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With an intelligent playmaker like Gibson-Park at 9 (not unlike Lucu) you can easily afford a Frawley at 10 imo. Leinster seem more concerned with having a guy who "runs the week" rather than plays rugby. I know players like to assume responsibility but I'd the coaches ran the week and allowed for ...

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Oh, and I'd also like to say we f**king told you so to those handful of posters who were adamant Harry was better than Crowley and merited starts in the 6N.

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It's not that Frawley was always categorically Leinster's best 10 after Sexton. It is that his ceiling was way higher than the Byrnes and he needed gametime to develop into your best 10 (and while he's a passable 12 he's not athletic enough to be a top level 13 or 15). If you invested in him you bea...

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Don't buy that argument at all, Frawley never has to play anywhere. The revisionism now on twitter is that Frawley has been screwed by the focus on trying to develop Prendergast*, but it has been Cullen's infatuation with the security blanket of the Byrnes. Anyone arguing it's the best use of resour...

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One of the things that was very noticeable to me was the way in which the UBB backline stars got stuck into the close quarter arm wrestles. I am not saying this as a contrast to Leinster, but rather as a general point. There were occasions when LBB (and I do mean LBB as I checked I was not getting ...

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How is there even a Leo "debate" He's had during his tenure an Ireland squad that's been at their worst a top 5 side and for long periods either THE best team in the world or 2nd and battling it out for 1st. He has infinitely more time to work with these players than Andy Farrell, who after a short...

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whats the answer for leinster? new coaching group? sign more irish internationals from the other provinces? sign more all blacks or saffa internationals? The lesson from being unable to match Will Skelton for Sarries and LaR all those years was apparently to buy Snyman to match up in the physical s...

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Man for man Bordeaux aren't better, but they have 3 or 4 players who are much, much better than their counterparts. The combination of that, Leinster's shit coaching/tactics and a hell of a lot of rubbed green having an impact here. Leo has to finally fall on his sword doesn't he, or does he just sa...

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A Byrne brother special there, catch the ball and stop dead, so defenders don't need to worry about at all.

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redderneck wrote: ↑Sat May 23, 2026 3:29 pm Jaysus. Echoes of our 6N opener v France here. Every sniff being snapped up by one side absolutely on it, and the other not necessarily bad, but just a pace off it.

Yeah, Borduex have had all the key luck/decisions.

But Leinster have also not been good.

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That's super unlucky.

But another clear moment of Henshaw being completely done and a horrible selection in the build up as he loses the collision.

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Can Scannell retire now please

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"not what you associate with a player of his quality"?

The two things anyone who watches rugby associates with Niall Scannell are not straight lineouts and knocking the ball on.

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CM11 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 04, 2026 1:16 pm
Conspicuous wrote: ↑Sat Apr 04, 2026 1:15 pm Shambolic from Munster , utterly shambolic . Don’t seem to have the heart or the wit
Tactics were awful.

It is obviously easier to play with a lead, but you just watch how Exeter slow everything down in the second half, and we have about 10 minutes total in play time.

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Just unimaginably awful. Kendellan just watching the bouncing ball off the lineout. No idea what on earth Casey is doing with that cocked up pass - just slow the bloody game down!!!!! So depressing and absolutely baffling Munster haven't had a Hooker who is up to European rugby (let alone able to co...

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Been awful by Munster. As much as Casey and Crowley made such a huge difference last week, they're joint game management this week with the wind has been properly awful.

Exeter being allowed to do great (not so legal) work slowing ruck ball, and the team isn't learning.

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Skiaddict wrote: ↑Sat Mar 14, 2026 11:06 pm Pollock had the high tackle? I never saw the replay

He f**ked up after winning the turnover (think he ripped the ball off DuPont) then with a minute left he tries to force an offload and turns the ball over.

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Quite funny that Pollock fucks it tbf

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Duuuuumb rugby there. France offside the whole time mind.

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Saint wrote: ↑Sat Mar 14, 2026 10:45 pm
ManInTheBar wrote: ↑Sat Mar 14, 2026 10:44 pm How could advantage for the penalty be over?
The ref changed his call from deliberate knock on to accidental

Yeah, seems like the TMO must have instructed him?

Looked deliberate to me. Of course TV director doesn't replay.

Then clear knock on off the restart.

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Definitely a deliberate knock on

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Itoje has had an excellent game

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I'd be very pissed if I was French at that last ruck

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Go a bit closer to the post Ollie ffs

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Guy Pepper suuuuuuuuuuucks

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I don't really think any team gets penalised for what France does based on the way the game is generally being reffed. But England definitely should be pissed they got a yellow when France didn't England have been penalised for that exact offence - lifters blocking the jumper - multiple times in th...

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Pepper should have done way better at that one ruck - the other England 7s all would have turned that over

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I don't really think any team gets penalised for what France does based on the way the game is generally being reffed.

But England definitely should be pissed they got a yellow when France didn't

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Crap communication, Brace wanted to see what Meafou does to the side of the maul.

TBF I think his right arm is bound.

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That defence was horrendous from France, school boy stuff

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England are playing better, but France's decision to not contest the ruck is letting England get really quick ball.

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Horrific defence again

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Who was the moron who flew out of the line?

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Your whole game is about territory and pressure, and you pick a lock at 6, and you don't compete at the first two lineouts.

f**king mad.

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One angle looked short, the other looked on the line. How the TMO says that definitively is just massive incompetence.

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Beirne robbed of another turnover there

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Mulleh wrote: ↑Sat Mar 14, 2026 4:47 pm Crowleys best game in green so far

As well as all the good stuff, I've loved the Bigger impression defensively and at the breakdown.

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Great by Timoney at the kick off

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Great multiphase there

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That was excellent by the 19 tbf

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