Match Thread: Leinster Rugby vs Stade Francais, Friday 17th May 20:00, SS2

melekalikimaka

Heroditas wrote: »

The little car park across the road from Kielys usually has a few spots.
Then just a short walk down through Herbert Park to the RDS.

i imagine that will be a no go. BAGGOT street opposite landsdowne hotel mioght be good, think its free after 7 too

jamiedav2011

trouttrout wrote: »

It's plainly an opinion.

Locky is one of the best around for the hard graft. Think he offers a lot more than Ruddock in virtually every aspect at this moment and time

Would you say Ruddock is a better lineout operator? Better carrier?

Not at the moment no, but that's not the point.

You said 'Ruddock isn't nearly as effective as Locky in the rucking department' when he's one of the best in the squad. He's a specialist in this area!

Locky is perhaps ahead all being equal, but Ruddock has been in great form, and was certainly pushing before last week.

Again, he's 6 years development behind Locky, and when you compare their respective career graphs, definitely ahead in terms of where both were/are at 22.

.ak

Manky weather for today. Well, we've been spoiled the last few weeks, but naturally the few games I'm in the uncovered stands it's manky!

Tox56

.ak wrote: »

Manky weather for today. Well, we've been spoiled the last few weeks, but naturally the few games I'm in the uncovered stands it's manky!

Not in Dublin but I thought it was supposed to be a clear dry day?? Would certainly benfit us if it was

jamiedav2011

.ak wrote: »

Manky weather for today. Well, we've been spoiled the last few weeks, but naturally the few games I'm in the uncovered stands it's manky!

Fine in D4 at the min, supposed to rain after lunch but be ok this evening.

Anyone else on the terrace?

vienne86

Tox56 wrote: »

Not in Dublin but I thought it was supposed to be a clear dry day?? Would certainly benfit us if it was

The forecasting tool on met.ie is showing some rain in the middle of the day, but dry for this evening. Bloody cold though.....into the winter gear.

.ak

I'm on the north side. It always rains on the north side.

chris85

jamiedav2011 wrote: »

Fine in D4 at the min, supposed to rain after lunch but be ok this evening.

Anyone else on the terrace?

Im on the terrace, never been in there before. Whats it like for the view? Would I need to get spot fairly early to get a view. Atmosphere wise seems like the place to be for games.

jamiedav2011

chris85 wrote: »

Im on the terrace, never been in there before. Whats it like for the view? Would I need to get spot fairly early to get a view. Atmosphere wise seems like the place to be for games.

It's ok actually, as long as your in 15 mins before kick off it's generally fine. I usually like to be back up a bit.

Great for atmosphere alright, should be hopping tonight!

Big Nelly

chris85 wrote: »

Never been in Anglesea Terrace before, whats it like for the view?

Grand once you get there early, if your up the back your view will be blocked....

Eponymous

chris85 wrote: »

Im on the terrace, never been in there before. Whats it like for the view? Would I need to get spot fairly early to get a view. Atmosphere wise seems like the place to be for games.

Best option is to stand at a pillar, you're high up enough to see everything, and you're back far enough that the roof of the stand provides some shelter.

Eponymous

Anyone who's normally on the Terrace who has south stand tickets for tonight, bring your voices and cans and convene behind the goal, about a third of the way up.



Prediction: 26 - 17 to Leinster.

chris85

jamiedav2011 wrote: »

It's ok actually, as long as your in 15 mins before kick off it's generally fine. I usually like to be back up a bit.

Great for atmosphere alright, should be hopping tonight!

Great, will be around Ballsbridge and the ground early for a few pints first so will jump in about 20 mins to go I guess. I really dont care where I am as long as I am there.

Looking forward to seeing Mads/McFadden in the centre, many here dont bother rating McFadden but hard to find fault with a lot of his play and not afraid to get involved at the breakdown when required. Lightning quick also.

Nacewa for me also one I just love to see get his hands on the ball, always keeps the other team guessing on what he is going to do. And a hard tackler. Some of the covering tackles he has tracked back and made over the years are just epic. Sorry to see him go this Summer.

.ak

A friend in Heineken has told me that they've erected a 2,000 capacity club house down the road infront of the Ballsbridge Hotel with a giant screen and lots of other Heineken media stuff. Great idea for people stuck without a ticket wanting to catch it on a big screen. Horse Show House have also put up a big gazebo and big screens I think.

chris85

.ak wrote: »

A friend in Heineken has told me that they've erected a 2,000 capacity club house down the road infront of the Ballsbridge Hotel with a giant screen and lots of other Heineken media stuff. Great idea for people stuck without a ticket wanting to catch it on a big screen. Horse Show House have also put up a big gazebo and big screens I think.

Sounds good. I would say it will be buzzing around Ballsbridge from 4 or 5 o'clock.

Buer

.ak wrote: »

I'm on the north side. It always rains on the north side.

*looks out window*

Blue sky and balmy in Dublin 13.

.ak

Buer wrote: »

*looks out window*

Blue sky and balmy in Dublin 13.

Nothing but grey wetness in Dublin 8 atm.

EDIT: I'm on the river, so technically I can SEE the northside from here. :P

pc7

.ak wrote: »

Manky weather for today. Well, we've been spoiled the last few weeks, but naturally the few games I'm in the uncovered stands it's manky!

I've my thermals in work with me to put on, I thought I was going to freeze to death in the stands last Saturday, it felt like the depths of winter. Considering at the Rabo final last year I got sunburned!

pc7

jamiedav2011 wrote: »

It's ok actually, as long as your in 15 mins before kick off it's generally fine. I usually like to be back up a bit.

Great for atmosphere alright, should be hopping tonight!

There is an opening ceremony at 7.30 so I'd try get there a bit earlier if there are a few of you and to soak up the atmosphere.

chris85

pc7 wrote: »

There is an opening ceremony at 7.30 so I'd try get there a bit earlier if there are a few of you and to soak up the atmosphere.

Will jump into the terrace about that time so. Thanks as didnt realise was a ceremony.

Jello

.ak wrote: »

A friend in Heineken has told me that they've erected a 2,000 capacity club house down the road infront of the Ballsbridge Hotel with a giant screen and lots of other Heineken media stuff. Great idea for people stuck without a ticket wanting to catch it on a big screen. Horse Show House have also put up a big gazebo and big screens I think.

Have you any idea if they're showing tonight's match? Did a bit of a search and appears to be only for Saturday's final which is a shame.

locum-motion

the_doctor199 wrote: »

Never driven to the RDS, anyone able to recommend the best spot for parking?

Thanks!

Given that it's a evening match, you could do worse than parking at Serpentine Court. That's the wee parade of shops (pharmacy, cafe, newsagent) just before the DART line on Serpentine Avenue, sort of behind AIB BankCentre.

However, DO NOT park here for daytime matches. While the shops are open parking is for customers only, and you WILL be clamped. The car park is patrolled on match days.

pc7

chris85 wrote: »

Will jump into the terrace about that time so. Thanks as didnt realise was a ceremony.

Only noticed it myself this morning when I was checking the tickets, it was on the little leaflet. Have to say so excited no work being done today

.ak

Jello wrote: »

Have you any idea if they're showing tonight's match? Did a bit of a search and appears to be only for the Saturday's final which is a shame.

I'll ask for you now.

Crash

Blue sky, but windy - cold outside of the sun currently in Dublin 12. Wrap up well this evening, those who are going to it!

molloyjh

jamiedav2011 wrote: »

Fine in D4 at the min, supposed to rain after lunch but be ok this evening.

Anyone else on the terrace?

chris85 wrote: »

Im on the terrace, never been in there before. Whats it like for the view? Would I need to get spot fairly early to get a view. Atmosphere wise seems like the place to be for games.

Bear in mind there are 2 terraces. We are always in the one by the dressing rooms. You get to roar the lads onto and off the pitch. But it's the smaller of the two terraces. We're always down the front with a few vertically challenged individuals and they can generally see pretty well as long as they're a couple of steps up and nobody particularly tall steps in front of them. The corner down the far end on the Angelsea side can be a bit obstructed from where we are, but that's about all.

.ak wrote: »

A friend in Heineken has told me that they've erected a 2,000 capacity club house down the road infront of the Ballsbridge Hotel with a giant screen and lots of other Heineken media stuff. Great idea for people stuck without a ticket wanting to catch it on a big screen. Horse Show House have also put up a big gazebo and big screens I think.

Assuming of course they can get the screens working. They (Heineken, not the Horseshow) had a few TVs set up for the Clermont-Munster game and 5 mins before kick-off none of them were working. I think they got 1 working eventually but I'd given up on them at that stage.

pc7 wrote: »

I've my thermals in work with me to put on, I thought I was going to freeze to death in the stands last Saturday, it felt like the depths of winter. Considering at the Rabo final last year I got sunburned!

Considering I got sunburnt at the Biarritz game....

geekington

Sun is shining and town is buzzing can't wait for tonight.

Gonna chance the big screen at Bewleys Hotel so fingers crossed its showing the game

Cool_CM

Interesting picture of Heaslip in the Herald this morning

6 hours and 30 mins to kick off. Time to leave the parents place and start rounding up the troops.

S'not the euro trophy we wanted at the start of the season, but Clermont kicking you out of the big'un is no shame.

Don't think we'll be running away with this tonight. 10 points would be a big result I reckon.

Going to be very strange seeing LaValla playing after cheering him on a lot last year (brother's AIL captain) and may shed a tear when Stan the Man comes off the bench.

Allez les Bleus!

Hagz

So sick that I'm gonna be working for this. I wish there was a real life ignore button. I just know some b*sterd is going to ruin it for me.

Big Nelly

Just dropped wife to airport, there was about 6 buses on way out and looked to be full of Stade fans...not sure if all the buses where for stade fans but at least 2-3
:P

.ak

.ak wrote: »

I'll ask for you now.

He's confirmed that will be open tonight and showing the game for sure.

.ak

Big Nelly wrote: »

Just dropped wife to airport....

... Session!!

Eponymous

Gaaaaaah!!!! Two more hours before I can leave work! Going insane here. :eek:

molloyjh

Eponymous wrote: »

Gaaaaaah!!!! Two more hours before I can leave work! Going insane here. :eek:

Lucky you, I'm here until 5:30. Although I only work in UCD so I'll be down in Donnybrook very shortly after....

.ak

Gonna sneak out the door at 3pm, hour training and then gonna buzz down early to soak* up the atmosphere.






*Figuratively speaking, as I don't want to get rained on and I'm off the drink at the mo!

Eponymous

I'm on Merrion Sq. Handy for tomorrow! I may just come back to the office to sleep off tonights shennanigans.

chris85

Get out of work here in the next hour, zip home, get the Leinster jersey, top and scarf going and get out to Ballsbridge to get the atmosphere (i.e. pints, burger, pints, pints)

Hersheys

Casual Friday means I'm already in my Leinster jersey.

Meeting friends at 5 for grub and pints and then out to the RDS.

Cannot WAIT.

Let the weekend of rugby commence!!!

melekalikimaka

I just received a very controversial shipment of 18 stade training jerseys for our tag team (Studs Francais), some dirty looks from some Leinster fans in the office once I cracked them open to check all the sizes

zweton

Does anyone have a link to watch the game tonight?

Pudsy33

zweton wrote: »

Does anyone have a link to watch the game tonight?

Check your inbox

trouttrout

ok lads, toying with the idea of lumping on Leinster -11. Someone talk me into it

BenMicheal

trouttrout wrote: »

ok lads, toying with the idea of lumping on Leinster -11. Someone talk me into it

I was toying with the idea of lumping a bit of bob on Leinster -26 points to be honest?

Maybe I'm being optimistic?

jamiedav2011

Difficult one to call.

Stade, while they might not have the quality, will certainly have the drive tonight, though we do have a good forward pack off the bench.

Fireball07

I'd expect a comfortable enough Leinster win too tbh...they have too much quality for Stade, imo.

Larbre34

BenMicheal wrote: »

I was toying with the idea of lumping a bit of bob on Leinster -26 points to be honest?

Maybe I'm being optimistic?

Split the difference, -18 wouldnt be outrageous

molloyjh

I'm torn between -5 and -12. Nowhere in between, just those two....

Pudsy33

molloyjh wrote: »

I'm torn between -5 and -12. Nowhere in between, just those two....

I took Leinster by 1-12, do that.

trouttrout

went for Leinster -11