Leinster Team Talk Thread (Love you Furlong time)

I think we need to be getting our best scrum and maul options out there. That’s going to be McCarthy+1. This time last year Jenkins would have been seen as being built for this type of game and he was very good in the URC before his injury last year. His performance in the final did no favours for him and he got minimal time over in LAR this season. Not convinced he’ll be trusted. Not sure Baird is the answer in the row either. Needs to be left at 6. Think we might see Molony again.

One thing I want to see next weekend is a far better use of our bench. In both finals against La Rochelle our substitutes made a negligible difference. Bring them on early-ish in the second half and let them make an impact.

Apart from James Ryan it looks like we've a clean bill of health up front. No reason to not go hell for leather on this.

I think I’d make scrum and maul defence the priority. LAR tend to make a lot of ground that way. Win a scrum/poach penalty at half way, stick it in the corner. Maul it up and if that doesn’t work; use the big carriers to batter the line. Don’t think LAR are that impressive at challenging for opposition line out ball and don’t think Molony will guarantee us a smooth lineout either.

Presale tickets are available for season ticket holders now.

Got three of the 20% off tickets there.

They weren't available for me initially but I refreshed and then they showed up.

got family ticket good price worked out at 58 for 2+2 near front of upper south.

Thanks for the link really appreciate it.

Thanks a mill - got the kids in there for a tenner. Up in the boonies but what the hey….

Got the same, will be my first time bringing the kids, reeaaaaaly hope they last the 80!

Great value all the same

Yeah there seemed to be plenty of options too, 10 and 20 euro tickets. I presume with a week to shift 50k tickets they need to be very well priced. Tough ask to sell away tickets at that sort of notice.

Next weeks game is as tough as they come, a game in which i think we are underdogs..I think however pressure will definitely be on if we don't at least win URC . He should go as close to full strength for all knock out games in that . He got it badly wrong v munster last year.if he doesn't go full strength and we get knocked out, well then.......

I disagreed with them going so weak but he didn't get it 'badly wrong'. They were a last minute drop away from winning it.

Tiny margins in both games and they likely have a double.

With that in mind, I dont see Cullen close to being on the hot seat if they lose next weekend. They'd have to go out in the first round of the URC knockouts purely playing poorly rather than red or something for him to feel any type of pressure.