Leinster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread II

Micky Dolenz

donfers wrote: »

do you guys think that the irfu would have pushed out the boat a bit further wagewise if there was no Madigan coming through i.e. knowing full well there was a quality replacement there they decided against offering more than 500k even if it was within their means to do so

Wouldn't think so. It would have set a precedent for other players to follow. There was no way they where going to allow that to happen.

decisions

tolosenc wrote: »

Suppose Lenihan and Nugent will be there cheering on Zebre?

More like patronizing Zebre.

I guarantee they will work Munsters HC semi and Leinsters poor season in somehow tho.

.ak

Hype710 wrote: »

Picking a Rabo team of the year is actually very difficult as its hard to legislate picking test players who don't play in it often! Actually had Madigan as the only Leinsterman in my team despite how well we've done in the league.

I had Cronin in there too. 4 tries and a lot of rugby played, really stepped up when Strauss was injured/with Ireland. Darts have been off, but thinking of the top 4 hookers... who's hasn't?

decisions

decisions wrote: »

More like patronizing Zebre.

I guarantee they will work Munsters HC semi and Leinsters poor season in somehow tho.

It's hardly a poor season. We're in the running for a home SF in the Rabo.

We were knocked out of the Heineken because we couldn't beat Clermont (no great shame there) and didn't score well against Scarlets (only HEC game I've much problem with!).

We've an Amlin SF coming up instead, in Dublin, with the final to be played on our home turf a few weeks later.

I think we're having a pretty decent season tbh! Had we any other second seeds bar Clermont in our HEC group we'd be looking at it very differently. But we did have Clermont, and we are where we are now. Still in with a shout for a domestic and european double.

Mahatma Geansai

.ak wrote: »

I had Cronin in there too. 4 tries and a lot of rugby played, really stepped up when Strauss was injured/with Ireland. Darts have been off, but thinking of the top 4 hookers... who's hasn't?

Sherry. He's just about the only hooker in the country with consistent darts.

Hype710

.ak wrote: »

I had Cronin in there too. 4 tries and a lot of rugby played, really stepped up when Strauss was injured/with Ireland. Darts have been off, but thinking of the top 4 hookers... who's hasn't?

Yeah I was stuck in a few positions, front row and centres mainly. Cronin is probably as good a shout as any, can't think of many standouts.

MugMugs

donfers wrote: »

do you guys think that the irfu would have pushed out the boat a bit further wagewise if there was no Madigan coming through i.e. knowing full well there was a quality replacement there they decided against offering more than 500k even if it was within their means to do so

No.... Wasn't there speculation that it wasn't down to the money in the end and more a falling out between agent/IRFU?

Despite that, we can't compete with the French and if we get into bidding wars its the beginning to an end.

.ak

Mahatma Geansai wrote: »

Sherry. He's just about the only hooker in the country with consistent darts.

He's not in the top 4 though.

.ak

Deleted User wrote: »

It's hardly a poor season. We're in the running for a home SF in the Rabo.

We were knocked out of the Heineken because we couldn't beat Clermont (no great shame there) and didn't score well against Scarlets (only HEC game I've much problem with!).

We've an Amlin SF coming up instead, in Dublin, with the final to be played on our home turf a few weeks later.

I think we're having a pretty decent season tbh! Had we any other second seeds bar Clermont in our HEC group we'd be looking at it very differently. But we did have Clermont, and we are where we are now. Still in with a shout for a domestic and european double.

Poor by recent standards.

Tox56

Mahatma Geansai wrote: »

Sherry. He's just about the only hooker in the country with consistent darts.

Strauss has fine darts

trouttrout

.ak wrote: »

He's not in the top 4 though.

Cronin
Strauss
Best

Who else is better than Sherry?

.ak

trouttrout wrote: »

Cronin
Strauss
Best

Who else is better than Sherry?

I mean the top 4 teams.

almighty1

Hows Hibbard doing in the RDP? I know he broke into the Wales squad and did quite well in the 6 nations but I haven't seen alot of the Ospreys lately.

Grimebox

What happened to Darcy at the weekend? Why did he come off?

danthefan

Grimebox wrote: »

What happened to Darcy at the weekend? Why did he come off?

Calf strain, apparently made the call himself in case he tore something.

phog

Any update/confirmation on the signing that was rumoured to be announced today?

Dravokivich

Just reading programme I got over the weekend, when did the lads play for Connacht?

jamiedav2011

Having a look again at the scrums from the other night. Kilcoyne's binding is unbelievable at times, he must have learned something from Marcus! I presume big Mike handed over the jersey afterwards.

Watch the scrum at around 73 minutes for example, and look at what he's doing. This got away cleanly.

wicklowwonder

jamiedav2011 wrote: »

Having a look again at the scrums from the other night. Kilcoyne's binding is unbelievable at times!

Watch the scrum at around 73 minutes for example, and look at what he's doing. This got away cleanly.

He was at it all night. Nigel Owens penalised him for first two and then ignored it for the rest of the game.

Hagz

I'm no prop but it must be a fcuking nightmare trying to get a quick grasp on those tight jerseys.

shuffol

Yeah Owens just wasnt at the races all night for some reason, breakdown was a complete mess which is unusual for him, you could see the frustration in the Leinster players in the 2nd half, they started giving the Munster guys on the wrong side an awful shoeing.

FellasFellas

Hagz wrote: »

I'm no prop but it must be a fcuking nightmare trying to get a quick grasp on those tight jerseys.

The idea of handles on the props jerseys isn't very viable though, imagine you only got your baby finger into the strap, then the scrum collapses, finger would break so quickly.

totallegend

jamiedav2011 wrote: »

Having a look again at the scrums from the other night. Kilcoyne's binding is unbelievable at times, he must have learned something from Marcus! I presume big Mike handed over the jersey afterwards.

Watch the scrum at around 73 minutes for example, and look at what he's doing. This got away cleanly.

You can see that Owens is on the other side of that scrum, in his defence.

tolosenc

Deleted User wrote: »

It's hardly a poor season. We're in the running for a home SF in the Rabo.

We were knocked out of the Heineken because we couldn't beat Clermont (no great shame there) and didn't score well against Scarlets (only HEC game I've much problem with!).

I'd add Racing's collapse at home to Sarries and lack of giving a **** against Munster to that.

slowburner

Anyone have any updates on Dave Kearney's health after Saturday's game?

molloyjh

jamiedav2011 wrote: »

Having a look again at the scrums from the other night. Kilcoyne's binding is unbelievable at times, he must have learned something from Marcus! I presume big Mike handed over the jersey afterwards.

Watch the scrum at around 73 minutes for example, and look at what he's doing. This got away cleanly.

He was the same against Quins. Seems to be a standard thing from him. Refs aren't doing enough about that sort of thing though in general so it just encourages that kind of infringing.

twinytwo

Grimebox wrote: »

What happened to Darcy at the weekend? Why did he come off?

radio said calf strain.

totallegend

slowburner wrote: »

Anyone have any updates on Dave Kearney's health after Saturday's game?

"Dave was unconscious for a while but he's fine. He was concerned about whether or not he'd caught the ball," said Schmidt. "He'll miss a few weeks now, which is a frustration to him because he had reached a rhythm."

http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/20835.php

finatron

Leinster never turned up for the first group game no one blame but themselves

ssaye

finatron wrote: »

Leinster never turned up for the first group game no one blame but themselves

You will fit in well here :pac:

thomond2006

finatron wrote: »

Leinster never turned up for the first group game no one blame but themselves

It was because of us.

Regards,
The Illuminati

ssaye

fergmcfadden: Nice gesture but don't think he is out of hospital yet... #CarelessCoffee http://t.co/9fOI9aqh79

So DK still in hospital, whats the usual time for a knock out/concussion for observation etc?

finatron

thomond2006 wrote: »

It was because of us.

Regards,
The Illuminati

Fecking knew Exeter where involved with that lot

MugMugs

Hagz wrote: »

I'm no prop but it must be a fcuking nightmare trying to get a quick grasp on those tight jerseys.

I'd like to see the tights dropped for scrum players.

thomond2006

finatron wrote: »

Fecking knew Exeter where involved with that lot

No one is "involved" with us. We involve ourselves in everything.

Regards,
The Illuminati

molloyjh

finatron wrote: »

Leinster never turned up for the first group game no one blame but themselves

Leinster were missing Sean O'Brien, Gordon D'Arcy, Luke Fitzgerald and Rob Kearney. Brian O'Driscoll was playing his second game of the season (after coming off against Munster with an ankle injury the week before) and our back line that day had only ever played together in that formation once. We had an out-half at full-back and third string players on the bench. Andrew Conway would have been behind Dave Kearney as well yet he had to start that day because Kearney was injured too. We'd had absolutely no consistency in selection in the weeks leading into the game and so couldn't build any momentum. It wasn't just a simple case of not showing up.

Exeter played out of their skin too

ssaye

Ross O'Carroll-Kelly ‏@RossOCK 2h Imagine how insufferable I would be today if I'd had Ian Madigan's talent. Terrifying. Terrifying.

molloyjh

Deleted User wrote: »

Exeter played out of their skin too

I have been seriously impressed by them this season. They really gave it everything home and away even in that last game where they had nothing to play for.

.ak

molloyjh wrote: »

I have been seriously impressed by them this season. They really gave it everything home and away even in that last game where they had nothing to play for.

In essence they could probably brag they knocked us out of the H-Cup by bringing their game to Dublin.

ssaye

molloyjh wrote: »

I have been seriously impressed by them this season. They really gave it everything home and away even in that last game where they had nothing to play for.

Nightmare 4th seed team for anyone next year imo if they qualified

molloyjh

.ak wrote: »

In essence they could probably brag they knocked us out of the H-Cup by bringing their game to Dublin.

And refusing to leak tries like a French team in the last game. :pac:

ssaye

Nicked from LF if results go to his predictions

There would be some juicy ties if it happened like this

Giving tiers as follows.

1
Leinster
Toulouse
Clermont
Toulon
Munster
Ulster

2
Northampton
Harlequins
Cardiff Blues
Saracens
Leicester
Perpignan

3
Edinburgh
Wasps
Ospreys
Scarlets
Glasgow
Montpellier

4
Connacht
Gloucester
Castres
Racing Métro
Treviso
Zebre


Leinster, Perpignan, Edinburgh, Zebre
Leinster, Leicester, Ospreys, Recing Metro

Loads of permutations allowing for pretty sure you cant have two from France in the same group early on. Need my cuppa tea.

If you take Cardiff in tier 2 instead of Perpignan it changes a fair bit I think

ConFurioso

All I'll say is thank **** Clermont will be out of Tier 2.

Teferi

It would be gas if we got Racing next year. The master versus the apprentice.

Teferi

ConFurioso wrote: »

All I'll say is thank **** Clermont will be out of Tier 2.

Even if I have to take a beating from them I love playing Clermont. Hands down the best fans in the world.

ssaye

Teferi wrote: »

It would be gas if we got Racing next year. The master versus the apprentice.

Darcy V Roberts

Gordon thanks this post

:pac:

jacothelad

Ulster. Cardiff, Edinburgh, Zebre.........

thomond2006

jacothelad wrote: »

Ulster. Cardiff, Edinburgh, Zebre.........

That can't happen. Each pool must contain an English and French club.

CIARAN_BOYLE

jacothelad wrote: »

Ulster. Cardiff, Edinburgh, Zebre.........

You need a French and English team in each group