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Sale Sharks v Connacht 7.45 29/3/19 on BT Sport 2

  • 29-03-2019 7:19pm
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭


    Match of the weekend without doubt.

    Chris Ashton currently giving generic soundbites on Carty.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 412 ✭✭Tommybojangles


    Nothing I love more than watching Co-Naaaaaawkt


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭Diabhal Beag


    In fairness to BT there's a good bit of build-up on Connacht and very little mention of the Champions Cup. Pleasantly surprised.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,013 ✭✭✭leakyboots


    Bundee has played 16 of the last 18 Irish internationals they just said there


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,459 ✭✭✭Wegians89


    I’d have sale as favorites but if the pack can keep it fairly even can see a bit of carty magic giving Connacht a serious chance.

    Tom curry is the one player I’m most worried about, especially without butler and faingaa. Big game needed from Connolly, who’s never let the team down before.


  • Subscribers Posts: 41,992 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    Is that macksymiw chap any good?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭Diabhal Beag


    FUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,967 ✭✭✭Synode


    Butchered that


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,483 ✭✭✭✭Utopia Parkway


    Butchered that a bit. Carty and Godwin should have scored between them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,018 ✭✭✭Bridge93


    Carty fair f**ked that up


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭Diabhal Beag


    Hard to blame Godwin too much. Was a really poor offload but a great tackle. Should've scored that.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,805 ✭✭✭Swan Curry


    sale very lucky van rensburg came off second best there


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,483 ✭✭✭✭Utopia Parkway


    Too easy for Sale there.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,757 ✭✭✭eyeball kid


    Balls...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭Diabhal Beag


    Very simple stuff. Niyi have a rough return defensively.


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    They're walking through us with the ball.... they look good for 4/5 tries thus far.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,293 ✭✭✭MarinersBlues


    No injuries please, thanks.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,166 ✭✭✭✭Zzippy


    Sale pack well on top and Faf orchestrating. Could be a long night ðŸ˜


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭Diabhal Beag


    McGinty class so far.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,483 ✭✭✭✭Utopia Parkway


    And McGinty nails both conversions from opposite side lines.


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    This will be over in 10mins. Barely a phase goes by where they don't make ground.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,275 ✭✭✭crisco10


    Hard to blame Godwin too much. Was a really poor offload but a great tackle. Should've scored that.

    Thought aki could have worked harder to get on his right shoulder tho.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,599 ✭✭✭ScrubsfanChris


    Kick over a rush defence. How are they not seeing that?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,166 ✭✭✭✭Zzippy


    Sale defence up very quick every time. Hopefully room for a Carty chip and gather in behind at some stage


  • Subscribers Posts: 41,992 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    Bull****e call. No material effect on anything


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,578 ✭✭✭irishgeo


    Mistakes killing connacht.


  • Registered Users Posts: 204 ✭✭griffinlee


    game is done already, you cant just leave 10 points out there in a quarter final. this could be a very tough day at the office


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,442 ✭✭✭its_phil


    Missing Butler and Colby badly here


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,483 ✭✭✭✭Utopia Parkway


    Shaping up to be an awful hammering unless we seriously buck up.


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,442 ✭✭✭its_phil


    On what planet has Denny not moved there? Being ridden by Raynal


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,178 ✭✭✭testtech05


    The policing or lack there off of any sort of offside line in most games these days is a joke. Very hard to put together any sort of attack


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,805 ✭✭✭Swan Curry


    it's spring. the days are getting longer, the clocks are going forward, and connacht are getting knocked out of europe, as it always will be


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,386 ✭✭✭✭DDC1990


    Touchjudge tapping the hooker on the back as he's lining up the throw.

    No wonder it doesn't go straight.

    Rediculous.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,745 ✭✭✭clsmooth


    Ref blows up Connacht 2 for stepping in at a lineout. Fair enough it’s a penalty. Faf puts the ball in to the second row on the last scrum and nothing.


  • Registered Users Posts: 204 ✭✭griffinlee


    always wonder why go through through the process of the challenge cup , get through to the quarters, then field a team thats not at full strength


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,074 ✭✭✭realhorrorshow


    When I saw the teams I was worried that we would not win enough collisions to stay in the game and I think that has come to pass. Add to that our passiveness at the breakdown, set piece struggles, individual errors, bad reads, narrow defence, it hasn't made for pleasant viewing. Our attack is very prescribed, feel like we're just running through our patterns and not reacting to the Sale defence, like Cannon getting intercepted throwing a pull back pass that had obviously been called in advance but was not on at all.

    Have to laugh at World Rugby coming up with all these law trials to improve the game when all day have to do is police the f*cking offside line. Hope we show a bit more guile in the second half and don't get any more injuries. Think next season is one too early for us to be in the Champions Cup tbh but we probably need it for financial and prestige reasons.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,117 ✭✭✭KBurke85


    griffinlee wrote: »
    always wonder why go through through the process of the challenge cup , get through to the quarters, then field a team thats not at full strength

    It’s what we’ve done all season. V difficult to win this season with Clermont involved


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,117 ✭✭✭KBurke85


    its_phil wrote: »
    On what planet has Denny not moved there? Being ridden by Raynal

    He’s never forgiven John Muldoon haha


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,018 ✭✭✭Bridge93


    KBurke85 wrote: »
    It’s what we’ve done all season. V difficult to win this season with Clermont involved

    But for the sake of one maybe two extra games is it not a very viable route to the champions cup? Especially as clermont are going to qualify automatically


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,178 ✭✭✭testtech05


    That scrum was a penalty for Sale first half!! We get a reset scrum....


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,442 ✭✭✭its_phil


    F***


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭Diabhal Beag


    Carty gone now FFS. The one player I wouldn't have risked tonight.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,074 ✭✭✭realhorrorshow


    KBurke85 wrote: »
    It’s what we’ve done all season. V difficult to win this season with Clermont involved

    Realistically we're never going to win unless we come out of the group stage ranked in the top 2. Feel bad for the fans who've made the trip though.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,201 ✭✭✭troyzer


    Bridge93 wrote: »
    But for the sake of one maybe two extra games is it not a very viable route to the champions cup? Especially as clermont are going to qualify automatically

    To go far in Europe you need to rotate players through your domestic season, so you need to be fairly confident that your squad can get you the thankless wins that'll ultimately bag you a Pro14 playoff spot. Connacht don't have that level of depth yet, they need their stars in key Pro14 games which means they have to cut corners elsewhere. The Challenge Cup is the obvious loser here because Connacht would really struggle to win it anyway.


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,442 ✭✭✭its_phil


    That is unacceptable from a professional rugby player what Godwin just did


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,018 ✭✭✭Bridge93


    That wasn’t even close. And as Connacht start to dictate the play


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,599 ✭✭✭ScrubsfanChris


    Is that seriously the best kicker left on the pitch?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,071 ✭✭✭✭wp_rathead


    Oh my Kyle


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,178 ✭✭✭testtech05


    Hopefully jack isn't badly injured or it's a disaster with the last 3 games to come and he's our only fit out half at the minute.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,018 ✭✭✭Bridge93


    troyzer wrote: »
    To go far in Europe you need to rotate players through your domestic season, so you need to be fairly confident that your squad can get you the thankless wins that'll ultimately bag you a Pro14 playoff spot. Connacht don't have that level of depth yet, they need their stars in key Pro14 games which means they have to cut corners elsewhere. The Challenge Cup is the obvious loser here because Connacht would really struggle to win it anyway.

    Yeah I suppose that’s fair. It’s the same argument to a certain extent you see in the Premier League with team prioritizing top 4 over FA cup etc. winning trophies always should be number 1 for me. Sacrificing potentially winning a tournament you’re 3 games away from to try qualify for the Champions Cup seems rash to me, especially when coming second and maybe lower than that in the challenge may be enough to qualify too. Like in theory could winning tonight potentially see Connacht qualify if the other three winners all qualify by league position?


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,442 ✭✭✭its_phil


    Bridge93 wrote: »
    troyzer wrote: »
    To go far in Europe you need to rotate players through your domestic season, so you need to be fairly confident that your squad can get you the thankless wins that'll ultimately bag you a Pro14 playoff spot. Connacht don't have that level of depth yet, they need their stars in key Pro14 games which means they have to cut corners elsewhere. The Challenge Cup is the obvious loser here because Connacht would really struggle to win it anyway.

    Yeah I suppose that’s fair. It’s the same argument to a certain extent you see in the Premier League with team prioritizing top 4 over FA cup etc. winning trophies always should be number 1 for me. Sacrificing potentially winning a tournament you’re 3 games away from to try qualify for the Champions Cup seems rash to me, especially when coming second and maybe lower than that in the challenge may be enough to qualify too. Like in theory could winning tonight potentially see Connacht qualify if the other three winners all qualify by league position?

    Right except they’re two wins away from qualification in the league?


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