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

hold my beer

That's very annoying. Was really looking forward to it.

VANG1

There’s still a lot of serious teams left and no cup is won easy. We have had a bad rub of the green in the past with injuries etc so for me onwards and upwards

Clegg

It's right that the game was called off. Health is the number one priority right now.

Nor sure if the extra weeks rest is a good thing for Leinster though. It gives us a chance to recuperate after a gruelling schedule, but we miss out on the chance to further re-integrate the test players back into the team. Could run the risk of going into Exeter/Lyon under prepared.

Exclamation Marc

Damn.

Two weeks in a row now our opponents haven't turned up.

salmocab

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

Damn.

Two weeks in a row now our opponents haven't turned up.

Tip of the hat

thomond2006

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

Damn.

Two weeks in a row now our opponents haven't turned up.

I, now that's just, I have to say....

ujjjjjjjjj

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

Damn.

Two weeks in a row now our opponents haven't turned up.

:):):)

Quin_Dub

Clegg wrote: »

It's right that the game was called off. Health is the number one priority right now.

Nor sure if the extra weeks rest is a good thing for Leinster though. It gives us an extra weeks rest after a gruelling schedule, but we miss out on the chance to further re-integrate the test players back into the team. Could run the risk of going into Exeter/Lyon under prepared.

That is a definite concern.

Calling it off is absolutely the correct decision , but I think Leinster would have benefitted from the game in terms of getting up to the intensity that will be required to go to Lyon or Exeter and win.

Larbre34

Cockends anyway.

.ak

All_in_Flynn wrote: »

Ugh, was really looking forward to this.

If Leinster end up winning the competition, it will feel a little hollow to me.

Ah, we were always gonna walk this one. I'd have liked the lads to get a good match in before Exeter, but c'est la vie, mangetout.

Former Former Former

The week's rest should be great for the likes of Henshaw, Healy, Keenan etc who have played a lot of rugby lately.

Pain in the hole though.

salmocab

Had a grand evening planned, this has turned into the worst good Friday anyone has ever had.

thomond2006

Ye can be thankful this was caught before the game. Instead of a potential outbreak and concession of a QF, Leinster get a week off. I'm sure the likes of Henshaw will be glad of it come training on Monday.

Dave_The_Sheep

F*ck's sake. Was looking forward to some revenge.

yosser hughes

I just bought a Now TV sub especially for this, can't believe it!! Very short notice

thomond2006

yosser hughes wrote: »

I just bought a Now TV sub especially for this, can't believe it!!

You've next week!

salmocab

yosser hughes wrote: »

I just bought a Now TV sub especially for this, can't believe it!!

Me too, did the same last time too

thomond2006

All_in_Flynn wrote: »

Ugh, was really looking forward to this.

If Leinster end up winning the competition, it will feel a little hollow to me.

Leinster were roaring favourites. This isn't an Exeter or Racing that they getting a walkover from.

yosser hughes

thomond2006 wrote: »

You've next week!

ah yeah, I got the monthly one, I was just looking forward to this game so much.

thelad95

yosser hughes wrote: »

I just bought a Now TV sub especially for this, can't believe it!! Very short notice

Another 7 games of Knock out rugby, I'm not too pissed off about it to be honest.

yosser hughes

thelad95 wrote: »

Another 7 games of Knock out rugby, I'm not too pissed off about it to be honest.

yeah I now realise there's plenty of other games to watch.

Larbre34

thomond2006 wrote: »

Leinster were roaring favourites. This isn't an Exeter or Racing that they getting a walkover from.

Yeah but we don't want to be going into a match like those undercooked. God knows Munster didn't even warm us up.

sebdavis

yosser hughes wrote: »

I just bought a Now TV sub especially for this, can't believe it!! Very short notice

Plenty of other rugby on, enjoy it

The La Rochelle game should be a cracker

Dave_The_Sheep

Parisse doesn't appear happy.

Diddums.

sydthebeat

Larbre34 wrote: »

Yeah but we don't want to be going into a match like those undercooked. God knows Munster didn't even warm us up.

Exeter guys (especially the scots) will have played every week for the last 6 weeks... and theyre not playing well.

the extra week off for us, to rest and prepare, is a godsend

thomond2006

https://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/champions-cup/2020-2021/champions-cup-leinster-toulon-annule-bernard-lemaitre-crie-au-scandale_sto8202524/story.shtml

Oooh, this is going to be interesting.

Toulon saying they had the positive case on Wednesday and the player was isolated. They were still permitted to travel to Dublin. They re-tested yesterday, no positives. Game called off.

sydthebeat

Noel Reid at 10 for agen as they prepare for a Benetton ass whooping...

yerrahbah

Toulon every right to be p*ssed off at that

Tim Robbins

thomond2006 wrote: »

https://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/champions-cup/2020-2021/champions-cup-leinster-toulon-annule-bernard-lemaitre-crie-au-scandale_sto8202524/story.shtml

Oooh, this is going to be interesting.

Toulon saying they had the positive case on Wednesday and the player was isolated. They were still permitted to travel to Dublin. They re-tested yesterday, no positives. Game called off.

Should be referred to the TMO at the very least

All_in_Flynn

.ak wrote: »

Ah, we were always gonna walk this one. I'd have liked the lads to get a good match in before Exeter, but c'est la vie, mangetout.

Ah I accept that, it’s just the nature of this year. That being said, I just feel that it lessens the achievement of winning the competition.

I understand it can’t be helped.