Leinster v Munster match thread

You ask don't have to reply to each other either, it's been ridiculously tedious at this stage.

On the game, Leinster were extremely profligate in the first half. They butchered at least 2 line breaks on the 22 which should have resulted in tries, and twice held up over the line when some more clever play would have resulted in tries. Going in one point up when Munster had barely a sneeze in the Leinster 22 was a very poor return, mainly caused by greediness, poor execution and terrible ball handling.

Munster improved immediately when Patterson came on and you could see what the game plan was, resulting in plenty of line breaks. I'd love to see a stat of the amount of line breaks Munster got after Patterson came on, was compared to beforehand.

I thought Knox was very lucky to survive with a yellow, I fcuking HATE it when players on the ground are rucked by players flying in, it should be outlawed immediately. Players not on their feet are out of the game, therefore should not be a legitimate ruck target.

I have some sympathy for kleyn, nothing he could have done with the jump and the following trajectory, except the motion to bring his arms down onto Osborne was an act of foul play. Yellow was the right result.

On the crowd, 45k was fantastic. Anyone complaining about chatter or poetry or event junkies must have never been to a Leinster provincial derby game in the Aviva before, it's always the same. You get the day trippers and the more the merrier in my opinion, more dolla for the coffers.

I thought Doris was my MOTM, really no idea how lmcg got it, as I could probably pick 4 or 5 Leinster players more deserving, but hey, when you're at the game you get a different view than the TV. Sexton was subdued but still marshalled the team around the pitch. I could definitely see a different gameplan with ball in hand in phased play by Leinster. They get set up quite tight, usually not more than 25 meters between 10 and wing, and then they explode into patterns when the ball is released. They definitely make decisions on the fly depending on what the defense does, and you can see how they can manipulate inexperience in a defending line. They also swap positions a hell of a lot. Yesterday in the first half there was lots of occasions when Osborne was inside ringrose, who was on the wing. I think Leinster finished with Russell at 15, ringrose on the wing with Ross Byrne at 12 and henshaw at 13. Henshaw was so strong yesterday, while ringrose was again the best back on the pitch.

I thought frawley was quite. I certainly don't think 15 is his position, he's more effective at 12 or 10, though I understand the reasons he started there. Could he possibly start at 10 next weekend?

Munster showed sparks of what they are capable of and it's a testament to the second half performance that they were within a shot of a LBP going into the last few minutes.

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@adox

@awec

For fcuk sake mods, can u not simply ban this idiots IP at this stage?

Is that not an option with this new host??

Apologies, the @ function here is screwed up. It was meant for the other poster I "at'ed" in the post, and unfortunately once an @ is selected it can't be removed for some stupid reason

He's a very poor level troll at this stage, sad that he's nothing better to do himself on a Sunday morning