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

Bazzo

https://twitter.com/gharkness23/status/1400925892835254272?s=20

This does not look good at all to me.

AbusesToilets

Bazzo wrote: »

https://twitter.com/gharkness23/status/1400925892835254272?s=20

This does not look good at all to me.

Deserving of punishment alright. I don't know how Wilson having Porter in a choke hold didn't warrant a red. Clear as day nothing to do with the flow of the game at that point.

clsmooth

AbusesToilets wrote: »

Deserving of punishment alright. I don't know how Wilson having Porter in a choke hold didn't warrant a red. Clear as day nothing to do with the flow of the game at that point.

Yep, was dangerous play and nothing to do with the actual game. You can get a red for tackling slightly high and making unintentional head contact but only a yellow for intentionally suplexing and then holding a player in a choke hold Murphy got away with his grab at Hasting’s face but will be rightly cited. No excuse for having your hands near an opponents head much less the eye area.

lawrencesummers

Bazzo wrote: »

https://twitter.com/gharkness23/status/1400925892835254272?s=20

This does not look good at all to me.

Impossible to justify that.
Lengthy ban awaits

OldRio

lawrencesummers wrote: »

Impossible to justify that.
Lengthy ban awaits

To be honest I for one would not have done that with an open hand. I would have flattened the bastard with a clenched fist.

(Yes I know it's not the correct thing to do but players acting the bollox were put in their place years ago. Usually their backs.)

VANG1

Give the boys a break, very hard to hit top form in a Mickey Mouse cup. We walked the league when it mattered. We have huge injuries and just deserve a holiday. Sad to see petty criticism of players who have done so much for the fans.

Dave_The_Sheep

Indeed, being handsomely paid to do something they love has nothing to do with it.

Dubinusa

I don't know why they continue to play the regular lads. They should be playing more academy lads ,imo. No point playing Ringrose etc, the season ended with the losses to La Rochelle and the 1st match against Munster in the Rainbow cup.

sydthebeat

Dubinusa wrote: »

I don't know why they continue to play the regular lads. They should be playing more academy lads ,imo. No point playing Ringrose etc, the season ended with the losses to La Rochelle and the 1st match against Munster in the Rainbow cup.

More than 59 in one season?

Jerry Attrick

OldRio wrote: »

To be honest I for one would not have done that with an open hand. I would have flattened the bastard with a clenched fist.

(Yes I know it's not the correct thing to do but players acting the bollox were put in their place years ago. Usually their backs.)

I have to admit that I was praying someone would do just that to Hastings last night.

(Ideally Bent, whose suspension wouldn't have affected him or Leinster too much.)

salmocab

Dubinusa wrote: »

I don't know why they continue to play the regular lads. They should be playing more academy lads ,imo. No point playing Ringrose etc, the season ended with the losses to La Rochelle and the 1st match against Munster in the Rainbow cup.

Ah teams lately have been absolutely cobbled together there was very little wiggle room to make many changes from the selected teams. Whilst the tournament was a waste they still have to play the players that are fit and available. Plenty of people got run outs this year.

thomond2006

Dubinusa wrote: »

I don't know why they continue to play the regular lads. They should be playing more academy lads ,imo. No point playing Ringrose etc, the season ended with the losses to La Rochelle and the 1st match against Munster in the Rainbow cup.

Ireland have two matches in the summer. Those players need games.

Tomtom364

arsebiscuits1 wrote: »

I can't get the thought out of my head that with a better TMO that Glasgow try doesn't stand as they wouldn't need a captains challenge and would have just called it forward rather that the whole officiating team looking to justify their decision

The same Glasgow try were Ross Byrne got away with a late shoulder charge and Cian Kelleher should have been binned (for consistency) for cynical play pulling back Hastings before he received the ball?

Exclamation Marc

Dubinusa wrote: »

I don't know why they continue to play the regular lads. They should be playing more academy lads ,imo. No point playing Ringrose etc, the season ended with the losses to La Rochelle and the 1st match against Munster in the Rainbow cup.

I'm sure the regular lads want to stay fit and perform well in case a Lions call comes.

Ruggabugga101

Andrew Porter seemingly has a broken ankle from pointless rainbow cup game - poor ****er if true, bye bye Lions tour.

Clegg

Watched the Glasgow game again and really that second half is one of the worst we've played in a long time. We were quite decent in the opening 40. We started slowly again, which is a concern, but after a while we got going.

Won the collisions, played with pace and a bit of intricacy in the backs, which we haven't seen much of recently, and varied the point of attack. Ringrose in particular played very well in the 40. Put in two lovely kicks behind the Glasgow defence deep into their 22.

But that second half was dire and I'm at a loss to explain how that happened. Glasgow got niggly and rather than keep to our game we got sucked in to a dog fight. Our execution went to pot in open play and in the set piece. We started losing the collisions and ignoring overlaps to take contact instead. Very poor stuff.

On the plus side, Hugo Keenan again played well as did VDF and Doris.

thomond2006

Devastating news on Porter. If it's a long term injury, suddenly the addition of Alaalatoa is a vital one to Leinster.

Burkie1203

Ruggabugga101 wrote: »

Andrew Porter seemingly has a broken ankle from pointless rainbow cup game - poor ****er if true, bye bye Lions tour.

Toe injury. Not an ankle injury

Ruggabugga101

Burkie1203 wrote: »

Toe injury. Not an ankle injury

Yep so it seems.

Dave_The_Sheep

Jesus. Poor bastard. He'll have to have some serious mental strength to not go nuts over that. Gutted for him.

Sheep Shagger

Jack Conan playing for a pointless game next weekend....hopefully nothing happens to him either.

thomond2006

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

Jack Conan playing for a pointless game next weekend....hopefully nothing happens to him either.

They have to play games, pointless or not.

Larbre34

Sickened for Porter, absolutely sickened.

Fortunately he is very young. Another 2 Lions Tours minimum available to this prodigious talent.

Richie_Rich89

Best Leinster team for next season?

Think I'd be thinking along the lines of:

1. Andrew Porter
2. Ronan Kelleher
3. Tadhg Furlong
4. James Ryan
5. Devin Toner
6. Josh Murphy
7. Will Connors
8. Caelan Doris
9. Jamison Gibson-Park
10. Jonathan Sexton
11. James Lowe
12. Conor O'Brien
13. Robbie Henshaw
14. Hugo Keenan
15. Jimmy O'Brien

16. Dan Sheehan
17. Cian Healy
18. Michael Ala'alatoa
19. Ryan Baird
20. Max Deegan
21. Luke McGrath
22. Harry Byrne
23. Jordan Larmour

AbusesToilets

Larbre34 wrote: »

Sickened for Porter, absolutely sickened.

Fortunately he is very young. Another 2 Lions Tours minimum available to this prodigious talent.

Same was said about Healy mind.

theVersatile

Richie_Rich89 wrote: »

Best Leinster team for next season?

Think I'd be thinking along the lines of:

1. Andrew Porter
2. Ronan Kelleher
3. Tadhg Furlong
4. James Ryan
5. Devin Toner
6. Josh Murphy
7. Will Connors
8. Caelan Doris
9. Jamison Gibson-Park
10. Jonathan Sexton
11. James Lowe
12. Conor O'Brien
13. Robbie Henshaw
14. Hugo Keenan
15. Jimmy O'Brien

16. Dan Sheehan
17. Cian Healy
18. Michael Ala'alatoa
19. Ryan Baird
20. Max Deegan
21. Luke McGrath
22. Harry Byrne
23. Jordan Larmour

Never change Richie. Never change.

Clegg

Richie is right on one point at least. JOB is a 15 and should be selected there only. Against Glasgow he couldn't get into the game at all from the wing. Has the kicking game and vision to be a very good full back. Unfortunately for him, Keenan is just that bit better.

sydthebeat

Conor o brien has done so much this season to deserve ousting ringrose from the best 23 we can select.... His total of 4 mins European rugby is more than enough to cement that place

Great call richie!!
The evidence is irrefutable

Clegg

VDF is nailed on for the openside jersey again too. For a while Connors usurped him as he was a bit better in the tackle. But the former has improved his work at the breakdown and has also turned himself into a viable carrying option.

Dubinusa

Conor O' Brien! Right! Toner!! Jaysus! Holy milkshakes Rich, I don't drink anymore, but I will if these lads are in our best 23.