Connacht Team Talk Thread V - The Friend Zone

salmocab · 10-09-2020 4:49pm

Squidgy Black wrote: »

I don't know if those games would be counted or just seen as exhibition games/friendlies in that respect.

Think it has to be meaningful games, not sure how it’s worked out though.

Diabhal Beag · 10-09-2020 7:46pm

Credit to banm from the Clan form but delighted for Godwin. Hopefully he's a huge success back home.

connachta · 12-09-2020 11:03am

Provincial Representative Season Outline

12th September 2020 (PRO14 2019/20 Final Weekend)

Provincial A Fixtures Rd 1

Teams?
No news at all...

connachta · 12-09-2020 11:06am

Well seems to be next weeks

Munster A will face Connacht A on consecutive Saturdays this month at the Sportsground and Thomond Park.

The first game takes place on Saturday, September 19, at the Sportsground with a 2.30pm kick-off.

Thomond Park hosts the second clash between the sides the following Saturday with another 2.30pm start.

The Munster A selections for both games will be made up of players from the senior squad and the Greencore Munster Rugby Academy.

7's games this week?

connachta · 12-09-2020 11:23am

If it counts for Papali'i ban then good, if not, play him!!

I'd go with a mix with many young U23 senior players + Academy

1) Duggan
2) Tierney-Martin
3) Aungier
4) Prendergast
5) Gallagher
6) SOB (Capt, back from injury)
7) Booth
8) S.Masterson
9) Kerrins
10) Dean
11) Sullivan
12) SOB 2.0
13) Jennings
14) De Buitlear
15) McNulty

16) Adamson
17) Burke
18) Kenny
19) Dowling
20) Dunne/McCormack
21) Reilly
22) Forde
23) Kilgallen

realhorrorshow · 12-09-2020 3:39pm

Niyi will make his Bristol debut tomorrow in a team captained by Jake Heenan at 8.

connachta · 12-09-2020 4:54pm

realhorrorshow wrote: »

Niyi will make his Bristol debut tomorrow in a team captained by Jake Heenan at 8.

Jake as 8? puzzling...

realhorrorshow · 12-09-2020 6:20pm

connachta wrote: »

Jake as 8? puzzling...

Yeah I wouldn’t have him down as an 8 at all but tbh I haven’t seen much of him or Bristol in the last few years.

connachta · 13-09-2020 1:12pm

No try for Niyi, touch

connachta · 13-09-2020 1:15pm

McCabe overwhelmed at scrum.

gally74 · 13-09-2020 9:07pm

The Friend Zone

Think we need to look at pearse stadium .... I'd imagine the sports ground will be limited to 1000

Diabhal Beag · 13-09-2020 9:36pm

gally74 wrote: »

Think we need to look at pearse stadium .... I'd imagine the sports ground will be limited to 1000

Without going into my own strong objections on the current and short-term future restrictions I don't think this is a runner.

I doubt there's going to be any major turnarounds by the government that will ease public gatherings to 1000 people until next year unfortunately. By the time they let spectators into the Sportsground there will be the same capacity limits imposed on Pearse Stadium.

Even then the 5 year planning extension for floodlights in Salthill is not the final twist in that tale.

That said if people think the wind and rain in Sportsground is bad I'd love to see them experience what a cold winter day is like in Pearse Stadium

Zzippy · 13-09-2020 10:03pm

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

That said if people think the wind and rain in Sportsground is bad I'd love to see them experience what a cold winter day is like in Pearse Stadium

All good points but um, is the climate somehow vastly different in the 3 or 4 kilometres between the two?

Dog Botherer · 13-09-2020 10:07pm

You've got a Friend in me

Zzippy wrote: »

All good points but um, is the climate somehow vastly different in the 3 or 4 kilometres between the two?

yes

connemara man · 13-09-2020 10:19pm

The Friend Zone

Zzippy wrote: »

All good points but um, is the climate somehow vastly different in the 3 or 4 kilometres between the two?

HELL YES!!

Diabhal Beag · 13-09-2020 11:19pm

Zzippy wrote: »

All good points but um, is the climate somehow vastly different in the 3 or 4 kilometres between the two?

gally74 · 14-09-2020 7:59am

The Friend Zone

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Without going into my own strong objections on the current and short-term future restrictions I don't think this is a runner.

I doubt there's going to be any major turnarounds by the government that will ease public gatherings to 1000 people until next year unfortunately. By the time they let spectators into the Sportsground there will be the same capacity limits imposed on Pearse Stadium.

Even then the 5 year planning extension for floodlights in Salthill is not the final twist in that tale.

That said if people think the wind and rain in Sportsground is bad I'd love to see them experience what a cold winter day is like in Pearse Stadium

I was more thinking of the next year or two with covid. Announcement on sport tomorrow and the sports ground won't fare good, however with pearses we might get 2k in.

Bazzo · 14-09-2020 9:19am

Mul, it's over

Am I missing something about this tweet, is it supposed to mean anything or is the social network admin just feeling inspirational this morning?

https://twitter.com/connachtrugby/status/1305415994987483136?s=19