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Connacht vs Toulouse 15/10/2016 Sky Sports 4 from 17.30

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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,090 ✭✭✭FellasFellas


    TeoReid wrote: »
    What exactly was happening there with Toulouse players coming around at the ruck?

    Think it was something along these lines.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYSXdoNc-Xs


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


    Think it was something along these lines.


    I knew I had seen something like that before. Great rugby awareness, but Connacht stayed calm.


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


    If you're so inclined, let's all get absolutely pished tonight.


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 6,525 Mod ✭✭✭✭dregin


    Would love to be heading to O'Connells for a few scoops after that. I'd say the place will be hoppin!


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,576 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Ach, I think I even posted that clip myself last year after arguing in a thread that it would be a legal move, but it didn't occur to me earlier there was no ruck contest at the end.

    Toulouse 7 got pinged and warned in the first half for contesting a ball after a tackle with no ruck formed, I thought.

    Connacht were very blasé themselves about protecting rucks for a lot of the match.


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


    dregin wrote: »
    Would love to be heading to O'Connells for a few scoops after that. I'd say the place will be hoppin!

    It is 😉


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 259 ✭✭flogthebog


    Sweet Jesus theyll be the death of me. Ive the sleaves chewed of me jumper after the last 10 minutes. Massive win tonight and a great boost to make the knockout stages. We need to sort out the number 10 though, Jack Carty is not up to scratch.

    joey carbery and we are complete :-)


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,974 ✭✭✭connachta


    flogthebog wrote: »
    Sweet Jesus theyll be the death of me. Ive the sleaves chewed of me jumper after the last 10 minutes. Massive win tonight and a great boost to make the knockout stages. We need to sort out the number 10 though, Jack Carty is not up to scratch.

    joey carbery and we are complete :-)
    Or Manitz Boshoff, coming next week ;)


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 259 ✭✭flogthebog


    would suggest that Matt is worried about his place. Cian is playing blinders these days. And connachta i was most happy to pick up my winnings on my way home tonight. you had me worried. what an immense performance. what a team we have


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,813 ✭✭✭CMOTDibbler


    connachta wrote: »
    Or Manitz Boshoff, coming next week ;)
    Great name for a rugby player. :D


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  • Registered Users Posts: 7,974 ✭✭✭connachta


    flogthebog wrote: »
    would suggest that Matt is worried about his place. Cian is playing blinders these days. And connachta i was most happy to pick up my winnings on my way home tonight. you had me worried. what an immense performance. what a team we have
    I was right all along, no scrum but stay positive! :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,245 ✭✭✭ClanofLams


    How bad did TOHs injury look on tv? Exceptional again tonight


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,974 ✭✭✭connachta


    ClanofLams wrote: »
    How bad did TOHs injury look on tv? Exceptional again tonight

    Not bad, walking by himself. Back are Poolman and Parata if needed


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 259 ✭✭flogthebog


    connachta wrote: »
    Not bad, walking by himself. Back are Poolman and Parata if needed

    have to say poolman or parata is not toh. he is a fulcrum to our backline.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,813 ✭✭✭CMOTDibbler


    connachta wrote: »
    Not bad, walking by himself. Back are Poolman and Parata if needed
    Yoda. Is that you?


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,974 ✭✭✭connachta


    I wisely enough predicted scrum disaster and Toulouse defence collapse, so yeah, for tonight Yoda I am:angel::D

    FFS we've beaten Toulouse. Again. Guys do you realise, or you all became success-aholic?;)


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 259 ✭✭flogthebog


    connachta wrote: »
    I wisely enough predicted scrum disaster and Toulouse defence collapse, so yeah, for tonight Yoda I am:angel::D

    FFS we've beaten Toulouse. Again. Guys do you realise, or you all became success-aholic?;)

    was thinking much the same. we won the pro12 but this win was even better. where does this dream stop?


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    Despite being pro12 champions and a team in my opinion that shouldn't fear French opposition, I still felt that Sky were very much treating Connacht as the plucky underdogs.

    Gave a massive fist bump to the sky at the final whistle and the last 5 minutes I'd say I'd have failed every blood pressure test on the planet.

    Terrific win, hard fought and well won. Terrific rugby throughout. Wasps v Connacht is going to be some show.


  • Registered Users Posts: 625 ✭✭✭yermanoffthetv


    connachta wrote: »
    Or Manitz Boshoff, coming next week ;)

    Forgot about him, Just re-watched his highlight reel there, very promising looking fella with loads of experience. Hell do very nicely indeed.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,292 ✭✭✭MayoForSam


    Mighty match, season ticket holder who couldn't be there because I had to go to a wedding, thank goodness for decent wifi and modbro, up the West! Good to see mathch thread getting more traffic compared to Leinster game.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 24,767 ✭✭✭✭molloyjh


    MayoForSam wrote: »
    Good to see mathch thread getting more traffic compared to Leinster game.

    Because that's what's important.....


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 259 ✭✭flogthebog


    molloyjh wrote: »
    Because that's what's important.....

    no. not true mollyjh. we are just thrilled for our team who we love much


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,076 ✭✭✭✭vienne86


    Off to friends for dinner after the match in the RDS so missed this match......wonderful result - well done Connacht!!!!! Looking forward to watching the recording.

    Great day for Irish rugby.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 259 ✭✭flogthebog


    as argument goes, leinster vs castres or connacht vs toulouse. now which was better?. which would you want to watch


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,733 ✭✭✭clsmooth


    I think its fair to say Connacht's season is now properly up and running after a few poor early results most likely due to a disrupted preseason. Connacht on form are the best Irish province to watch (Leinster fan here). That first try from Dillane's stolen lineout in their own 22 was a thing of beauty.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,257 ✭✭✭Hagz


    One sided affairs are rarely as entertaining to watch. Unless the All Blacks are playing.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 259 ✭✭flogthebog


    Hagz wrote: »
    One sided affairs are rarely as entertaining to watch. Unless the All Blacks are playing.

    but there wasnt anything onesided. connacht game was mental?


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,245 ✭✭✭ClanofLams


    flogthebog wrote: »
    as argument goes, leinster vs castres or connacht vs toulouse. now which was better?. which would you want to watch

    Leinster fans - Leinster. Connacht fans - Connacht. Neutrals - Connacht Toulouse as much closer affair. Who cares though?! Two provinces beat two T14 teams, good day.


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,974 ✭✭✭connachta


    We have top players, but tonight
    Have we got
    Henshaw? No
    Buckley? No
    Muldowney? No
    McCartney? No
    White? No
    Roux? No
    Masterson? No
    Nepia? No
    Boshoff? No
    Healy? No
    AhYou? No
    J.Cooney? No
    Have we won? Yes, damn yes
    Lam was so right when he said it is all about building a team.....So so right


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,257 ✭✭✭Hagz


    flogthebog wrote: »
    but there wasnt anything onesided. connacht game was mental?

    I know that there was nothing one sided about the Connacht vs. Toulouse game that took place this evening.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,308 ✭✭✭✭.ak


    Brilliant result, was on the edge of my seat screaming for Connacht in the last 10. Aki is just a force of nature; few people transcend skill, talent and strength in sport with something else. He's one of them, he literally took control of the game whenever the ball came near him, in either offence or defence. The winning try, the turn over after coughing up possession, the refusal to go off beside him being totally broken.

    Great result for Connacht, pity the TBP wasn't secured though. But another moment in Connacht's history that will hopefully go towards them creating a legacy.

    However, having said that, I will be the party pooper and say Connacht mixed the sublime with the very, very poor. Both sides played crap rugby if I'm being honest. Connacht were more interested in seeing what happens when they fling the ball around rather then securing the ball in the first place.

    After 3-4 phases Connacht completely lost their shape. Toulouse were very poor defensively, they paid the penalty of having such a large pack, their scramble defence really struggled. Connacht's scrum was absolute annihilated also. And how many times did they cough up ball? Quick ball is all well and good but when you use small back 5 players you run the risk of them not having the bulk to secure ball. Connacht's ruck defenders were constantly blown away because they didn't have enough muscle at the breakdown in the right areas of the pitch.

    It's worth remembering that Connacht could've easily lost that game, which would've been criminal with all the possession and linebreaks they had. At times they were very frustrating to watch as every good play was usually ended with an unforced error or some rugby 101 basics being ignored. Improvement is needed to make a serious dent on Europe.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 259 ✭✭flogthebog


    .ak wrote: »
    Brilliant result, was on the edge of my seat screaming for Connacht in the last 10. Aki is just a force of nature; few people transcend skill, talent and strength in sport with something else. He's one of them, he literally took control of the game whenever the ball came near him, in either offence or defence. The winning try, the turn over after coughing up possession, the refusal to go off beside him being totally broken.

    Great result for Connacht, pity the TBP wasn't secured though. But another moment in Connacht's history that will hopefully go towards them creating a legacy.

    However, having said that, I will be the party pooper and say Connacht mixed the sublime with the very, very poor. Both sides played crap rugby if I'm being honest. Connacht were more interested in seeing what happens when they fling the ball around rather then securing the ball in the first place.

    After 3-4 phases Connacht completely lost their shape. Toulouse were very poor defensively, they paid the penalty of having such a large pack, their scramble defence really struggled. Connacht's scrum was absolute annihilated also. And how many times did they cough up ball? Quick ball is all well and good but when you use small back 5 players you run the risk of them not having the bulk to secure ball. Connacht's ruck defenders were constantly blown away because they didn't have enough muscle at the breakdown in the right areas of the pitch.

    It's worth remembering that Connacht could've easily lost that game, which would've been criminal with all the possession and linebreaks they had. At times they were very frustrating to watch as every good play was usually ended with an unforced error or some rugby 101 basics being ignored. Improvement is needed to make a serious dent on Europe.
    thanks for that .ak. so toh simply is so much better? he is and has been the best fullback in irish rugby.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,308 ✭✭✭✭.ak


    flogthebog wrote: »
    thanks for that .ak. so toh simply is so much better? he is and has been the best fullback in irish rugby.

    Not sure what you mean?

    He had some nice touches in the game, particularly saving the 1st try after it had almost been butchered by Ronaldson (but the ball should've never have touched the deck). That flick on to Niyi was sublime.

    He's nowhere near being the best fullback in Irish rugby right now though. I'd say he's 4th, debatably 3rd.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,536 ✭✭✭former total


    .ak wrote: »
    Brilliant result, was on the edge of my seat screaming for Connacht in the last 10. Aki is just a force of nature; few people transcend skill, talent and strength in sport with something else. He's one of them, he literally took control of the game whenever the ball came near him, in either offence or defence. The winning try, the turn over after coughing up possession, the refusal to go off beside him being totally broken.

    Great result for Connacht, pity the TBP wasn't secured though. But another moment in Connacht's history that will hopefully go towards them creating a legacy.

    However, having said that, I will be the party pooper and say Connacht mixed the sublime with the very, very poor. Both sides played crap rugby if I'm being honest. Connacht were more interested in seeing what happens when they fling the ball around rather then securing the ball in the first place.

    After 3-4 phases Connacht completely lost their shape. Toulouse were very poor defensively, they paid the penalty of having such a large pack, their scramble defence really struggled. Connacht's scrum was absolute annihilated also. And how many times did they cough up ball? Quick ball is all well and good but when you use small back 5 players you run the risk of them not having the bulk to secure ball. Connacht's ruck defenders were constantly blown away because they didn't have enough muscle at the breakdown in the right areas of the pitch.

    It's worth remembering that Connacht could've easily lost that game, which would've been criminal with all the possession and linebreaks they had. At times they were very frustrating to watch as every good play was usually ended with an unforced error or some rugby 101 basics being ignored. Improvement is needed to make a serious dent on Europe.

    All fair points. The good news is that the fixtures fall very well. Zebre next week and then plenty of time to work on the flaws before Wasps in December.

    The scrum is a serious problem. But as you say, rugby 101 also. While still behind, Connacht got a penalty in their own 22. Muldoon took a quick one to himself; it's great to watch and he got away with it but it wasn't the right call. They need to tighten up because bigger challenges await.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 259 ✭✭flogthebog


    however anybody analyzes this well this is the best. well done lads


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  • Registered Users Posts: 7,974 ✭✭✭connachta


    .ak wrote: »
    And how many times did they cough up ball? Quick ball is all well and good but when you use small back 5 players you run the risk of them not having the bulk to secure ball. Connacht's ruck defenders were constantly blown away because they didn't have enough muscle at the breakdown in the right areas of the pitch.
    Two simple names to partly fix this. Roux (hope next week) and Buckley


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,308 ✭✭✭✭.ak


    connachta wrote: »
    Two simple names to partly fix this. Roux (hope next week) and Buckley

    To be honest, you had 15 men out there that should be absolutely fine doing this themselves - yes, Roux and Buckley are beasts will be BETTER at it - but for me I felt there was a tactical call in regards to committing numbers to offensive rucks, and when the rucks went pear shaped nobody was stepping in to help. Too many times the 1st receive would just stare at the ruck as it broke down. It's a definite work on, hopefully Lam adjusts a few things there.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 259 ✭✭flogthebog


    .ak wrote: »
    Brilliant result, was on the edge of my seat screaming for Connacht in the last 10. Aki is just a force of nature; few people transcend skill, talent and strength in sport with something else. He's one of them, he literally took control of the game whenever the ball came near him, in either offence or defence. The winning try, the turn over after coughing up possession, the refusal to go off beside him being totally broken.

    Great result for Connacht, pity the TBP wasn't secured though. But another moment in Connacht's history that will hopefully go towards them creating a legacy.

    However, having said that, I will be the party pooper and say Connacht mixed the sublime with the very, very poor. Both sides played crap rugby if I'm being honest. Connacht were more interested in seeing what happens when they fling the ball around rather then securing the ball in the first place.

    After 3-4 phases Connacht completely lost their shape. Toulouse were very poor defensively, they paid the penalty of having such a large pack, their scramble defence really struggled. Connacht's scrum was absolute annihilated also. And how many times did they cough up ball? Quick ball is all well and good but when you use small back 5 players you run the risk of them not having the bulk to secure ball. Connacht's ruck defenders were constantly blown away because they didn't have enough muscle at the breakdown in the right areas of the pitch.

    It's worth remembering that Connacht could've easily lost that game, which would've been criminal with all the possession and linebreaks they had. At times they were very frustrating to watch as every good play was usually ended with an unforced error or some rugby 101 basics being ignored. Improvement is needed to make a serious dent on Europe.
    you beat toulouse. its a good dent in europe. please dont undermine the achievement


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,308 ✭✭✭✭.ak


    flogthebog wrote: »
    you beat toulouse. its a good dent in europe. please dont undermine the achievement

    No one's undermining anything.

    It's a good achievement. A dent on Europe it is not.

    Connacht are good enough to be aiming for quarters and semi finals. Beating a team that have been in decline for some time is not making a dent on Europe.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,257 ✭✭✭Hagz


    flogthebog wrote: »
    you beat toulouse. its a good dent in europe. please dont undermine the achievement

    It's a great win for Connacht, especially under the circumstances.

    But a dent in Europe? Not really. Toulouse came last in their pool last season with just a single game won. They haven't reached a semi-final in 6 seasons. All they have is their reputation these days.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    Connacht were 4 point underdogs. This was hardly a huge upset. Toulouse are well gone from the glory days of Servat, Albacete, Ellisalde, Jauzion et al. Connacht will be in a strong position going into the Wasps double header but there's a long way to go.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,012 ✭✭✭leakyboots


    Super win, made for great viewing. That game v Wasps will be a cracker


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭sullivlo


    mfceiling wrote: »
    That was the slowest last 90 seconds I have ever lived through...

    Slower than France running the ball from their own try line with England needing a try to win the 6N?!

    Great game. I only saw the second half but Aki was amazing. Kelleher had a great game too.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,818 ✭✭✭LostArt


    leakyboots wrote: »
    Super win, made for great viewing. That game v Wasps will be a cracker

    Really looking forward to those games. Heading over to Northampton v Leinster the Friday so hopefully I'll make it to Coventry too.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,558 ✭✭✭typhoony


    Certainly wasps will be ano there level up on yesterday's game, no one is getting carried away except the media but beating toulouse is still an achievement and generally our defence was very good except for a 10 miNute spell where we stood off them, improvements still needed in set piece, I would'not be as negative as the previous poster but he makes some good points


  • Registered Users Posts: 7,974 ✭✭✭connachta


    Ouncer
    Thought about you when Blade made his side-step costing us 35 meters in the 42nd minute


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