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Leinster Rugby V Racing 92 Match Thread | Kick Off 16:45 Ireland Time | Sky & BT

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    #212
    Clegg
    Registered Users Posts: 16,909 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    Positives are that Racing have made twice as many tackles as Leinster. We've also made them make more tackles. But I think we would have wanted to be ahead at half time and make them tire themselves out.


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    #213
    awec
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    Racing are doing what Leinster have done for years, identify a way to beat a team by living right on the edge of the laws, and at times straying slightly into the realms of illegality and getting away with it. Up to Leinster to find a way around it.

    The moaning about the ref is a bit much.


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    #214
    Franz Von Peppercorn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,070 ✭✭✭Franz Von Peppercorn


    Is Doyle Irish?


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    #215
    Tigerandahalf
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    Barnes has been very lenient to Racing at the breakdown. Players have been that second slower to move away or leaving a leg for a second.

    Racing seem to start very strong and then hang on. Leinster have some good subs to bring on so could be the difference.


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    #216
    Mental Mickey
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    Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »
    Is Doyle Irish?

    Yep.


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    #217
    Squidgy Black
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    Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »
    Is Doyle Irish?

    He's an RFU ref.


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    #218
    awec
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    Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »
    Is Doyle Irish?

    Yes but he’s a referee for the England union.


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    #219
    MayoSalmon
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    Former Former wrote:
    Can we all stop blaming the officials. They've been fine.


    Clear yellow...nothing fine about it. Cynical play. The lad himself was expecting to see a yellow. You can see that by his reaction


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    #220
    Squatter
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    They're down three of their top four half backs while we've had a couple of poor calls from the officials. So no contest in terms of hard luck.

    Our coaches need to give the team the same kind of wake-up call that Danny Wilson & Co. gave Cardiff last night at half time.


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    #221
    fitz
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    awec wrote: »
    Racing are doing what Leinster have done for years, identify a way to beat a team by living right on the edge of the laws, and at times straying slightly into the realms of illegality and getting away with it. Up to Leinster to find a way around it.

    The moaning about the ref is a bit much.

    This is exactly it.
    Leinster need to get smarter in the second half, this is well winnable.
    Aside from the blatant yellow, the officials have been ok... The usual 50/50s that you'd have to be pedantic to complain about. The yellow is a hard one to take, mind you.


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    #222
    ironingbored
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    That was a Stonewall yellow and it was the 2nd deliberate knock-on. Racing getting away with murder at the breakdown; not rolling away, falling on the wrong side, taking players out beyond the ruck.


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    #223
    Minderbinder
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    Think the TMO has made some decisions extremely quickly, and I'd wonder if he has given himself enough time. A couple of decisions have been marginal and open to interpretation. Barnes has either missed an awful lot or is just waiting for the TMO to do his job for him.


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    #224
    PhlegmyMoses
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    Think Barnes has been mostly good but Racing are right on the edge with all of their play. Dead right from them, up to the ref to call it.

    Two absolutely brain dead decisions in their 22 (lineout number error and tap and go) is what is really annoying.


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    #225
    Squatter
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    PhlegmyMoses wrote: »
    Think Barnes has been mostly good but Racing are right on the edge with all of their play. Dead right from them, up to the ref to call it.

    Two absolutely brain dead decisions in their 22 (lineout number error and tap and go) is what is really annoying.

    Tap and go was insane, but there's no way that Racing were back 10 when he tapped it.


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    #226
    hogandrew
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    MayoSalmon wrote: »
    Clear yellow...nothing fine about it. Cynical play. The lad himself was expecting to see a yellow. You can see that by his reaction

    Making one bad decision hardly counts as the referee ruining the game as people were saying in previous posts. I agree it was a yellow tho, third time they gave away penalties in their 22.

    There's no other referee I'd rather have there to make the big calls in the second half.

    Leinster need to try up the tempo a bit and then I think Racing will make more of them mistakes


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    #227
    Clegg
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    This is nowhere near as bad as the Northampton final. Scores are even.and we had the most of the ball in the first half. it's still ours to lose. Just need to tire and stretch Racing.

    Cmon Leinster.


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    #228
    mangobob
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    Former Former wrote: »
    Can we all stop blaming the officials. They've been fine.

    No one is blaming the officials for anything other than a terrible decision not to card Racing for a blatant slap down. Terrible decision but it has not determined the course of the game or anything.


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    #229
    Jump_In_Jack
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    Tense first half, nothing for a neutral to marvel at, but let's hope we see an early try and things open up.
    Weather probably the cause of the conservative/boring play though.


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    #230
    Weepsie
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    Squatter wrote: »
    They're down three of their top four half backs while we've had a couple of poor calls from the officials. So no contest in terms of hard luck.

    Our coaches need to give the team the same kind of wake-up call that Danny Wilson & Co. gave Cardiff last night at half time.

    Hard luck is one thing. Injuries can happen. Easy calls by refs is another.


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    #231
    PhlegmyMoses
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    The amount of luck Racing are having at times, ball squirting out to one of their players instead of Leinster, just about holding onto to a hospital pass etc, is worrying. One of those days so far


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    #232
    Flipper22
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    Ah bloody hell.

    Racing been lying on the ball all day


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    #233
    fitz
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    Racing number 6 interfering in offside position 2 or 3 times during those phases...


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    #234
    martingriff
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    mangobob wrote: »
    No one is blaming the officials for anything other than a terrible decision not to card Racing for a blatant slap down. Terrible decision but it has not determined the course of the game or anything.

    A couple have said they are ruining the game


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    #235
    joseywhales
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    At last! Penalise them!


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    #236
    vienne86
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    Ugh!


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    #237
    ionadnapokot
    Registered Users Posts: 4,788 ✭✭✭ionadnapokot


    This game is starting to look allot like France v Ireland in 6n.
    What’s Spanish for Le Drop?
    The Basque translation would be ideal!!


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    #238
    vienne86
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    And Isa! :eek:


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    #239
    Squidgy Black
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    Tap and go from inside their 22, but choose to go for the posts from the halfway line.

    Some really poor decisions.


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    #240
    Weepsie
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,049 Mod ✭✭✭✭Weepsie


    Johnny is nervous. He's trying to force some things and it making calls that are just a bit out of character


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    #241
    Clegg
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    Lads Leinster are bottling this


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