Leinster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread XI (The Finals Countdown)

Faugheen

Is this Deegan’s 50th cap?

molloyjh

Faugheen wrote: »

Is this Deegan’s 50th cap?

Yep.

Squidgy Black

molloyjh wrote: »

Yeah Tomane has been really good so far this season. Anyone know what the story is with Conor O'Brien? Is he injured?

He was 23 for the Ospreys game but not a whisper since.

molloyjh

Squidgy Black wrote: »

He was 23 for the Ospreys game but not a whisper since.

Forgot about that...

sydthebeat

is will connors injured?

Clegg

molloyjh wrote: »

Yeah Tomane has been really good so far this season. Anyone know what the story is with Conor O'Brien? Is he injured?

I read online that the coaches weren't happy with the condition CoB was in when he started pre-season training. Maybe he's still trying to get himself back into proper shape?

On that note, does anyone think that James Lowe is carrying an extra kilo or two? He's not a rapid winger by any means and his game is about explosiveness over 10-15 metres. But I think he's looked a bit slow this season.

irishbucsfan

Does this mean Cian Kellehers signing wasn’t a mistake and he shouldn’t go back to Connacht?

salmocab

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Does this mean Cian Kellehers signing wasn’t a mistake and he shouldn’t go back to Connacht?

It’s hard to see where he’ll fit in. He’s not rubbish or anything but we’re fairly stacked at back 3

molloyjh

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Does this mean Cian Kellehers signing wasn’t a mistake and he shouldn’t go back to Connacht?

Yes. I mean no. I mean come back to me after the game on Saturday when we can either herald him as the saviour or denounce him as poison (sorry ak).

Squidgy Black

sydthebeat wrote: »

is will connors injured?

No just rotation I think, he played 7 against Treviso and Ospreys, Penny got Edinburgh and this game. Likely trying to give as many options a chance before the internationals return

Rigor Mortis

Clegg wrote: »

I read online that the coaches weren't happy with the condition CoB was in when he started pre-season training. Maybe he's still trying to get himself back into proper shape?

On that note, does anyone think that James Lowe is carrying an extra kilo or two? He's not a rapid winger by any means and his game is about explosiveness over 10-15 metres. But I think he's looked a bit slow this season.

I thought that alright, he was put away in the last game and he was hauled in very easily. He did look sluggish

Shefwedfan

Rigor Mortis wrote: »

I thought that alright, he was put away in the last game and he was hauled in very easily. He did look sluggish

Did he not have an operation over the close season?

Squidgy Black

Lowe had a shoulder operation, missed majority of preseason as a result

Shefwedfan

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Lowe had a shoulder operation, missed majority of preseason as a result

I was thinking so

Natural to be behind his training

KaneToad

Watching the Zebre game. Plenty of gratuitous camera shots of Italian beauties in the crowd. This must have been what the 1970's were like!

icdg

For whatever reason, eir Sport crashed into the match about 8 minutes in with no explanation.

salmocab

icdg wrote: »

For whatever reason, eir Sport crashed into the match about 8 minutes in with no explanation.

They do that occasionally. It’s bloody annoying. It’s like someone forgets to switch over from extra

WoollyRedHat

I thought this game was at 1815... They put up the wrong time on website...

salmocab

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

I thought this game was at 1815... They put up the wrong time on website...

Probably local time

Clegg

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

I thought this game was at 1815... They put up the wrong time on website...

The website displays local time kick off I think. It's the same for the Six Nations site. I've gotten kick off times for France games wrong in the past because of that.

Exclamation Marc

Very tight first half. Weather and pitch are appalling.

A few good opportunities for both teams to dot down but good defence or poor attacking decisions have it nearly locked.

Is Conor O'Brien injured or just not being picked. Didn't notice him in the injury update this week and haven't seen him much this year outside a brief cameo against Ospreys and that Canada game.

WoollyRedHat

Typical. Would it be so hard to have a notification at top of page saying 'All games listed are in local tine' or beside relevant away game saying 'Local Time'.

sydthebeat

Best part of this game has been the music on the down time.

Zebre could easily have had at least two tries in that half, but I expect leinster to choke the life out of them in this half

Clegg

Leinster with a five metre lineout on close to Zebres line. Fail to win lineout. Zebre break, Leinster concede a pen and now it's a Zebre lineout in leinsters 22.

salmocab

Flat enough performance, not what this team need with the internationals coming back in. They looked excellent the first three weeks

Faugheen

Hugo Keenan the pick of the bunch here at the moment. Playing very well so far this season.

Squidgy Black

salmocab wrote: »

Flat enough performance, not what this team need with the internationals coming back in. They looked excellent the first three weeks

Pitch and the weather conditions looks absolutely woeful in fairness to them

Clegg

Deegan subbed off after 50. On Doris's first touch he breaks the line and gets 10 metres in.

salmocab

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Pitch and the weather conditions looks absolutely woeful in fairness to them

Ah I know but it just feels flat even still

KaneToad

Leinster are in danger of losing this game. They are not really getting anywhere and Zebre must now fancy their chances.