Connacht Team Talk Thread VI - Some like it TOH

Good trys but every kick off return is muck.

Devines two tries are the highlight but loved the speed of service and, as a difference maker from blade, is not constantly testing the pillar so when he does he gets at least some meters, great start to his senior professional career

Not much to add to what was already posted bar it was great to see a youngster step up to the plate immediately on his first start. A long way to go yet but Devine could be very special. A much needed hammering dished out too.

It just seems to be the way the management operate. They seem to be giving guys a few weeks back in full training after injury before bringing them back in

To me there seemed to be a deliberate strategy to not kick the ball after a restart, but to play it out of our 22. Presumably that tactic was employed because of the opposition. Led to a few hairy moments and I presume that they won't be doing that against the quality opposition we'll meet later.

So what your saying is 'Connacht desperately need a NIQ/IQ in the halfback position'.

Of all the Provinces, in all the land Connacht deserve/need a boost at halfback……

https://www.the42.ie/leinster-players-provinces-6361363-Apr2024/

Ben Murphy……..maybe they are just waiting to announce Beauden is also coming to Ireland, and to Ballinasloe.

It only reason it looked questionable is because an Ulster player is directly in front of Carre to minimise how obvious the knock on was, it was a knock on and he made no attempt to regather it so its a clear penalty.

JC's knock on was inconclusive, there was no trajectory change of the ball and it's not really clear how much contact he made with the ball. Unless there is a replay showing otherwise then that is a potential knock on that is inconclusive.

JJ will be fit this week. Jack still out but back for Munster. Ralston and Hanson back for Munster. Cordero possibly ready for Stormers and Leinster.

Goes without saying we need 5 from this weekends game, can probably view the Stormers game as a win & in then.

Have a feeling that last minute try we conceded against Treviso will be very costly when all is said & done.

Ultimately our own fault though, getting walloped by a 14 man Lions team, not closing out the Leinster game, giving up a handy draw against Edinburgh. Just sheer naivete. The only game I think we've nicked was away at the Sharks.

Would it not make more sense for us just to hang on to Farrell?

I'm still to see where the evidence shows that the ball travelled forward after Cooney touched it, or if Cooney even touched it at all. Firstly I'm a Munster fan & secondly remember an entire neutral refereeing team also deemed it not to be a knock on.

Find it hilarious how some fans will try claim Carre shouldn't be penalised because it wasnt an obvious knock on when the replay clearly shows he knocked it forward and yet will say Cooney knocked on despite the evidence being totally inconclusive. Welsh rugby twitter isnt known for being very impartial and that is rubbing off on alot of fans it seems.