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Leinster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread X: [****]

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    #5282
    durthacht
    Registered Users Posts: 726 ✭✭✭durthacht


    Former Former wrote: »
    Have people completely lost the ability to filter what they read?

    This place is an absolute sh1tshow not because of the stupid comments but because of people taking up arms against them.

    You're the problem, not them.

    It's been a full moon for the last week. It'll be calmer when that passes. :-)


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    #5283
    Heymans
    Registered Users Posts: 579 ✭✭✭Heymans


    Let's get back to the original argument of whether Cloete and TOD at his best are/were better players. The All Blacks thing came up because someone used that to show Josh's pedigree but I said I question whether he can do it behind a retreating team.

    The comparisons with McCaw are ridiculous. VDF is very good but I think from many Leinster and Irishfans overrated just like I think we overhype Ireland and Leinster teams.

    Let's put an end to it here and hope Josh Bulks up a bit in the future and proves me wrong


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    #5284
    elliot_st
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 90 ✭✭elliot_st


    Leinster Rugby (caps in brackets):

    15. Jordan Larmour (30)
    14. Dave Kearney (128)
    13. Garry Ringrose (57)
    12. Rory O’Loughlin (51)
    11. James Lowe (22)
    10. Johnny Sexton (155) CAPTAIN
    9. Luke McGrath (104)
    1. Cian Healy (199)
    2. James Tracy (79)
    3. Tadhg Furlong (93)
    4. Scott Fardy (32)
    5. James Ryan (23)
    6. Rhys Ruddock (152)
    7. Josh van der Flier (68)
    8. Jack Conan (82)

    16. Bryan Byrne (33)
    17. Peter Dooley (55)
    18. Michael Bent (113)
    19. Ross Molony (74)
    20. Max Deegan (30)
    21. Hugh O’Sullivan (4)
    22. Ciarán Frawley (7)
    23. Noel Reid (109)


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    #5285
    errlloyd
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    Full strength.


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    #5286
    elliot_st
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 90 ✭✭elliot_st


    errlloyd wrote: »
    Full strength.

    Nope.


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    #5287
    troyzer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,200 ✭✭✭troyzer


    elliot_st wrote: »
    errlloyd wrote: »
    Full strength.

    Nope.

    Other than full back and hooker and taking inuries into account, that's the full team.


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    #5288
    Thermoman12
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 416 ✭✭Thermoman12


    errlloyd wrote: »
    Full strength.

    Leavy should be at 6, Rhys Ruddock has had a few poor performances


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    #5289
    Former Former
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,728 ✭✭✭Former Former


    troyzer wrote: »
    Other than full back and hooker and taking inuries into account, that's the full team.

    Toner also, plus you'd expect Porter, Leavy and R Byrne on the bench

    Not full strength but close enough


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    #5290
    elliot_st
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 90 ✭✭elliot_st


    troyzer wrote: »
    Other than full back and hooker and taking inuries into account, that's the full team.

    no its not.

    Toner, Porter, Cronin, Leavy, Park, Ross Byrne, Rob Kearney, Adam Byrne.


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    #5291
    dregin
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 6,524 Mod ✭✭✭✭dregin


    Yeah_Right wrote: »
    MOTM on his test debut (in Dublin). Before he'd even played Super Rugby.

    I think VDF is a good player but I do think he is overrated by some Irish and Leinster fans. I'd take Leavy over him. However a certain poster here is so irritating that I am nearly compelled to argue that VDF is a hybrid of Jones, McCaw, Kronfeld, Smith and Pocock. And is already better than all of them.

    Combined.


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    #5292
    troyzer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,200 ✭✭✭troyzer


    Well the starting XV anyway. By full strength, I mean that there's no step down.

    Toner might be ahead of Fardy but starting Fardy hardly means we're understrength. Same with Ruddock/Leavy.

    There's a bit more of a drop off on the bench but all in all, there's not much out of place in the starting team other than Kearney and Cronin.


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    #5293
    Thermoman12
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 416 ✭✭Thermoman12


    troyzer wrote: »
    Well the starting XV anyway. By full strength, I mean that there's no step down.

    Toner might be ahead of Fardy but starting Fardy hardly means we're understrength. Same with Ruddock/Leavy.

    There's a bit more of a drop off on the bench but all in all, there's not much out of place in the starting team other than Kearney and Cronin.

    Would you make any changes to the bench?


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    #5294
    troyzer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,200 ✭✭✭troyzer


    Thermoman12 wrote: »
    troyzer wrote: »
    Well the starting XV anyway. By full strength, I mean that there's no step down.

    Toner might be ahead of Fardy but starting Fardy hardly means we're understrength. Same with Ruddock/Leavy.

    There's a bit more of a drop off on the bench but all in all, there's not much out of place in the starting team other than Kearney and Cronin.

    Would you make any changes to the bench?

    A lot. It's a weak bench.

    Porter, Cronin, Leavy and Toner would be much better.

    But let's be honest, I don't think anyone was expecting that strong a XV. I'm shocked Sexton is playing. So I'll take a weak bench.


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    #5295
    Faugheen
    Site Banned Posts: 12,341 ✭✭✭✭Faugheen


    Thermoman12 wrote: »
    Leavy should be at 6, Rhys Ruddock has had a few poor performances

    A few? Two I can think off...

    Leavy hasn't exactly set the world on fire this season in fairness. He hasn't had a good run of it due to injuries but if you look at the last game Ruddock and Porter were the ones leading the pack back into it.


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    #5296
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users Posts: 21,684 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    Surprised to see DK get the start


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    #5297
    Former Former
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,728 ✭✭✭Former Former


    Squidgy Black wrote: »
    Surprised to see DK get the start

    He had a good game against Connacht and has been good pretty much anytime he's played, I'm just surprised he's actually fit two games in a row.

    Adam Byrne probably wasn't considered given he'd played the last couple of games but he still has a lot of ground to make up if he's going to be considered for a full strength team.


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    #5298
    antietam1
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    Adam runs with a lot more power but Dave sets the ball back better.
    Does Adam cover any other positions?


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    #5299
    Faugheen
    Site Banned Posts: 12,341 ✭✭✭✭Faugheen


    antietam1 wrote: »
    Adam runs with a lot more power but Dave sets the ball back better.
    Does Adam cover any other positions?

    While Byrne was the better of the two last week, I think DK's performance flew very much under the radar. Nearly every time he got the ball he made yards in absolutely zero space, while also buying time for the support to get to him.

    He had a very good game on Saturday in my opinion.

    If I remember correctly, Byrne has played full back a couple of times but I don't think any of them have been at senior level.


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    #5300
    Clegg
    Registered Users Posts: 17,169 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    Faugheen wrote: »
    antietam1 wrote: »
    Adam runs with a lot more power but Dave sets the ball back better.
    Does Adam cover any other positions?

    While Byrne was the better of the two last week, I think DK's performance flew very much under the radar. Nearly every time he got the ball he made yards in absolutely zero space, while also buying time for the support to get to him.

    He had a very good game on Saturday in my opinion.

    If I remember correctly, Byrne has played full back a couple of times but I don't think any of them have been at senior level.
    Byrne also played outside centre on his Ireland debut.

    Obviously it's not his best position, but he can theoretically play there in a major injury crisis.


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    #5301
    Dubinusa
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    Surprisingly strong side.i think it's a missed opportunity for Porter to get a big start.
    Ruddock came on strong in the 2nd half last week, although he has looked sluggish recently.
    ROL is the one lad that needs a big game. He was poor last week and with Europe coming up, he needs to up his game.
    I assume Sexton will be rested next week. Frawley, if called into play, will be playing in the biggest match of his career.


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    #5302
    RugbyLover123
    Registered Users Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭RugbyLover123


    Squidgy Black wrote: »
    I'm a big fan of VdF and think he has the potential to be one of Ireland's best 7s, but the McCaw comments are hilarious and completely over the top.

    He's nowhere close to that level, he wouldn't even make a Lion's squad at the moment never mind being compared to one of the all time greats.

    VdF doesn’t make a Lions squad at the moment? Bar Underhill I’d say he’s the form 7 in Britain & Ireland this season.

    On another note, bar the Wales game in the 6n (where injury forced him to start) what’s the biggest game Porter has started? I know Furlong is a machine, but he seems to never start games.


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    #5303
    Heymans
    Registered Users Posts: 579 ✭✭✭Heymans


    RugbyLover123 wrote: »
    VdF doesn’t make a Lions squad at the moment? Bar Underhill I’d say he’s the form 7 in Britain & Ireland this season.

    On another note, bar the Wales game in the 6n (where injury forced him to start) what’s the biggest game Porter has started? I know Furlong is a machine, but he seems to never start games.

    Porter has scrummaging issues which are not fully resolved


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    #5304
    Thermoman12
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    Clegg wrote: »
    Byrne also played outside centre on his Ireland debut.

    Obviously it's not his best position, but he can theoretically play there in a major injury crisis.

    Byrne has never played for Ireland? Which Byrne are you talking about that has played outside Centre for Ireland ?


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    #5305
    elliot_st
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 90 ✭✭elliot_st


    Thermoman12 wrote: »
    Byrne has never played for Ireland? Which Byrne are you talking about that has played outside Centre for Ireland ?

    Adam Byrne has played for Ireland.


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    #5306
    Thermoman12
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 416 ✭✭Thermoman12


    elliot_st wrote: »
    Adam Byrne has played for Ireland.

    Has he? Against who?


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    #5307
    Interested Observer
    Registered Users Posts: 13,105 ✭✭✭✭Interested Observer


    Thermoman12 wrote: »
    Has he? Against who?

    Argentina.


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    #5308
    elliot_st
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 90 ✭✭elliot_st


    Thermoman12 wrote: »
    Has he? Against who?

    Argentina 2017.


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    #5309
    stephen_n
    Registered Users Posts: 12,920 ✭✭✭✭stephen_n


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    Please stop feeding trolls and more importantly please stop QUOTING them!


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    #5310
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    Short but interesting article with Niall Morris

    https://www.the42.ie/niall-morris-interview-december-2018-4377195-Dec2018/

    Fairly ****e that he can't run


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    #5311
    Clegg
    Registered Users Posts: 17,169 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    Having plenty of fun in the match thread. But being serious, Leinster's discipline has been appalling. We usually pride ourselves on conceding as few penalties as possible. And despite a few misgivings I have about the ref, ie not penalising Munster for things he did Leinster, we have nobody but ourselves to blame for most likely losing.

    We let the occasion get to us in a way we didn't last season. I think the same thing happened against Toulouse. We look to be missing a calming influence on the pitch. We're playing to the occasion rather than the opposition. Munster haven't been anything special and if we kept our heads like in the first 10 minutes we could march up to their line. Very frustrating to watch.


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