Connacht Team Talk Thread VI - Some like it TOH

Pity we couldn't finish one of those 2 big breaks. We were hanging in there even with Jansen so could be a long 2nd half

Maybe TMO looked more in the background but it didn't seem like they looked at it enough to decide

Or the beers had during the Irish game lead to a mis read!

Working manfully to stay in this but could get ugly later in the game as we tire.

Edit: or maybe sooner

Bucks and Heffernan look absolute done at this level. Great servants but other lads need to step-up.

Should be a red for bulls now too for fingers in the eyes.

Ridiculous decision the Tmo trying to say it isn't dangerous first

Big ban on the way for their 8

Any time we give Hawkshaw a chance he does well. Cracking player for us

Ref correctly penalised Connacht for offside earlier in the game, but just a shout at the bulls and then they turn it over.

Nicely worked try. We have had some lovely moments in attack. Pity the red killed us.

Showed a lot of fight in the 2nd half and a LBP would have been probably deserved in the end

Not the result we were after but with our 4 internationals out, against a good team, down to 14 players for the majority of the game I think there's some positives in that game.

Jennings was good at FB, scrum stood up well, Boyle was excellent when he came on as were others like illo and Hawkshaw.

Could have done with a result there but let's see some more of the squad in parker pen cup to see who else is a live option for bigger games.

or maybe Pete, just pick a goddam team and show some faith.

There were some good performances in that outing.

Id like to see a team like this for the weekend.

Duggan Heffernan Aungier

Joyce Murray

Josh shl Boyle

Devine Forde

Bolton Hawkshaw poc porch/Smith

Jennings

So they scored an early try against 15 and the other three against 14. Once it went 14 on 14 they lost 14-0.

But yeah, they took their foot off the gas like all teams do. 🙄

Of all the nations in the world South African teams are know for trying to continue scoring right up until the final whistle.

Hard to know what way team selection will go this week. I think I'd prioritise giving Sean Naughton his debut in a strong team, while taking the opportunity to rest some of our more heavily raced players.

15-9; 1-8: Jennings, Bolton, O'Conor, Hawkshaw, Smith, Naughton, Blade; Duggan, Tierney-Martin, Aungier, Dowling, D Murray, Murphy, Hurley-Langton, O'Brien

16-23: Heffernan, Buckley, Barrett, N Murray, McCormack, M Devine, Ioane, J Devine