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

Zzippy

Balls, we really needed Craig for the run-in, been kicking so well lately

macslash

BOOM!

Utopia Parkway

Try Mckeon under the posts.

connemara man

Good man McKeown!

b.gud

McKeon you beauty you

vienne86

Try! McKeown, you treasure!

ionapaul

W00t!

oneofakind32

YYYYYYYYEEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

degzs

Super stuff by McKeon

Redo91

What a result if we can hold on. Was looking like we were going to throw this away a few minutes ago.

Akrasia

oneofakind32 wrote: »

YYYYYYYYEEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pretty awful defence there that's the 2nd try where they left big gaps under the posts

connemara man

Play all the territory now!

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Who is the ref in this game? He looks about 12.

Tigerandahalf

4 tries and the bonus in the bag. Connacht can do some serious try scoring but loose in defence.
Ronaldson could be a major loss with no real kicking alternative. I don't think McGinty took kicks for US in World Cup? Who else to kick?
Always thought Ah You was soft. Big lump of a lad but doesn't come across as the brightest of players.

connemara man

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Who is the ref in this game? He looks about 12.

Ben Whitehouse one of the better refs in the pro 12

macslash

If Ronaldson in injured, and with Jack already out, we're gonna be a bit thin in that area

connemara man

Good man Muldoon. Super work!

Loving the fields of Athenry

vienne86

Bloody great turnover by Muldoon!

macslash

Sounds like Galway!

Crimsonforce

Can connacht do Munster a favour and keep them out from getting losing bonus points

case885

Are Munster fans in the crowd?

Tigerandahalf

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Who is the ref in this game? He looks about 12.

One of the lads mentioned his name a few pists back. I think he has a bright future. Great communicator..he reminds me a bit of Nigel Owens. For a young ref he is decisive in his decision making.

vienne86

The 80 is up now......concentrate connacht!

Diabhal Beag

Healy is not having a good game

Zzippy

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

One of the lads mentioned his name a few pists back. I think he has a bright future. Great communicator..he reminds me a bit of Nigel Owens. For a young ref he is decisive in his decision making.

Good communicator and decisive but he needs to learn how to read a game better. Connacht were dominant in the scrum but no penalties, their third try came off a scrum that should have been a penalty, then he starts giving scrum penalties to Edinburgh the first time they get a shove on. He's pretty good on the whole though, and we haven't lost a Pro12 game under him yet

vienne86

Great win for Connacht - 5 points!

Redo91

What a win!

To my mind that should be Connacht in the final 4, even for the doubters!

connemara man

Well that's that. Sloppy at times glad we got the BP shame we gave away a BP

Who got MOTM

nobbo

Aly yet again putting in a serious shift. Good 5 points.

vienne86

Deleted User wrote: »

To my mind that should be Connacht in the final 4, even for the doubters!

And thoroughly deserved. Really looked like league leaders this evening. That took great courage when Embra came back at them in the second half.

vienne86

connemara man wrote: »

Well that's that. Sloppy at times glad we got the BP shame we gave away a BP

Who got MOTM

AJ

Tigerandahalf

Zzippy wrote: »

Good communicator and decisive but he needs to learn how to read a game better. Connacht were dominant in the scrum but no penalties, their third try came off a scrum that should have been a penalty, then he starts giving scrum penalties to Edinburgh the first time they get a shove on. He's pretty good on the whole though, and we haven't lost a Pro12 game under him yet

To be fair to him it is difficult to continually penalise a team in the scrum. Eventually the ref tries to give the lesser team more leeway as he knows they are beaten in the scrum.

Anyway Denis Buckley and Muldowney showed again why they should be playing with Ire. Buckley is well ahead of Healy and he is brilliant at the breakdown. Muldowney is just Mr Consistency..he is a 7 or 8 out of 10 every week. Not spectacular but he does the basics of a 2nd rower very well. He has been player of the year thus far.

freyners

Bazzo wrote:

At least once every game, he usually gets told to jog on by the ref and leaves it but I dunno why he bothers trying.

He got a turnover very recently from v scarlets.

It's mainly to slow the ball down though

Bazzo

vienne86 wrote: »

AJ

Well deserved too. I wasn't sold on him for a while but he's put in some cracking performances in the last few weeks.

connachta

I'm going to say it again, weeks after weeks, I can't believe it!!!!!!! 59 points now

Robbo

case885 wrote: »

Are Munster fans in the crowd?

Munster fans aren't even in a Munster crowd these days.

Buckley again raising his hand for an Ireland call up. Heenan getting back to his bed and Ayy-Jay splitting open the defence numerous times.

At a time when everyone's worried about **** rugby being played to a rigorous blueprint, Connacht are the perfect anecdote to a Uncle Joe's Moneyball game or one of the Jobbridge coaches elsewhere.

freyners

Robbo I take it you did not have money on the over 1.5 tries

Billysays no

a bonus point win. ya got to love that.

in recent times i find it interesting that there is zero comment on team selection other than the one or two changes. we have a really solid base to our team. it makes me feel yip doodly dandy. to get a 5 pointer. heaven

Bazzo

freyners wrote: »

Robbo I take it you did not have money on the over 2.5 tries

I threw a few sneaky quid on -4.5 and a load of small bets on first try scorers. Was sweating a bit at the end there. None of the try scorers came through.

ClanofLams

Home semi the aim now.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Do you actually get a trophy for finishing top of the league? Before the playoffs?

leakyboots

Congrats, well ground out win!

freyners

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote:

Do you actually get a trophy for finishing top of the league? Before the playoffs?

Nope but it counts as the top seed for the Heineken cup

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

freyners wrote: »

Nope but it counts as the top seed for the Heineken cup

And top 2 get home SF?

freyners

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote:

And top 2 get home SF?

Exactly

ClanofLams

freyners wrote: »

Nope but it counts as the top seed for the Heineken cup

I think they might have changed that this season?

Billysays no

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Do you actually get a trophy for finishing top of the league? Before the playoffs?

do you have to post your negative ****e in our forum. honestly, i am th least favoured but you are you

Fieldsman

Time for TG4 to retire that commentator. Wonder is Effin Eddie still around

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Billysays no wrote: »

do you have to post your negative ****e in our forum. honestly, i am th least favoured but you are you

Again, inferring your own meaning on posts.

I was obviously asking a question and someone was kind enough to answer it. You do your fellow Connacht fans a disservice with your nasty attitude.