Leinster vs Connacht build up RDS Jan 1st tg4 17:00

Guy:Incognito

Triumvirate wrote: »

Have you seen the weather conditions? No way they should be trying anything inventive or slinging the ball wide.

It's been all season.

Each new match just brings it to my mind again.

Triumvirate

Reddan not to be outdone by Marmion.

Hagz

What was wrong with that? He smacked his arm not the ball....

vienne86

I wish Reddan would stop the box kicking.

Triumvirate

Much smarter from Connacht, using the boot and pressuring Leinster.

vienne86

SOB on - great!

ionapaul

SOB 2.0

MarinersBlues

Heenan wasn't hurt - was he?

mansize

Has SOB been cloned???

corny

Stupidity isn't the word for Leinster trying to win a kicking battle in the conditions.

Triumvirate

Screaming for a drop goal.

Triumvirate

Big question from Clancy there.

If this is a try, you'd think it's game given the shocking conditions.

vienne86

Surely someone touched it down!

Amazing defence Connacht - if they were against any other team I'd want them to win.

whatawaster

That looked held up

vienne86

TRY! Van der Flier!:D

mansize

No visible grounding???

Triumvirate

Odd from Clancy. Asks any reason and then states "I can't see all of the ball all of the time". The only context I can imagine that comment being made in is that he can't see a grounding.

b.gud

whatawaster wrote: »

That looked held up

There certainly did seem to be obvious grounding

corny

I didn't think he got it down.

BrokenMan

He said he couldn't see the ball all the time but still gives a try?

A-Train

Finally converted some pressure

Redo91

Clearly held up! Clancy asked the wrong question in the first place. Bit of a pattern over the last few years of referees f**king us over. No sign of that changing it seems.

vienne86

And Sexton adds the extras. That was a great bloody effort. SOB has made a great impact.

mansize

Bizarre reason to award the try

Richard Hillman

Not sure about that one. It looked held up. I don't know why Clancy asked the "any reason" question.

funtime93

Question should've been try yes or no. Ridiculous decision.

Triumvirate

In fairness to them, Leinster have made far more inroads against the wind than Connacht did so are probably worth their lead overall. Connacht deserve some sort of score though.

donfers

Clancy screwed connacht there...should have asked yes or no

vetinari

Connacht got screwed over there. Should have asked try yes or no.

Quint2010

Jaysus your man from Apocalypse Now is the TMO! I bet he loves the smell of a ball being held up over the line in the morning!

Euphoriasean

Clancy didn't see a thing yet he asked any reason I can't award a try. Very odd. Looked held up if anything.

penybont exile

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Clancy once again showing how utterly clueless he is ......

ArmchairQB

Great pressure and patience looked like the ball was held up but Clancy was wrong in the question he asked but we will take that bit of luck!!

mansize

The reason TMO is you can't see a grounding - but Clancy asked the wrong question

vienne86

Ah Reddan - get up, PLEASE!

mansize

vienne86 wrote: »

Ah Reddan - get up, PLEASE!

Champ wake up!

theoneeyedman

funtime93 wrote: »

Question should've been try yes or no. Ridiculous decision.

This game is so poor the ref has to pretend there are scores to prevent us all from falling into a coma

galwaylad14

It's genuinely hilarious the efforts they go to to make sure Connacht don't beat the other provinces. Not in a million years was that a try. Nearly as bad as the penalty try and yellow down in thomond

Squidgy Black

Only the tullow tank could get away with a chip and chase like that

A-Train

Great kick and catch by SOB

mansize

b.gud wrote: »

There certainly did seem to be obvious grounding

Where???

connachta

donfers wrote: »

Clancy screwed connacht there...should have asked yes or no

vetinari wrote: »

Connacht got screwed over there. Should have asked try yes or no.

Pure shame!!!

Bloody woeful attacking performance again.

3 points in 140mins now.

Blackclaret

Clancy on his arse and unsighted, how on earth could he ask for an any reason, that said Leinster deserve the lead.

vienne86

galwaylad14 wrote: »

It's genuinely hilarious the efforts they go to to make sure Connacht don't beat the other provinces. Not in a million years was that a try. Nearly as bad as the penalty try and yellow down in thomond

Hang on - Connacht have not scored at all yet, and were lucky not to get a card in the first half.

Inspector Coptoor

Blackclaret wrote: »

Clancy on his arse and unsighted, how on earth could he ask for an any reason, that said Leinster deserve the lead.

They deserve to be ahead.
By 3 points.
Ball looked held up.

corny

galwaylad14 wrote: »

It's genuinely hilarious the efforts they go to to make sure Connacht don't beat the other provinces. Not in a million years was that a try. Nearly as bad as the penalty try and yellow down in thomond

Clancy made a balls of it but this is rubbish. The amount of times he's missed Connacht tacklers not rolling away for example. He's just a ****e ref. No conspiracy.

donfers

galwaylad14 wrote: »

It's genuinely hilarious the efforts they go to to make sure Connacht don't beat the other provinces. Not in a million years was that a try. Nearly as bad as the penalty try and yellow down in thomond

Oh god it was a terrible decision but spare us the conspiracy craps

vienne86

Moloney on for McCarthy.......what a guy to have on the bench.