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

cython

Confused by the questions there wrt time - unless they actually wanted to kick it dead (i.e. tap and kick) then the time is no longer relevant?

I'm almost certain Scarlets 17 went to injure Healy there. Got hands around his knee and drove at his thigh.

Buer

Thank Christ Conan didn't have a go there.

kmart6

Deserved that.

Clegg

Good try. And Gareth Davies slid in with his knees to Lowe's exposed ribs.

Scumbag.

Burkie1203

That knee slide needs to be punished

A-Train

Yes get over Lowe! Dirt from the Scarlets 9 sliding in with the knees

Buer

Sneaky from Gareth Davies. No way he had to go in like that.

PhlegmyMoses

I hate that knee slide that people do when somebody is scoring in the corner. Happened Ferg against Scarlets last year as well. Dirty.

kmart6

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm almost certain Scarlets 17 went to injure Healy there. Got hands around his knee and drove at his thigh.

Think I saw that too, looked like he could have let it go but trued to twist it.

Exclamation Marc

Clear as day knee slide into James Lowe there. It's essentially leading with your knees with no attempt to tackle.

Should be punished.

Bridge93

Welsh are experts at the knee to the ribs on defenseless players

Nice comments from Warburton on Lancaster.

ScrubsfanChris

Not the first time Davis has kneed someone while they scored. Thug.

Larbre34

Some kick!

We are very good at frustrating Welsh teams.

kmart6

Buer wrote: »

Those are the kicks that Byrne has to be nailing but I've no confidence in him to do it. They should be 75/25 but I find them far closer to 50/50.

Two decent one's since, def should have got the first though.

thomond2006

Gareth Davies does a Liam Williams. Not pretty.

Buer

Ross Byrne is a question mark wrapped in a riddle. There's definitely a pressure issue with him. Can nail the hardest kicks but struggles with those that have a certain level of expectation.

kmart6

Deleted User wrote: »

Nice comments from Warburton on Lancaster.

Watching on eir, what's he saying?

This could be a long day for Scarlets, they've used a good deal of their bench already. That fatigue is going to open gaps later for the likes of Larmour and Lowe.

PhlegmyMoses

Buer wrote: »

Ross Byrne is a question mark wrapped in a riddle. There's definitely a pressure issue with him. Can nail the hardest kicks but struggles with those that have a certain level of expectation.

Been really g0od tonight by and large. Serious defence and decent under the odd high ball that has come his way. Just needs some consistency in kicking

swiwi_

Lowe is hard to stop close to the line. Scarlett's might think that was just a bit too easy - loose forwards needed to anticipate that and allow the wing to slide.

Ruddock pick of the forwards, Lowe the backs - has looked good with the little ball he has had.

Scarlett's are surprisingly quite route one on attack - I really really don't rate Fonatia, was delighted when he quit the Crusaders.

PhlegmyMoses

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

I hate that knee slide that people do when somebody is scoring in the corner. Happened Ferg against Scarlets last year as well. Dirty.

Richard Hibbard did it to a Benetton player last week and it was a disgrace. I'll try and quickly gif it just as it's worth a look. Player was in agony for a while afterwards.

Edit: Here it is

MaybeMaybe

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

I hate that knee slide that people do when somebody is scoring in the corner. Happened Ferg against Scarlets last year as well. Dirty.

It should be a pen on the half way line after the conversation. I just can't understand how it is never looked at.

mangobob

Great to see Warburton calling Davies out there, saying he knew what he was doing.

thomond2006

swiwi_ wrote: »

Lowe is hard to stop close to the line. Scarlett's might think that was just a bit too easy - loose forwards needed to anticipate that and allow the wing to slide.

Ruddock pick of the forwards, Lowe the backs - has looked good with the little ball he has had.

Scarlett's are surprisingly quite route one on attack - I really really don't rate Fonatia, was delighted when he quit the Crusaders.

Fonotia did nothing at Ospreys. Perhaps Scarlets were left in a bind when Scott Williams left.

Faugheen

What channel are ye watching it on for Warburton?

realhorrorshow

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

Clear as day knee slide into James Lowe there. It's essentially leading with your knees with no attempt to tackle.

Should be punished.

Hate it so much. Would be a penalty and a yellow anywhere else on the pitch. Zebo caught Adeolokun in a similar manner in 2016 drives me mad every time I’ve seen it since then.

mangobob

mangobob wrote: »

Great to see Warburton calling Davies out there, saying he knew what he was doing.

Davies did a really unpleasant number on Luke McGrath in the pro-14 final just before Conan's try, he strikes me as a bit of a scummy player but I don't see enough of him to say that with any certainty.

thomond2006

Luke's shirt selection is developing nicely.