Leinster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread XII (The Byrne Supremacy)

Bazzo

Clegg wrote: »

Jaysus it happened again.

What on earth are Connacht doing in training?

They're just practicing responsible social distancing

Juventu4

Rugby4568 wrote: »

There’s over 6500 languages and you chose to speak nothing but facts

Lads are out injured and come back and are immediately breaking down in the captains run or first game with the same injury again. Too much of a trend this season.

Clegg

Is there such a thing as uncontested lineouts?

Coz that's what this looks like.

ongarite

That is sweet and sour for Connacht

crisco10

Did ring Rose take that conversion?

Clegg

crisco10 wrote: »

Did ring Rose take that conversion?

Yeah.

He's a pretty good goalkicker, but never really gets the chance to take them.

Clegg

Has Ringrose gone to flyhalf? Larmour has been subbed on for Ross Byrne.

We have no fit 10's in the squad now. The Byrne's seem to be injured, Sexton is going through the RTPP and Frawley has gotten I hired again too.

crisco10

Yeah remember he nailed one for ireland v US/Japan in 2017 too

Commentators talking about Fardy there, but Porter powered that maul, as he has many mauls and as he has held up many other mauls.

He must be one of the most powerful individual players in Northern Hemisphere rugby, an incredible athlete with utter brute strength. We've never had a player like him.

ongarite

Is Ross gone off injured?

Clegg

ongarite wrote: »

Is Ross gone off injured?

Yep.

Ringrose has gone to 10.

Squidgy Black

ongarite wrote: »

Is Ross gone off injured?

Seems so, unless the coaches figure we're ahead here so take him off

Clegg

What

A

Try

Edit: may have been knocked out of Kearney's hand.

Clegg

Ringrose has played 13, 10 and now 9 in this game.

ongarite

No try, he dropped it under pressure from tackler

KaneToad

Clegg wrote: »

What

A

Try

Edit: may have been knocked out of Kearney's hand.

Almost

Faugheen

Sean O’Brien has done excellently there

sydthebeat

Great defense by SOB 15.8866.86500

Clegg

Tbh I'm a bit perplexed at our continued insistence of using Baird as a blindside. I've yet to see him have an effective game there.

stephen_n

Clegg wrote: »

Tbh I'm a bit perplexed at our continued insistence of using Baird as a blindside. I've yet to see him have an effective game there.

Murphy was injured, no choice.

Clegg

stephen_n wrote: »

Murphy was injured, no choice.

Fair enough. Thought it was purely tactical.

Although we're now really scraping the bottom of the barrel for fit players. Ruddock did his hamstring last week.

stephen_n

Clegg wrote: »

Fair enough. Thought it was purely tactical.

Although we're now really scraping the bottom of the barrel for fit players. Ruddock did his hamstring last week.

Losing Conan early didn’t help. I would imagine he was supposed to come on in the row.

MaybeMaybe

you'd expect Baird to do better in that tackle

acer911

Diving over the ruck? Is that right from Murphy, ball was picked and therefore out so the ruck was over so then it shouldn’t be a penalty?

Buer

MaybeMaybe wrote: »

you'd expect Baird to do better in that tackle

Since the 6N, he has been poor. He'd be doing well to make the Irish squad let alone the 23 in this form.

Faugheen

Ringrose has had a fantastic game. Definitely out to make a point tonight.

Clegg

Buer wrote: »

Since the 6N, he has been poor. He'd be doing well to make the Irish squad let alone the 23 in this form.

He's barely played since the Six Nations. Just cameos off the bench. Can't get into form with limited game time.

thegreycity

I love Hugo

Clegg

VDF just burst through Papali'i with his carry.

ongarite

Keenan's ability to get his hands free from tacker is superb.
Able to stretch in for 2 trys even though he was being tackled.