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

irishbucsfan

Heaslip is playing brilliantly. Hitting tons of breakdowns and making lots of yards

leakyboots

Serious amount of advantage given there

irishbucsfan

Mahatma Geansai wrote: »

Very long advantage. Lacey is horrible.

Ah FFS, it wasn't that long. It was a penalty advantage, Leinster definitely didn't have advantage.

fitz

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.

For multiple punches and stamping on a prone player, yes, I think it could easily have been red.
Healy was illegal, but that's no excuse.

awec

I never want to see lacey again. Ever.

Grimebox

Healy was in the wrong but punching should never ever be allowed like some people are suggesting

irishbucsfan

Has to be a yellow!

DDC1990

Nacewa to see yellow for the high tackle.

fitz

awec wrote: »

I never want to see lacey again. Ever.

He hasn't been great, but he's not why Ulster are losing.

irishbucsfan

Grimebox wrote: »

Healy was in the wrong but punching should never ever be allowed like some people are suggesting

That De Villiers quote about tutus comes to mind!

Parawhore.xD

Madigan-esque break from Jackson there. Very exciting!

Really feel for poor Isa though, deserved the yellow unfortunately.

ScissorPaperRock

Nice break by Jackson there

dring

Hilarious stuff according to RTE radio Ulster down to 10 men

Grimebox

irishbucsfan wrote: »

That De Villiers quote about tutus comes to mind!

What's this now?

Any word on why Kearney is out?

awec

Tommy Bowe ya beaut, what a run

lologram

Ffs Healy

irishbucsfan

Grimebox wrote: »

What's this now?

Any word on why Kearney is out?

The PDV quote about tutus after the Burger incident in 2009

DDC1990

Great game, don't know how anyone isn't enjoying it.

Referee is poor, but between the penalties, its a great intense rollercoaster of a game.

irishbucsfan

Brilliant from Bowe there. Fair play

leakyboots

Healy threw the Hollywood ball, great kick ahead by Pienaar, Madigan dithers. Ulster tails are up

ScissorPaperRock

Grimebox wrote: »

Any word on why Kearney is out?

Tight hamstring, apparently

dodderangler

Ridiculous he wasn't held

trouttrout

dodderangler wrote: »

Ridiculous he wasn't held

Of course he was held

DDC1990

dodderangler wrote: »

Ridiculous he wasn't held

He was tackled and brought to ground, you can't get up again, you need to release the ball straight away.

spank_inferno

Poor call on Madigan.

leakyboots

BOD has been poor, trying to do it on his own

irishbucsfan

Terrible decision from Conway to slip there. Blame Lacey.

Zzippy

dodderangler wrote: »

Ridiculous he wasn't held

Lol, he actually tried to present the ball on the ground before getting up again and running, of course he was held

trouttrout

spank_inferno wrote: »

Poor call on Madigan.

It wasn't. He was tackled to the ground, held, and tried got back up again illegally. Text book penalty really, don't know how people are disputing it

leakyboots

Lots of holding off the ball going on, mainly from the blue side, need to focus on the game

dodderangler

DDC1990 wrote: »

He was tackled and brought to ground, you can't get up again, you need to release the ball straight away.

No when e put him on the ground as soon as he put him down he released him he didn't hold him
I can't see that as being held

Mahatma Geansai

trouttrout wrote: »

It wasn't. He was tackled to the ground, held, and tried got back up again illegally. Text book penalty really, don't know how people are disputing it

They don't know the laws and want Leinster to win.

Shelflife

spank_inferno wrote: »

Poor call on Madigan.

Yes he should have been yellow carded for a professional foul in not releasing the ball. knew exactly what he was doing.

trouttrout

dodderangler wrote: »

No when e put him on the ground as soon as he put him down he released him he didn't hold him
I can't see that as being held

He did, he clearly did

awec

That looked wide to me. Are my eyes going?

irishbucsfan

dodderangler wrote: »

No when e put him on the ground as soon as he put him down he released him he didn't hold him
I can't see that as being held

It is. He was held and brought to ground, that's enough.

You don't have to hold them on the ground post-ELVs, you just have to ensure you bring them to the ground.

It was a fair penalty.

Clearlier

dodderangler wrote: »

No when e put him on the ground as soon as he put him down he released him he didn't hold him
I can't see that as being held

Tackler has to release the tackled player, tackled player has to place or let go of the ball. Bowe let go of Madigan. Madigan did not let go of the ball. All he had to do was let go of the ball, get to his feet and pick it up again. He did have to let go of it though.

trouttrout

Very good second half anyway, and perhaps I was wrong about the first :P

leakyboots

Some boot on Pienaar

Clearlier

Leinster need to calm down and take control of the game.

trouttrout

Locky has been fantastic

trouttrout

ah Boss.....

irishbucsfan

Rory Best! Get that man to Oz!

KERSPLAT!

****!!

DDC1990

Stupid Pen again from Henry.

Tried to get away with it.

leakyboots

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Rory Best! Get that man to Oz!

The man there instead of him, Hartley, got red carded and told a ref he's a f**king cheat apparently.

That said, Best's lineouts were poor when the focus was on him.

irishbucsfan

GWAN Jamie!

DDC1990

Has to be a try from Heaslip.

What a last few games he's had.

trouttrout

try. Should be a yellow card to Afoa too, definition of cynical

Burgo

yes!!!