Connacht Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread - Part II

Robbo

Healy has been surprisingly quiet today. Not really a day for the wingers yet thought.

Blackheath

Masterson Has looked good, he has carried well

Rickwellwood

if we cant put this poor dragons side reduced to 14 players away then we clearly dont deserve to be anywhere near 6th spot in the league
The door has been opened very wide but do we have the composure and patience to put more scores up and put dragons away - this needs to happen today

vienne86

Blackheath wrote: »

Masterson Has looked good, he has carried well

He's carried well a couple of times all right one carry in particular was fabulous. I just hope Connacht can keep the pressure on.

Robbo

Good to see their kicker misjudging the wind from the kickoff. Dirty day out there.

Zzippy

Jeez, get the ball out of the scrum and don't let them wheel it

Edit: How the **** can it be a penalty one way for wheeling and not the other?

Robbo

Big Rod's having a mare in the scrum. I can see him getting a sympathy yellow at some stage.

vienne86

Poor from Connacht there to lost that scrum. Might touch for Dragons in the corner. Connacht under pressure.

Not sure on either scrum decision there tbh.

matthew8

Referee hasn't given Connacht much since the red.

Cooney has been very good.

vienne86

Zzippy wrote: »

Jeez, get the ball out of the scrum and don't let them wheel it

Edit: How the **** can it be a penalty one way for wheeling and not the other?

Beyone me....thought Connacht unlucky there.

Bazzo

I hate to be one of those people who whines about the ref, but surely I can't be the only one thinking he's made some shocking decisions in the past 30 mins?

That's a waste from Carty. Criminal enough.

vienne86

Bazzo wrote: »

I hate to be one of those people who whines about the ref, but surely I can't be the only one thinking he's made some shocking decisions in the past 30 mins?

Yup. But this one has gone Connacht's way.....don't think that was forward.

Carty off, O'Halloran on.

h2005

matthew8 wrote: »

Referee hasn't given Connacht much since the red.

Just after tuning in what was the red for?

Diabhal Beag

Tiernan looking good so far

Bazzo

h2005 wrote: »

Just after tuning in what was the red for?

Late elbow to Carty's face. Looked intentional.

vienne86

h2005 wrote: »

Just after tuning in what was the red for?

Elbow in to Carty's face.

TimHorton

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Carty off, O'Halloran on.

How on earth is Carty a pro player, He is constantly poor

vienne86

A great chance banjaxed by Connacht there.

Hagz

That looked to me like taking the 9 out on Buckley didn't it? He was reaching down to act as scrum-half and the Dragons player took him out. Or is the taking the 9 out only reserved for players with 9 on their back?

h2005

Bazzo wrote: »

Late elbow to Carty's face. Looked intentional.

Thanks for the reply.

Blackheath

Leader passing has been poor

Too many kicks dead

vienne86

Are there ducks swimming in the in goal area?

Bridge93

Robbo wrote: »

Really? Just the win in the RDS to show for it. At home, they've only beaten Zebre and Treviso.

I'm not getting crazy confident or anything here but this one's eminently winnable if we go about it the right way.

They beat Newcastle in England and Stade Francais

Should take the 3 here.

Robbo

Good patience but we should be putting this one into the corner.

vienne86

Penalty slotted by Leader. They're composed now.

freyners

Hagz wrote: »

That looked to me like taking the 9 out on Buckley didn't it? He was reaching down to act as scrum-half and the Dragons player took him out. Or is the taking the 9 out only reserved for players with 9 on their back?

my understanding is "9" in that case is a player not bound to the ruck

its_phil

Muldoon, Muldowney and Cooney loving this weather

Hagz

Robbo wrote: »

Good patience but we should be putting this one into the corner.

I don't think a team should pass on 3 points unless they're 7+ ahead personally.

Hagz

freyners wrote: »

my understanding is "9" in that case is a player not bound to the ruck

So should the Dragons player have been penalised then?

How on earth is that not a yellow card?

Great chase from Connacht, force a turnover, and then the offside returning players get in the way of trying to score.

Hagz

Hagz wrote: »

I don't think a team should pass on 3 points unless they're 7+ ahead personally.

Like right now.....

Robbo

Hagz wrote: »

I don't think a team should pass on 3 points unless they're 7+ ahead personally.

What about now?

thomond2006

I don't understand taking 3 again.

freyners

Hagz wrote: »

So should the Dragons player have been penalised then?

that would be my interpretation,

Im starting a ref course next summer so ill confirm then:D

Not sure about taking the 3 this time though?

vienne86

Another penalty for Connacht now....and Leader slots it. 11-23!

Dragons 11 - 23 Connacht
60 mins

its_phil

Hagz wrote: »

Like right now.....

We really need 4 points and Cardiff fiasco happening again is scary

Zzippy

Yeah, make damn sure of the win before worrying about bonus points.

Robbo

Heenan's much more on the pace than last week.

Some slippery bodies making ground.

vienne86

Try Dragons eventually. Thought Connacht would keep them out.

its_phil

And that's why you take 3 points.

23-18

Dragons 18 - 23 Connacht
66 mins