Leinster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread XI (The Finals Countdown)

Paul Smeenus

Stout Warrior wrote: »

Any way of determining where the “live” option is on iplayer? At the moment I’m in bbc sport NI website and see no iplayer option. In the Iplayer itself it’s only recorded shows doesn’t show any area for live tv or events

They'll put a link closer to the time, probably

arsebiscuits1

https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/rugby-union/55649976

Buer

arsebiscuits1 wrote: »

https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/rugby-union/55649976

I had been intending on spending some quality time with the wife later.

Had been.

OneLungDavy

I can't remember the last time I was so excited to watch an 'A' game.

arsebiscuits1

Excellent clearance by Foley there

arsebiscuits1

Some nice passing on display so far (excluding Foley being intercepted)

arsebiscuits1

Twice Foley has been intercepted. Needs to improve there. 9s cannot get intercepted

bayern

Leinster scrumhalves and passing..

arsebiscuits1

In fairness to him. That's another phenomenal clearance

bayern

Lineout a mess

theVersatile

Clarkson on at Loose instead of Boyle?

arsebiscuits1

Why is Clarkson on at LH? Or did they move McGrath over? Wonder did Boyle take a knock in the warm up

RugbyLover123

3 missed line outs already.

That advantage went on far too long with them going nowhere.

PMC83

Pretty poor first half from Leinster. Line outs all over the shop and every time they get a few phases together they throw a crazy wide pass.

arsebiscuits1

PMC83 wrote: »

Pretty poor first half from Leinster. Line outs all over the shop and every time they get a few phases together they throw a crazy wide pass.

Forcing far too much

arsebiscuits1

Greg McGrath playing loosehead. Looks comfortable there

arsebiscuits1

Ah for **** sake.

How is it still penalty advantage after a line break?

arsebiscuits1

Leinster need to start trying to play in Ulsters half.

Why tap and go off the scrum free kick? Gotta start nudging Ulster into their third of the pitch

arsebiscuits1

**** me that was a poor half.

No consistency in possession and far too disorganised without it.

A lot of players really guilty of forcing everything. Lost possession twice trying to play out of our own 22.

It would be easier to play the percentages with a functioning lineout mind you.

bayern

ulster should be much further ahead.

arsebiscuits1

bayern wrote: »

ulster should be much further ahead.

Yeah suprised they're not. Territory and possession stats must be stacked in their favour.

The silver lining for Leinster is their scramble D has been good so far

arsebiscuits1

What's Foley doing with those box kicks?

Neither were ever on

arsebiscuits1

I think that's what they call "instant impact" there from Patterson...

Squidgy Black

Lovely try.

Turner looks like he's bulked up a fair bit over the past couple months. Bit like most of us but probably less beer.

sydthebeat

thats a beautiful try for sexton

arsebiscuits1

After a very good start, Patterson has been poor. Passing is too slow and his kicking game has been dire.

thomond2006

You can keep these ones, Leinster.

pickarooney

bayern wrote: »

Yeah Soroka may be bigger, you'd wonder if he will outgrow 8 given his current size at 19.

How do you outgrow 8? Billy V has 25kg on him.

arsebiscuits1

pickarooney wrote: »

How do you outgrow 8? Billy V has 25kg on him.

Vunipola is quite obviously an exception

bayern

pickarooney wrote: »

How do you outgrow 8? Billy V has 25kg on him.

Different athletes carry weight more easily.

If you can't see than Billy V and Soroka are different I dunno what to tell you.