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Leinster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread.
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Interesting interview here with Emma McCrudden, Leinster Rugby's Nutritionist. Worth a post after all the nandos/crackbird/wagamamma discussions of late!
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Interesting interview here with Emma McCrudden, Leinster Rugby's Nutritionist. Worth a post after all the nandos/crackbird/wagamamma discussions of late!
Interesting read.
On another note altogether, anyone know where you can get a Leinster training vest, like the one Dave Kearney is wearing in the photo from the link above?0 -
Is anyone else surprised by the pricing policy for the league semi final? I know season ticket holders were offered a 25% discount last week, but this week most grandstand tickets are €40 and north/ south stand tickets are €30.
In the next month there will be up to four matches not covered by the season ticket, and potentially two of those involve foreign travel, so the semi final tickets seem pretty expensive.
I know this came up last year and still there were 14,500 at the league semi against Ulster so it probably worked out okay. But that was an interpro and last year fans faced only one foreign journey (I'm not counting Limerick as "foreign"
). This year the cost of supporting the team in the playoffs has increased compared to last year so I wonder if they'll get a similar crowd this year against less attractive opposition.
I'd hate if there was a small crowd as that can really dampen the atmosphere. Maybe Leinster could have dreamt up some league playoff pricing offers to entice in a bigger crowd to the semi.0 -
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Is anyone else surprised by the pricing policy for the league semi final? I know season ticket holders were offered a 25% discount last week, but this week most grandstand tickets are €40 and north/ south stand tickets are €30.
In the next month there will be up to four matches not covered by the season ticket, and potentially two of those involve foreign travel, so the semi final tickets seem pretty expensive.
I know this came up last year and still there were 14,500 at the league semi against Ulster so it probably worked out okay. But that was an interpro and last year fans faced only one foreign journey (I'm not counting Limerick as "foreign"). This year the cost of supporting the team in the playoffs has increased compared to last year so I wonder if they'll get a similar crowd this year against less attractive opposition.
I'd hate if there was a small crowd as that can really dampen the atmosphere. Maybe Leinster could have dreamt up some league playoff pricing offers to entice in a bigger crowd to the semi.
If I remember right there are two bands that cover ticket pricing. The first covers the bigger games e.g. Interpros and HEC games and is more expensive, around 30 for South Stand tickets. The second covers the rest of the Rabo games and is less expensive, I think around 20 for South Stand.
A Semi Final in the RDS would be seen as a bigger game and go into the first band. The 25% discount was a good idea to appease the season ticket holders who make up the vast majority of fans at games. Other than this discount how else can the branch make a game that appears to be not that appealing to fans appealing? Whoever we play we will be strong favourites.
Edit: They're called tiers http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/tickets/ticket_prices.php0 -
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It might do alright, I think they are going so early is because the French always love to get to the ground early to build the atmosphere for the team. We need to do this for Leinster too!
I get that but I still think it's overkill. If you start trying to build an atmosphere for the 2 hours before kick off with the limited numbers we have the fans will be voiceless before the first tackle is made. Getting there 45min - 1 hour before would be plenty of time to give the team a boost during their warm up and the fans having an extra hour in the pub can only be another positive for the atmosphere.
Will still probably join in but might take a few beverages for the journey and walk at a nice slow pace.0 -
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A quote from Ouedraogo on Leinster:
"Avec eux, rien n'est gagné. Je me souviens qu'à la mi-temps, dans notre vestiaire, tout le monde était par terre, en train de rechercher son souffle et de récupérer. On se serait cru à la fin d'un match, alors qu'on n'avait joué qu'une seule mi-temps. (...) C'est une sorte de rouleau-compresseur , décrit encore le Montpelliérain. Ils perdent rarement la possession du ballon, ils arrivent à garder chaque fois la prise de la ligne d'avantage, à jouer en avançant et à mettre l'adversaire sous pression, tout en jouant en permanence dans le temps juste avec des joueurs de grande qualité "
With them, nothing is won. I remember at half-time, in our locker room, everyone was on the floor, trying to find their breath and recover. You would have believed it was the end of the match, but we had only played one half. (...) It is like a steamroller, describes Montpellier man. They rarely lose possession of the ball, they are able to break the advantage line every time, advancing the play and putting the opponent under pressure, all playing with continuity with players of great quality.
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