Match Thread: Leinster v Northampton, 03/05/25

This! Byrne was off his feet and out of the game. Doesn't matter what direction the ball travelled as he wasnt entitled to play it.

Can someone tell me why, when Mitchell's foot was in touch, it wasn't called back into the 22?

The cribbing and moaning about dodgy refereeing, etc, etc after every big loss is getting very tiresome at this stage. They're not saints themselves. The team seem incapable of winning knockout rugby when it comes to crunch.

I can't believe they turned down the 3 points with 3 minutes left. Complete madness. Have to be backing yourself at home in extra time.

How can Northampton have a 20 year old ready for pro Rugby

Leinster's 20 year olds are still in an academy been pampered and not exposed to anything

when you score 34 points in a semi final, the 10 isn’t the reason for the defeat

Foot came back off the line again before he played the ball, was clear enough on the second replay.

Unfortunately, "feet for hands" Doris made a reappearance today at the worst time. Spilled a few balls and threw an offload that was never on at a NH players shins.

Off day for every player not named TOB. And maybe McCarthy

His ability to pass to his right hand side seems to be more important than tackling in the coaches eyes. Possibly different now that casey is back, who is able to take on long range passing to the right. I'd be more worried about the roles of furlong and henshaw from an ireland pov. Really feels like James Ryan might be leinsters most important player.

I'm at a loss here. I could forgive the lack of leadership in the previous final losses as a learning opportunity. But today is a joke. Decision making and leadership all day was at amateur level. I'm sick of it at this stage.