Connacht Team Talk Thread V - The Friend Zone

molloyjh

What a kick from Daly.

ClanofLams

Mul, it's over

Tom Daly done a great job at 10 in the circumstances

thomond2006

Some Like It TOH

Great win for Connacht, 1-5 in points is a fantastic return. Nice bounce back.

Bazzo

Mul, it's over

With an unprecedented amount of Ireland callups and injuries to key positions that is an incredible result.

ionapaul

Mul, it's over

Tasty win

And performance. Connacht worth the win completely.

Great game to watch, some lovely scores.

sioda

Great game to watch. Away win with the bonus can't argue with that tbh

BigRigsOnly

Huge win loads of positives

ClanofLams

Mul, it's over

Don't really know how conferences work this season but Edinburgh are in Connachts so good to deny them second bonus point.
Best away performance in a long long time. Harsh on Marmion that his place is now under pressure after being selected for Ireland, Blade outstanding though, a good problem to have.

Have to admit Papailli has made a much bigger impact than I thought he would. Tom Daly very good at 10, Porch and Wooton likewise in the back three. Lineout about the only negative.

StevenToast

Ireland should take a leaf out of connachts book next week....

Brilliant performance all round

molloyjh

Great result. Only saw the last 20 but looked a cracker.

SqueakyKneecap

That performance ranks up there with the best ever. Only one experienced second row, no out-half on the bench, our only out-half gets injured and then they score 4 more trys in spite of all that.

Blade, Porch, Papalli, Farrell, Wooton, Delahunt, Thornbury, Masterson among the best. But everybody was brilliant and Prendergast and Reilly got gametime.

But Tom Daly for me was unbelievable. He was absolutely brilliant in an emergency situation.

ElisaAtWar

Not another Toh injury. Looking at him limping at the end of the game and just getting fed up with. I know he is a pure Connacht lad but I'm a bit fed up with his constant injuries

freyners

The Friend Zone

Lads im not one for overhyping things but i think after tonight we are definitely going to win the champions cup

Edit, Confirmedhttps://twitter.com/craggyrugbypod/status/1320468968277233664

Bazzo

Mul, it's over

ElisaAtWar wrote: »

Not another Toh injury. Looking at him limping at the end of the game and just getting fed up with. I know he is a pure Connacht lad but I'm a bit fed up with his constant injuries

This post barely makes an ouncer sense

freyners

The Friend Zone

Papa looks like the answers to our bally carrying prayers, needs some more conditioning but my god his carrying AND his defense are promising

Blade huge game. First time I can say he managed a game rather than tried to force and it worked wonders. Vision for his try superb and his kicking will have marmo under pressure.

Masterson and Thornbury huge games outside of some lineout hiccups. However as said player of the game for me was daly. Managed the game v well outside of Blade and his kicking is massively impressive.

PCeeeee

Mul, it's over

ElisaAtWar wrote: »

Not another Toh injury. Looking at him limping at the end of the game and just getting fed up with. I know he is a pure Connacht lad but I'm a bit fed up with his constant injuries

I'm sure he is far more fed up

Leinstertomas

I remember Connacht getting a shock win at Murrayfield in 2014 by a point in what felt like a big turning point for the province, and then getting a great BP win the next year when they won the league. Last few years they have really struggled in Edinburgh so fantastic to see another memorable win tonight.
9 points from those 3 fixtures is very decent and Cardiff game can be put aside

JohnniDrama

Great win. (Feel that is what should have happened at Cardiff).

Daly motm for me. Hugely impressive.

Masterson outstanding too.

Papali’i encouraging. His first carry, I thought he killed the guy!

They closed the game out well.

Leinstertomas

Really lazy analysis from Hamilton. Thought Connacht were just a team of grafters based on Galway being wet and windy

freyners

The Friend Zone

Leinstertomas wrote: »

Really lazy analysis from Hamilton. Thought Connacht were just a team of grafters based on Galway being wet and windy

I actually thought he was pretty decent. Knew about the lock situation, said we preferred to play the game at tempo and had his analysis sharp on Porch, Blade, Masterson and Buckley for example

Most Irish pundits also do the wet and windy Galway thing so its not an uncommon thing to hear (hello indo journalists in particular)

JohnniDrama

Re Hamilton. He was no more worse than most Irish journalists!

Tommybojangles

Mul, it's over

Leinstertomas wrote: »

Really lazy analysis from Hamilton. Thought Connacht were just a team of grafters based on Galway being wet and windy

Was watching on a poor enough stream so switched off after final whistle, anyone elaborate on what was said? Also how on Earth Daly wasnt man of the match?

I dont mind Hanilton on the rugby podcast but he seems like someone whose analysis would be 'simple' like that alright

StevenToast

Leinstertomas wrote: »

Really lazy analysis from Hamilton. Thought Connacht were just a team of grafters based on Galway being wet and windy

Hamilton was far superior than the likes of Liam Toland....it was way better listening to scottish commentary

JohnniDrama

Just a thought on leadership this match.

When I say it, it’s never about the captaincy, but players stepping up, leading the way.

I thought it was very poor generally against Cardiff but today, it was very different.

Masterson, Boyle, Blade, Daly, Porch really took control and led the charge.

Encouraging.

Leinstertomas

freyners wrote: »

I actually thought he was pretty decent. Knew about the lock situation, said we preferred to play the game at tempo and had his analysis sharp on Porch, Blade, Masterson and Buckley for example

Most Irish pundits also do the wet and windy Galway thing so its not an uncommon thing to hear (hello indo journalists in particular)

Yeah fair enough I did think he was decent overall

ElisaAtWar

Bazzo wrote: »

This post barely makes an ouncer sense

Good one Bazzo. I enjoyed that one😀

connachta

Dean and Sullivan if Fitz and TOH/Arnold aren't 100% next week

no more casualties AFAIK

I like the way we played. Was looking a 4-try losing bonus.
But thanks to the 5th, we got 5-point win!!

connachta

Nobody believed me when I said Papali'i was a great profile for us as 8
In July I've watched all the available XIII games he played in and don't regret it

SqueakyKneecap

Apologies for the copious posting but I'm so impressed by that win given the absentees.

I think Daly's showing tonight could be so crucial next weekend. For a break-glass outhalf he was absolutely outstanding. He kicked pressure scores, made some absolutely brilliant clearance kicks (one of which found touch in the Embra 22 iirc near the end) and as usual was tackling all night long.

We'll get no favours in all likelihood for the second row situation in the foreseeable so the lineouts could be an issue again next week but after a few wobblies they're sorted it out. They also kept scrums to a minimum against Schoeman, which to me was the winning of the match.

I haven't been this happy after an away win in a long time. Between lads like Porchy, Wooton, Blade, "Big Papa" (please make this catch on) and Farrell there's lot of great "heads up" players that make it fun to watch matches. Rugby is so much more than a decent box kick (which Blade was very good at btw).