Connacht Team Talk Thread VI - Some like it TOH

Mr Tickle · 10-10-2025 11:20AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123893402#Comment_123893402

It was a great kick, but that's in the indoor stadium in Dunedin. Can he do it in the sportsground with a south-northerly wind throwing sand from the dog track into his eyes?

Zeugnis · 10-10-2025 11:29AM

Team against Cardiff:

15. Sean Naughton (2)
14. Chay Mullins (9)
13. David Hawkshaw (44)
12. Cathal Forde (52)
11. Shayne Bolton (27)
10. Jack Carty (221)
9. Ben Murphy (17)
1. Denis Buckley (265)
2. Dave Heffernan (220)
3. Jack Aungier (88)
4. Darragh Murray (39)
5. Joe Joyce (38)
6. Cian Prendergast (88) (C)
7. Sean O'Brien (13)
8. Sean Jansen (27)

16. Eoin de Buitléar (14)
17. Jordan Duggan (63)
18. Sam Illo (32)
19. David O’Connor (9)
20. Shamus Hurley-Langton (57)
21. Matthew Devine (19)
22. Hugh Gavin (10)
23. Finn Treacy (8)

mjp · 10-10-2025 11:34AM

Sean o Brien in for Boyle the only change form team named last week. Boyle drops out of squad altogether with hurley Langton taking his position on bench. Hoping its nothing too serious with him

AccidentallyOnside · 10-10-2025 06:29PM

Think it's paternity leave for Boyle according to craggy rugby.

gavkm27 · 10-10-2025 06:31PM

Gilbert looks to have had another big game Otago, scored a try and drop goal in their latest win and are 2nd in the league and in the Semi Finals next week

ElisaAtWar · 10-10-2025 07:58PM

JJ was a good offload. And Healy is so bad. And we think we have problems at 10

Zeugnis · 10-10-2025 08:45PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123895680#Comment_123895680

True that, but still hurting to watch Tom Farrell tearing it up. He carried that Munster back line alone. A shocking decision to release him.

Zeugnis · 10-10-2025 08:45PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123895440#Comment_123895440

That's great news for him, congratulations Boyler!

ElisaAtWar · 10-10-2025 09:03PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123895834#Comment_123895834

You have to thank a coaching staff for that. All said he was the real deal and now that he has someone who believes in him at Munster he is flourishing. I'm delighted for him. He deserved better than his treatment at Connacht

ElisaAtWar · 11-10-2025 03:21PM

Anyone traveling to the Montpellier game in January? Most flights to airports close to Montpellier are seasonal. Does anyone know of the flights available. I see the charter with the team is available but at 500 per person it's a bit on the expensive side

realhorrorshow · 11-10-2025 07:26PM

This is as bad as anything from the Wilkins era, we haven't gotten off the bus. Painful to watch, we've numbered up reasonably in defence but haven't asked any questions of Cardiff whatsoever. Can only hope we see a reaction in the second half.

SqueakyKneecap · 11-10-2025 07:40PM

The ball protection is woeful. Big cop on needed because we'd be well in it if we didn't give such soft turnover penalties to lads like Callum feckin Sheedy.

StevenToast · 11-10-2025 07:56PM

What was that delay for?

Melodeon · 11-10-2025 07:57PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123898106#Comment_123898106

Ref's comms was acting up.

testtech05 · 11-10-2025 08:03PM

I thought there were at least 2 blatant Cardiff knock ons in our favour there before the one they reviewed and gave to Cardiff

SqueakyKneecap · 11-10-2025 08:09PM

We're making Cardiff look like prime-bully Springboks here. Such brutal lines and have to say Murphy has stunk the place out all night.

realhorrorshow · 11-10-2025 08:16PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123898153#Comment_123898153

He hasn't been great but to be fair to him it doesn't help that we don't have any shape and noone seems to know where to be as early as second phase.

Strand1970 · 11-10-2025 08:17PM

Only 4 down, 1 score game. Connachts kicking is desperate

Strand1970 · 11-10-2025 08:19PM

If Cardiff were any way decent we be losing by a big score

SqueakyKneecap · 11-10-2025 08:19PM

I know they missed a week but some of these mistakes are criminal even if it was a preseason.

typhoony · 11-10-2025 08:31PM

To be fair it was a great tackle by sheedy

SqueakyKneecap · 11-10-2025 08:42PM

Ah lads that is pathetic. Constantly on the backfoot and an intercept to top it all off.

Not one fella bar Moose turned up today.

Strand1970 · 11-10-2025 08:46PM

Break away try, turned over to soccer to see Ireland just conceded in injury time goal. Balls

SqueakyKneecap · 11-10-2025 08:52PM

Probably only just about value for a losing bonus point but we made Cardiff look a lot better than they are.

I can't get over how easily they were driven back and the support at the breakdown was non-existent for nearly the entire game. The annoying thing is after 5 minutes they were running great support lines and find gaps.

realhorrorshow · 11-10-2025 08:55PM

I guess a point is an ok return from a tricky tie but that performance was absolutely atrocious. We looked badly prepared, and I have no clue what we were trying to achieve with our selection and tactics.

So frustrating after a decent start to the season.

Zeugnis · 11-10-2025 08:57PM

Let us not speak of this again ;)

Zeugnis · 11-10-2025 09:02PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123897398#Comment_123897398

Think the options are basically plane + train from either Paris (train 3.5hrs) or Lyon (train 2 hrs). Lyon will easier to manage.

connachta · 11-10-2025 09:14PM

Good Bonus Point!

ShineyShiney · 11-10-2025 09:16PM

I thought we would nick it at the death as we were pushing hard until the intercept.

We hung in well despite losing the battle in the air and at breakdown and while we didn't look great I thought the fight was there.

A bonus point away with a very young team isn't nothing even though it's disappointing.

SHL is a gem of a player.

testtech05 · 11-10-2025 09:20PM

The only positive I found was SHL needs to be starting when fit. He just seemed to lift the whole team when he came on.

Besides that and better defense not much to be positive about. I think Rod has a bit of work to do to try and get some kind of attacking plan going.

I thought Murphy was poor too. I don't think he had to kick as much in any game last season and a lot or them weren't very good. I thought they could have sprung Devine sooner

Connacht Team Talk Thread VI - Some like it TOH

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