Connacht Rugby Thread - Part III - The Violence of the Lams

Absoluvely

The first Connacht thread took 3 years 11 months to fill. The second took 1 year 8 months.

If Connacht have another good season I'd say we could see Part IV by the end of 2016!

Part I: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055892176
Part II: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057179411

Absoluvely

errlloyd

Needs a catchy name. "Violence of the Lams"

freyners

errlloyd wrote: »

Needs a catchy name. "Violence of the Lams"

Zzippy make it happen

wp_rathead

Brive winning 5-0 after 30mins

wp_rathead

Connacht up 11-5 at HT
Rory Parata try

connachta

G'wan for BP

gally74

connachta wrote: »

G'wan for BP

Marmion in the corner

connachta

3rd tryyyy! Adeolokun Parata and Marmion to make it 21-10!

connachta

And even greater : Aki finally replaced

MayoForSam

Not looking good for Fox-Matamua, stretcher called for

connachta

Heffernan to play 6 starting now, with Masterson 7 I guess

eyeball kid

What's the score now? How long left?

connachta

21-10 10 min left

connachta

Henshaw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nearly

connachta

21-15 Brive lineout!

connachta

Pfewwwwww so near from defeat!! FT now, Connacht win!

flouncer

george hook was right. he did say that the only irish province to win this weekend would be connacht :-). wprathead i expect an appropriate response :-)

eyeball kid

flouncer wrote: »

george hook was right

that's pretty scary!

wp_rathead

Mental end to the game with Loughney at 6 then 8 and Heffernan at 7

Fox looks badly injured - he couldnt stand up

I'll take the 4 points - considering the week build up we had and that Brive played some good rugby could have lost out there

O'Donnell was brilliant in the scrum when he came on - massive prospect

vienne86

Brilliant Connacht got the win - well done guys. Brive are a tough side.

BrokenMan

Delighted with the win. Brive are taking it seriously judging by that performance. Will be a tough game over there.

flouncer

vienne86 wrote: »

Brilliant Connacht got the win - well done guys. Brive are a tough side.

They are on the top end of the french league. I think most people were surprised that they came to galway to play. But they definitely did that. So we competed and won against a team that has funds that outstrip ours. So no reason not to believe in Connacht. Roll on Munster.

connachta

flouncer wrote: »

They are on the top end of the french league. I think most people were surprised that they came to galway to play. But they definitely did that. So we competed and won against a team that has funds that outstrip ours. So no reason not to believe in Connacht. Roll on Munster.

Maybe, but there's still a huge step from Brive home to Munster away...

vienne86

BrokenMan wrote: »

Delighted with the win. Brive are taking it seriously judging by that performance. Will be a tough game over there.

It's always a tough place to go. Great rugby tradition there.

flouncer

Next weekend will say where we are at. Most doubt. I don't.

connachta

flouncer wrote: »

Next weekend will say where we are at. Most doubt. I don't.

(Fl)ouncer on crack once again.:D Full Munster team in Limerick...

flouncer

No issue. We are stronger in every single department other than stander. He is a class act.

connachta

flouncer wrote: »

No issue. We are stronger in every single department other than stander. He is a class act.

Was thinking about CJ indeed. + the 15 000 persons in the stadium

b.gud

connachta wrote: »

Was thinking about CJ indeed. + the 15 000 persons in the stadium

Since Zippy is otherwise engaged I'll come in on his behalf.

You mean the debt star?

b.gud

Anyone know if there'll be highlights?

b.gud

b.gud wrote: »

Anyone know if there'll be highlights?

Just checked and it looks like tg4 should have highlights at 11

connachta

For Munster I'd see

1) Buckley
2) Heffernan
3) White
4) Dillane
5) Marshall
6) Muldoon
7) Masterson
8) McKeon (or the reverse for 7/8)
9) Marmion
10) Carty
11) one of Healy/Poolman/Parata/Carr
12) Aki
13) Henshaw
14) TOH
15) Leader
16) JHW
17) Loughney
18) Bealham
19) Browne
20) Naoupu
21) Porter
22) Ronaldson
23) Niyi/McSharry

wp_rathead

connachta wrote: »

For Munster I'd see

1) Buckley
2) Heffernan
3) White
4) Dillane
5) Muldowney
6) Muldoon
7) McKeon
8) Masterson
9) Marmion
10) Carty
11)Healy
12) Aki
13) Henshaw
14) Parata
15)TOH
16) JHW
17) Loughney
18) Bealham
19) Browne
20) O'Brien
21) Porter
22) Ronaldson
23) Poolman

My XXIII vs Munster

connachta

wp_rathead wrote: »

My XXIII vs Munster

Of course I hope Healy will be back, as you do...
Muldowney vs Browne vs Marshall are very tight calls to make...
Parata ahead of Leader I disagree...

wp_rathead

connachta wrote: »

Of course I hope Healy will be back, as you do...
Muldowney vs Browne vs Marshall are very tight calls to make...
Parata ahead of Leader I disagree...

Well Browne (bloody Hand) and Marshall went off injured so shall see if they fit next week
Parata is on fire so can't drop him
Leader can be 23 if Poolman not fit

flouncer

connachta wrote: »

For Munster I'd see

1) Buckley
2) Heffernan
3) White
4) Dillane
5) Marshall
6) Muldoon
7) Masterson
8) McKeon (or the reverse for 7/8)
9) Marmion
10) Carty
11) one of Healy/Poolman/Parata/Carr
12) Aki
13) Henshaw
14) TOH
15) Leader
16) JHW
17) Loughney
18) Bealham
19) Browne
20) Naoupu
21) Porter
22) Ronaldson
23) Niyi/McSharry

Your a ticket connachta :-). Any opportunity to get leader in at full back :-)

connachta

flouncer wrote: »

Your a ticket connachta :-). Any opportunity to get leader in at full back :-)

You got me... I was sure you'd have spotted this in my team;)

flouncer

in all honesty i agree with wpratheads team. I'm delighted for rory in that he is getting the opportunity. But then there is the other side where darragh has done little wrong but is likely outside the 23. Its such fine margins. I did post that I thought that mckeon/nepia/masterson would be my considered back row pairing. Then you have to consider john muldoon, george, heenan and the up and comers. Connacht may be good times for the fans at the moment. It is not fun for the players. hugely competitive

wp_rathead

just looking at highlights on tg4 - jaysus looked like Henshaw scored what would have been our 4th try...
farce how no TMO at this game

BrokenMan

wp_rathead wrote: »

just looking at highlights on tg4 - jaysus looked like Henshaw scored what would have been our 4th try...
farce how no TMO at this game

Hard to see if he lost it when tackled from that angle. Was disallowed for a knock on.
You have to assume the AR clearly saw the ball go forward on the ground.
But yes it's a farce there is no TMO.

Borders no.2

From looking at them at the time they were obviously guessing for Henshaw's try. I think what Henshaw was doing was putting down the ball to go again like after a tackle but the tackle hadn't taken place.

flouncer

if i were to give a synopsis of the irish commentary. Boss reddan or marmion. Marmion wins that. Sexton got a right bollicking, jack here ya go. i really like the shape of the back line. only concern is we were bossed in the pack again. what is going on there. now i aint a huge rodney fan but i really think nathan may be the weakest link?

connachta

Anyway 8 points not converted by Brive with the tee, so it could have been worse

Borders no.2

flouncer wrote: »

if i were to give a synopsis of the irish commentary. Boss reddan or marmion. Marmion wins that. Sexton got a right bollicking, jack here ya go. i really like the shape of the back line. only concern is we were bossed in the pack again. what is going on there. now i aint a huge rodney fan but i really think nathan may be the weakest link?

Pack struggled early on but at scrum time came into it. Once again our maul defence is a worry. I'd love to see Rodney come back in. Finlay Bealham has improved in my eyes and I don't worry as much about him but we could do with Rodney back.

Bazzo

Borders no.2 wrote: »

Pack struggled early on but at scrum time came into it. Once again our maul defence is a worry. I'd love to see Rodney come back in. Finlay Bealham has improved in my eyes and I don't worry as much about him but we could do with Rodney back.

It's swings and roundabouts though really. Rodney has his strengths but he can also be a penalty machine, particularly if he's having a bad day at the scrum.

flouncer

Bazzo wrote: »

It's swings and roundabouts though really. Rodney has his strengths but he can also be a penalty machine, particularly if he's having a bad day at the scrum.

my biggest bone of contention with Rodney, penalties. as you say swings and roundabouts but his loss is very obvious also

wp_rathead

Apparently Fox is ACL injury and Browne hand injury may require surgery, plus think Marshall went off with possible concussion so, add in Poolman pulling up with a tight hamstring pre game, and it was a pretty costly win tonight..

connachta

Roux currently does his last recovery week though, doesn't he?

former total

flouncer wrote: »

No issue. We are stronger in every single department other than stander. He is a class act.

The surest way to guarantee your team a spanking is to make comments like this.

Munster's second row is about ten orders of magnitude better than Connacht's.
Half back?!
Assuming the wings are Zebo and Earls, not much debate there either, regardless of who Connacht pick.

Munster will be heavy favourites.

d-gal

former total wrote: »

The surest way to guarantee your team a spanking is to make comments like this.

Munster's second row is about ten orders of magnitude better than Connacht's.
Half back?!
Assuming the wings are Zebo and Earls, not much debate there either, regardless of who Connacht pick.

Munster will be heavy favourites.

Murray is obviously better and the second row partnership is excellent.
Keatley is terrible and Munsters back play is non existent. Connachts back line is far superior this season.
The pack contest will be close. Munster without possibly both hookers swings the front row contest in Connachts favor.

Connachts style of play is much better and it'll cause Munster serious problems. No way Munster are 'heavy' favorites. This match is gonna be extremely close