Leinster v Wasps Match thread Friday 12 October 7.45pm

Buer

Multiple poor handling errors from Leinster. No score since the 5th minute is a poor return.

leakyboots

You get the feeling Leinster will get their points in the last 20, Wasps having to do a lot of tackling and it'll be even more in the 2nd half when Leinster get the wind.

Leinster lineout is a disaster this evening

mangobob

Wasps have to got to feel pretty happy so far.

razorblunt

Simpson is an absolute terrier of a scrum half.

Elvisjuice

melting rucks

leakyboots

Idiotic from Lowe. Wasps defence going well, Munster could do with bringing Ian Costello back!

razorblunt

Lowe caught by a bit of shíthousery for a penalty.

leakyboots

I thought Henshaw ballsed up a near certain try, ran away from the support to the left wing and he had a man with him

Podge_irl

Not entirely convinced Henshaw got the most out of that break that he could have.

Hurrache

Henshsw ran away from his support during his break.

Clegg

Think that's 3 trys we've blown.

Looking very Munsteresque right now.

mangobob

Scratch that. Wasps will be DELIGHTED with this first half. Great in the defence but Leinster are their own worst enemy at times.

Podge_irl

Clegg wrote: »

Looking very Munsteresque right now.

Except we're winning :cool:

leakyboots

Clegg wrote: »

Think that's 3 trys we've blown.

Looking very Munsteresque right now.

Hmmm. Is that necessary? Yourself and Faugheen are like two dogs with a bone all week

Clegg

So obvious from Sopoaga.

Stopped the try though.

razorblunt

Hard lines for Wasps, Dai Young will be going mad.

Podge_irl

Clegg wrote: »

So obvious from Sopoaga.

Stopped the try though.

Was a wildly forward pass mind. Interesting one.

razorblunt

Clegg wrote: »

So obvious from Sopoaga.

Stopped the try though.

Mile forward from Cronin.

Squidgy Black

Podge_irl wrote: »

Was a wildly forward pass mind. Interesting one.

Pass was miles forward

Hurrache

Wasp's will be happy with that half, prior to the yellow (edit, and try). In fairness to them they've a better defense than most of the teams Leinster have played in the Pro 14: this season.

A2LUE42

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Now of course would be the time Eir stops working on my browser. FFS.

oh, you are not the only one...:mad:

Elvisjuice

knee in the noggin thats sad

Shefwedfan

Simpson slide in and knee'ed McGrath in the head

ScrubsfanChris

Wasps are a dumb team

Squidgy Black

Lovely snipe from Luke there.

Clegg

Amazing that even with a poor 40 minutes preceding it, Leinster can still string it together to get a try right at the end of the first/start of the second.

mangobob

Great try but Jeebus that was hard work.

razorblunt

The off the ball stuff drives me mad, Healy pins Simpson down off to the right of the ruck, AR taps him on the shoulder to let go.
Simpson then slides in knee first on a prone player.

Neil3030

Leixeter Chiefs

mangobob

Line out needs some remedial work at half time.

Try_harder

I like the Leinster Jersey. Leinster should be further ahead

Neil3030

We'll kick more in the second half with the wind. Keep their backs honest. Should eventually pull away. Especially with the bench.

prawnsambo

Try_harder wrote: »

I like the Leinster Jersey. Leinster should be further ahead

I'm assuming those two comments aren't connected. But if they were...

Buer

Big moment. Deserved but Leinster need to sharpen up. Second rows and Ruddock having big games up front although this game plan would have been ideal for Leavy.

Henshaw having a strong game despite the poor decision to run away from McGrath.

Wasps came with a plan to slow things down when and slow Leinster's flow down and it was working. Lots of disruption, standing up before scrums, delaying things etc. Leinster haven't helped themselves though by conceding so many free kicks. Line out is a mess. Hopefully we get it out of the way tonight.

ScrubsfanChris

razorblunt wrote: »

Mile forward from Cronin.

If it had gone to a TMO check the penalty might not have been given since the forward infringement happened before the deliberate knock on.

swiwi_

I’m a fan of that jersey. Nice and simple. Doesn’t scream rugby top. Understated class.

Fancy Leinster to run away with this.

prawnsambo

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

If it had gone to a TMO check the penalty might not have been given since the forward infringement happened before the deliberate knock on.

Very hard to tell since the ball basically travelled a yard before it was knocked down.

Clegg

Very frustrating half. Lots of side to side stuff. When it's come to it Henshaw has been good in straightening the line but blew a try by failing to look up and pass after making a nice break.

Handling errors cost us a few trys as well as our speed of play. Feels like we have another gear but playing with the brake in deliberately.

Try_harder

prawnsambo wrote: »

I'm assuming those two comments aren't connected. But if they were...

No they were not. Hence the full stop.

cameramonkey

if we stop making mistakes we will gallop away. we should have about 4 tries already.

prawnsambo

Try_harder wrote: »

No they were not. Hence the full stop.

I probably should have added one of these.

McGrath seems to be a bit on the slow side tonight.

Squidgy Black

Have to say, I'm really enjoying how Poite is policing the lineout. Free kicks for delays in throwing it in, stepping away from the spot, strict on not straight.

Rarely see a lot of it enforced.

Neil3030

Leinster electing not to kick into the wind is allowing Wasps blitz us with impunity. Things will look a lot different in the 2nd half.

Shefwedfan

Jimmy Gopperth needs to rewatch the game, what chances did Wasps have?

Squidgy Black

139 tackles by Wasps vs 32 for Leinster, that bench is going to absolutely annihilate them.

Faugheen

leakyboots wrote: »

Clegg wrote: »

Think that's 3 trys we've blown.

Looking very Munsteresque right now.

Hmmm. Is that necessary? Yourself and Faugheen are like two dogs with a bone all week

Quote me a post where I've had a pop at Munster since Monday please.

Shefwedfan

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Have to say, I'm really enjoying how Poite is policing the lineout. Free kicks for delays in throwing it in, stepping away from the spot, strict on not straight.

Rarely see a lot of it enforced.

He is making a mess of the scrum




As usual :P

eigrod

2 huge calls went in Leinster’s favour

Try_harder

So Leinster try 1 was offside and 2 came after a forward pass...