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hermie

This is a tricky one that the IRFU need to get right. MOC didn't rate Madigan so he played Gopperth when push came to shove. I agree with him that Gopperth is slightly better at outhalf than Madigan at present , but he should have played Madigan the week before (he was probably under orders from Sc...

hermie

Yes but hardly comparable. There's no real danger of that happening to the Irish provinces at present. And Super Rugby doesn't have the big spending power of France, and to a lesser extent England, to contend with. If our provinces start to become also-rans in Europe how long before we have trouble...

hermie

This is a tricky one that the IRFU need to get right. MOC didn't rate Madigan so he played Gopperth when push came to shove. I agree with him that Gopperth is slightly better at outhalf than Madigan at present , but he should have played Madigan the week before (he was probably under orders from Sc...

hermie

This is a tricky one that the IRFU need to get right. MOC didn't rate Madigan so he played Gopperth when push came to shove. I agree with him that Gopperth is slightly better at outhalf than Madigan at present, but he should have played Madigan the week before (he was probably under orders from Sch...

hermie

Worrying comments from MOC. Lamenting the Irish system of developing home gown players and not being allowed to make signings, did he not do any research before taking the job? Is he joking? It's the system that has provided 6 Heineken Cups and God knows how many Pro12s (fair enough not exactly mas...

hermie

fudge it, the Nordies just use Henderson as a benchwarmer so the Irfu should send him south. He would learn lot playing regularly with Toner and being coached by Leo and it would sort out are SR issue :thumbup: :P I'd take Henshaw and Henderson in a heartbeat but if they're not in the shop window w...

hermie

I'm not a big fan of MOC by any stretch but to a certain extent he's right. Leinster provided 17 f**king players to the Irish Six Nations winning squad. Our academy is delivering stellar results but what do we get for our trouble? Dicked by the IRFU time and again with Hines, Sexton and Tuqiri force...

hermie

PR have gone for 'RED' http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16016_9254691,00.html There is a lot that is wrong with it. He may protest he was looking at the ball the whole time, but it's tough to buy. From the field position and nature of the kick, only a real recklessness - an important word i...

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Thornley has a serious go at the IRFU in the IT over letting Sexton go. http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/heineken-cup/seminal-story-of-mercurial-sexton-exposes-penny-wise-but-pound-foolish-leinster-1.1753401 He's half right. Sexton would have made a difference against Toulon, but probably not ...

hermie

So by talking up the merits of another homegrown option I am somehow dismissing another as shit. We're not all as black and white as you. Let's face it though one backrow came off comprehensively second best yesterday. Jennings would be the first to admit as much. Indulge me in a bit of barstooleri...

hermie

So by talking up the merits of another homegrown option I am somehow dismissing another as shit. We're not all as black and white as you. Let's face it though one backrow came off comprehensively second best yesterday. Jennings would be the first to admit as much. Indulge me in a bit of barstooleris...

hermie

Anyone else think in retrospect this game would have been made for Dom Ryan felling their big ball carriers? Ceded far too many yards after the tackle on far too many occasions. He wouldn't have been bounced like Jennings was anyway. After Armitage's game at the breakdown, we'd then be saying that ...

hermie

Anyone else think in retrospect this game would have been made for Dom Ryan felling their big ball carriers? Ceded far too many yards after the tackle on far too many occasions. He wouldn't have been bounced like Jennings was anyway. Why Ryan? Why not just Murphy? I would see Ryan as the better tac...

hermie

Anyone else think in retrospect this game would have been made for Dom Ryan felling their big ball carriers? Ceded far too many yards after the tackle on far too many occasions. He wouldn't have been bounced like Jennings was anyway.

hermie

O'Gara certainly deserved red for this (for stupidity if for no other reason), he makes far less of an effort to re-gather the ball yet du Preez is relatively okay after the challenge and the sanction is merely a penalty. Again we're not used to seeing a red for these incidents why did we on Saturda...

hermie

Very late, I know but as a neutral that was kind of rooting for Leinster I just want to add two things. 1) I see what Miladou means about Bastro! The guy blew at least 3 overlaps and only made one pass and that was that shit sandwich that Mitchell turned into a steak. It is basic school boy stuff b...

hermie

A weekend that promised to be a financial bonanza for Irish rugby ended in disappointment at the Stade Felix Mayol yesterday with Leinster’s defeat by Toulon following on Ulster’s elimination by Saracens at Ravenhill on Saturday. Three Irish sides in the semi-finals carried the potential for bonus ...

hermie

camroc1 wrote:Leinsters problem yesterday wasn't in the tight 5 (bar Strauss' wonky throwing).

It was part of the problem. Burden and Rossouw were significantly better than their opposite numbers.

hermie

redderneck wrote:How'd Toner fare in terms of breakdowns viciously owned?

No wonder McCarthy faded badly, or am I wrong? Am hugely concerned at how we'll cope against that Toulon breakdown.

Toner was better than McCarthy for me. And he won 6 lineouts. The less said about the breakdown, however, the better.

hermie

How are the old cup runs going? J4's got knocked out by the chaps. Few lads cribbing about the ref but in truth, we finally ran out of luck after it went our way in quite a few of the league games earlier in the year. J5's progressed to a SF with Railway who are cup favourites. Sure we'll have a la...

hermie

epaddy wrote:Never seen a red card for anything like it, so for me a yellow. Anyone got examples of reds for this type of offence?

My thoughts exactly. Never seen a red for such an incident, nor do I think it warrants one when there was clearly no malicious intent.

hermie

IQ Team of the Weekend: Healy, Herring, Ross POC, ? Ruddock, Coughlan, Henry Murray, Keatley Earls, ?, ? ,Zebo Kearney I thought McCarthy did well in his time on the pitch, was one of the few who dominated a few collisions, and made some good hits. He was left grabbing thin air a few times because ...

hermie

I can't buy that hermie, Fitz is a class player there is no conspiracy against him. So is Mad Dog. Coach is shit. I don't think the coach has done great either, but your kidding yourself if you think Leinster have the personnel to win another Heineken cup. They need to rebuild. Fully agree with you...

hermie

I can't buy that hermie, Fitz is a class player there is no conspiracy against him. Come on Duff I'm not suggesting some conspiracy. These things happen all the time. Kearney was coming back into the squad, MOC preferred him. There were some vague mutterings about fitness although not, significantl...

hermie

Hermie - very nice of you to give MOC the benefit of the doubt for not playing an injured player. According to MOC at the team announcement and before he suggested we had a clean bill of health. Only since has mutterings of Fitz not being fully fit emerged and I'm not sure how much credence to give...

hermie

Hermie, agree about the need to sign a top class second row. Not centres though - Leinster need to decide who their next 12/13 partnership is out of Reid/Macken/Fitz/O'Shea/Boyle/Daly and play them regularly. Similarly the decision between Cooney/McGrath needs to be made and played regularly. Have ...

hermie

Hermie - very nice of you to give MOC the benefit of the doubt for not playing an injured player. According to MOC at the team announcement and before he suggested we had a clean bill of health. Only since has mutterings of Fitz not being fully fit emerged and I'm not sure how much credence to give...

hermie

SO its the day after and the raw emotion has subsided and now more frustrated than anything else. MOCs tactics didn't work and the execution of many basics such as handling was very poor. We rarely really threatened their line. One of the poorest performances from us in a long time. No problem bein...

hermie

Well done Toulon, a very impressive performance and would have been a joy to watch had I been a neutral. Very depressing day as a Leinster fan. O'Connor denied it was an end of an era but our past two captains Dricco and Leo leaving (and following hard on the heels of Isa and Johnny) and we won't be...

hermie

You're right! I was still looking at the predicted team you posted earlier. Still feel they have more impact among their reserves, not that I was dissing our bench. I specifically stated the opposite in fact.

hermie

15. Rob Kearney; 14. Fergus McFadden, 13. Brian O'Driscoll, 12. Gordon D'Arcy, 11. Dave Kearney; 10. Jimmy Gopperth, 9. Eoin Reddan; 1. Cian Healy, 2. Richardt Strauss, 3. Mike Ross, 4. Devin Toner, 5. Mike McCarthy, 6. Rhys Ruddock, 7. Shane Jennings, 8. Jamie Heaslip (c) 16. Sean Cronin, 17. Jack...

hermie

15. Rob Kearney; 14. Fergus McFadden, 13. Brian O'Driscoll, 12. Gordon D'Arcy, 11. Dave Kearney; 10. Jimmy Gopperth, 9. Eoin Reddan; 1. Cian Healy, 2. Richardt Strauss, 3. Mike Ross, 4. Devin Toner, 5. Mike McCarthy, 6. Rhys Ruddock, 7. Shane Jennings, 8. Jamie Heaslip (c) 16. Sean Cronin, 17. Jack...

hermie

Has Niall Morris faded into the background altogether? Thought he was doing alright for the Tiggers?

hermie

Bowie and Jaggar, Dancing in the Street

hermie

There've been rumours about Fitz all week; regardless DaveK for Fitz won't be the winning and losing of the match. Gopperth for Madser. :x It looks like MOC wants to play it tight for 50 minutes and then spring the bench. My problem is that all I can see Gopperth doing is hoofing the ball to the To...

hermie

Malahide Mullet wrote:Nobody takes Hermie seriously.

Big head on him

hermie

Fans complaining that Irish starting winger Dave Kearney is brought in :| You may remember me complaining about that as well :? But in fairness to him, he did what was asked of him. So has Fitz, however, and he wasn't an option during the 6Ns and is simply a superior player - to use terminology you...

hermie

Is Fitz injured or just dropped? I'm not sure which would be more depressing There's no clues from the team announcement. It could be that they don't trust his body is up to it and want to make sure we don't need to replace anyone early. It could be that our head coach is an unmerciful wit kant. Th...

hermie

Is Fitz injured or just dropped? I'm not sure which would be more depressing The quotes from MOC suggest he's dropped but I simply do not believe that. If he's dropped Fitz he should be sacked on the spot because he clearly hasn't a rashers. f**king daft ugly Aussie wit kant. What does he have agai...

hermie

epaddy wrote:Is Fitz injured or just dropped?

I'm not sure which would be more depressing

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