RaboP12 (Round 5): Connacht (34) vs Leinster (6) k/o - 20:00 Fri, 28 September 2012 (Sportsgrounds, Galway)

by thebandwagonsociety Mon 24 Sep 2012, 3:14 pm

First topic message reminder :

Connacht usually up their game when the men from the east arrive. This might be a game for the avid supporters. I'm expected a hard hitting gritty game with few tries run in by either side. And a typical Galway breeze to keep the kickers honest.

Jenifer McLadyboy wrote:LEINSTER:

15: Rob Kearney
14: Fergus McFadden
13: Brendan Macken
12: Gordon D'Arcy
11: Isa Nacewa
10: Ian Madigan
9: John Cooney

1: Heinke van der Merwe
2: Thomas Sexton
3: Jamie Hagan
4: Quinn Roux
5: Tom Denton
6: Ben Marshall
7: Shane Jennings CAPTAIN
8: Leo Auva'a

REPLACEMENTS:

16: Sean Cronin
17: Cian Healy
18: Mike Ross
19: Devin Toner
20: Jordi Murphy
21: Luke McGrath
22: Noel Reid
23: Fionn Carr

Jenifer McLadyboy wrote:Connacht XV

15. Robbie Henshaw
14. Tiernan O’Halloran
13. Eoin Griffin
12. Dave McSharry
11. Fetu’u Vainikolo
10. Dan Parks
9. Kieran Marmion

1. Denis Buckley
2. Adrian Flavin
3. Nathan White (captain)
4. Michael Swift
5. Mike McCarthy
6. Eoin McKeon
7. Johnny O’Connor
8. George Naoupu

Replacements (from):

16. Jason Harris-Wright
17. Brett Wilkinson
18. Ronan Loughney
19. Dave Gannon
20. Willie Faloon
21. Dave Moore
22. Miah Nikora
23. Mata Fifit

Leinster Squad Update
With a large number of players away at international squad training until Wednesday, a reduced panel took to the field.
Gordon D’Arcy experienced discomfort after sustaining a blow to the ribs during the first half of Saturday evening’s win over Edinburgh but the Ireland centre should be fit to play on Friday night in Galway.

Eoin Reddan (minor quad strain) was a late withdrawal from Saturday’s line up and he too will be monitored by the medical team this week.

Shane Jennings (illness) and Jonathan Sexton (forearm) were both replaced as precautions, but the St. Mary’s College duo are expected to be available ahead of Thursday’s team announcement.

Jamie Heaslip’s next game will mark the Naas number eight’s 150th Leinster appearance.

by sean.c Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:10 pm

Healy, Cronin and Ross just on the pitch Very Happy

by MMC Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:15 pm

Don't mean to threadjack but Sin, can you remember the name of the winger who joined us from connacht (at least I think it was) a few seasons back? I don't remember him playing many games. It's been bugging me...

by Golden Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:17 pm

Nacewas on so he wasnt injured. Wonder what the switch in the team sheet was about

by ME-109 Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:19 pm

Looks like leinster are reverting to puke rugby as the old shexy stuff isn't happening...

by SecretFly Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:22 pm

Connacht possessed..

by ME-109 Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:24 pm

Not at all fly, leinster outplayed. Not only are the men from the wesht kicking the sk1t out of leinater they are completely outplaying them as well

by asoreleftshoulder Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:26 pm

DOD wrote:Dan Parks, who would have thought..

Anyone with a bit of rugby knowledge

by SecretFly Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:28 pm

What part of 'possessed' don't you understand DOD?

by ME-109 Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:33 pm

Ah now fly its the intimation that they are playing out of their skins in a condescending way rather than noting that they are the better team all round...dont be your usual mealy mouthed self and just say it outright...come on you can do it..

by sean.c Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:33 pm

Always thought Parks would be good for Connacht. Never thought he'd be this good though

by Artful_Dodger Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:34 pm

Come now DOD he was paying a compliment to how well Connacht were playing whats wrong with that?

by SecretFly Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:38 pm

Ah now, DOD, read the whole of the Bible not just the 666 bits.

I said what I felt about it all above there somewhere - go find it... if you don't want to read anything more interesting than a Peter and Jane book, that's your decision.

by asoreleftshoulder Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:38 pm

Artful_Dodger wrote:Come now DOD he was paying a compliment to how well Connacht were playing whats wrong with that?

It's DOD,he's a just a WUM like Hersh or anotherworldofpain

by **rodders** Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:39 pm

Hells bells how the mighty have fallen...... Whistle

by TJ1 Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:39 pm

Wow - what happened? Just found out the score Headscratch

by ME-109 Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:40 pm

Go on fly say connacht are better

by sean.c Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:42 pm

Ref has no problem dishing out the yellows

by Morgannwg Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:43 pm

rodders wrote:Hells bells how the mighty have fallen......

A case of the european giants finally standing down and the Ulstermen standing up perhaps?

Shocked

by **rodders** Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:43 pm

Wow

by TJ1 Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:43 pm

Should be a stewards inquiry - looking for strange betting patterns :-)

by ME-109 Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:44 pm

Joe Schmidt for Irish coach...me b'llix

by **rodders** Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:45 pm

Morgannwg wrote:
rodders wrote:Hells bells how the mighty have fallen......

A case of the european giants finally standing down and the Ulsterman standing up perhaps?

The future's bright, the future has a BT logo on its sleeve....... Cool

by Artful_Dodger Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:45 pm

Give it a rest DOD its really quite pathetic and to start having a dig at Leinster when they are down, and you'd be a fool to think they are out.

by Morgannwg Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:46 pm

rodders wrote:
Morgannwg wrote:
rodders wrote:Hells bells how the mighty have fallen......

A case of the european giants finally standing down and the Ulsterman standing up perhaps?

The future's bright, the future has a BT logo on its sleeve.......

Oh no you didn't! Yahoo

by SecretFly Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:47 pm

DOD wrote:Joe Schmidt for Irish coach...me b'llix

That Leinster performance qualifies him, DOD.

by **rodders** Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:48 pm

Wow wow.

by Artful_Dodger Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:50 pm

Yeh a neutral you are really coming across as one of those hmmmm.....

by ME-109 Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:51 pm

Well done leinster, great try at the end ....har har not....very plucky by the boys from the east..

by ME-109 Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:55 pm

Ok so...what are the excuses lads?

by sean.c Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:58 pm

DOD wrote:Ok so...what are the excuses lads?

No excuses, Leinster were crap and Connacht played a great game, end of story. Words must be had.

by SecretFly Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:58 pm

Well, the arse was well and truly torn out of Leinster. Men against boys. Hammered the crap out of the fancy lads (to paraphrase the sage and poet, DOD).

Congratulations to Connacht - now that was an 80 minutes of pure vicious intent. And someone somewheres says we don't have enough players of quality to play this game at International....... Yeah.

Congratulations to Ulster too - 48? No wonder Rodders is cruising the circuit tonight Wink

by asoreleftshoulder Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:59 pm

DOD wrote:
asoreleftshoulder wrote:
DOD wrote:Dan Parks, who would have thought..

Anyone with a bit of rugby knowledge

LOL. Not only a d1ckhead, a blind one as well

Showing your class DOD thumbsup

by SecretFly Fri 28 Sep 2012, 10:00 pm

Now lets see Munster bury Ospreys tomorrow. I'll be a Leinster guy shouting them on.......................................... as DOD mops up the drool he's left on the carpet from tonight - shexy!!!!

by GLove39 Fri 28 Sep 2012, 10:04 pm

Wow, just see the score and how amazing. Always great to see the underdog get a win, and to do it in such style as well.
Also well played Dan Parks

by ME-109 Fri 28 Sep 2012, 10:05 pm

just having a smoke fly...very enjoyable

by **rodders** Fri 28 Sep 2012, 10:06 pm

SecretFly wrote:
Congratulations to Ulster too - 48? No wonder Rodders is cruising the circuit tonight

by SecretFly Fri 28 Sep 2012, 10:07 pm

Don't worry about falling asleep with it in your hand, DOD...if it drops on the floor it'll hit the saliva and go out.

by Rory_Gallagher Fri 28 Sep 2012, 10:09 pm

Connacht - well played, great to see that kind of performance from them. thumbsup

DOD - give it a rest will ya? What age are you like?

by ME-109 Fri 28 Sep 2012, 10:10 pm

This reminded me of my younger days. A Friday night out with little expectations, Connacht are like that not so good looking girl but there is something about her. You get back to your place and have mind blowing sex with no emotional involvement...that was connacht v leinster...

by **rodders** Fri 28 Sep 2012, 10:13 pm

Yea should have said Congratulations to Connacht on a massive win guinness

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Commiserations to the Leinstermen, form is temporary and class is permanent so keep the peckers up....... guinness

by SecretFly Fri 28 Sep 2012, 10:14 pm

If you have to have fantasies about rugby to get you through a night without sex, DOD.................???

Look, keep the private life stuff off 606.... it's best that way. Nobody feels they've embarrassed themselves the morning after if they don't have to read it.

by **rodders** Fri 28 Sep 2012, 10:15 pm

DOD wrote:
Rory_Gallagher wrote:Connacht - well played, great to see that kind of performance from them.

DOD - give it a rest will ya? What age are you like?

Oh jeez its d1ckhead no 2

Woah woah woah, who are you calling d1ckhead no 2 Dodster?........ I was here first Smile

.

by Rory_Gallagher Fri 28 Sep 2012, 10:17 pm

Well DOD has been entertaining us with his rubbish all night, so I guess he had the number 1 spot. Whistle

by ME-109 Fri 28 Sep 2012, 10:18 pm

I know fly..but just because you would need to go dust of the cobwebs and go back to mid the last century to remember anything like that, its understandable your reaction

by SecretFly Fri 28 Sep 2012, 10:18 pm

Breakdown Rodders? Who scored the tries?

by SecretFly Fri 28 Sep 2012, 10:21 pm

I don't go near cobwebs if I can help it, DOD. Haven't you heard? I'm a fly. I've survived this long by studiously avoiding the spiderstuff.

by Feckless Rogue Fri 28 Sep 2012, 10:21 pm

Missed the match. Kind of glad I did now. Well played to Connacht though.

by **rodders** Fri 28 Sep 2012, 10:23 pm

Alllen, Bowe * 2, Williams * 2, Payne and Trimble Fly. After a really shaky opening 5 minutes we were pretty dominant and played some of the best attacking rugby I've seen from an Ulster side. Nick Williams motm for me. Delighted.

Oh and from an Ireland perspective Paddy Wallace played very well with a bandaged head when he came on Wink

.

by SecretFly Fri 28 Sep 2012, 10:26 pm

The famous bandage got a run out too? Things are really looking promising. No beach holidays should be allowed this year. Good result - Bowe back with a bang.

by Golden Fri 28 Sep 2012, 10:27 pm

If Connacht can play with that intensity in the Heineken Cup theyll be a match for anyone. Cant wait to see how they get on. that must be Leinsters biggest defeat in some time.

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