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Connacht vs Leinster, Sat 28th April, 3:05pm; TG4

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    #182
    Bazzo
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    I'd say Mul was taking the conversion cuz he'd never scored against an Irish team, in case anyone thinks he was just taking the piss.

    Absolutely delighted. Exactly how you want to send the big man off.


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    #183
    joseywhales
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    Its a wasted opportunity for the fringe players but I couldnt care less about the result.Also jack McGrath could have put more pressure on Healy in these last two games.


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    #184
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    Very poor from Leinster, very impressive from Connacht.

    Delighted to see Muldoon get a big win at home, no sign of the crowd dispersing at all which is a big mark of respect. Maybe a bit disrespectful to the visitors taking the kick but I'm sure everyone enjoyed the humour of it given the occasion.

    Leo will be reeling from that performance, he'll have wanted a degree of continuity but only one team showed up. Leinster were up for it at times but the intensity wasn't there at all and Connacht are far too good a team to show up with that kind of mindset.

    Leinster need to put that one to the side and focus now on the challenges to come. Connacht will reflect on a poor season, but certainly the ingredients are there to challenge next year and Keane will have more of an imprint on the team at that stage.


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    #185
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    Bazzo wrote: »
    I'd say Mul was taking the conversion cuz he'd never scored against an Irish team, in case anyone thinks he was just taking the piss.

    Absolutely delighted. Exactly how you want to send the big man off.

    He just apologised on TG4 for taking the conversation, in case people thought he was taking the piss.

    I think that was one of the few times that it is acceptable


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    #186
    mangobob
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    Great match from Connacht. Delighted for Muldoon, fitting sendoff for one of Irish rugbys most talismanic players.

    What time are Leinster playing?


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    #187
    Bazzo
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Maybe a bit disrespectful to the visitors taking the kick but I'm sure everyone enjoyed the humour of it given the occasion.

    Bazzo wrote: »
    I'd say Mul was taking the conversion cuz he'd never scored against an Irish team, in case anyone thinks he was just taking the piss.

    Absolutely delighted. Exactly how you want to send the big man off.

    As someone else pointed out he apologised in his post match interview. Definitely don't think he was trying to be funny or disrespectful.


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    #188
    Burkie1203
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    Bazzo wrote: »
    See above. As someone else pointed out he apologised in his post match interview.

    I don't see why he should apologise. Its Sport. How it should be IMO. He has earned that moment


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    #189
    joseywhales
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    Why is it disrespectful? If you feel bad about it then don't concede tries!


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    #190
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    Bazzo wrote: »
    See above. As someone else pointed out he apologised in his post match interview.

    Yeah I wasn't going to begrudge him it. Whilst it's a competitive fixture in the sense of it being a league game, it's not a competitive fixture in terms of where the season is now.

    It's no harm that he mentioned it though - a lot of people mightn't realise why in rugby that could be taken as a bit of a slight, not in this instance, but in general.


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    #191
    irishbucsfan
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    It’s not even remotely the first time a retiring player has taken a kick. It goes a loooong way back.

    It had absolutely no bearing whatsoever, he scored it. Anyone who thinks it was even remotely disrespectful just doesn’t know what they’re on about.


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    #192
    prawnsambo
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Yeah I wasn't going to begrudge him it. Whilst it's a competitive fixture in the sense of it being a league game, it's not a competitive fixture in terms of where the season is now.

    It's no harm that he mentioned it though - a lot of people mightn't realise why in rugby that could be taken as a bit of a slight, not in this instance, but in general.
    He should only have apologised if he'd missed it. :)


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    Burkie1203 wrote: »
    I don't see why he should apologise. Its Sport. How it should be IMO. He has earned that moment
    joseywhales wrote: »
    Why is it disrespectful? If you feel bad about it then don't concede tries!

    It's like laughing at someone as you lap them on the track.


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    #194
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    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    It’s not even remotely the first time a retiring player has taken a kick. It goes a loooong way back.

    It had absolutely no bearing whatsoever, he scored it. Anyone who thinks it was even remotely disrespectful just doesn’t know what they’re on about.

    I've never seen it done in a competitive fixture but maybe I just don't recall. Barbarians do it all the time but it's not that common.

    Either way, I've no issue on occasions like this. Only reason I think it's no harm he clarified it is in case anyone did misinterpret the intention.


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    #195
    irishbucsfan
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    I've never seen it done in a competitive fixture but maybe I just don't recall. Barbarians do it all the time but it's not that common.

    Either way, I've no issue on occasions like this. Only reason I think it's no harm he clarified it is in case anyone did misinterpret the intention.

    Has been done many times

    Rugby World Cup: http://www.the42.ie/johnny-redelinghuys-kick-2381472-Oct2015/


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    #196
    joseywhales
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Burkie1203 wrote: »
    I don't see why he should apologise. Its Sport. How it should be IMO. He has earned that moment
    joseywhales wrote: »
    Why is it disrespectful? If you feel bad about it then don't concede tries!

    It's like laughing at someone as you lap them on the track.
    Yeah, don't get lapped


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    #197
    Burkie1203
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    I've never seen it done in a competitive fixture but maybe I just don't recall. Barbarians do it all the time but it's not that common.


    Been a few I can't recall
    Namibia did it v Argentina last rwc. A prop missed a kick

    Nathan Sharpe for Aus v Wales

    Some Samoan playing for Toulouse did it too.


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    #198
    dregin
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    Were people actually booing Muldoon for taking the conversion??? Hadn't thought anything of it until he apologized in the post-match interview.

    We've a lot more to be complaining about after that performance than a lad kicking a ball that he's perfectly entitled to kick. Cop on.


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    #199
    awec
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    I wouldn't have apologised. Get it up them. :pac:


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    Burkie1203 wrote: »
    Been a few I can't recall
    Namibia did it v Argentina last rwc. A prop missed a kick

    Nathan Sharpe for Aus v Wales

    Some Samoan playing for Toulouse did it too.

    I remember Adam Jones taking a drop goal not long before his retirement.


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    dregin wrote: »
    Were people actually booing Muldoon for taking the conversion??? Hadn't thought anything of it until he apologized in the post-match interview.

    We've a lot more to be complaining about after that performance than a lad kicking a ball that he's perfectly entitled to kick. Cop on.

    Nope, what was missed on tv, was when he lined it up, Cian Healy ran out to block it down before Muldoon had set himself. It was Healy being booed (in a non-serious manner) for trying to block down the conversion

    I'm basing this on a few stories on Instagram that I've seen


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    #202
    joseywhales
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    Good on them for trying to block it down, it shows a bit of pride even when you've lost. And fair play to Muldoon for getting it.


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    #203
    Dave_The_Sheep
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    Yeah I wasn't going to begrudge him it. Whilst it's a competitive fixture in the sense of it being a league game, it's not a competitive fixture in terms of where the season is now.

    I know you have no problem with Muldoon taking it, but let's be honest, league fixture or no league fixture, regardless of where the season is now, it was far from competitive at that point of the game. Mattered not one jot, Connacht were home and dry.

    No problems with him taking it, and no problems with the attempted chargedown. Happy for him that he got it, put a smile on my face on an otherwise dreary day as a Leinster fan.

    [edit: no need for him to apologise at all]


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    #204
    connachta
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    I can't believe every talk is about Leinster.
    Ok they were less motivated but totally outsped. Last season in April the same kind of Leinster A team beat Connacht beyond LBP. Now it's probably a record margin in Connacht favour.

    Thornbury, Delahunt who didn't show on this season have proven to be very promising for next season.
    Farrell's a gem in any game. Bundee is on RWC trajectory IMO. Carty's a very decent 10 1 game out of 2.
    Bench, espacially McCabe/Dillane, looks ok18
    we don't have a great team but a very cohesive one on good days. It turned the best in 2016, why not in 2019


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    #205
    connachta
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    I can't believe every talk is about Leinster.
    Ok they were less motivated but totally outsped. Last season in April the same kind of Leinster A team beat Connacht beyond LBP. Now it's probably a record margin in Connacht favour.

    Thornbury, Delahunt who didn't show on this season have proven to be very promising for next season.
    Farrell's a gem in any game. Bundee is on RWC trajectory IMO. Carty's a very decent 10 1 game out of 2.
    Bench, espacially McCabe/Dillane, looks ok
    we don't have a great team but a very cohesive one on good days. It turned the best in 2016, why not in 2019


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    #206
    Subpopulus
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    As a neutral that was a fantastic game - a record win for the underdogs, 8 converted tries, all from fast running backs, and a fitting send-off for the great man Mul.

    Great to see the Connacht of 2016 - hopefully they can push on next season. Bit embarrassing for Leinster, but I still think they have it in them to win the double.


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    #207
    launish116
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    Well that answered will shanahan be here next year


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    #208
    Tigerandahalf
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    Great win for Connacht.
    Delahunt looking promising again. The pass out the back was superb but his general game looks very good including his darts. Future international I'd say.

    Thornbury was also very good at the breakdown. Dillane unfortunately seems to have gone off the boil. He really needs to knuckle down next season and improve his workrate if he is to have a decent future. Doesn't look a lineout specialist as I'd imagine he is a heavy bloke, so he will need to be clearing out rucks and doing more dirty work around the field.


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    #209
    Burkie1203
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    connachta wrote: »
    I can't believe every talk is about Leinster.
    Ok they were less motivated but totally outsped.

    Every talk about Leinster? Imagine mainly Leinster fans discussing a poor display by leinster

    Bigger fish to fry this season.


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    #210
    Wegians89
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    That’s was simply delightful. It had a feeling like the day of the pro12 final in 2016 where before kick off you just knew Connacht would win. Leinster could have put out their best team and Connacht would have won( not by that score line obviously). A real pitty that the Connacht players and staff can’t seem to put in these preformances consistently


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    #211
    prawnsambo
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    Wegians89 wrote: »
    That’s was simply delightful. It had a feeling like the day of the pro12 final in 2016 where before kick off you just knew Connacht would win. Leinster could have put out their best team and Connacht would have won( not by that score line obviously). A real pitty that the Connacht players and staff can’t seem to put in these preformances consistently
    Best way to end the season though. Should be a benchmark for next season.


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