Connacht Team Talk Thread VI - Some like it TOH

Thanks, that's all new information for me.

Cardiff has only 36,7 players. And they seems to emphasiis sizable FWs. It's fundamental law of restruction of all sports in the world. I think maybe Connachtwii select same way. So....There is famous Japanese proverb 'Big is also small'. Look Prendergast. He can work at 7 well. Maybe Connacht will do such a way. I think that Illo can at LHP because he can push straightly at scrum. I dream some day he (LH) and Barrett (TH) go to Ireland squads. And Connacht will rapidly rejuvenade, I think that West ＞ Sam Prendergast partly. Devine, Gavin, Treacy all look excellent. Dan Edwards of Ospreys is only 20 years old and small (175,83) with too little experience. But he was very impressive at vs Ulster match. I think that young guns of Connacht will do same performance if they are given some chances with far harder (than curretly) training duty.

It'd be a shame to see him go. He'd have to be near the top of the list of best singings in recent years. Was it Keane of Pat that brought him in?

His Ulster contract is up this year, you'd imagine he'd be very amenable to an offer if we were to make one, given the current situation up North.

can someone please explain to me how this new concept of topping up international players wages (O'Mahoney and Murray) will work while the province supposedly plays for their wages. We had the IRFU list of players most important to Ireland handed central contracts. Where is this new twist going?

I agree. But this is primarily with central contracts. Somewhere in there is a guarantee of a public affairs agreement that would enhance their overall earnings. I have never heard of this addendum being added to a provincial contract.

I guess this is as ambiguous as RTE wages these days 😂

Bolton out for 4-6 weeks. Injured his ankle falling after that head on head collision v Cardiff. Jennings and Reilly back training but not available this week.

Probably, Ralston is obviously very highly rated, he's played every minute he's been available for this season. The fact that he hasn't scored a try in those 870 mins of rugby concerns me.

If the Farrell leaving rumours are true I’d expect Ralston to be first choice 13 for the rest of the season. Could see Kilgallen come back in for Bolton this week and Hawkshaw on the bench in a 6-2 split.

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