Mexico v The Wildlings match thread.

ulsteru20s

Bonus point win here would be nice.

Burkie1203

Ulster knocked that forward from jenkins hands

A-Train

That’s game over.

Leinster playing rubbish, and getting no luck at all. Ross Byrne with one of those Ross Byrne performances.

lawrencesummers

Ref is a total homer, in the geographical as opposed to sexual sense.

Brewster

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119953604#Comment_119953604

Nonsense I’m afraid. The onus is on tackling player. Stewart can carry as high as he likes. It’s a red all day long.

Faugheen

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119953664#Comment_119953664

honestly don’t know how anyone comes to this conclusion

crisco10

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119953657#Comment_119953657

Which was ringrose point when ref told him to stop moaning.

At least he was consistent, Billy burns knock on was Lowe knocking out of his hands too.

Crash

McCloskeys fairly fired up for this game. If he keeps it just barely legal (or barely illegal) he'll have had a dominating game, but my bet is a yellow before the end of the match.

randomname2005

Just as well the ref saw that high tackle. Great determination to go for corner and get the try

crisco10

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119953689#Comment_119953689

For sure, it was worse than Ross Byrnes high tackle so would have been fairly inconsistent to miss.

Leinster are fumbling a crazy amount of ball.

At first glance at normal speed I thought penalty or yellow. Can accept it's a red but there is mitigation in my opinion in that Healy soaked the tackle - no idea what the ref meant by offensive tackle and the ball carrier dropped his height quite a bit.

Credit to Ulster, ruthless and composed and didn't let Leinster get organised after the card.

22 - 10 is still very much a game and I expect the second half to produce some fireworks.

ulsteru20s

22-10 with man advantage and wind advantage. No excuse not to go win this in second half.

crisco10

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119953702#Comment_119953702

For sure, ulster would really want to lose their way from here. Wind, 12 points and momentum in their favour

Akrasia

Ulster should win from here. The wind should be used to pin Leinster back into their own 22. Ulster are menacing their lineout and Furlong and Sheehan can't do much from 60 metres out from the try line

lawrencesummers

Dont ever underestimate billy burnses ability to lose a game he should clearly win.

lawrencesummers

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119953681#Comment_119953681

Typically by the referee favoring greatly whatever team is playing at home.

crisco10

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119953741#Comment_119953741

Looks to be carrying an injury too

OldRio

As for the Rugby. I've enjoyed Ulster who are playing some lovely rugby in attack and defence. Leinster building phases but tend to knock on or fumble at the end.

You would imagine with the wind in their favour and one man up Ulster should push on. If they do not?

CIARAN_BOYLE

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119953695#Comment_119953695

I feel that offensive would generally mean that Healy was moving forward as opposed to soaking the tackle.

I think the referee meant something else here. Perhaps he meant that he was offended by the sight of blood after the incident.

lawrencesummers

Cooneys game is over courtsey of an elbow to the face from lowe.

Thats a red card.

Clegg

Leinster has been playing with more edge this season and a red card was eventually coming. We were lucky not to get one against Glasgow last weekend.

I guess we're trying to up our physicality in order to not get caught out like we were against La Rochelle and Sharks at the end of last season. But I think it's coming to the detriment of our overall play. Could pay dividends eventually however.

That to me from Lowe is more of a card than Healy's.

MaybeMaybe

that looked like a red to me

almostover

That was a elbow to the chin by Lowe. Very lucky there, very lucky.

bingobango12

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119953778#Comment_119953778

How in the name of God is that a red card? His elbow is tucked into his body and he didn’t extend until contact. Do you want 10 red cards every match?

Paul Smeenus

Lowe should be off

ulsteru20s

This game management from ulster is suicidal.

Don’t play in your own half when you have a 12 pt lead and the wind. Kick your point as well. For **** sake.

bingobango12

Really don’t agree the should be red. That type of contact happens multiple times a game. It’s only shown again here because of Cooney staying down.

Larbre34

It came with a "say Scotland one more time mutha****a".

Akrasia

Ref absolutely bottled that Lowe call there. That should have been another red