & Farrell could be an exciting enough centre pairing too, but yea, we could be exposed with the inexperience at 10 in particular - could be an interesting game!

wp_rathead

You've got a Friend in me

It really is great to see players from An Gaeltacht, Ballinrobe RFC and Sligo RFC join regulars from Connemara RFC, Creggs and a Monivea captain

connachta

Agree Tobdom, if we've had other 10 we could have expected smth. 20 senior names among 23. But outhalf matters too muh, in both attack and defence.

ClanofLams

Mul, it's over

wp_rathead wrote: »

It really is great to see players from An Gaeltacht, Ballinrobe RFC and Sligo RFC join regulars from Connemara RFC, Creggs and a Monivea captain

For sure.

Similarly 10 Connacht lads in schools and u-18 clubs squads today from seven different clubs.

http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/42738.php#.W8pRuqThTYU

The Lost Sheep

ClanofLams wrote: »

For sure.

Similarly 10 Connacht lads in schools and u-18 clubs squads today from seven different clubs.

http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/42738.php#.W8pRuqThTYU

Actually is 11. Diarmuid McCormack is in Clongowes but is from Galway. Only moved last year to Clongowes and played with Corinthians/Jes till then

ClanofLams

Mul, it's over

Has there been a recent update on Dave Heffernans injury? It was his ankle IIRC. Unfortunate timing, would have been included in Ireland squad I think.

PCeeeee

Mul, it's over

Such a pity this isn't on telly somewhere. Skittering rain outside all day, it'd be a grand day to hit the highstool and watch