Connacht Team Talk Thread VI - Some like it TOH

Bazzo · 19-02-2021 08:13PM

If that 23 lives up to its potential it'll be a great match. Stupid ultimate rugby have SOB Sr in the team and got my hopes sky high.

Fitzgerald is very unlucky to miss out but a victim of two things pretty much out of his control:

a) Carty's quality means he won't be subbed off unless he's injured because he more than any other individual player wins games for us
b) in the event that Carty does get injured Daly has proven he can capably cover quite well.

When you combine them the coaches might see giving the 22 spot to someone who plays 10 exclusively as wasteful.

connachta · 19-02-2021 09:38PM

C.Fitz used to cover 15 at times
TOH/Healy aren't young
He may have a better future to focus on n°23 (covering 10/15) so that we have a pure centre for 22 and Aki/Farrell/Daly(or Arnold) on the same teamsheet...

Bazzo · 20-02-2021 02:25PM

Thornley has in the times today that Carty has signed but only for a year. Interest from Clermont among others apparently...

ShineyShiney · 20-02-2021 03:28PM

Bazzo wrote: »

Thornley has in the times today that Carty has signed but only for a year. Interest from Clermont among others apparently...

Great if Carty is on board and the 1 year possibly answering the questions in relation to why we would be interested in Hawkshaw.

ionadnapóca · 20-02-2021 04:09PM

1year! That’s a pick me for Ireland or I’m off.
I wouldn’t blame him.

thomond2006 · 20-02-2021 04:29PM

It wouldn't surprise me if a few players would prefer a short-term deal if it's a cut salary on offer.

gally74 · 20-02-2021 08:19PM

God I miss the sports ground,

gally74 · 20-02-2021 08:20PM

SqueakyKneecap wrote: »

He must really be backing himself to get back into the international setup, and in fairness Ross Byrne and Burns look even less comfortable at test level than Carty. That Clermont backline is far away from their heyday.

At some point thou if international is closed I wouldn’t begrudge any of them having a few years in France

randomname2005 · 20-02-2021 08:44PM

Great reading of the lineout by the blues. Causing major problems

testtech05 · 20-02-2021 08:45PM

Very poor starting the line-out 3 in a row all lost at the front...

Wooton turned inside out there aswell but pass looked forward to me.

randomname2005 · 20-02-2021 08:47PM

Balls. Try blues,

realhorrorshow · 20-02-2021 08:49PM

Some games we just aren't switched on, and the fact that no-one thought to get back into the defensive line after the scrum has me worried this is one of those days. Yes the pass was forward but doesn't change the fact that we were asleep at the wheel. Wootton's tackle attempt was woeful.

randomname2005 · 20-02-2021 08:51PM

realhorrorshow wrote: »

Some games we just aren't switched on, and the fact that no-one thought to get back into the defensive line after the scrum has me worried this is one of those days. Yes the pass was forward but doesn't change the fact that we were asleep at the wheel. Wootton's tackle attempt was woeful.

Shocking attempt.

Were lucky to get that penalty.

ElisaAtWar · 20-02-2021 08:52PM

My Irish is poor but did I hear that Frank Murphy is the TMO

testtech05 · 20-02-2021 08:55PM

ElisaAtWar wrote: »

My Irish is poor but did I hear that Frank Murphy is the TMO

Yes I think so

realhorrorshow · 20-02-2021 08:56PM

Shame there's no crowd there to ironically cheer that forward pass call.

typhoony · 20-02-2021 08:57PM

thought that was going to be 3 forwards passes that the ref had missed

gally74 · 20-02-2021 08:58PM

typhoony wrote: »

thought that was going to be 3 forwards passes that the ref had missed

That’s why we have a t m o

testtech05 · 20-02-2021 09:01PM

Healy has made a couple of important hits in defense already. Wooton should have nailed the fullback there after he caught that but just slipped off him again!

realhorrorshow · 20-02-2021 09:01PM

We're very narrow in defence, Cardiff will punish us sooner or later.

its_phil · 20-02-2021 09:02PM

That croc roll on Bundee was dodgy AF

20-02-2021 09:07PM

That's why Carty isnt the answer to Sexton either. For all his good play he makes too many of those errors(out on the full, missing touch with penalties, botched restarts, missing easy kicks etc).

Ireland need someone who has Cartys general play but without a few of those errors every game.

testtech05 · 20-02-2021 09:08PM

Let he pressure off again so easily with another silly pen

CMcsporty · 20-02-2021 09:09PM

gilberto_eire wrote: »

That's why Carty isnt the answer to Sexton either. For all his good play he makes too many of those errors(out on the full, missing touch with penalties, botched restarts, missing easy kicks etc).
.

That’s been Sexton for two seasons.

its_phil · 20-02-2021 09:11PM

Playing the ball on the ground? That was an embarrassing miss by ref

Utopia Parkway · 20-02-2021 09:11PM

How did they let Morgan out of the corner there?

its_phil · 20-02-2021 09:12PM

Bad from Healy, lazy from Daly

testtech05 · 20-02-2021 09:13PM

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

How did they let Morgan out of the corner there?

No idea lovely kick off the left by jack but not sure who's attempted tackle was worse Matt or Tom

realhorrorshow · 20-02-2021 09:13PM

gilberto_eire wrote: »

That's why Carty isnt the answer to Sexton either. For all his good play he makes too many of those errors(out on the full, missing touch with penalties, botched restarts, missing easy kicks etc).

Ireland need someone who has Cartys general play but without a few of those errors every game.

Carty's unforced errors are very frustrating but to be fair he's not alone in that. His goal kicking percentages are probably more of an issue tbh.

its_phil · 20-02-2021 09:16PM

Jesus i thought the pace on Cardiff 13 there was actually from their tight head.

Beauty from Jack. Kicking his goals with confidence

Connacht Team Talk Thread VI - Some like it TOH

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