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Leinster Team Talk Thread (Love you Furlong time)

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  • #24572
    phily2002
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 743 ✭✭✭phily2002


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122013018#Comment_122013018

    Connors is looking back to his best. He gets attention for how good his tackling is but he's a brilliant poacher and offloader as well. He's also a great lineout option.

    I hear what you are saying about worrying about the opposition, but we've lost 3 times when we went with our normal selection and won last time with the Connors card



  • #24573
    Tobias Bewildered Bluebird
    Posts: 13,104 ✭✭✭✭ Tobias Bewildered Bluebird


    Game is sold out. Thought 40k would have been good going tbh.



  • #24574
    50HX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,686 ✭✭✭50HX


    Super job by leinster marketing to get the pricing for this correct.Great to see a sell out.

    Best of luck to ye

    Hope it's a game for the ages & not a YC or lack of decision that's the talking point after.

    9 -10-12 channels key for both in this imo



  • #24575
    bartkingcole
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 219 ✭✭bartkingcole


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122013643#Comment_122013643

    the game sold itself. Two best teams in Europe over the last 4 years facing rash other off and a repeat of last two finals. This is salivating stuff for rugby fans.



  • #24576
    ionadnapóca
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,730 ✭✭✭ionadnapóca


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122002440#Comment_122002440

    6-2 was the right call

    But they’ve gone and made a bit of a balls of the selection.

    vdF should be starting this game. I was all for Connors off the bench.

    Not confident in Ross at all. He looks a shadow of himself and he wasn’t even good enough in the final last year. I know that is really harsh but I’m worried that we have seen the ceiling of what he can do and it isn’t good enough.

    Having said all of that at least they got the Baird-McCarthy-Jenkins selection correct.

    IF Leinster nail their set-piece they can still win.

    All eyes on the first scrum and the Atonio belly flop.

    Need another world class performance from JGP and McCarthy to smash everything in his path. Prob also need Baird to have one of his best performances ever in the lineout.



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  • #24577
    Clegg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,972 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    Leaning towards La Rochelle for this one. They've beaten us twice in European Finals and simply know how to wear us down. The absence of Ringrose and Ryan robs us of infield leadership and world class ability. There hasn't been a better 13 in the world over the last few years.



  • #24578
    ionadnapóca
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,730 ✭✭✭ionadnapóca


    It’s only when Ringrose doesn’t play is his ability then appreciated. Fully agree he is world class and has been for nearly 10 years now.

    I’m really looking forward to seeing how Osborne goes. I’ve no worries about him with the ball in hand and I hope he is utilised with Lowe for clearing kicks.

    use Lowe as a dummy once or twice.



  • #24579
    50HX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,686 ✭✭✭50HX


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122013715#Comment_122013715

    Maybe so but great to hear of it being more of a family event & not completely an alickadoo / hi how or you brigade

    The ticket pricing facilitates this



  • #24580
    theVersatile
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,785 ✭✭✭theVersatile


    Tracey reporting Keenan out

    https://twitter.com/CianTracey1/status/1779137817244823693?t=vouj02sOoGE_wXRNd0bFrA&s=19
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  • #24581
    ongarite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,828 ✭✭✭ongarite


    That's a massive blow. Appears he has been carrying injury since Six Nations



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  • #24582
    Clegg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,972 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    Keenan was hobbling a bit after the Leicester game, but I had hoped that he'd be ok for this one.



  • #24583
    Podge_irl
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 32,765 Mod ✭✭✭✭Podge_irl


    well ****, that would be terrible



  • #24584
    Clegg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,972 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    Both teams without their first choice fullbacks. Leyds is a better replacement that Frawley I think tho.

    Injury to JOB really hobbling us now.



  • #24585
    Former Former Former
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,715 ✭✭✭Former Former Former


    yeah Keenan definitely isn’t right, better to rule him out now than five minutes into the match.

    Balls anyway



  • #24586
    GiftofGab
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,708 ✭✭✭GiftofGab


    If you know anybody selling tickets, let me know. Tickets now sold out and was too late purchasing them



  • #24587
    letsbefair
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 324 ✭✭letsbefair


    very windy here



  • #24588
    Rigor Mortis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,914 ✭✭✭Rigor Mortis


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122014160#Comment_122014160

    If that were true i'd start Larmour at full back and Russell on the wing.



  • #24589
    Clegg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,972 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    Late heads up for whoever here is going to Lansdowne.

    The Gasworks pub is closed for renovations. Ballache as it's a perfect distance from the stadium.



  • #24590
    Clegg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,972 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    Kennan, Ringrose and Ryan out may just be a bridge too far for Leinster.

    But La Rochelle aren't full strength either and are missing depth options up front too. If the game is close after 50-60 minutes we have a lot of good players to bring on.



  • #24591
    clsmooth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,389 ✭✭✭clsmooth


    That’s a big concern. Back 3 goes from being decent speed wise to sluggish with Frawley at 15. 6/2 bench split now looks a bit more concerning too if anyone 12-15 go down. You’d be looking at potential moving one of the Byrnes into midfield with Osborne shifting to the wing. Hoping they go with Russell at 22 if it’s not already confirmed Harry is on the bench.



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  • #24592
    Clegg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,972 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    Keenan officially confirmed as out.

    Frawley to 15 and Harry Byrne at 23. Problematic as we've a 6-2 split and and injury in the backs will prompt a major positional shift.

    https://twitter.com/leinsterrugby/status/1779170176833089757?t=rKj2Y7qiPEPjc3LHVZkE1w&s=09


  • #24593
    Podge_irl
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 32,765 Mod ✭✭✭✭Podge_irl


    Sigh, that might be a bridge too far for us. Ugh.



  • #24594
    SaoPaulo41
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,613 ✭✭✭SaoPaulo41


    Should have moved Russell to wing and Larmour to FB



  • #24595
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,368 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    That's fucked it. It's no good having a system depending on one player being fit. Feck the 6-2 in this case.



  • #24596
    Podge_irl
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 32,765 Mod ✭✭✭✭Podge_irl


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122014573#Comment_122014573

    I do not care for Larmour at 15 at all. I think this is the best of a bad situation, but we are really missing JOB here.



  • #24597
    SaoPaulo41
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,613 ✭✭✭SaoPaulo41


    Jaysus HB kicks in warm up are brutal , missed 4 from 4.



  • #24598
    SaoPaulo41
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,613 ✭✭✭SaoPaulo41


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122014590#Comment_122014590

    Agreed but we have lost a lot of pace now in back 3



  • #24599
    Clegg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,972 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    Slightly late in the day, but I'm pretty worried about the durability of Connors and Frawley. Great players who are super committed to everything. But have the awful habit of picking up knocks during games.



  • #24600
    lawrencesummers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,247 ✭✭✭lawrencesummers


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122014672#Comment_122014672

    connors isnt a worry because there are plenty of bench options, but an injury to a back and its byrne or mcgrath coming in to cover.



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  • #24601
    Cork29
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 259 ✭✭Cork29


    loose day back to the lady boy title

    Mod: warned

    Post edited by awec on


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