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

swiwi_ · 21-04-2019 4:10pm

Toulouse are missing the top 2 inches. Surely a shot at goal would have been the right call there?

Clegg · 21-04-2019 4:11pm

This is comfortably Leinster's best performance of the year. Still feel like an eleven point lead at half time isn't enough though. Need the first few scores in the second half.

Burkie1203 · 21-04-2019 4:12pm

swiwi_ wrote: »

Toulouse are missing the top 2 inches. Surely a shot at goal would have been the right call there?

All their players were pointing at the posts too

fitz · 21-04-2019 4:13pm

swiwi_ wrote: »

Toulouse are missing the top 2 inches. Surely a shot at goal would have been the right call there?

Absolutely. For Leinster to go from a try disallowed to having 3 points clawed back would have been an ideal way for Toulouse to end the half.

Clegg · 21-04-2019 4:18pm

It still feels like Toulouse haven't fired a shot yet. I know they were camped on our line, but that was from our own unenforced errors. We've not seen anything of their offloading game. Need to kill the game off before they click.

shrapnel222 · 21-04-2019 4:24pm

Jump_In_Jack wrote: »

And from the replay that was a certain try if Faumuina caught it, no one was gonna stop him that close to the line. Could have been a penalty try if Barnes went to the TMO about it.

Nigel owens game one yesterday for a try saving high tackle. Should've been a penalty try there

dastardly00 · 21-04-2019 4:29pm

This game is a long way from being over

Beechwoodspark · 21-04-2019 4:30pm

Johnny won’t like that

Squidgy Black · 21-04-2019 4:30pm

We could do with getting points on the board within the next ten minutes to just try hold it out until the bench is unloaded.

dastardly00 · 21-04-2019 4:31pm

Absolute hospital pass from Kearney to Lowe. Lowe did excellent though.

swiwi_ · 21-04-2019 4:34pm

Ahki is all kinds of average in the midfield.

ScrubsfanChris · 21-04-2019 4:36pm

There aren't many things bad about Sextons game, but cross field kicks certainly are.

swiwi_ · 21-04-2019 4:37pm

Would like to see refs insist that once whistle blown, ball is placed on ground. Both sides playing silly buggers with the ball once the whistle goes

fitz · 21-04-2019 4:38pm

Ruthless.

swiwi_ · 21-04-2019 4:39pm

swiwi_ wrote: »

Yeah for Leinsters antipodeans. Good on ya cobber Fardy.

Time to down another Fosters.

ScrubsfanChris · 21-04-2019 4:40pm

Best I've seen Leinster in a while, but jeez have Toulouse decided not to show up.
Bit of different team, but they did the same against Munster in the 2017 quarter final.

baas baa · 21-04-2019 4:40pm

Clinical, Toulouse are struggling now, go through the phases, bring the wingers up and nudge it in behind should be the orders from here on. They should be on warning for infringements as well.

Squidgy Black · 21-04-2019 4:47pm

Just caught completely sleeping there

swiwi_ · 21-04-2019 4:48pm

What does the law say about simultaneous grounding?

21-04-2019 4:48pm

Ringrose is very often that final tackler, immense workrate pays off again.

eagle eye · 21-04-2019 4:49pm

Thought Sexton should have git a yellow card for the high tackie, he never let go.

steves2 · 21-04-2019 4:51pm

toulouse look offside half the time

swiwi_ · 21-04-2019 4:52pm

swiwi_ wrote: »

What does the law say about simultaneous grounding?

Hmmm. It doesn’t. Seems to fall under the doubt about grounding law.

21-04-2019 4:52pm

swiwi_ wrote: »

What does the law say about simultaneous grounding?

DOUBT ABOUT GROUNDING

If there is doubt about which team first grounded the ball in in-goal, play is restarts with a five-metre scrum, in line with the place where the ball was grounded. The attacking team throws in.

ScrubsfanChris · 21-04-2019 4:54pm

Three score lead upcoming and that will be game.

fitz · 21-04-2019 4:58pm

Just me or did Johnny seem less cranky than he has been in a long time today?

21-04-2019 4:59pm

fitz wrote: »

Just me or did Johnny seem less cranky than he has been in a long time today?

Definitely. And he was better for it.

ScrubsfanChris · 21-04-2019 5:02pm

Has the entire Toulouse team lost 30 IQ points since the quarter final?

Squidgy Black · 21-04-2019 5:02pm

Class stuff from Larmour.

fitz · 21-04-2019 5:03pm

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Class stuff from Larmour.

If he'd slipped that tackle there's no way he'd have been caught.

squawker · 21-04-2019 5:06pm

well done Leinster, professional performance today

Toner the talisman strikes again and Johnny showed up when it mattered

Still sore about Munster yesterday though

swiwi_ · 21-04-2019 5:06pm

Motm?

I’d say Ryan or Conan.

fitz · 21-04-2019 5:07pm

swiwi_ wrote: »

Motm?

I’d say Ryan or Conan.

Conan has been terrific.

irishbucsfan · 21-04-2019 5:07pm

Ryan or Conan make sense to me

swiwi_ · 21-04-2019 5:07pm

fitz wrote: »

Conan has been terrific.

I’m starting to think he should get Irish 8 shirt. We see if joe agrees.

fitz · 21-04-2019 5:09pm

swiwi_ wrote: »

I’m starting to think he should get Irish 8 shirt. We see if joe agrees.

Agree. Stander or POM to fight it out for starting 6/bench spot.

irishbucsfan · 21-04-2019 5:09pm

swiwi_ wrote: »

I’m starting to think he should get Irish 8 shirt. We see if joe agrees.

You'd have to think he's very very close

Squidgy Black · 21-04-2019 5:09pm

swiwi_ wrote: »

I’m starting to think he should get Irish 8 shirt. We see if joe agrees.

His footwork is what sets him apart from Stander for me, don't get me wrong he's a great workhorse and will truck it up all day long, but Conan's offloading and footwork means he's getting a hell of a lot more metres per carry.

swiwi_ · 21-04-2019 5:10pm

Toulouse are a dud. Tactically and mentally inept. Basically France in red.

lbc2019 · 21-04-2019 5:11pm

Bit lazy to give Johnny MOTM

21-04-2019 5:11pm

Michael Bent carrying very well since he came on.

21-04-2019 5:13pm

Great performance

fitz · 21-04-2019 5:13pm

swiwi_ wrote: »

Toulouse are a dud. Tactically and mentally inept. Basically France in red.

Couldn't have said it better.
Clinical performance from Leinster, controlled the game and looked like they could have stepped it up another notch if needed, tbh. Bench players were excellent.

ScrubsfanChris · 21-04-2019 5:15pm

swiwi_ wrote: »

Toulouse are a dud. Tactically and mentally inept. Basically France in red.

They've played far better this season. What was frustrating was the amount of mistakes that were all fault of their own. Added that to Leinster controlling the ball and stout defence, it was a poor performance from them.

AbusesToilets · 21-04-2019 5:15pm

Going to be a cracking final, an in form Sexton up against Farrell again. Can't wait.

lbc2019 · 21-04-2019 5:15pm

Sarries v Leinster

There is a surprise final... said no one

Diabhal Beag · 21-04-2019 5:17pm

Conan is really playing himself into starting 8 for Ireland on this form. He was motm for me. I maybe haven't seen enough of him in the last few months for Leinster but I feel like he's gotten significantly better handling this season.

fitz · 21-04-2019 5:17pm

Seanie emotional after his last game at the Aviva in a Leinster shirt.

Clegg · 21-04-2019 5:22pm

That was easily our best performance this season. After the Toulouse game in the RDS the Toulouse players said they were caught out cold by Leinster's suffocating defence. They were prepared for it this time and we still held them tryless. That was an incredible performance.

swiwi_ · 21-04-2019 5:24pm

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

They've played far better this season. What was frustrating was the amount of mistakes that were all fault of their own. Added that to Leinster controlling the ball and stout defence, it was a poor performance from them.

They lost their game even with their starting selection. Since when is a journeyman Kiwi centre your starting option for a match of this calibre? And Ramos is just a dial-an-error at 15 from what I've seen. They quite clearly have the talent to win Europe, but their tactics and level-headedness were all over the shop. Some down to Leinster pressure but not all.

Anyway, I await Buer to explain to us why Lowe shouldn't start the final :pac:

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

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