Leinster v Connacht, Saturday. kick-off 7.35pm, eir Sport

The Lost Sheep · 01-01-2021 8:23pm #1

Leinster: Max O’Reilly; Andrew Smith, Jimmy O’Brien, Rory O’Loughlin, Dave Kearney; Johnny Sexton, Luke McGrath; Peter Dooley, James Tracy, Michael Bent; Ross Molony, Devin Toner; Ryan Baird, Scott Penny, Dan Leavy. Replacements: Seán Cronin, Ed Byrne, Tom Clarkson, Josh Murphy, Jack Conan, Hugh O’Sullivan, Liam Turner, Will Connors.

15. John Porch (27)
14. Peter Sullivan (5)
13. Sammy Arnold (10)
12. Tom Daly (34)
11. Alex Wootton (9)
10. Jack Carty (147)
9. Caolin Blade (118)
1. Denis Buckley (188)
2. Shane Delahunt (86)
3. Dominic Robertson-McCoy (58)
4. Gavin Thornbury (46)
5. Quinn Roux (104) (C)
6. Eoghan Masterson (100)
7. Conor Oliver (10)
8. Sean Masterson (7)

Replacements
16. Jonny Murphy (10)
17. Matthew Burke (16)
18. Conor Kenny (8)
19. Ultan Dillane (104)
20. Cian Prendergast (4)
21. Kieran Marmion (173)
22. Diarmuid Kilgallen (1)
23. Ben O’Donnell *

Zzippy · 01-01-2021 10:46pm

Feels like one where Connacht could build an early lead only to have their hopes dashed again when Leinster empty the bench.

irishbucsfan · 01-01-2021 10:50pm

Zzippy wrote: »

Feels like one where Connacht could build an early lead only to have their hopes dashed again when Leinster empty the bench.

Connacht will not take the lead at any point in the entire match

realhorrorshow · 01-01-2021 11:25pm

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Connacht will not take the lead at any point in the entire match

Well that's that then, call the match off.

Buer · 02-01-2021 11:59am

Zzippy wrote: »

Feels like one where Connacht could build an early lead only to have their hopes dashed again when Leinster empty the bench.

I don't see it happening to be honest. Connacht might hit the front. They're going to throw the kitchen sink, I'm sure. But there looks to be such a gap in the numbers from 6-10 on either side that I just don't see Connacht ever really building a lead.

Zzippy · 02-01-2021 12:27pm

Buer wrote: »

I don't see it happening to be honest. Connacht might hit the front. They're going to throw the kitchen sink, I'm sure. But there looks to be such a gap in the numbers from 6-10 on either side that I just don't see Connacht ever really building a lead.

You're probably right, except the gap would be 6-8 and 10. Blade is at least on a par with McGrath. Edit: their relative influence tonight will totally depend on the ball they get from their pack.

irishbucsfan · 02-01-2021 12:36pm

38-6 I reckon

Ray Donovan · 02-01-2021 1:37pm

Am I right in saying that since John Muldoon scored the consversion the aggregate score is Leinster 150 Connacht 50?

An average winning margin of 25 points?

bayern · 02-01-2021 1:40pm

lower than usual with only 8 former leinster underage players in Connacht 23.

02-01-2021 1:43pm

This could be the end for Connacht rugby tbh.

thomond2006 · 02-01-2021 1:55pm

How dare those Leinster players go to Connacht. Imagine wanting to play pro rugby instead of sitting at home.

realhorrorshow · 02-01-2021 1:57pm

bayern wrote: »

lower than usual with only 8 former leinster underage players in Connacht 23.

What's the point in making this comment? Would you rather those players retired after leaving Leinster?

thomond2006 · 02-01-2021 2:11pm

Ray Donovan wrote: »

Am I right in saying that since John Muldoon scored the consversion the aggregate score is Leinster 150 Connacht 50?

An average winning margin of 25 points?

This fixture last season can be discounted as Connacht could barely field a 23.
The three previous games were all close and I remember one or two being absolute belters.

The Lost Sheep · 02-01-2021 2:42pm

realhorrorshow wrote: »

What's the point in making this comment? Would you rather those players retired after leaving Leinster?

leave bayern/gorey guy/irishrugby ua alone.....

There's no point. There's more rugby teams fielded in the 6 biggest rugby schools in Leinster than the whole province in connacht and then you have the next 10+ schools before you talk about youths rugby

ClanofLams · 02-01-2021 2:56pm

bayern wrote: »

lower than usual with only 8 former leinster underage players in Connacht 23.

You should make a New Years resolution to get a hobby outside of Leinster juvenile rugby.

RugbyLover123 · 02-01-2021 4:23pm

Is this game on Premier Sport 2 in Ireland? I see there is something down for 7.20 but doesn’t have a description. Only way of watching this live is if you have Eir Sub?

sydthebeat · 02-01-2021 5:16pm

RugbyLover123 wrote: »

Is this game on Premier Sport 2 in Ireland? I see there is something down for 7.20 but doesn’t have a description. Only way of watching this live is if you have Eir Sub?

Yes it's on one of the premier sports channels

irishbucsfan · 02-01-2021 8:09pm

You'd miss the minis at half time in the RDS but to be fair to Ulster/Munster their match was nearly as good a standard

Bonus point in the first 3 minutes for Leinster I reckon

The Lost Sheep · 02-01-2021 8:25pm

Marmion out. Colm Reilly on bench now

ElisaAtWar · 02-01-2021 8:29pm

At this stage it's hard to say what Connacht team will turn up but if you were to look it from an experience point of view Connacht should really be in with a shout. That said Leinster are so good at eking out bonus point wins and Connacht off 3 losses it's hard to say what will happen. So it's a fingers crossed game from a Connacht perspective

Zzippy · 02-01-2021 8:30pm

irishbucsfan wrote: »

You'd miss the minis at half time in the RDS but to be fair to Ulster/Munster their match was nearly as good a standard

Bonus point in the first 3 minutes for Leinster I reckon

That long? Why so nervous?

Dave_The_Sheep · 02-01-2021 8:31pm

Who is the other change other than Marmion? Heard it was someone "feeling unwell". Could be a scurrilous rumour though.

StevenToast · 02-01-2021 8:33pm

Liam Toland

TG4 it is so

molloyjh · 02-01-2021 8:34pm

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Who is the other change other than Marmion? Heard it was someone "feeling unwell". Could be a scurrilous rumour though.

Clarkson for Leinster is out due to "feeling unwell".

Larbre34 · 02-01-2021 8:36pm

I've just had a huge pang of something like homesickness.

I miss plastic pints and overpriced Eddie Rockets fries and hip flasks and acrid steam rising from the busy urinals and getting well on with a few lads and the skit on the Terrace and accusing the Ref of being responsible for invading Poland and retreating up to the Waterloo for a few warmer uppers.

I know there are people sick and bereaved out there tonight but I'd love a friggin sold out festive match.

Akrasia · 02-01-2021 8:38pm

Larbre34 wrote: »

I've just had a huge pang of something like homesickness.

I miss plastic pints and overpriced Eddie Rockets fries and hip flasks and acrid steam rising from the busy urinals and getting well on with a few lads and the skit on the Terrace and accusing the Ref of being responsible for invading Poland and retreating up to the Waterloo for a few warmer uppers.

I know there are people sick and bereaved out there tonight but I'd love a friggin sold out festive match.

Never been as cold in my life as the New Years trips to the sportsground

mailforkev · 02-01-2021 8:39pm

I feel ya, I haven’t been able to dip out 3 mins early, in the freezing cold, to beat the rush and get a table at the back of Crowes in nearly a year!

Clegg · 02-01-2021 8:44pm

Ref never called advantage over from that knock on.

Akrasia · 02-01-2021 8:44pm

Illegal binding by Leinster in the scrum. Nothing to see here

SqueakyKneecap · 02-01-2021 8:45pm

Brilliant from Carty

sydthebeat · 02-01-2021 8:45pm

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Connacht will not take the lead at any point in the entire match

Hummmm

UAEguy2020 · 02-01-2021 8:45pm

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Connacht will not take the lead at any point in the entire match

Wicked prediction there!

Akrasia · 02-01-2021 8:46pm

Great start overall from Connacht

schmoo2k · 02-01-2021 8:46pm

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Connacht will not take the lead at any point in the entire match

Dum dum dum...

Paul Smeenus · 02-01-2021 8:46pm

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Connacht will not take the lead at any point in the entire match

I see your rugby knowledge is every bit as profound as I thought it was.

Bazzo · 02-01-2021 8:46pm

StevenToast wrote: »

Liam Toland

TG4 it is so

He actually made a good point spotting the black arts bind from the Leinster flank in the scrum. Gobsmacked

02-01-2021 8:46pm

Moloney telegraphed that tbh.

errlloyd · 02-01-2021 8:46pm

Was Conn hooker not offside for the previous intercept? Carty looked okay.

Former Former Former · 02-01-2021 8:46pm

That's woeful from Molony

crisco10 · 02-01-2021 8:46pm

Clegg wrote: »

Ref never called advantage over from that knock on.

He did. Just as the ruck formed that molony picked it from.

Zzippy · 02-01-2021 8:47pm

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Connacht will not take the lead at any point in the entire match

Paul Smeenus · 02-01-2021 8:48pm

Zzippy wrote: »

Confidence > knowledge

Kraftwerk · 02-01-2021 8:48pm

No idea what Kearney was at there.

crisco10 · 02-01-2021 8:50pm

Connacht doing everything right so far.

Harsh on leavy there, no idea what he was supposed to do.

Clegg · 02-01-2021 8:52pm

Lost two lineouts out of two.

crisco10 · 02-01-2021 8:52pm

Lol. Toland calling the lineout beautiful when it was a steal.

02-01-2021 8:53pm

Sexton looking a whiff off the pace.

crisco10 · 02-01-2021 8:53pm

Forwards need to step up and carry a bit more here. Going wide off slow ball is just giving connect targets

Thrashssacre · 02-01-2021 8:53pm

crisco10 wrote: »

Lol. Toland calling the lineout beautiful when it was a steal.

Honestly thought he was trolling but evidently not.

Paul Smeenus · 02-01-2021 8:54pm

Kick tennis already

Dave_The_Sheep · 02-01-2021 8:54pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Sexton looking a whiff off the pace.

Hardly surprising.

Connacht very impressive so far.

Leinster v Connacht, Saturday. kick-off 7.35pm, eir Sport

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