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Connacht Team Talk Thread VI - Some like it TOH

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  • #10952
    StormForce13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,117 ✭✭✭StormForce13


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121938955#Comment_121938955


    Seemingly his partner had a baby in the past week, so bondage, sorry bonding, comes first.



  • #10953
    CowboyTed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,236 ✭✭✭CowboyTed


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121942331#Comment_121942331

    As an outside center, Hawkshaw is not in the same league as Tom... Hawkshaw is a great squad player who can fill so many holes in a pinch (wouldn't been a loss at out half last Saturday)...



  • #10954
    CowboyTed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,236 ✭✭✭CowboyTed


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121944336#Comment_121944336

    From a weight profile Hugh is already a stone heavier and 2 years younger....

    https://all.rugby/player/hugh-gavin

    https://all.rugby/player/cathal-forde

    Hard to know the accuracy on thise figures..

    Think Cathal is probably a 13 under that profile.... I still would love to try him at 10... He seems to have all the skills for the position



  • #10955
    ElisaAtWar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,804 ✭✭✭ElisaAtWar


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121949883#Comment_121949883

    Agreed. Would love to see Cathal playing 10. We have lots of talent at centre to cover his absence



  • #10956
    ElisaAtWar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,804 ✭✭✭ElisaAtWar


    Clearly there are coaching issues that need to be resolved. But the 10 issue is killing us. We know the pros and cons of our two current 10s and to be honest the cons are winning these days



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  • #10957
    lavrenti
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭lavrenti


    Carty will likely start 10 vs Benetton and Hawkshaw should be 22 with Farrell selected at 13. The coaching team must choose the strongest side this Saturday.



  • #10958
    Wegians89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,511 ✭✭✭Wegians89


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121949883#Comment_121949883

    I suppose when Bundee is back, Forde could get a run at 13 for the rest of the season.



  • #10959
    Former Coach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 490 ✭✭Former Coach


    I think that we’re well stocked at 12 for the next few years. However, we’re very light at 10, 13 and at 15 (hopefully Santiago can do the business there). We really need to recruit at 10 and 13 urgently.



  • #10960
    testtech05
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,418 ✭✭✭testtech05


    15. Tiernan O’Halloran (232)
    14. Diarmuid Kilgallen (22)
    13. David Hawkshaw (25)
    12. Cathal Forde (24)
    11. Andrew Smith (10)
    10. Jack Carty (207) (C)
    9. Michael McDonald (7) 
    1. Jordan Duggan (44)
    2. Dave Heffernan (192)
    3. Jack Aungier (63)
    4. Niall Murray (69)
    5. Joe Joyce (13)
    6. Cian Prendergast (62)
    7. Shamus Hurley-Langton (33)
    8. Paul Boyle (88) 

    16. Eoin de Buitléar (5)
    17. Denis Buckley (243)
    18. Sam Illo (17)
    19. Darragh Murray (20)
    20. Jarrad Butler (123)
    21. Colm Reilly (24)
    22. Shane Jennings (7)
    23. Shayne Bolton (11)

    Lot of changes again, maybe we will hit on a winning combination yet.



  • #10961
    CuriousCucumber
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 746 ✭✭✭CuriousCucumber


    Good to see that Blade has been dropped.



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  • #10962
    realhorrorshow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,878 ✭✭✭realhorrorshow


    Are any of Dooley, Blade, Ralston injured?



  • #10963
    realhorrorshow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,878 ✭✭✭realhorrorshow


    Benetton: Rhyno Smith, Ignacio Mendy, Tommaso Menoncello, Ignacio Brex, Onisi Ratave, Jacob Umaga, Alessandro Garbisi, Thomas Gallo, Giacomo Nicotera, Giosuè Zilocchi, Niccolò Cannone, Eli Snyman (CAPT), Alessandro Izekor, Michele Lamaro, Toa Halafihi

    Replacements: Bautista Bernasconi, Mirco Spagnolo, Tiziano Pasquali, Federico Ruzza, Lorenzo Cannone, Andy Uren, Tomas Albornoz, Malakai Fekitoa

    Strong Benetton team. Defending the Brex/Menoncello axis is going to be a big challenge for Hawkshaw.



  • #10964
    eagle eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 42,996 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121952799#Comment_121952799

    I don't think he's been dropped. Look at the amount of regular starters missing.



  • #10965
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers, Paid Member Posts: 45,377 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    Hate to say it but I think connacht could take a bit of a pummeling here



  • #10966
    typhoony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,189 ✭✭✭typhoony


    I think it can go only one way tomorrow and that's from bad to worse,poor recruitment is the cause of the lack of improvement over the last 4 years. One Mack Hansen isn't going to buck that trend



  • #10967
    ShineyShiney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 860 ✭✭✭ShineyShiney


    Or you could say one Wilkins, one Muldoon and one sexton have bucked the trend.....

    I'm ok with the squad on an individual basis but something stinks in the set up.

    I wouldn't say no to another few international standard players but this squad is more than good enough to have a minimum expectation of top eight.

    Total Coaching failure imo.



  • #10968
    realhorrorshow
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121953058#Comment_121953058

    Can't agree with this at all. Recruitment has been excellent, especially under Friend, and our squad is the best we've ever had imo.



  • #10969
    ionadnapóca
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,986 ✭✭✭ionadnapóca


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121952799#Comment_121952799

    Whats McDonald like?

    And what is the fascination with playing Hawkshaw at 13?



  • #10970
    realhorrorshow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,878 ✭✭✭realhorrorshow


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121953420#Comment_121953420

    McDonald is pretty average imo, but he hasn't gotten many minutes thus far to show what he can do. I guess they want to get Hawkshaw in the team, and minutes at 12 are going to be hard to come by.



  • #10971
    ElisaAtWar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,804 ✭✭✭ElisaAtWar


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121952748#Comment_121952748

    The winning combination must be just around the corner. Will surely hit on it before the end of the season. It's clear to me that we have just been incredibly unlucky not to have already solved the problem. Our issues are clearly down to the perfect starting 15.



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  • #10972
    ElisaAtWar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,804 ✭✭✭ElisaAtWar


    Rather than mentioning selection changes I suggest we call the process 'the Wilkins shuffle'



  • #10973
    testtech05
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,418 ✭✭✭testtech05


    Forde needs to start getting those clearances off the pitch



  • #10974
    testtech05
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,418 ✭✭✭testtech05


    How many chances do you want to clear your lines..... Walked in very easily.



  • #10975
    testtech05
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,418 ✭✭✭testtech05


    How many phases can they go back to check a knock on? That's the way the season is going as it sounded like might have been a penalty try coming there.



  • #10976
    testtech05
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,418 ✭✭✭testtech05


    I wasn't happy with the way killgallen left but wouldn't wish that on him. Looked like maybe a serious shoulder injury.

    2 big visits to the 22 now and nothing to show from either. Once we get close we just go so 1 dimensional and with the lack we have it's just not going to work.



  • #10977
    testtech05
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,418 ✭✭✭testtech05


    Much more like it. Lovely score



  • #10978
    CMcsporty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,095 ✭✭✭CMcsporty


    That was a well worked try.

    Question the decision to kick to touch in that position. Worked out well.



  • #10979
    Clegg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,372 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    Criminal from Carty. Simply has to make touch from that penalty.



  • #10980
    CMcsporty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,095 ✭✭✭CMcsporty


    how could Smith possibly get back to his feet without releasing???



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  • #10981
    testtech05
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,418 ✭✭✭testtech05


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121956114#Comment_121956114

    Thought the same he definitely released.

    Poor touch miss from jack always probe to them. Stil think he offered a fa mor than JJ in play though



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