Leinster v Connu.. Connou... Connaubh... Cannaught Build up thread

mangobob

I know its a shadow side, but sweet suffering Jeebus we are making things so difficult for ourselves. Mistake after cock up after mistake.

Elvisjuice

suck that

Dave_The_Sheep

That's a lovely ****ing score

crisco10

Ah jaysus. Great finish bt leinster can't hang to the ball

Former Former

F**k this.

Dreadful.

Buer

Great try.

Is Keenan on the field? We may as well have no full back.

Zzippy

Carty > Byrne

Elvisjuice

hon connie

mangobob

Brilliant from Connacht. Leinster being duly punished for playing like drains.

Wegians89

This is the jack carty Connacht fans have been seeing all year

crisco10

crisco10 wrote: »

In what sense? Beyond the ball?

That's what I meant - charge down!

MayoForSam

Holy Mother of God, can Connacht keep this up? And I don't even believe in God.

errlloyd

It's a great try, but he defo didn't ground it. Glad it was given though.

Buer

Zzippy wrote: »

Carty > Byrne

Wegians89 wrote: »

This is the jack carty Connacht fans have been seeing all year

The completely inconsistent performance he's putting in?!

sydthebeat

Sad to say, but this enforced change for keenan will actually help leinster no end

mangobob

Thats the third time we have been in the redzone and absolutely fupped it up.

crisco10

I'll be interested to see how frawley goes in a tight game.

PhlegmyMoses

This is a weird game. Leinster have had very similar chances but have butchered them. Connacht been more clinical.

mangobob

sydthebeat wrote: »

Sad to say, but this enforced change for keenan will actually help leinster no end

100%.

Wegians89

errlloyd wrote: »

It's a great try, but he defo didn't ground it. Glad it was given though.

Yeah didn’t want to mention it but I felt the same

Clegg

It's a very close game. Just need to take our chances.

Leinster a shambles defensively

Diabhal Beag

Leinster diehards already congratulating us to go home to do snuff in a Ballsbridge establishment. Game not over says I.

Buer

Neither team looking very good to be honest. Connacht have been more clinical and executed more slickly.

Leinster back line defence is nightmarish. Strong case for bringing Reid on just as someone who knows where to be and can add some cohesion if not any physicality. Currently the midfield is completely clueless as to their decision making and the back three are looking vulnerable once called into action.

Former Former

Adam Byrne for the second try, jaaaaysus

Stout Warrior

Buer wrote: »

Back three is absolutely horrible when they've the ball. No cohesion or understanding whatsoever.

Keenan is nowhere to be seen when they're kicking and our wingers are pushing right up. If that's the plan, they need to change it immediately.

They might put Kearney in at 15 to shore it up. Having said that I'm not sure he has the legs to cover the amount is space being left open by the two wingers

mangobob

Gotta feel sorry for the Leinster fans who paid to watch that. Our only hope is that we surely cannot be that bad for a second 40 minutes in a row.

swiwi_

There is some step down defensively between Leinster 1st XV and the second stringers. Not that Connacht have covered themselves in defensive glory either.

Entertaining match. If Connacht can’t win this one I’m not sure they ever win in Dublin.

Leinster had want to wake up to exactly what type of game this is. Connacht winning the contact zone, Leinster forwards first tackling has been poor, falling off a good few and coughing up gainline. Backs have just been disjointed, no cohesion and if they want to play a rush defence they need to be organised - something missing from the formula and I think midfield has a bit to do with it.

Need to cop on in the second half and raise intensity up to match Connacht. If they get the first score it might well be away from us, Connacht will shut down the game entirely and we will be lucky to get a very close finish. Might be lucky to get there either way.

Stout Warrior

crisco10 wrote: »

I'll be interested to see how frawley goes in a tight game.

Is he on the bench? I think he has a higher cieling than Byrne so hopefully we see him get a run out