Connacht Team Talk Thread VI - Some like it TOH

Ulster will probably send a very weakened side down to Munster (especially if we are still in the challenge cup)

Dont think so. Munster is in a big hole and it doesn't have the quality to get out of this hole anytime soon. Ospreys and Edinburgh are very much for the taking these days so I don't see 15 points as unrealistic. Which brings us to 50 points. And our two games in SA are neither impossible.

I dont understand why people think Ospreys and Edinburgh are easy points. The games between us have been close the last few years. They have Jac Morgan back i think who will give us a hard time at the breakdown. I think it will be a tight game as in plenty of scores but only a score between us.

This is going to be a tough contest, unfortunate that we're going in to this without Jansen, Prendergast, and Joyce. Lancaster places a lot of importance on leadership, so will be interesting to see who takes on that role tomorrow in addition to Boyler and Bundee.

Jansen is injured.

Denis is available

Anyone have any idea as to why there are so many empty seats?

No control at half back for connacht so far. All too hectic. Just need to play the conditions a bit better. Kick in behind, grabbers etc. Trying to keep ball in hand too much

Got away with one there. Need a big impact from the reserve forwards because that backline is not going to cause many issues for the Ospreys with three 10s, two 12s and very little pace.

5 points would have been better, but with 7 to go it was still in the melting pot so getting the win was critical.

Going to need to pick up something in SA now, 3 or 4 points would be great regardless of how we get them, but will be some ask.

Yeah it was a poor decision imo. We were in their 22, had a man advantage, and momentum. Even if we turned it over, Ospreys would have to go the length of the field into the wind. Sean O'Brien kicked it out, he should have left the decision to the halfbacks.

SHL deserved man of the match, i hope he's staying. Ben Murphy's performances continue to be mixed thought he mixed the good with the bad today. A few others werent great either, It's a huge ask to get 3 points in SA

Seven points up, well inside the opposition half, on the front foot and they're down to 14 men. Whoever's decision it was, it was a bad one.

Three thoughts after the game

Ref was a disgrace. If not literally getting in the way his interpretation of the ball being available at the ruck was its available for the Welsh lads but nobody else.

The 6-2 split on the bench hurts us way more than it has ever benefited us. Just stop with it now.

I dont know if O'brien was told to kick it out or did so on his own but it was absolutely the wrong decision. Sometimes I have to question if players have any sense of the game/season circumstances. The whole stadium knew that 5 points were needed. They were attacking with a strong wind against 14 players. Such a stupid decision. Nobody in the stand celebrated the win initially because we all were flabbergasted by the decision to kick it out. Someone explain it to me.