Leinster v Toulouse L'effort pour cinq contre The Drive for Five

Squidgy Black · 21-04-2019 2:36pm

bobbyss wrote: »

An amateur rugby fan here. Excuse my ignorance in advance. I see that Sexton had Davd Alred this week to assist him. I think he is a kicking coach.

Also O'Gara was a kicking coach with Stade F when (I think) Carter was playing there. I may be wrong there however.

What exactly does a kicking coach do? Has Sexton forgotten how to kick? Was O'Gara showing Carter how to kick s rugby ball?

Kicking coach is very similar to a swing coach in golf. Players are constantly trying to find different ways to get incremental increases in their swings/kicks, so a coach is used to try and study their swing/kicking position and see where they can try get those tiny extra margins to improve consistency etc.

awec · 21-04-2019 2:47pm

They’ve got rid of the Guinness in the Aviva for this game. Poxy Murphy’s.

I’d nearly head home.

bobbyss · 21-04-2019 2:49pm

Squidgy Black wrote:

Kicking coach is very similar to a swing coach in golf. Players are constantly trying to find different ways to get incremental increases in their swings/kicks, so a coach is used to try and study their swing/kicking position and see where they can try get those tiny extra margins to improve consistency etc.

I see. And ( not wishing to deviate but just a quickie) was Carter in Stade when O Gara was a kicking coach there?

irishbucsfan · 21-04-2019 2:54pm

bobbyss wrote: »

I see. And ( not wishing to deviate but just a quickie) was Carter in Stade when O Gara was a kicking coach there?

O’Gara wasn’t a kicking coach. He was defense/skills/attack coach a various times. Maybe he did some kicking coaching as well. They did overlap though yes, I believe Carter played a role in O’Gara ending up down in Canterbury

Clegg · 21-04-2019 3:12pm

Fardy starting probably strengthens the starting 15 a bit. But it's a huge hit on the replacements who we were no doubt looking to to take the game away from Toulouse.

eagle eye · 21-04-2019 3:13pm

I'm really looking forward to this. I think it'll be a great show of attacking rugby. I wouldn't predict a winner clearly Leinster have to be favourites but Toulouse will punish mistakes with five pointers.