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Glasgow v Leinster Match Thread

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    #182
    vienne86
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    Luke Fitz very articulate - hope we here more of him as the season goes on.


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    #183
    former total
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    Very happy with that. Five very unfortunate minutes scuppered us but a very good performance.


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    #184
    wp_rathead
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    Seymour definitely one that got away regards Ireland :(


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    #185
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
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    vienne86 wrote: »
    Luke Fitz very articulate - hope we here more of him as the season goes on.

    He'll probably injure his mouth before the next match and be out for 2-3 months.


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    #186
    irishbucsfan
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    wp_rathead wrote: »
    Seymour definitely one that got away regards Ireland :(

    Yeah, cheers awec

    Scotland's starting wingers in a few years could be better than ours and both produced by the Ulster academy!


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    #187
    Dave_The_Sheep
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    I expected a bit of a kicking, so quite happy with the performance, especially in the first half. Second half not so much, but given the team composition that may be to be expected - very disappointing to not come away with any match points, two points even in a loss was very much on the cards. Carbery was a great positive, intercept aside and that can happen.

    Glasgow looking very sharp, taking nearly all their opportunities on offer. Going to be hard to look past this season (ok, it's only two games in but still).


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    #188
    awec
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    IRFU need to catch a grip really when it comes to the internationals.


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    #189
    thomond2006
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    awec wrote: »
    IRFU need to catch a grip really when it comes to the internationals.

    Exactly. Leinster needed a full team today. Some cop on is needed.


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    #190
    awec
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    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    Yeah, cheers awec

    Scotland's starting wingers in a few years could be better than ours and both produced by the Ulster academy!

    Well if Ireland were more willing to cap young players...

    awec has been calling for this for ages, but was always met with excuses as to why Ireland absolutely need to play DK or AT or whoever.

    Scholes needs to be capped and the IRFU should take a redner that he's playing in Scotland next year.


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    #191
    whatawaster
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    awec wrote: »
    IRFU need to catch a grip really when it comes to the internationals.

    Absolutely. This is the toughest league match of the season.

    Rest them for Treviso, Zebre and Dragons at home


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    #192
    molloyjh
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    Those 5 minutes! Had Rob run a straight line rather than away from the ball. Had Maccer made a better fist of that tackle. Those 2 moments in that 5 minute spell cost us the game. Such a disappointing result.

    But on the flip side some of those performances were great. Molony is sheer class. Leavy was excellent. VDF and Jordi were both really good too. Thought McGrath played well and Carbery has backed up last weeks performance almost perfectly. Ringrose must stay in the centre. Dave was really sharp too. Even Reid played well both going forward and defensively. I was wrong there anyway.

    Really mixed emotions after it but looking ahead there's a lot of positives.


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    #193
    sheep?
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    It was a promising game, definitely. Still, very frustrating that we didn't get at least a point from it. Losing by 8 is always ****ty, never mid with three tries in the first half, and none in the second.

    Ugh. That last maul. Use it....USE IT.........USE IT.

    Or don't, whatever.


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    #194
    Buer
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    vienne86 wrote: »
    Luke Fitz very articulate - hope we here more of him as the season goes on.

    Luke is set to miss the next 6 weeks of Sky coverage with torn vocal chords.

    EDIT: Whatever, TME. Whatever.


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    #195
    Larbre34
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    Glasgow, Leicester, Munster, Racing. What a pool, i feel dread on behalf of our southern province.


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    #196
    matthew8
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    Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »
    I expected a bit of a kicking, so quite happy with the performance, especially in the first half. Second half not so much, but given the team composition that may be to be expected - very disappointing to not come away with any match points, two points even in a loss was very much on the cards. Carbery was a great positive, intercept aside and that can happen.

    Glasgow looking very sharp, taking nearly all their opportunities on offer. Going to be hard to look past this season (ok, it's only two games in but still).

    Couldn't come to that conclusion at all based on today. They had a full strength side, Leinster were severely depleted and yet Leinster put it right up to them, and perhaps should have won. If Leinster can maintain this form I'd be very confident we can beat them in the Aviva at the end of the year with a full strength side.

    Extremely disappointing to come away with nothing there, but if the team plays like that all year they'll be guaranteed a top 2 finish.


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    #197
    former total
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    wp_rathead wrote: »
    Seymour definitely one that got away regards Ireland :(

    Meh, I don't know. I don't remember any tears being shed for him when he left. He was joining a Glasgow team that had just finished 11th in the league. No one really saw it as a huge coup.

    If he'd stayed here, he wouldn't have got the same game time and might not have turned out so well.

    Just one of those things.


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    #198
    LeinsterDub
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    The tries we conseeded were so soft. Going forward Leinster looked decent but we can't keep leaking tries like that.


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    #199
    flogthebog
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    really dislike these all-weather pitches. Watched a couple of scrums and you can clearly see players with big boot studs not being able to get a grip on the surface


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    #200
    Rightwing
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    Glasgow seem to have the measure of the Irish teams, racking up big wins in the process.


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    #201
    former total
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    Rightwing wrote: »
    Glasgow seem to have the measure of the Irish teams, racking up big wins in the process.

    Take it you didn't see the game?


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    #202
    Rightwing
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    former total wrote: »
    Take it you didn't see the game?

    Correct.

    I'd be a bit worried for Munster in Europe though on the basis of the massive points they are running up against the Irish sides.


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    #203
    former total
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    Rightwing wrote: »
    Correct.

    Leinster were ahead for most of it, Glasgow got two tries in the space of five minutes from an intercept and a knock-on. They are not unbeatable.


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    #204
    Rightwing
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    former total wrote: »
    Leinster were ahead for most of it, Glasgow got two tries in the space of five minutes from an intercept and a knock-on. They are not unbeatable.

    Wouldn't doubt you there, but they are a team very capable of capitalising on mistakes. Still, an entertaining start to the league it must be said.


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    #205
    redmca2
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    I missed the game completely and went to the official Pro 12 website.
    It's revamped since last year and not for the better.
    The results of the 2 matches played so far today are not there yet (it's now 7.18 pm).
    In a word, the new layout is sh1te.


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    #206
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
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    Do Glasgow have a full strength team at the moment?

    They look good but as someone pointed out before Leinster are without a fair few players and if they'd been a bit more clinical today probably could have won.

    Not sure that explains the Connacht result though.


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    #207
    vienne86
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    redmca2 wrote: »
    I missed the game completely and went to the official Pro 12 website.
    It's revamped since last year and not for the better.
    The results of the 2 matches played so far today are not there yet (it's now 7.18 pm).
    In a word, the new layout is sh1te.

    And I couldn't find anything when I clicked on 'Live' during the match.

    Like a lot of revamped websites, it looks pretty, but that's about it.


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    #208
    Adbrowne
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    TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »
    Do Glasgow have a full strength team at the moment?

    They look good but as someone pointed out before Leinster are without a fair few players and if they'd been a bit more clinical today probably could have won.

    Not sure that explains the Connacht result though.

    Pretty much full strength for glasgow yeah


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    #209
    Interested Observer
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    I thought this and the Munster game were both very entertaining overall, good advert for the league.


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    #210
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
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    Adbrowne wrote: »
    Pretty much full strength for glasgow yeah

    I forgot they're without Finn Russell but they seem to be managing.


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    #211
    Dave_The_Sheep
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    matthew8 wrote: »
    Couldn't come to that conclusion at all based on today. They had a full strength side, Leinster were severely depleted and yet Leinster put it right up to them, and perhaps should have won. If Leinster can maintain this form I'd be very confident we can beat them in the Aviva at the end of the year with a full strength side.

    Aye, that's true. They've been very strong though, and are appearing very clinical when it comes to scoring opportunities vs actually scoring. Just taking today, their scores didn't take masses of effort, whereas we had to work for them. Mid way through the first half for example, we laboured to a try and then they went back up the field and scored seemingly at will. To our credit we denied them any opportunity to do that again for the rest of the half (more or less) by keeping the ball.

    They just strike me as a team only going to get better. We shall see though.


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