Connacht Team Talk Thread VI - Some like it TOH

01-01-2021 11:58PM #1

Hit 10,000 oostsy again so here's a New thread

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realhorrorshow · 02-01-2021 12:30AM

Loosehead

Denis Buckley (30) - Signed 2 year contract in 2019
Matthew Burke (23) - Signed contract in 2019
Jordan Duggan (22) - Signed contract in 2020
Paddy McAllister (31) - Signed contract in 2019

Charlie Ward (20) - Academy year 1

Tighthead

Jack Aungier (21) - Signed 2 year contract in 2020
Finlay Bealham (29) - Signed 2 year contract in 2019
Conor Kenny (24) - Signed 1 year contract in 2020
Dominic Robertson-McCoy (26) - Signed 2 year contract in 2020

Hooker

Shane Delahunt (26) - Signed 1 year contract in 2020
Dave Heffernan (29) - Signed contract in 2019
Jonny Murphy (28) - Signed contract in 2018

Declan Adamson (21) - Academy year 2
Eoin De Buitléar (u20) - Academy year 1
Dylan Tierney-Martin (21) - Academy year 3

Lock

Ultan Dillane (26) - Signed 2 year contract in 2019
Oisin Dowling (23) - Signed 2 year contract in 2020
Cillian Gallagher (23) - Signed contract in 2018
Niall Murray (20) - Signed contract in 2020
Quinn Roux (29) - Signed 2 year contract in 2019
Gavin Thornbury (26) - Signed 2 year contract in 2019

Darragh Murray (u20) - Academy year 1
Cian Prendergast (20) - Academy year 1

Back row

Paul Boyle (23) - Signed 2 year contract in 2019
Jarrad Butler (29) - Signed 2 year contract in 2020
Eoghan Masterson (27) - Signed 2 year contract in 2018
Sean Masterson (22) - Signed contract in 2020
Sean O'Brien (25) - Signed 2 year contract in 2020
Conor Oliver (24) - Signed 1 year contract in 2020
Abraham Papali’i (27) - Signed contract in 2020

Ciaran Booth (20) - Academy year 1
Donnacha Byrne (u20) - Academy year 1
Hubert Costello (u20) - Academy year 1
Joshua Dunne (20) - Academy year 3
Oisin McCormack (19) - Academy year 2

Scrumhalf

Caolin Blade (26) - Signed 2 year contract in 2020
Stephen Kerins (24) - Signed contract in 2019
Kieran Marmion (28) - Signed 3 year contract in 2020
Colm Reilly (21) - Signed contract in 2020

Outhalf

Jack Carty (28) - Signed 2 year contract in 2019
Conor Dean (22) - Signed contract in 2020
Conor Fitzgerald (22) - Signed contract in 2019

Cathal Forde (19) - Academy year 1

Centre

Bundee Aki (28) - Signed 3 year central contract in 2020
Sammy Arnold (24) - Signed 2 year contract in 2020
Tom Daly (27) - Signed 2 year contract in 2020
Tom Farrell (26) - Signed 2 year contract in 2020
Peter Robb (26) - Signed 2 year contract in 2020

Shane Jennings (19) - Academy year 2
Sean O'Brien (22) - Academy year 3

Back 3

Stephen Fitzgerald (24) - Signed contract in 2019
Matt Healy (31) - Signed 2 year contract in 2020
Ben O'Donnell (25) - Signed contract in 2020
Tiernan O'Halloran (29) - Signed 2 year contract in 2020
John Porch (26) - Signed contract in 2019
Peter Sullivan (22) - Signed contract in 2020
Alex Wootton (26) - Signed 1 year loan contract in 2020

Colm de Buitléar (22) - Academy year 3
Diarmuid Kilgallen (20) - Academy year 1
Oran McNulty (20) - Academy year 3

*Ages as at 01/09/2020

connachta · 02-01-2021 10:07AM

Title proposition Connacht Team Talk Thread VI -Keep the pot Boyling

02-01-2021 12:20PM

I'm quietly confident today, maybe it's the 2021 optimism, but Connacht know they need to put in a big performance and I'm hoping it clicks today. We're a match for them everywhere on the pitch bar back-row and maybe RMC in the scrum. On paper it's a closer contest that the Racing game and we know how close we came there.

FACECUTTR · 02-01-2021 12:27PM

New title: Hard Boyled Egg Chasers.
Would love a win today. If the attitude is correct I think we could end the RDS drought.

Bazzo · 02-01-2021 12:47PM

Connacht Team Talk Thread VI - Heads like Boyle'd Abra-Hams ? Best I can do I'm afraid

I'll approach the RDS match with the usual bitter cynicism but I always have enough optimism in me to have my heart broken.

realhorrorshow · 02-01-2021 12:55PM

Connacht Team Talk Thread VI - Aungier Danger.

I'm sorry.

Jump_In_Jack · 02-01-2021 02:06PM

Connacht Team Talk Thread VI - Hungrier, Angrier, and Aungier

thomond2006 · 02-01-2021 03:07PM

Can previously rejected thread titles be recycled?

02-01-2021 03:47PM

Consistency's Aki ...

connachta · 02-01-2021 09:17PM

We are doing this lads...

ClanofLams · 02-01-2021 09:34PM

Huge performance. Forwards excellent, Blade and Carty superb, delighted it was Tom Daly who got the fourth try, he has improved a lot with first team rugby. John Porch is a seriously classy 15, for a guy from sevens he seems rock solid under high ball.

Huge five points too considering table.

MarinersBlues · 02-01-2021 09:36PM

D'Arcy is a pain in the hole

MayoForSam · 02-01-2021 09:38PM

Quinn with the F-bomb on Eir Sport, nice lip on him.

connachta · 02-01-2021 09:44PM

That's a ****ing perfect way to start a new 1st page/Thread

TBP in Dublin, after 19 years

02-01-2021 10:00PM

What a start to 2021.

Huge win for the season and for our mentality for future away trips. After the last couple of weeks I honestly had no hope for this game even with Leinster down a number of players.

There have been far too many frustrating narrow defeats over the years in the RDS. Most of the narrow defeats started with the pattern of Connacht building a lead before Leinster finished strongly. There were stages during the 2nd half where I was getting flashbacks from the 2018 defeat but to be fair to the players they regathered themselves and that win should give us a springboard to push on.

Consistency is the main thing we need now. We're not going to be perfect every week but we need to being a certain base level to each game.

Former Coach · 02-01-2021 10:21PM

Borders no.2 wrote: »

What a start to 2021. Huge win for the season and for our mentality for future away trips. After the last couple of weeks I honestly had no hope for this game even with Leinster down a number of players.

There have been far too many frustrating narrow defeats over the years in the RDS. Most of the narrow defeats started with the pattern of Connacht building a lead before Leinster finished strongly. There were stages during the 2nd half where I was getting flashbacks from the 2018 defeat but to be fair to the players they regathered themselves and that win should give us a springboard to push on.

Consistency is the main thing we need now. We're not going to be perfect every week but we need to being a certain base level to each game.

My sentiments entirely Borders.
That was a performance full of intensity from minute one to eighty- just what you expect to get from Leinster, particularly in the RDS. So it was hugely pleasing to see it coming from the boys in green tonight. Every player can be proud of their performance but Jack, Tom and Conor were particularly outstanding.
Take a bow lads and congrats also to the backroom team- a great night for all.
Table looking quite healthy tonight. Bring on Munster!

MarinersBlues · 02-01-2021 10:21PM

What way were the back three set up when O'Donnell came on?

It looked like he might have gone in at full back - I would be surprised if they plan on moving Porch from there.

Wegians89 · 02-01-2021 10:23PM

MarinersBlues wrote: »

What way were the back three set up when O'Donnell came on?

It looked like he might have gone in at full back - I would be surprised if they plan on moving Porch from there.

Think he slotted in on the right wing for Sullivan but then moved over to the left when wootton came off

Former Coach · 02-01-2021 10:23PM

MarinersBlues wrote: »

What way were the back three set up when O'Donnell came on?

It looked like he might have gone in at full back - I would be surprised if they plan on moving Porch from there.

Looked like he slotted in on the right wing. Did very well too!

02-01-2021 10:25PM

Bookies are open for a reason. Theres often just results that don't make sense.

Coming off last week to finally win up there is a head scratcher.

Being honest though losing Sexton was massive and they missed a simple conversion and some other kicks that might have went over had he been on.

The big turning point was the try being overturned. If they got it back to a score we were in bother, they had all the possession and territory for the 18mins of the half to that point.

ClanofLams · 02-01-2021 10:57PM

It will be a huge ask as Connacht probably won’t be able to make many changes against a likely very fresh Munster team but a win next week could at least make Munster sweat for top of table and final place.

Would narrow the gap to 4/5 points (depending on bonus points) with same games played and seven games left.

thomond2006 · 02-01-2021 10:58PM

ClanofLams wrote: »

It will be a huge ask as Connacht probably won’t be able to make many changes against a likely very fresh Munster team but a win next week could at least make Munster sweat for top of table and final place.

That's the season on the line basically. If Munster open up an 11/12 point lead I think the conference is done.

ClanofLams · 02-01-2021 11:00PM

thomond2006 wrote: »

That's the season on the line basically. If Munster open up an 11/12 point lead I think the conference is done.

Yeah Munster win and it’s over.

Think it might be a reach unless Connacht get a few players back, lucky enough tonight really to avoid backline injuries and need to introduce Kilgallen, meant to be talented but big ask at his age to play interpros.

Has Papailli served three game ban I wonder?

Bazzo · 02-01-2021 11:04PM

ClanofLams wrote: »

Yeah Munster win and it’s over.

Think it might be a reach unless Connacht get a few players back, lucky enough tonight really to avoid backline injuries and need to introduce Kilgallen, meant to be talented but big ask at his age to play interpros.

Has Papailli served three game ban I wonder?

He has. Think a lot of back rows were/are unavailable as close contacts.

ClanofLams · 02-01-2021 11:09PM

Bazzo wrote: »

He has. Think a lot of back rows were/are unavailable as close contacts.

Oh right, that probably leaves them out for next week so even if they are negative.

SqueakyKneecap · 02-01-2021 11:20PM

We'll likely be without the same players next week that were missing tonight, bar maybe Marmion depending on how bad his injury was pre-match.

A full strength (and in fairness to them a reignited looking) Munster side will be a very tough ask but a night like tonight is what sport is all about: hope.

ClanofLams · 02-01-2021 11:30PM

SqueakyKneecap wrote: »

We'll likely be without the same players next week that were missing tonight, bar maybe Marmion depending on how bad his injury was pre-match.

A full strength (and in fairness to them a reignited looking) Munster side will be a very tough ask but a night like tonight is what sport is all about: hope.

Guess Aki might be back too, could badly do with one or two more, hopefully Papailli was in a different pod or whatever to those affected.

Paul Smeenus · 03-01-2021 12:02AM

Brilliant, dogged performance, Connacht folk.

So well done.

I suspect we'll get nowhere near your level of performance next week - youse played with passion and - crucially - resilience, and deserve all credit.

connachta · 03-01-2021 11:47AM

ClanofLams wrote: »

Oh right, that probably leaves them out for next week so even if they are negative.

Why? 7-days after being contact case then tested negative is ok, doesn't it?

gally74 · 03-01-2021 11:49AM

ClanofLams wrote: »

Guess Aki might be back too, could badly do with one or two more, hopefully Papailli was in a different pod or whatever to those affected.

Aki would do well to mkae that mid field now!!!!!! Daly cant be dropped,

Connacht Team Talk Thread VI - Some like it TOH

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