Connacht Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread - Part II

freyners

Get the lads some grip spray

bm_1212

Scrum again surely!

wp_rathead

Ugh
Should be more than 7 ahead
Cardiff won't play that poor again second half surely

eltonio

That is a ****ing criminal waste of chances!

galwaylad14

Why didn't we take a scrum off that last free kick? Would defintley have fancied us for a pushover try. Playing well but I hope all those fruitless visits we've had to their 22 don't end up costing us

Zzippy

Serious amount of knock ons from both teams so far, is it wet in Cardiff?

eltonio

Naopu should be shot for tapping that pen just before half time

typhoony

5 minutes before muldoon was telling them to calm down and then George goes for a quick tap instead of the scrum, madness

its_phil

eltonio wrote: »

Naopu should be shot for tapping that pen just before half time

it was a free kick

its_phil

Zzippy wrote: »

Serious amount of knock ons from both teams so far, is it wet in Cardiff?

We seem to be knocking on a few balls from hitting the ground, I can only imagine hitting that surface is harder than grass and impact affecting handling

Cosmo Kramer

3-10 but still so frustrating. Scrum there at the end and the minimum outcome would have been another three points from a penalty, maybe could have drawn a yellow card or forced a penalty try. Tap and go was stupid. Heenan immense though, front row well in control. Really need to take at least four points here, any less from this position of dominance will be a shocking waste.

Anything to be said for putting in a 4G pitch at the Sportsground - it seems to suit our style of play?

EDIT: Was a free kick, not a pen.

Zzippy

It was a free kick so I don't think taking another scrum was an option

its_phil

Zzippy wrote: »

It was a free kick so I don't think taking another scrum was an option

You can scrum i'm, sure

gally74

Zzippy wrote: »

It was a free kick so I don't think taking another scrum was an option

Militia could cost us this gAme

Hagz

Ronaldson looks so uncomfortable passing the ball, particularly off his left.

thebaz

is it mandatory to have that hipster beard to play in the Connacht pack - its working a treat anyway , pack is great , with good half back play - best I've seen from a Connacht 10 since Elwood

Hagz

The world always seems to be against Alex Cuthbert. He always has the most grief filled face.

freyners

Well done mils

its_phil

thebaz wrote: »

is it mandatory to have that hipster beard to play in the Connacht pack - its working a treat anyway , pack is great , with good half back play - best I've seen from a Connacht 10 since Elwood

Hipster beard? They are grizzled man beards!

its_phil

Ha nice one. Penalty out!

19543261

What's the name of this ref? He's good, looks young, too.

Zzippy

19543261 wrote: »

What's the name of this ref? He's good, looks young, too.

Lloyd Linton. Scotland but has a Northern Irish accent. Seems pretty competent

its_phil

Long time since i've seen a pen for talking back. Well done ref

freyners

Good man cuthbert. Keep whining

Absoluvely

Penalty. I don't like this ref anymore.

its_phil

Great cover by Healy.

Cosmo Kramer

Very early to go changing the front row, they are well on top at scrum time so why not leave them on for now?

freyners

Cosmo Kramer wrote: »

Very early to go changing the front row, they are well on top at scrum time so why not leave them on for now?

Rodney not limping off i thought?

Zzippy

Balls!

its_phil

I see a yellow coming for Hoeata

EDIT: Maybe not

AbusesToilets

Was there not a clear knock on before that try was scored or am I imagining things?

franglan

Bollox Jake doesn't look good

Inspector Coptoor

Looked like bealham won a turnover
Then he stops play & should have given a penalty in my view.

Then restarts with a cardiff scrum.

its_phil

Inspector Coptoor wrote: »

Looked like bealham won a turnover
Then he stops play & should have given a penalty in my view.

Then restarts with a cardiff scrum.

Don't understand that call

Inspector Coptoor

Heve to start playing again now.
Have been awful in 2nd half so far

Zzippy

its_phil wrote: »

Don't understand that call

He went to TMO to check for a no-arms charge but they said the player had his arms up so it was a legitimate clearout

its_phil

Zzippy wrote: »

He went to TMO to check for a no-arms charge but they said the player had his arms up so it was a legitimate clearout

I don't understand how he made the call to give them a scrum after Bealham had a turnover is what I meant

Inspector Coptoor

That was a connacht penalty I felt, not a knock on by Muldoon. Pity. A 3 pointer there would have been nice

its_phil

Inspector Coptoor wrote: »

That was a connacht penalty I felt, not a knock on by Muldoon. Pity. A 3 pointer there would have been nice

Yeah Hoeata could easily have been pinged the same way we were in their 22 a few mins before

freyners

That was fantastic

Absoluvely

Boom!

connemara man

Hon muldowney

d-gal

YESSSS

LuckyGent88

Nice try. Showed much more patience in that move. Went through plenty of phases

Dave_The_Sheep

Some size hole there, but well taken. Get in.

its_phil

Well done Muldowney! So many soft shoulders on Cardiff side.

I've doubted Poolman at 13 but he has been brilliant tonight

Hagz

Yes! Great worked try. Lovely tempo from Carty off the bench.

sydthebeat

Great try

Patience and confidence in the build up

19543261

About bleeding time

Inspector Coptoor

Boom!

That was great to watch.

Aly is a bayshte.

Can't sit back again.

Connachts offence is their best Defence