Connacht Team Talk Thread VI - Some like it TOH

ClanofLams

lenny4545 wrote: »

Roux has signed for Toulon according to Jackman on the 42 members podcast!

****e. Best of luck to him, great servant.

ClanofLams

Sharp start from Conor Fitz

rodge123

Does anyone think it’s at all possible the TG4 commentators could shut the ^%^* up when the referee is explaining something to the players! Every single week they continue blabbing when ref is saying something you would like to actually hear.

ClanofLams

What a start.

SqueakyKneecap

I like this so far. A like it a LOT!

Fitz and Bladey lively

its_phil

Jesus this is the worst 8 minutes I’ve seen from a visiting team in a long time

testtech05

So it's not just jack prone to the odd lapse and out on the full.....

Great start from us but Leinster will surely improve as the half goes on

its_phil

That was such a lazy and terrible tackle it deserved a yellow.

Buer

testtech05 wrote: »

So it's not just jack prone to the odd lapse and out on the full.....

Great start from us but Leinster will surely improve as the half goes on

Doesn't look like it. Their heads are completely gone. Looks like they're in shock from last week still. Totally off the pace. Never seen as slow and disconnected a defensive line from Leinster from the opening minute.

testtech05

Blade is playing himself into Ireland territory here so far surely!

SqueakyKneecap

Woeful defending

testtech05

That was extremely soft, gives them such an easy shot in the arm after such an awful start

Bazzo

And there's the unbelievably cheap score we all knew was coming

ClanofLams

Think it has gotten better recently but that still happens too often on Connacht restarts

theVersatile

That was a softer penalty switch than Cloete yesterday

Bazzo

Jesus that is unbelievably soft...

Buer

Incredibly harsh penalty on Murray.

SqueakyKneecap

Frank Murphy taketh away once again

testtech05

What a ridiculous call against Murray

testtech05

SqueakyKneecap wrote: »

Frank Murphy taketh away once again

In fairness it was Brace who called it but either way ridiculous

Bazzo

SqueakyKneecap wrote: »

Frank Murphy taketh away once again

Touch judge called it

Ridiculous call. Doesn't excuse the(again) cheap cheap score that follows.

Utopia Parkway

That was a cheap pen on Murray. McGrath actually punched the ball out of his hands first. Then Murray kicked it when it fell.

its_phil

What the hell was that penalty for? Murphy is getting worse by the game.

sydthebeat

Frank Murphy has a horrible manner for a ref... Even worse than lacey

SqueakyKneecap

testtech05 wrote: »

In fairness it was Brace who called it but either way ridiculous

Bazzo wrote: »

Touch judge called it

Ridiculous call. Doesn't excuse the(again) cheap cheap score that follows.

Apologies missed that

Commentators saying this was a response from Leinster. Nonsense, a complete non penalty has been capitalised on but the penalty itself was ridiculous and on no level a penalty. Terrible refereeing.

its_phil

its_phil wrote: »

Jesus this is the worst 8 minutes I’ve seen from a visiting team in a long time

And the worst 10 minutes from a home team

testtech05

Our maul defence is still like wet paper anyway

Talk about getting back into a game when doing nothing.

Terrible either way with the decision. It didnt give them 3 tries.

testtech05

That was never forward

its_phil

That was a bad pass but there was no knock on

theVersatile

Poor one from Blade - not quite sure it was a knock on though

realhorrorshow

He's a legend obviously but Denis Buckley has had a really poor season.

Mail defence is embarrassing, new forwards coach can't come fast enough.

Bazzo

Unloading a submachine gun into their own feet as usual here

testtech05

testtech05 wrote: »

Blade is playing himself into Ireland territory here so far surely!

Seems I jinxed him..... Apologies all

thomond2006

Oh, Connacht.

Utopia Parkway

Nothing new but lineout maul defence really is almost comically bad.

Can’t remember seeing a professional side having such an obvious glaring weakness for an entire season.

testtech05

Defense has been an absolute shambles.

On first view a wasted challenge too.

its_phil

Maul and defence...but what was Oliver doing for that penalty

Who would have thought at 16-0 youd feel like turning the game off before the half hour mark... Christ.

sydthebeat

Hummmm

How can you captain challenge what the ref actually saw??

Burkie1203

I saw grounding

I want to Challenge

Bizarre

SqueakyKneecap

That has to be short

sydthebeat

If the TMO says no evidence, Frank still has to say he saw it

its_phil

What an awful use of captain challenge. Frank gave him an out and all.

theVersatile

Both challenges wasted

sydthebeat

That's highly bizzare

ClanofLams

Getting destroyed at the breakdown.

Bazzo

At least 2 players stood right beside that tackle without bothering to clear out

pappyodaniel

Looks a like a full house in the sportsground.