Leinster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread XII (The Byrne Supremacy)

crisco10

I have a small running backpack, always bring it in without any fuss or it even being checked.

Crowd expected us about 30k so not huge

Dubinusa

Can't believe that " no pace" Larmour is picked! He's undeserving and his 30 off international caps scream Leinster bias!

Don't get me started on Keenan!

Or Ringrose

Lsdrugbyfan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118302917#Comment_118302917

point out where someone said he had no pace.

chief_sim

I'm looking to give away 3 tickets for tomorrow's match (for free). They're in Block 517, Row A incase you're wondering.

Pm if interested!

ersatz

If RB has to come off does Frawley go to 10? That should get boards hopping, especially now that it's become evident that HB is actually cursed.

Clegg

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118303785#Comment_118303785

I think so. If there's an injury to RB then Frawley goes to 10 and TOB(?) comes on at 12.

JOB is the more experienced player and is positioned on the bench as the 10/inside back cover, but all his best performances have come at 15 and I think TOB is the better centre.

Exclamation Marc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118302622#Comment_118302622

Expected to be around 30,000 so a small enough crowd, relativity speaking.

Skyfloater

Is there any proper Youtube channel that will have this afterwards, as I won't be able to watch it live. Or is it a case of making do with watching the highlights on Channel 4? Thanks.

antietam1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118300582#Comment_118300582

Virgin media 3 I believe have highlights of all Irish games Sunday night.

Clegg

Great heads up play, but that's an incredibly easy score for Leinster. Bath just never numbered up in defence.

Clegg

Hell of an opening 6 minutes for JGP. Kick out on the full, try and intercepted pass.

MaybeMaybe

Ruddock made that try. Incredible work to protect the ball

Clegg

Well worked from Leinster off that lineout. But Bath again never set themselves in defence. Ruddock took the pop down from the lineout and had 3 or 4 metres to get up a head of steam before being tackled.

clsmooth

Thats a lovely jersey :cool:

Burkie1203

That's fingers in the eyes on VDF

Clegg

That looked forward from Keenan.

Scrappy few phases from Leinster. Passes going to ground or behind the receiver.

Edit: not forward at all. Incredible offload.

Dave_The_Sheep

A mile forward.

Clegg

Bath are a rabble. Failing to get enough numbers in the defensive line, crabbing sideways in defence, slow to most rucks.

Larbre34

It was flat.

I'm not sure what value this game is going to be to either club.

70+ points easily on the cards here, it doesn't say much for Bath or the tournament.

UAEguy2020

Wonder if Keenan was wearing a white shirt would he get the credit he deserves from the international media, Steward just needed to catch afew balls to be best thing since sliced bread after all.

Clegg

Sorry this is just shite.

Leinster aren't even trying and have already scored 5 trys. Bath haven't the slightest interest in defending.

Burkie1203

If Leinster get a bit more accurate this could be 100 points.

UAEguy2020

Christ, you’d get crucified at the bottom of the AIL for that defending…

Larbre34

A good friend of mine in the south of England is a forty year Bath fan and the support base is deeply upset at the poor executive management which has led to this. Easy to forget what a big Club it is.

Larbre34

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118305806#Comment_118305806

Absolutely. He may not have been a Lion, but he's been a far better 15 than Hogg all year.

Clegg

Leinster haven't even played well imo. Passing has been pretty wonky and our discipline hasn't been great. It's just that Bath are so disorganised in every area that we can't help but score.

Beechwoodspark

Soft aul try to concede

UAEguy2020

ref ignoring the high tackle just before the knock on, he’s pittying Bath at this rate…

Clegg

Looked like Ringrose took a hefty smack to the face near the end of the half. Wonder if he'll come back out.

UAEguy2020

Boy the ref really is sympathetic to Bath now.