Connacht Team Talk Thread VI - Some like it TOH

Iompair · 23-01-2022 03:52PM

That was awful, nothing learned from last week. No leadership, no control just nothing from the captain or leadership group. Carty has probably played himself out of the Irish team over the last 2 games.

Tommybojangles · 23-01-2022 03:53PM

Really awful. To throw away another big lead after last weekend is shocking. On a hiding to nothing in the last 16 afraid

OldRio · 23-01-2022 03:54PM

Words fecking fail me.

Burkie1203 · 23-01-2022 04:01PM

I think the criticism of Friend is OTT

Connacht don't have top level Props after Buckley and Bealham so they will struggle to a degree. It makes such a huge difference at this level.

realhorrorshow · 23-01-2022 04:05PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118521205#Comment_118521205

Burke, Aungier, and McCoy are decent options. We were just way too far down the depth chart today, with our 4th and 5th choice tightheads in the squad.

Burkie1203 · 23-01-2022 04:08PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118521208#Comment_118521208

They are good at URC level IMO. This is a massive step up. If Bealham and Buckley were playing today, they would likely be playing 70+ minutes

A few years ago Connacht were shipping 50-ish points away in Europe and not being competitive at all.

Larbre34 · 23-01-2022 04:11PM

It's an indictment of the competition that P4 W1 qualifies, even in Covid confusion times.

Burkie1203 · 23-01-2022 04:11PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118521239#Comment_118521239

The scrum is a major issue. There was 4 or 5 scrum penalties which cough up 40/50m territory. That's huge in a 6 point game

BrokenMan · 23-01-2022 04:12PM

Given how many props were unavailable I'm not too annoyed by this. We lost so many scrum penalties which gave position and ultimately tries off the line-outs. Duggan had to go the 80. Stade brought in fresh forwards at the right time. To pick up 2 BPs was a good return. We were out in our feet at the end. It was their pack beat us.

testtech05 · 23-01-2022 04:21PM

Didn't know what to expect before the game but that's a very disappointing loss from a winning position (again) we had gotten ourselves into.

2 weeks in a row just not good enough to close out the games.

jimdemp · 23-01-2022 04:47PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118520889#Comment_118520889

He is some player! Connacht suffer big time when he begins to tire. Wonder why Dillane wasnt tried as a 6 at the same age. Same build and too light for second row

jimdemp · 23-01-2022 04:50PM

Mack Hanson made some great defensive reads today! Looks like he is close to back to himself

jimdemp · 23-01-2022 04:56PM

Sam illo should have been brought on earlier, the srum could be any worse. Dowling got injured 56mins but was left on which i find crazy giving his injuries last year and the sub you have on the bench with added bulk for scrum time. Connacht management never seem to get the sub timings correct. Too late in the first Leicester game and too early in the second.

Connachts game plan tire them out before the opposition gets tired.

Thrashssacre · 23-01-2022 06:23PM

So how long before the IRFU tell Connacht there's getting another "home" game in the Aviva 😂

FACECUTTR · 23-01-2022 06:28PM

I wouldn't expect to win a Urc game with the props named today never mind a champions cup game that Stade had interest in. They just didn't have the experience at that level. You have to have some sort of set piece to play from. If the forwards are on the back foot the start of the game what hopes do the backs have to try and make it up. There's too much of a gap from Buckley and Bealham to the back ups. They will be fine in a couple of years but they need 30 or 40 games. Obviously covid was an issue in the squad so getting a team together and being within 1 score with 2 points in the bag to me is a result. We were more than likely going to be playing Leinster anyhow.

Burkie1203 · 23-01-2022 06:29PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118521891#Comment_118521891

That would mean playing there two weeks in a row as Leinster will want to play there.

Reckon Thomond might be where Connacht might consider going

Dubinusa · 23-01-2022 06:34PM

Why would they not play in Galway? Why **** the home supporters?

Burkie1203 · 23-01-2022 06:34PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118521944#Comment_118521944

Money

Dubinusa · 23-01-2022 06:35PM

Aye!

HBC08 · 23-01-2022 06:46PM

What date will the Leinster game be on?

Bazzo · 23-01-2022 07:06PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118521242#Comment_118521242

Pretty brain-dead statement when they picked up 10 points from 4 matches. Could equally be 2 wins and a draw.

HBC08 · 23-01-2022 07:23PM

Just saw the dates there.

How do two leg knockout games work in rugby? Aggregate score?

Wegians89 · 23-01-2022 10:00PM

Disappointing obviously but few positives:

Hansen looked strong defensively.

Tom Farrell and wootton looked back to speed after injuries.

Thought it was butlers best game in a good while.

Lost Ormond · 23-01-2022 10:06PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118522169#Comment_118522169

Has to be aggregate score.

Then if level on aggregate. extra time then most tries then penalties

HBC08 · 23-01-2022 10:08PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118522967#Comment_118522967

OK,I don't really remember it being used before.

If it is as you describe then the team playing at home for the 2nd leg has an advantage.

KBurke85 · 23-01-2022 10:14PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118522978#Comment_118522978

Thats why the higher seeds are at home second leg.

Lost Ormond · 23-01-2022 10:23PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118522978#Comment_118522978

It only really been used in pro rugby in championship playoff for promotion to premiership but not at top level it hasnt really been used before. its the only way to do it. yes the team at home in second leg has advantage

what other way would you decide winners using two legs then if not this?

Utopia Parkway · 24-01-2022 12:40AM

Pity we have Leinster in the knockouts. Prefer to be playing teams you don't usually play in Europe. Now we have Leinster 3 times in 4 weeks.

phog · 24-01-2022 01:03AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118523649#Comment_118523649

As Meatloaf might say, two out three ain't bad. Let them have the URC

CowboyTed · 24-01-2022 03:20AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118521912#Comment_118521912

Think Burke is good and Robinson McCoy can hold, Duggan held his end today mainly his own but then the drop really happens... Other teams are bringing on fresh tanks and we are trying to see how long ours can last... Big difference...

Blaming Carty is a bit naive... Butler is there too... There is little he can do with such a weak pack at this level... We have major trouble from Scrum which becomes a penalty machine and then the driving mauls kill us... So a knock on in middle of a field yields tries...Very frustrating but this why injuries kill us... We are just getting back our only recognised 8 (Paul Boyle) who is a converted 6... Nearly every one of our back row are blindside flankers, Paps won't last 20 mins, only Boyle and Oliver are for other positions...

Connacht Team Talk Thread VI - Some like it TOH

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