URC Week 17

Podge_irl · 09-05-2026 06:25PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124456091#Comment_124456091

I've seen it a lot worse this season…

There is some good stuff in it, but the sloppiness is off the charts.

Paddy_Mag · 09-05-2026 06:27PM

Zebo doesn't know what a ruck is FFS

Jacovs · 09-05-2026 06:29PM

For all the crap the Leinster coaches get, they are in a Champions Cup final, and chasing top spot in URC too. So are the players that good they are doing it in spite of the bad coaches? Or are the coaches not actually that bad and doing a good job with a good pool of players?

For Petes Sake · 09-05-2026 06:30PM

Time to double-screen with the women due to start I suppose.

Paddy_Mag · 09-05-2026 06:31PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124456101#Comment_124456101

I think the issue is the basics are hit and miss. Under Lancaster there was a far more consistent theme to the skill base.

Podge_irl · 09-05-2026 06:31PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124456101#Comment_124456101

So are the players that good they are doing it in spite of the bad coaches?

Yes. 14 of them just went on a Lions tour…

sydthebeat · 09-05-2026 06:32PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124456101#Comment_124456101

Given an either / or .... Id say it's in spite of.

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degsie · 09-05-2026 06:32PM

Have Leinster forgotten where the sidelines are all of a sudden? It's not like they have never played in the Aviva!

Podge_irl · 09-05-2026 06:37PM

Some good stuff there, though excellent scramble from the Lions

Paddy_Mag · 09-05-2026 06:39PM

Thats awful from leinster when so close there was huge space out wide

Podge_irl · 09-05-2026 06:43PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124456128#Comment_124456128

Do we ever not get tunnel vision in that scenario. We seem to never, ever score in any way other than powering over once we get there.

Jacovs · 09-05-2026 06:45PM

Was that not a 50-22 for the Lions? Or because it was carried back it doesnt count?

sydthebeat · 09-05-2026 06:46PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124456128#Comment_124456128

Sometimes I wonder about the ability of the coaching squad.

Right lads your playing a settled, established, south African side who are physically strong.

So we want you to play in a manner where you continually bash it up against their tight five, doesn't matter if you get knocked backwards.

When your finished doing that, do it again and again and again. Don't worry about moving them around the pitch or going coast to coast to create holes. We don't trust you have the skills to execute that plan. Just keep bashing it up and hey, if you get your hands free try a speculative off load. That's the only way we'll create a line break. These lads are suckers so we need to give them even breaks whenever we can.