Match Thread: Scarlets vs Leinster Rugby, Friday 06th Sept 19:05, BBC Wales/RTE.ie

19543261

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »

obviously a hunch alright !

hahaah.

Another crooked in there!

Mahatma Geansai

Crooked feed by Reddan again there, Cronin didn't strike the ball by the looks of it.

19543261

Didnt look straight that time.

Podge_irl

Jiffy thinks Jiffy jnr was one of the two best backs on the Lions tour. Regardless of the whole BOD thing, that's a very far fetched.

Anyways, looking slightly better from Leinster. If they can avoid scrums they'll be ok.

P_1

Deleted User wrote: »

To be fair, 99/100 player grounds in that position without any fuss.

We just caught the 1 time! Don't want the ref asking every single thing!

They do in League :P

P_1

P_1 wrote: »

They do in League :P

banned

MugMugs

This is becoming very tough to watch. What have we become? We're messing up way too much herem

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

way too much space in midfield for Leinster. too much space

Buer

The penalty count is freakishly low. 5 penalties in the match I can think of after 30 minutes? Goes to show how much influence the scrum has on the penalty count.

MugMugs

MugMugs wrote: »

This is becoming very tough to watch. What have we become? We're messing up way too much herem

First game of the season.

Chill Winston. This is building blocks.

ectoraige

Leinster don't look like they brought their A-team

goose06

MugMugs wrote: »

This is becoming very tough to watch. What have we become? We're messing up way too much herem

30 minutes into the first league game of the season, relax it'll all come good.

CoDy1

Ah the old tap on the hand and a sneaky spin as you put it in, old school:cool:

19543261

Weird thing to say I know, but I'm enjoy the commentary quite a lot!

Eh?
Lacey?
High and late?

Edit: Thought he wasn't going to ask TMO. Good call from both

RuggieBear

late and high, no?

decisions

Nothing wrong?! Ehhh..

Late hit, but looked worse in real time.

Funk It

Has to be a card

Funk It

Actually, it was just sloppy, committed to the tackle

Funk It

Funk It wrote: »

Has to be a card

never away, only sometime at home I guess.

(Wasn't as bad on replay I thought)

ectoraige

Good work on the wings there, that's their turn for the bin.

Or not.

19543261

Why didnt we get to see that

K.C

Anyone else having problems with the android app?

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

well played Fanning

RuggieBear

nonstop spoiling ffs

Buer

Oral rugby. No penetration.

decisions

We don't look great going forward

I miss Joe

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

didn't need to give away a penalty there, Leinster going nowhere

3 points in it after 32 mins.

Don't deserve to be that close.

Grind on!

MugMugs

Jimmy kicks 3 more.

Mahatma Geansai

Considering that 10 of Scarlets points were illegitimate, Leinster are doing well to keep the score board ticking despite doing nothing with the ball. They definitely shouldn't be within 3 points, but its the sign of a winning team.

Buer

Pipe down, Tony. You were a blouse out in the backfield primming your perm.

Martin Moore having a tough time so far...

Mahatma Geansai

Reddan has to see yellow at some stage. Constantly crooked and Cronin isn't hooking at all.

Reddan feeding at about 60 degrees there!

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

Jordi Muprhy having a really good game on the back foot. Ruddock and Jennings have been poor

Buer

Leinster having major issues with striking and clearing the ball. It's coming out the side at between the openside and lock each time.

Podge_irl

I would think/hope the problems in the scrum are in the 2nd row, as I would have higher opinions of Moore and McGrath than this...

armchaircoach

Why do we keep going for number 8 pickups when we're already being pushed back at a rate of knots?

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

has Macken been moved onto the wing? He looks at sea everytime Scarlets have the ball

toomevara

Put in at scrum-time is being exceptionally well refereed...heh-heh, what a farce..get the video ref on it I say....

Buer

armchaircoach wrote: »

Why do we keep going for number 8 pickups when we're already being pushed back at a rate of knots?

To get the ball the hell away from there as quickly as possible. If we wait for Murphy to control the ball and Reddan to move it, we're going to be in even more trouble. Plus the fact that the ball doesn't even seem to be making it cleanly to Murphy.

Zzippy

decisions wrote: »

We don't look great going forward

I miss Joe

Joe had a tough few games when he first arrived too...

Buer

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »

Jordi Muprhy having a really good game on the back foot. Ruddock and Jennings have been poor

Getting roasted in defence though.

Buer

Communication seems to be the issue in defence. Nobody knows who the hell is tackling who. Midfield (and not just Macken) is all over the place.

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

ah jaysus, Liam Williams is playing and not starting fights or being dirty?! Obviously got sat down over the summer. He was a disgrace over the last two seasons

decisions

Zzippy wrote: »

Joe had a tough few games when he first arrived too...

I know, I know but we look at sea in defence and we have no direction going forward.

Frustrating to watch, but we do tend to get off to a bad start to the season.

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

Buer wrote: »

Communication seems to be the issue in defence. Nobody knows who the hell is tackling who. Midfield (and not just Macken) is all over the place.

Fanning shooting in to tackle there leaving Macken in no mans land being a good example of that poor communication

ectoraige

The Leinster defence doesn't seem to have anybody in charge, no communication going on.