Leinster Team Talk Thread (Love you Furlong time)

They are bitter.

Poor decision by JGP at that moment. You’d be a bit disappointed if he played that pass even with a penalty advantage unless he was trying to milk the penalty.

Other option would have been get in the pocket and take the 3 points and go into the lead. Cup rugby near the death on a dog of a day.

It was a poor pass but my memory of it a player has a his hand up for the long pass as he approached the ruck. Would need to see it again, might be wrong. Still shouldn't have thrown it

Not really. Murphy for years has been a terrible ref. Calling that out doesn’t take the result from Ulster.

Yeah, really.

Less than an hour after a loss by Leinster on the Leinster thread is neither the time nor the place to complain about the ref who officiated the losing match. If you can't see that it just makes you look like a whinging sore loser, regardless of how correct you may be or may believe you are, I don't know what else to say.

But hey look, to each their own. Up to yourselves.

If you read the original post I credited Ulster for their win. Good luck.

Sláinte.

Totally agree. Don’t think he swayed towards either team. Just completely out of his depth.

Seems to be very tough to get to the URC level for referees, but once they get there, it must be a job for life. He simply isn’t up to the required standard. I don’t know personally but surely someone is refereeing at club or underage provincial level that has more ability than Murphy.

I'd say that Leinster are lucky that Goodman is leaving. Ireland not so much. Goodman has bought very little into Leinster.

Agree with the Nienaber call. Saffa rugger won't work for Leinster. The pack isn't up to that type of play.

One definite improvement Nienaber has brought is how Leinster have become so bastardly at rucks. They compete for everything on the deck and make it so difficult for teams to get any sort of quick ball.

If Leinster can eventually nail down the timing and positioning required for a rush defence they'll be incredibly hard to break down. Playing off slow ball in the face of a fast up defence is a killer.

Goodman has brought so much to Leinster. He was set piece attack coach last season and we scored so many trys through excellently rehearsed launch plays. He's taking on a new role in an unsettled side. Give it time.

As for Nienaber he has only coached 5 Leinster matches so far of which we've won 4. The pack has been the strong point in every one of those games. It's our failure to be clinical with the territorial dominance they've created which is the biggest issue.

I think you take Ringrose and Keenan out of the Leisnter team and the defensive set up isn't as good. Plus the 2 wingers tonight haven't played much lately.. Billy burns attacked that space early behind the on rushing defensive line and got great success out of it.

I'd hope ringrose keenan and O'brien who have more dealt with it better.