Leinster v Connacht Build up Thread

thomond2006

thomond2006 wrote: »

Speaking of Leinster v Connacht, that scene has always bothered me. Walt throws his little chemical weapon straight at the ground, you can see the fan above him as he does it, and blows the place up. Tuco and his crew stumble back to their feet covered in dust and Walt is fine. I know Vince Gilligan is a fan of odd camera angles and I usually love them but this didn't make sense.

its_phil

Former Former wrote: »

In stephen_n's defence:



Now, I don't think that should have been taken too seriously, but still, there it is.

These Pro14 stats are utterly meaningless. The players who are top of the charts in each category are all mid-level pros, none of them is really a top player, but because they're mid-level (and not on international duty), they've all racked up 11 or 12 games (out of a possible 12) and so their stats make them look better than they really are. Blair Kinghorn, Carlo Canna, James Benjamin, Ross Byrne?

If Farrell is playing well, great. These stats are utter bollocks however, so would suggest we stop discussing.

Just have a look a the post you quoted and see when the account was set up. Why react to that? We all know its garbage. Of course Ringrose/Henshaw is a better partnership than Farrell/Aki.

So pretty much what everyone supporting Farrell has said, in the context of playing games in the Pro 14 this season he’s one of the top centres (stats or no stats that’s my opinion) but he’s not best center in the league.

Winters

Sorry, missed a few over the festive period.

The Leinster squad v Connacht in numbers:

13/23 Ireland capped players (56%)
13/23 Internationally capped players - added Fardy (56%)
16/23 Players who have only ever played for Leinster (61%)
18/23 Leinster developed players - added Sexton and Mick Kearney (78%)
20/23 Ireland developed players - added Cronin and Henshaw (87%)

Edited - yes 13, thanks for that. Dunno who I left out.

Is it not 13 Irish capped?