Connacht Team Talk Thread V - The Friend Zone

Shefwedfan

MarinersBlues wrote: »

Neil Francis just spent 5 minutes waffling about the game on Matt Cooper.
Half way through admitted he hadn't watched the game

HE WAS ANALYSING A GAME HE HADN'T WATCHED

but decided that Montpellier aren't any good anyway.

Why can't some of the really good young journalists out there get the same exposure he does.

Why would anyone listen to Franno? Even if he watched the game he would get it wrong

He is only in a job because people listen to him

sydthebeat

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Shefwedfan wrote: »

Why would anyone listen to Franno? Even if he watched the game he would get it wrong

He is only in a job because people listen to him

Unfortunately because of his indo columns, his views get read by casual fans... And they take his particular guff as gospel

tryagain

Guts and bravery Connacht were outstanding Francis is outdated the way Irish rugby used to think. Connacht fixed my WC hangover what a performance pride and never say die wish the Irish team showed half as much heart.

Wegians89

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Reports from Linley Mackenzie that marmo signing three year deal with Connacht

testtech05

Some Like It TOH

Wegians89 wrote: »

Reports from Linley Mackenzie that marmo signing three year deal with Connacht

I hope this is true. Would be great to hold on to himself and blade 2 really good operators.

prawnsambo

testtech05 wrote: »

I hope this is true. Would be great to hold on to himself and blade 2 really good operators.

Here's the tweet.

ClanofLams

Mul, it's over

Given it was Linley Mackenzie who tweeted it, he shocked if it’s not true. Great news.

b.gud

Wegians89 wrote: »

Reports from Linley Mackenzie that marmo signing three year deal with Connacht

MarinersBlues

Mul, it's over

b.gud wrote: »

Hopefully a more appropriate opportunity to use that just around the corner! :cool::cool:

Wegians89

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MarinersBlues wrote: »

Hopefully a more appropriate opportunity to use that just around the corner! :cool::cool:

The passion he had the last day I’ve no doubt he’ll be staying. He would have loved the kids demanding him to come out and sign autographs after the match too

https://twitter.com/iancognito16/status/1196529042838741000?s=20

b.gud

MarinersBlues wrote: »

Hopefully a more appropriate opportunity to use that just around the corner! :cool::cool:

That's the plan

testtech05

Some Like It TOH

It has been officially confirmed!!!!!

https://www.connachtrugby.ie/irish-international-kieran-marmion-extends-contract-with-connacht-up-to-2023/

ClanofLams

Mul, it's over

Interesting to hear Jerry Flannery saying Robin Copeland was best athlete he ever saw in rugby on house of rugby podcast. Hopefully he stays fit for rest of season, if he can and maintains this form, be well worth a one year renewal, with age and injury profile, anything longer might be a risk.

ClanofLams

Mul, it's over

Three more seasons should bring Marmion well beyond 200 cap level. Going to be tough to catch Muldoon on 327 but not impossible if he stays until end of his career. Will go down as an all time great for Connacht. Remember he played 48 games in a row or something like that after debut. Playing against Toulouse during another injury crisis when he had been puking on side of pitch few minutes beforehand. Legend.

FACECUTTR

ClanofLams wrote: »

Three more seasons should bring Marmion well beyond 200 cap level. Going to be tough to catch Muldoon on 327 but not impossible if he stays until end of his career. Will go down as an all time great for Connacht. Remember he played 48 games in a row or something like that after debut. Playing against Toulouse during another injury crisis when he had been puking on side of pitch few minutes beforehand. Legend.

Had forgotten about that run of games. He has been immense for us over the years.

connachta

Take that, Sarries!

Shefwedfan

ClanofLams wrote: »

Interesting to hear Jerry Flannery saying Robin Copeland was best athlete he ever saw in rugby on house of rugby podcast. Hopefully he stays fit for rest of season, if he can and maintains this form, be well worth a one year renewal, with age and injury profile, anything longer might be a risk.

He also said to keep him on a rolling contract as his form seems to increase come contract renewals



he is a bit of a Viduka

evil_seed

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ClanofLams wrote: »

Three more seasons should bring Marmion well beyond 200 cap level. Going to be tough to catch Muldoon on 327 but not impossible if he stays until end of his career. Will go down as an all time great for Connacht. Remember he played 48 games in a row or something like that after debut. Playing against Toulouse during another injury crisis when he had been puking on side of pitch few minutes beforehand. Legend.

IIRC he had a drip at half time. The squad was riddled with flu that year

KBurke85

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evil_seed wrote: »

IIRC he had a drip at half time. The squad was riddled with flu that year

I think it was he was in hospital on a drip during the week but still managed to play at the weekend

connachta

Squad training pictures

Bad news :

Butler (wearing hood) and Gallagher (brace) are out

Good news

Sean Masterson trained, might be included in the euro-squad AND Bealham seems training fully (scrum position), maybe a great surprise!

realhorrorshow

Anyone know if Peter Sullivan is being kept around?

Wegians89

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realhorrorshow wrote: »

Anyone know if Peter Sullivan is being kept around?

He was pictured in training recently, would be very surprised if he isn’t

testtech05

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Friend keen on new deal for Aki 'but that's a decision that rests with the IRFU' https://the42.ie/4897752

MarinersBlues

Mul, it's over

testtech05 wrote: »

Friend keen on new deal for Aki 'but that's a decision that rests with the IRFU' https://the42.ie/4897752

Finlay Bealham, Quinn Roux, Matt Healy, Tom Farrell, Shane Delahunt and Stephen Fitzgerald are all potentially available for this week.

That's massive news!

Wegians89

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MarinersBlues wrote: »

Finlay Bealham, Quinn Roux, Matt Healy, Tom Farrell, Shane Delahunt and Stephen Fitzgerald are all potentially available for this week.

That's massive news!

Some big players back there, hope they aren’t being rushed back, need them properly fit for the next few months

Wegians89

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That sounds like it very much is a push to get bundee into a central contract, which would be well deserved

macslash

Mul, it's over

MarinersBlues wrote: »

Finlay Bealham, Quinn Roux, Matt Healy, Tom Farrell, Shane Delahunt and Stephen Fitzgerald are all potentially available for this week.

That's massive news!

Leader out though

MarinersBlues

Mul, it's over

macslash wrote: »

Leader out though

I think we are winning on this transaction!
We have plenty of back three players now, and quite a reasonable pack.

Doesn't sound too serious for Leader hopefully back soon.

connachta

MarinersBlues wrote: »

Finlay Bealham, Quinn Roux, Matt Healy, Tom Farrell, Shane Delahunt and Stephen Fitzgerald are all potentially available for this week.

That's massive news!

Amazing!! that's a hell of a good-looking team, then, to snap a BP!


1) Buckley
2) Heff
3) Bealham
4) Roux
5) Ultan
6) Masterson
7) Fainga'a
8) Copeland
9) Blade
10) Carty
11) Healy
12) Aki
13) Farrell
14) Porch
15) S.Fitzgerald


16) Delahunt
17) McCabe
18) McCoy
19) Macksymiw
20) Boyle
21) Kerrins
22) Robb/Daly
23) Godwin