Match Thread: Leinster Rugby vs Ospreys, Friday 03rd May 19:45, TG4/S4C

padser

Cooney is on the bench

padser

ScissorPaperRoc wrote: »

Is anyone getting English commentary on S4C?

I tried SC4 online but was getting something I understood less than Tg4

locum-motion

I am NOT going to complain here about the lack of English on TG4 (as to do so would be against the charter), BUT:

Two matches are being televised on Irish television with Irish provinces playing in them tonight; one on English Language telly, and one on Irish language telly.

Leinster has a population of 2.5 million, of whom 1,771 live in a Gaeltacht area. That's 0.07%, less than one tenth of one percent.

Connacht has a pop of about half a million, of whom 59,793 live in Gaeltacht areas. That's 11%.

Surely it would have made more sence to swap the fixtures around, wouldn't it?

ScissorPaperRock

Nice break by Sexton there

errlloyd

Lol, nuts.

Tomtom364

wow... bad bad bad defence there.

padser

McFadden is on fire with those little chips these days!:D

CIARAN_BOYLE

locum-motion wrote: »

I am NOT going to complain here about the lack of English on TG4 (as to do so would be against the charter), BUT:

Two matches are being televised on Irish television with Irish provinces playing in them tonight; one on English Language telly, and one on Irish language telly.

Leinster has a population of 2.5 million, of whom 1,771 live in a Gaeltacht area. That's 0.07%, less than one tent of one percent.

Connacht has a pop of about half a million, of whom 59,793 live in Gaeltacht areas. That's 11%.

Surely it would have made more sence to swap the fixtures around, wouldn't it?

fixtures work on a pick system and I'd guess that TG4 have first pick this year

If you told TG4 that they could only broadcast Connacht I doubt they would renew their contract.

Blut2

My UPC box keeps advising me to press the red button at the moment, am I right in assuming theres still no English red button commentary available and this is just some awful attempt to get my hopes up? Can't seem to find any option for it poking around the red button menus...

trouttrout

nuts! Conway finished it well though

RuggieBear

enough about the language

padser

trouttrout wrote: »

nuts! Conway finished it well though

Pity we are losing him. He is almost starting to look like he might deliver on some of his promise. I suppose he was sick of having too many quality players to get past for a spot though.

trouttrout

padser wrote: »

Pity we are losing him. He is almost starting to look like he might deliver on some of his promise. I suppose he was sick of having too many quality players to get past for a spot though.

Don't worry, we'll look after him down in Limerick :P

Tox56

McGrath from not in the squad to starting?? Some good tackles so far but couldn't have picked a much more difficult game for his first start, Ospreys contest EVERYTHING at the breakdown

padser

trouttrout wrote: »

Don't worry, we'll look after him down in Limerick :P

Not worried at all. We will take him back if he does start to deliver on his promise. I'm always happy to see some of our younger players going to Munster or Connacht to get the game time we just can't give them.

lologram

McFadden looking pretty good tonight so far

whatawaster

Like the look of both McGraths

trouttrout

Super kick from Madigan

trouttrout

whatawaster wrote: »

Like the look of both McGraths

Biggest test of both their careers tonight and both going very well

RuggieBear

how much spoiling is going to be tolerated?

padser

whatawaster wrote: »

Like the look of both McGraths

Strange decision to parachute Luke in ahead of Cooney though. Wonder if Cooney might be carrying an injury?

RuggieBear

nice

trouttrout

boom, what a try. Great work from McGrath

Conway on fire tongiht

whatawaster

padser wrote: »

Strange decision to parachute Luke in ahead of Cooney though. Wonder if Cooney might be carrying an injury?

Haven't seen McGraths before but looking at his speed to the ball I guess it was a tactical move

Wow

totallegend

Luuuuuuke!

ScissorPaperRock

Well done Luke McGrath

Grimebox

Can someone keep updates with the score... on the feckin bus across the country

Tox56

And that right there (the scrum turnover not the try!) is the value of Jamie Heaslip, control at the base. Whether it's Auva'a, SOB or Murphy for Leinster or POM for Ireland, you realise you just don't know what you've got till it's gone

McGrath you beauty

errlloyd

14-0

CIARAN_BOYLE

Grimebox wrote: »

Can someone keep updates with the score... on the feckin bus across the country

Leinster lead 14-0 two conway tries converted by sexton

Always said that Conway is a quality player just needs the confidence which he lost after his injuries. Munster moving for him was a shot in the arm for him and he has been on another level since.

LukeyPoke

Conway and McGrath were destined to play together for Leinster Munster stole one but at least they didn't get the other!!!! (they tried!!!!!)

padser

whatawaster wrote: »

Haven't seen McGraths before but looking at his speed to the ball I guess it was a tactical move

Wow

I need to stop questioning Joe. It never works out for me. Hope he continues this form in the Ireland job.

ScissorPaperRock

Are Jack and Luke McGrath related?

trouttrout

Jaysus Biggar have a bit of a mare

LukeyPoke

ScissorPaperRoc wrote: »

Are Jack and Luke McGrath related?

Couldn't be further apart. Luke a well spoken rich-boy who went to Michaels. Jack a tough nut from Crumlin who only went to Marys because he was chased by a teacher who had seen him at underage level at the club.

Buer

Roux should get a savage kick in the hole for that.

RuggieBear

**** tackling 14-7

ScissorPaperRock

Osprey's try, 14-7

Buer

LukeyPoke wrote: »

Couldn't be further apart. Luke a well spoken rich-boy who went to Michaels. Jack a tough nut from Crumlin who only went to Marys because he was chased by a teacher who had seen him at underage level at the club.

I smell a sitcom.

ScissorPaperRock

Buer wrote: »

Roux should get a savage kick in the hole for that.

Some silly stuff by Madigan created that pressure too, in fairness.

Buer

ScissorPaperRoc wrote: »

Some silly stuff by Madigan created that pressure too, in fairness.

Absolutely. Created the whole situation and completely unnecessary.

CIARAN_BOYLE

LukeyPoke wrote: »

Couldn't be further apart. Luke a well spoken rich-boy who went to Michaels. Jack a tough nut from Crumlin who only went to Marys because he was chased by a teacher who had seen him at underage level at the club.

knowing some of the Mary's teachers that could be a scary experience ;)

justsomebloke

Mistakes, mistakes everywhere

trouttrout

****, not Sexton, anyone but Sexton

Tox56

I hate playing Ospreys, we've played better teams and not struggled so much, how do they always do it

lologram

How is it that we always end up in a shootout with the Ospreys at the RDS?

FellasFellas

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO JOHNNYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

padser

14-12.

errlloyd

Lads just didn't seem to know when they were onside.

totallegend

Right, enough F ucking around, let's settle again