Match Thread - Exeter v Leinster - KO 17:30 ~ 10/12/17 - BT Sport 2/BEin Sport

Larbre34

"Lovely dive" . Jesus wept.

corny

Exeter blocking the drift defence there. They've been good at the less obvious cheating tonight.

Tigerandahalf

Dodgy Ringrose defence. Not for the first time.

Poor game.

"Lovely Dive" BT commentators seriously doing my head in.

Leinster haven't been in this half at all. Exeter much stronger.

swiwi_

Weird that nowell didn’t start. Ah well they can move the ball thru the backs too after all.

wp_rathead

Nacewa almost had to push up there to be fair, was a 3 on 1

Finally. We win a high ball. Well done McFadden.

A-Train

Leinster have been terrible in the 2nd half

irishbucsfan

swiwi_ wrote: »

Weird that nowell didn’t start. Ah well they can move the ball thru the backs too after all.

Nowell has been injured

We really need points here.

I am very very tense.

Thanos

Need something after all this......

corny

Tracy and Conan going backwards on every carry in these phases.

All too slow. Take the points. Bit lucky with that penalty.

Thanos

Not that lucky, that was great pressure. But yes take the points

awec

Three points welcome but that was an awful lot of effort for a three point chance.

Massive cynical slap on the 9 got let go there, we had numbers wide as well. Try saving if we had gotten it out.

Faugheen

Exeter offside so many times in those phases. One time McGrath was being tackled before he even picked up the ball

vienne86

Sexton......please be OK.....

Clegg

I wonder if we didn't go wide because our wings ain't quick enough to threaten the line.

irishbucsfan

32 phases. Brilliant from both sides there.

vienne86

Good man Isa!

Tigerandahalf

Exeter defence is very good on the gainline in fairness. A good few Leinster players being driven back.

Lack of creativity about Leinster. The centres are offering little.

connemara man

McGrath is slowing down the Leinster attack a bit too ponderous at the base of the ruck for my liking

vienne86

Well done Ferg.....saved us there.

corny

The kicks are very average from McGrath but they're coughing up errors.

irishbucsfan

Chiefs need to get their heads settled, a bit of grounding needed. If not we'll keep taking these errors!

corny

A mile offside tackling Fardy there.

Clegg

44 phases.

That was epic.

Icemancometh

Yes!!

clsmooth

Exeter out Exeter’d. Huge score!

Larbre34

Yasssss

Thanos

Another great effort there, phase after phase and they could not hold out

vienne86

Jack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awful stuff to watch, but great to beat Exeter at their own game.

awec

That’s the game.

Leinster forwards will sleep tonight.

Jesus absolutely exhausting stuff. Never seen the entire squad that ragged with exhaustion.

Unreal stuff. Very different to La Rochelle game, but highly impressive in a different way.

vienne86

Now concentrate lads.

Synode

44 phases. Quality. Well done Jack

swiwi_

If you’re an Exeter fan you’ve just been handed a cup of your own medicine...

This has been a good learning game for Conan.

He was the one forward that was struggling to make or even hold ground in contact but has varied it up and become more effective as the game has evolved. Good to see him have that variety.

irishbucsfan

Last two visits to their 22, 32 phases followed by 44 phases. 10 points. So pleasing, Leocaster will be thrilled. Great play from McGrath and the pack.

A-Train

Boom what a score great response after the first 20 mins in the second half

CIARAN_BOYLE

If we can win and deny Exeter the losing bonus point it will be an incredible result.

This second half we are relying on our pack so much.

awec

Tracey hasn’t thrown a straight line out all night.

thelad95

Two more tries in 7 minutes for the bonus?

corny

What a turnover from SOB. There were 3 or 4 trying to get him off it.

Synode

Ferg would have been away there

leakyboots

awec wrote: »

Tracey hasn’t thrown a straight line out all night.

His throwing is poor in general. Larmour on, finally might see some #Leinstertainment!

vienne86

awec wrote: »

Tracey hasn’t thrown a straight line out all night.

Shhhhhhhh!

swiwi_

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

If we can win and deny Exeter the losing bonus point it will be an incredible result.

This second half we are relying on our pack so much.

Cullen really needs to think about his wing options for next week. Although a win by any means probably enough if Leinster close out this win.