Leinster Team Talk Thread (Love you Furlong time)

sydthebeat

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121476445#Comment_121476445

A few points on this.

Goodman was a coach with Samoa BEFORE he joined Leinster in 2022, and I think it's pretty obvious that one of the conditions for joining Leinster was that he would be part of the Samoa coaching squad for the RWC.

Goodman wasn't the only leinster staffer with Samoa during the RWC. Brian colclough, our video analyist, was also with Samoa for the RWC.

Goodman has spoken about how much he enjoyed the RWC and how much he learned as well. Putting a business head on, Goodman was carrying out cpd and should be a better coach for the experience. Leinster should benefit from that in the longer term

And finally, teams like Samoa etc cannot afford to be paying full time assistant coaches, so benefit from coaches coming in part time from clubs. So should those who have be benevolent to those who have not? Personally I think we should. There was plenty of coaches who were linked to clubs at the RWC with the islanders

Dubinusa

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121476652#Comment_121476652

I don't know? It's a good point, benevolence and such. But it probably at Leinster's expense.

Clegg

It's up to Leinster to rescue this weekends European fixtures.

Same as it ever was.

Dubinusa

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121477031#Comment_121477031

Lol. Talking heads!

Dubinusa

Fingers crossed for Clarkson tomorrow. I hope he plays a blinder!

AdamD

Leinster will win tomorrow

dublin49

Munsters scrum got minced today and they were lucky to get a draw.I think we will struggle in d scrum as we always do at the top level with Alatoa and if there are more than a few scums each half to them we will lose,

Rigor Mortis

We have quite a few players with a point to prove tomorrow. Equally, each of those players (Big Mike, Jordan, Will, Harry, Robbie) are all gonna have to have big big games if we have a hope of winning.

Billy_the_Kid

Glad to see Harry Byrne and Will Connors starting in a big European Cup game. However I think Leinster will be seriously up against it this afternoon.

letsbefair

This is not a make or break game, very tough to win away to La Rochelle. It's a long season and we are bedding in a new coach, however there will not be much between the teams. A lot depends on how Harry plays, they will target him big time.

Clegg

It's pissing down in La Rochelle. Looking at a slugfest today.

Dubinusa

I'm shytin bricks. Hopeful and fearful.

clsmooth

Weather looks brutal. I reckon LAR will target Larmour with a few high balls.

eagle eye

I was just watching the lineups there and when I seen the centres, Henshaw and Ringrose, all that came into my head is which one gets injured today.

I wonder how many times they've played together over the years. They are a great pairing when both are healthy.

Burkie1203

This will be crap anyway

Burkie1203

That ball was out

Clegg

Botia absolutely did not try to play the ball. Cheap shot on JOB.

bilston

Ryan asking for a YC? That's a good way to rub the ref up the wrong way in that situation.

Burkie1203

Skelton in front there?

Clegg

Skelton wasn't offside when he gathered that knock on?

Clegg

La Rochelle constantly infringing at the breakdown.

And now starting scraps.

Burkie1203

Not seeing what Mccarthy has done wrong there

Clegg

That's an utterly nonsense yellow for McCarthy. Don't know what he's being penalised for.

Burkie1203

That's BS from Carley.

clsmooth

Ridiculous to card McCarthy for that. Danty pining Sheehan down, McCarthy got him off him.

AdamD

This is some clown show reffing. La Rochelle should have multiple yellows

sydthebeat

Joe Mac needs to be squeaky clean for the rest of the game.

That should be another yellow for LAR

Clegg

Another offside penalty conceded.

Carley needs to bin them again.

Burkie1203

That's another YC

Burkie1203

LAR # 2 should be gone too