Preview Thread -RaboDirect Pro12 Final - RDS, 25th May, 1645 - live on RTE2/TG4/BBCNI

ScissorPaperRock

Afoa throwing some punches there

KERSPLAT!

awec wrote: »

How the FCUK did lacey miss afoa being held off the ball there?

Seemed to look at it more than once as well

ScissorPaperRock

leakyboots wrote: »

Who was that hanging on to Afoa? Heaslip ran straight into his own man in the build up

Healy?

trouttrout

Grimebox wrote: »

Wtf was Afoa doing

Trying to get Healy off him to defend his line. Healy should have been penalized for that

Pudsy33

Ulster fans booing the kicks, sad really.

awec

This is infuriating! Absolutely infuriating. Healy clearly holding afoa and he ignores that?

there was also obstruction in the build up there, someone blocked heaslip being tackled.

pathetic from lacey.

donfers

A munsterman in lacey is leinster's motm at the moment -who'd have thought it?

DDC1990

Healy getting away with murder there.

Thing is if Afoa stamps on him, its Afoa who gets a Red card or cited.

Refs need to cut that out.

However, the penalty was before that when Best was clearly off his feet so wouldn't have changed the score.

irishbucsfan

Lacey has been very generous to us. Maybe a 6 point swing or so.

BionicRasher

Jeez that's a penalty for ulster

Heaslip in at the side
Accidental offside
And players being held off the ball

Leinster definitely getting the rub of the green

dodderangler

awec wrote: »

This is infuriating! Absolutely infuriating. Healy clearly holding afoa and he ignores that?

And that's the excuse for booing a kicker?
Fcukin disgraceful carrying on by the fans

irishbucsfan

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Ulster fans booing the kicks, sad really.

Ah they'd boo anything up north. It's the mating call of an ulster rugby fan

Mahatma Geansai

awec wrote: »

How the FCUK did lacey miss afoa being held off the ball there?

Leinster get away with murder in that regard. A huge amount of their rucking involves going past the ball and interfering with the opposition; it obviously comes from the Kiwi coaches. They've yet to find a ref who pings them for it.

ed7890

Ulster being a bit unlucky on the calls do far. Even for Jenning's try I thought it looked like it was truck and trailer.

EDIT: scratch that, they actually kept contact the whole time, thought they didn't first time

trouttrout

It's a dire game to watch tbh. Disappointed

irishbucsfan

trouttrout wrote: »

It's a dire game to watch tbh. Disappointed

I think it's been unreal to watch?!

thomond2006

Leinster to lay their Rabo final hoodoo to rest?

trouttrout wrote: »

It's a dire game to watch tbh. Disappointed

Really?

I've enjoyed it, great atmosphere contributes to it as well.

Mahatma Geansai

dodderangler wrote: »

And that's the excuse for booing a kicker?
Fcukin disgraceful carrying on by the fans

Its what ulster fans appear to do. Boo everything that doesn't go their way.

fitz

awec wrote: »

This is infuriating! Absolutely infuriating. Healy clearly holding afoa and he ignores that?

No excuse for punching and stamping on someone. He's lucky not to see at least yellow imo.

awec

Game is good.

pity about the ref. :mad:

trouttrout

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I think it's been unreal to watch?!

Very physical, some serious collisions but considering the sides involved I thought it would involve more open running rugby.

I'm probably being a bit harsh though

Irlandczyk

trouttrout wrote: »

It's a dire game to watch tbh. Disappointed

Couldn't disagree more. Been full of excitement. Really enjoying this! Frustrating, yeah, but enjoyable!

lologram

trouttrout wrote: »

It's a dire game to watch tbh. Disappointed

I have to agree. I'd say I'm appreciating it (eg Leinster's defence) rather than really enjoying it.

Tigerandahalf

Lacey the ref is doinv Ulster no favours. He doesnt seem to want a contest at the breakdown.
Why isnt Henderson playing?

irishbucsfan

awec wrote: »

Game is good.

pity about the ref. :mad:

In fairness though, Chris Henry should have been off for 10 minutes and Diack should have scored. So Ulster can't blame the ref for everything!

Mahatma Geansai

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

Lacey the ref is doinv Ulster no favours. He doesnt seem to want a contest at the breakdown.
Why isnt Henderson playing?

He's behind Diack in the pecking order.

trouttrout

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

Lacey the ref is doinv Ulster no favours. He doesnt seem to want a contest at the breakdown.
Why isnt Henderson playing?

Diack has been Ulsters best player over the last two months

Tigerandahalf

Think Nick Williams has been kept quiet. Leinster tackling him around the ankles like the Welsh do to SOB.

eyeball kid

trouttrout wrote: »

It's a dire game to watch tbh. Disappointed

Really? As a neutral, I've been loving it. Very intense.

awec

irishbucsfan wrote: »

In fairness though, Chris Henry should have been off for 10 minutes and Diack should have scored. So Ulster can't blame the ref for everything!

not his fault for everything, but he has definitely incorrectly gifted Leinster points and incorrectly prevented us the chance to score points at the other end.

Grimebox

Painful to see diack try that 360 over the line

BionicRasher

First try looked truck and trailer definitely

Tigerandahalf

Henderson should be playing. Poor selection choice from Ulster.

19543261

trouttrout wrote: »

Very physical, some serious collisions but considering the sides involved I thought it would involve more open running rugby.

I'm probably being a bit harsh though

I wouldnt expect two well matched sides to be playing open flowing rugby, when both are defending equally well.

trouttrout

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

Henderson should be playing. Poor selection choice from Ulster.

It's not. Diack is actually playing well bar the absolute butchering of that try

irishbucsfan

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

Henderson should be playing. Poor selection choice from Ulster.

Not at all. Diack has completely earned his place for Ulster this season.

And the selection in the row has more than paid off, pure power in the scrums.

fitz

awec wrote: »

Game is good.

pity about the ref. :mad:

Ulster were lucky to not have an early yellow, and Afoa could easily have seen red. Ulster can't have too much complaint about the ref.

irishbucsfan

tui0hcg wrote: »

First try looked truck and trailer definitely

Nah it wasn't, it wasn't the tightest bind but it was still bound imo. Never see that given as truck and trailer at any level.

DDC1990

fitz wrote: »

Ulster were lucky to not have an early yellow, and Afoa could easily have seen red. Ulster can't have too much complaint about the ref.

Afoa see red? For trying to shake Healy off?

You are having a laugh!


He didn't hit him half hard enough.

thomond2006

Leinster to lay their Rabo final hoodoo to rest?

trouttrout wrote: »

Very physical, some serious collisions but considering the sides involved I thought it would involve more open running rugby.

I'm probably being a bit harsh though

Two strong defences (discipline aside) cancelling each other out.

Mahatma Geansai

fitz wrote: »

Ulster were lucky to not have an early yellow, and Afoa could easily have seen red. Ulster can't have too much complaint about the ref.

Ah now. Lacey has been very kind to Leinster.

leakyboots

fitz wrote: »

No excuse for punching and stamping on someone. He's lucky not to see at least yellow imo.

Afoa was dead right to punch him, a yard out from his own line trying to stop a try and a fella hanging off him illegally. Should have been a penalty against Healy

Pudsy33

Not a single sombrero to be seen :mad:

thomond2006

Leinster to lay their Rabo final hoodoo to rest?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H0YIsCfFCs

sydthebeat

In the middle of ulster fans here in the north stand. The ref is coming in for some abuse.

awec

Healy knew what he was doing, he was illegally preventing afoa from getting involved in defense.

no way was that ever a red.

Big Nelly

RTE blind, that was in from side and nearly took Madigans head off

Mahatma Geansai

awec wrote: »

Healy knew what he was doing, he was illegally preventing afoa from getting involved in defense.

no way was that ever a red.

Afoa was definitely a bit stupid but he had to shake Healy off somehow. Very harsh penalty; McFadden should have been penalised.

irishbucsfan

Ah it was just a bit of argy bargy, no one should have been carded. Healy was being smart and Afoa was trying to stay involved.

Mahatma Geansai

Very long advantage. Lacey is horrible.