Leinster Team Talk Thread (Love you Furlong time)

johnh6767 · 27-02-2026 09:55PM

Ioane hasn’t really featured and I struggle to see the obsessive ask for new players from abroad to come into the fore. Let the next generation get game time to prove themselves.

Larbre34 · 27-02-2026 09:56PM

Leinster boys look a bit too smiley for having just lost a game they could and should have won.

Absolutely everyone requires a Graham Henry style boot in the arse.

shinana abu · 27-02-2026 09:58PM

Really have to state.…

The leinster coaching structure is abysmal

sydthebeat · 27-02-2026 10:00PM

Turgid stale hairy dog sh!t

letsbefair · 27-02-2026 10:00PM

Bad night at the office. Long way to go. It was very much an inexperienced team except for the galacticos who did nothing. Really missed Harry.

sydthebeat · 27-02-2026 10:02PM

When we use him (ioane) as a kick chaser he'll always look abject.

The coaches have zero idea of how to get the best out of him, because they don't play a system that requires speed, strike plays or creativity from 13

OldRio · 27-02-2026 10:03PM

That performance will take some explaining. Dear me it was poor.

bingobango12 · 27-02-2026 10:10PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124270784#Comment_124270784

Spot on.

Completely pointless signing and a waste of money if that’s how Leinster use him. Whatever about tonight due to the conditions but it has been that way all season.

lawrencesummers · 27-02-2026 10:15PM

Hard to see many calls for henshaw featuring in the Irish squad after tonight.

This fixture during the 6N has always been tricky for Leinster, you can’t expect and entire team to come in and play with much continuity.

Hopefully Byrne and McKee are not bad injuries they deserve more game time

bingobango12 · 27-02-2026 10:20PM

Could really do with Lions and Ospreys winning tomorrow and doing us a favour. Can’t see what will be a similar 23 getting anything in Glasgow next month.

joedamuss · 27-02-2026 10:22PM

Spicer, what a big disappointment, too heavy, too slow, and zero aggression. He ain't no will Skelton or a big Dev Toner lm afraid.

El_Duderino 09 · 27-02-2026 10:27PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124270831#Comment_124270831

I don't think anyone looked good, but he was anonymous. What's his strength? It isn't moving quickly, he seemed to jog slowly around the pitch. It isn't carrying, he carried poorly and got knocked backwards at one point. His side of the scrum went backwards.

Apart from being huge, I'm not sure what he actually does. This game was a bad sample so I hope he gets more chances to show his value. But that was a terrible start.

longjohn200 · 27-02-2026 10:47PM

Has the Leinster bubble popped? Coaching setup is a clear problem.

shinana abu · 27-02-2026 10:54PM

Really have to seriously question Cullen's decision to bring Goodman and Blyendaal to leinster while letting a talent like mcNamara leave to blossom at Bordeaux….abject.

phog · 27-02-2026 10:58PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124270927#Comment_124270927

You're assuming Noel Mc wants a gig in Ireland or does he prefer to live in the South of France

Knowall1 · 27-02-2026 11:11PM

A Lancaster team with the same players would have run away with that game. And would be entertaining. Taking off the front row with a few minutes to go to half time reeks of South African arrogance.

letsbefair · 27-02-2026 11:29PM

Are you the same guys who wanted to fire Andy Farrell before the England game ? Our thirds lost away with kids playing in the pack. Huge arrogance to expect to win every game.

AbusesToilets · 27-02-2026 11:30PM

We desperately need a coach with an attacking mindset to come in. If McNammara can't be tempted home, I'd love for a NZ or Australian coach to take over. SA's mindset for rugby just does not suit at all.

crisco10 · 28-02-2026 07:49AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124271000#Comment_124271000

well, a similar quality Lancaster team did lose that game in 2022.
But yes they were entertaining and lost 29-27.

johnh6767 · 28-02-2026 07:51AM

A friend was at the game and the conditions in the first half were almost unplayable so judging Spicer on that makes no sense give the boy time and judge when he has an environment to showcase his talent & immense physical frame

shinana abu · 28-02-2026 07:52AM

Maybe..…loss to Irish rugby if so

big-al · 28-02-2026 09:12AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124271434#Comment_124271434

those conditions are made for a lock that size, but he’s very young and Cardiff are a well coached side. They almost beat Munster in Thomond and beat (albeit a 2nd string) Ulster side in Europe in the last minute

Former Former Former · 28-02-2026 09:25AM

One moment that grated on me… when we finally got a period of possession and some nice attacking plays going, it all came undone with a no-look Snyman offload to absolutely no-one.

Andrew Osborne was a bright spark when he came on.

I have erased all other memories.

lawrencesummers · 28-02-2026 09:31AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124271000#Comment_124271000

Connacht are at home to a Glasgow side missing all their 1st players so you will get some bit of an answer on that one later.

Bogwoppit · 28-02-2026 09:42AM

That offload from Snyman, incredibly frustrating just when we were looking on top. Completely stopped our momentum.

HanShotFirst · 28-02-2026 11:08AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124271060#Comment_124271060

It can have its perks….at times

https://youtu.be/t_g_C_JJPzY?is=xDiY18W40t9J2DrD

Happy Birthday Josh!

If I could give him a present it would be a one way ticket back to SA

for Nienaber

ironingbored · 28-02-2026 11:22AM

I see James Lowe has had surgery.

Any word on recovery time?

Heroditas · 28-02-2026 11:27AM

Good God, what a disastrous list of injuries this season. At least we have Jimmy and Tommy to play on the wing. JJ went off injured last night and now Lowe out.

We should be seeing Keenan back soon?

Glad to see Culhane back as well.

CatFromHue · 28-02-2026 02:29PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124270784#Comment_124270784

Bringing in Barrett on a short term deal made sense as we had a need for a player like that in that position, a creative player in a playmaking role. That's not the case with Ioane as he's a step further out and can't be as influential. It really doesn't make sense why we signed him.

Podge_irl · 28-02-2026 02:35PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124272167#Comment_124272167

I imagine at least part of it is trying to keep the pathway open so that we potentially keep getting an All Black every year…

Leinster Team Talk Thread (Love you Furlong time)

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