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Northampton are clearly a dangerous prospect. Their attack is frightening and Courtney Lawes (bad luck for England) is in the form of his life. Also in a potential final with Toulouse, Leinster have adapted their game to deal specifically with the threat of La Rochelle. Would the new way of playing...

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Da iawn diolch wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:42 am
Nolanator wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:33 am Jesus, there's tedious nit-picking and endless pointless tit for tat arguing, and then there's wading in swinging and calling people cúnts without having partaken in the priors.
This thread, in a nutshell.

more than a dollop of truth in that

hermie

Northampton are clearly a dangerous prospect. Their attack is frightening and Courtney Lawes (bad luck for England) is in the form of his life. Also in a potential final with Toulouse, Leinster have adapted their game to deal specifically with the threat of La Rochelle. Would the new way of playing ...

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Rugbynut2 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:08 pm There is a sense of the SA-Ire pool match about about yesterdays game. Leinster fans and the media are celebrating like they’ve won the tournament. Toulouse are the team to beat let’s be real.

Hold on yesterday Bordeaux were the team to beat.

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French fans booed referees at the RWC. As Lorcan pointed out, Munster fans booed their own player. Some Leinster fans (I didn't partake myself) booing an oppo coach, who said he would find it difficult to support Ireland at the RWC because there were too many Leinster players in the team, would feat...

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Stransky, Kearnsy, BCM. Agree that Barclay is the best of the new crop.

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DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:49 am Nobody from Leinster should moan about Dickson, he's useless but favoured Leinster massively.

Penalty count was 15-12 in favour of La Rochelle. Not bemoaning the ref but he didn't massively favour Leinster, that's nonsense.

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triplebogey wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 2:50 pm Cian Tracy saying Keenan ruled out, Frawley to start, Harry to bench.

Absolute disaster.

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Hendo going off was a disaster. McCann has been good amidst the dross. Doak has been decent too but on the back foot all day.

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Huge power deficit this 2nd half.

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What was Cooney doing there?

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Sweet kick from Cooney, important you'd imagine.

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Did someone really say that for everyone’s sake Leinster better win? :lol: :lol: I, along with everyone not from Leinster, hope LaRochelle knock the stuffing out of you lot. Hope it’s a cracking game and not a real tight affair. I don't get this, surely we're the plucky underdogs at this point. It'...

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And if we lose? Where do Leinster go from there We sing RG snyman and hope Ryan is fit next season. Absolutely. We go again. Hopefully with a fit Ryan/RG, maybe even a Tupou. Some more outside backs fit (from Ringrose, JOB, TOB, Ngatai) to at least be challenging the front-liners and keeping them o...

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Dillane has a lot more athletic ability than Moloney, TBF! Similar enough for me. Both fairly lightweight as locks go at the top tier of this competition. Dillane a bit better a ball-carrier, Molony a bit better a ball player. Dillane is way better. Not being a prick but Molony has done very well t...

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So Leinster mainly missing Ryan but they're missing Wardi, Bougarit, Dulin and I presume at least one lock if Dillane is starting. Still backing La Rochelle to win but Leinster's chances are up very slightly imo after the teams named. RIngrose? Yeah, but Leinster have good cover there and in the co...

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They've gone 6/2 as well but have their "Molony" (ie Dillane) starting. Dillane has a lot more athletic ability than Moloney, TBF! Similar enough for me. Both fairly lightweight as locks go at the top tier of this competition. Dillane a bit better a ball-carrier, Molony a bit better a ball player.

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So Leinster mainly missing Ryan but they're missing Wardi, Bougarit, Dulin and I presume at least one lock if Dillane is starting. Still backing La Rochelle to win but Leinster's chances are up very slightly imo after the teams named. Not missing a lock, Sazy retired so in the same bracket as Sexto...

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Leo saying Healy was available but Milne deserved the spot on the bench. Interesting. Good stuff that they're rating him. If he gets a run of games now, he might make the SA tour. Interesting alright. Hard to disagree. Milne has been great lately. Although I expected Healy's showing in the scrum la...

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Old age catching up, how did you manage that? Have done mine loads over recent years, you can still walk etc, I always been able to continue golfing. Walking/sitting is fine big thing is not too come back too early did you do it badly or a twinge. Don't run for minimum 3 weeks and when feel fine ev...

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Old age catching up, how did you manage that? Have done mine loads over recent years, you can still walk etc, I always been able to continue golfing. Walking/sitting is fine big thing is not too come back too early did you do it badly or a twinge. Don't run for minimum 3 weeks and when feel fine ev...

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How do people feel about Baird calling the lineout? Such a key platform. Not sure I'd have gone with Jenkins, even though the lineout wasn't amazing last week. Hopefully he proves me wrong. Nervy but fudge it. Huge chance for him. We won't have a perfect lineout but we won't be scared to compete on...

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When Farrell gets a run of games he's excellent, the problem is him staying healthy, hopefully he goes well down there. BTW have heard Daly is going there too. In fairness to Hawkshaw he's only just moved to 13 and deserves a bit of a chance there. The problem with the three lads you've mentioned i...

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Love watching lads rail against the passing of time, refusing to go quietly into that good night. Usually backs, trying to make up for not having done any work when they were young enough for it to matter, now desperately trying to make up for it. Forwards. Have. More. Sense. There's an implicit op...

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Old age catching up, how did you manage that? Have done mine loads over recent years, you can still walk etc, I always been able to continue golfing. Walking/sitting is fine big thing is not too come back too early did you do it badly or a twinge. Don't run for minimum 3 weeks and when feel fine ev...

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Did my hammy last night :( Should I still go to this game or is it better to sit this one out so soon after? Have had all sorts of injuries but surprisingly never the hamstring. Do you intend on togging out? :lol: I can barely walk. It might be more hassle than it's worth. Ah I'll go and not be a f...

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How do people feel about Baird calling the lineout? Such a key platform. Not sure I'd have gone with Jenkins, even though the lineout wasn't amazing last week. Hopefully he proves me wrong.

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15. Dillyn Leyds, 14. Jack Nowell, 13. UJ Seuteni, 12. Jonathan Danty, 11. Teddy Thomas, 10. Antoine Hastoy, 9. Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 1. Louis Penverne, 2. Tolu Latu, 3. Uini Atonio, 4. Ultan Dillane, 5. Will Skelton, 6. Judicael Cancoriet, 7. Levani Botia, 8. Grégory Alldritt (c) 16. Quentin Lespiau...

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Did my hammy last night :( Should I still go to this game or is it better to sit this one out so soon after? Have had all sorts of injuries but surprisingly never the hamstring. Old age catching up, how did you manage that? Have done mine loads over recent years, you can still walk etc, I always be...

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Definitely heals quicker if you can keep moving, somehow. Yeah I could barely walk at all last night. Maybe marginally better today. If I do nothing until tomorrow afternoon should be grand hopefully. Best not sit around beyond that. Bad luck to the missus! Get her to massage the shit out of it. J&...

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Did my hammy last night :( Should I still go to this game or is it better to sit this one out so soon after? Have had all sorts of injuries but surprisingly never the hamstring. Definitely heals quicker if you can keep moving, somehow. Yeah I could barely walk at all last night. Maybe marginally be...

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Did my hammy last night :( Should I still go to this game or is it better to sit this one out so soon after? Have had all sorts of injuries but surprisingly never the hamstring. I do my hammy getting out of a chair ffs. If i let it impede me I'd never do anything. My suggestion is to drop over to a...

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Did my hammy last night

Should I still go to this game or is it better to sit this one out so soon after? Have had all sorts of injuries but surprisingly never the hamstring.

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Thorn would just the shot against La Rochelle. His rucking was a thing of beauty, so precise and still so physical. Was also a monster in the scrum by all accounts, plus that engine that never stopped.

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eldanielfire wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:58 pm
Hellraiser wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:08 pm God, I wish Norm MacDonald was still alive.
https://twitter.com/airbagged/status/17 ... 6681174287

Bah, 11 minutes?? Here's 35:
https://consequence.net/2024/04/oj-simp ... macdonald/

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It’d be a choke if they lost at home again. I’ve watched La Rochelle a few times this season and they are no-where near as slick as last season. Danty in particular is have an average season, and he’s one of their key players. The Atonio, Skelton, Aldritt, Danty axis has caused Leinster serious iss...

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Bookies have Leinster to win. Leinster have a million Irish internationals. I'd be surprised if they didn't win. I'd be disappointed for the players if they didn't win. It’d be a choke if they lost at home again. I’ve watched La Rochelle a few times this season and they are no-where near as slick a...

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Bookies have Leinster to win. Leinster have a million Irish internationals. I'd be surprised if they didn't win. I'd be disappointed for the players if they didn't win. Leinster have 5 out of 45 players who aren't Irish 3, NIQs a samoan prop, 1 cap kiwi (injured) and 1 cap BOK. LAR have 20 non fren...

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Bookies have Leinster to win. Leinster have a million Irish internationals. I'd be surprised if they didn't win. I'd be disappointed for the players if they didn't win. LaRa also missing Wardi, Bourgarit and Colombe which really weakens their scrum and maul Bookies backed Leinster all 3 times in kn...

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Aren't we forgetting that Munster are in this situation because they were absolutely shite in this competition before O'Mahony came back from injury and guided them to a win away on Toulon (ok this may count as ST's one big performance). Before he guided Ireland to a Six Nations title. I think it's ...

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