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Connacht Team Talk Thread VI - Some like it TOH

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    #4052
    CMcsporty
    Registered Users Posts: 1,771 ✭✭✭CMcsporty


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118228707#Comment_118228707

    Are you for real?? Look at the state of it out there!



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    #4053
    Utopia Parkway
    Registered Users Posts: 17,341 ✭✭✭✭Utopia Parkway


    Ospreys have been pretty poor even with a gale of wind behind them. Basically got a jammy try out of nothing.

    Hopefully Connacht keep attacking. Can’t rely on just the wind to win the game for them in the 2nd half.



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    #4054
    randomname2005
    Registered Users Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭randomname2005


    Should have done better from the lineout but make up for it.

    Looked like a high swinging arm before the try.wonder why they never get looked at when a try is scored



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    #4055
    Strumms
    Registered Users Posts: 25,465 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    Could have awarded a penalty try for the high shot last ditch tackle



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    #4056
    randomname2005
    Registered Users Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭randomname2005


    Loved the Connacht question, why not go for it. Strange call from the ref



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    #4057
    razorblunt
    Registered Users Posts: 17,300 ✭✭✭✭razorblunt


    Ospreys are taking the píss with the length of time they hold the jumper in the air at lineout.



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    #4058
    aloooof
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 10,599 Mod ✭✭✭✭aloooof


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118228830#Comment_118228830

    Totally. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen that penalised recently too.



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    #4059
    ionadnapokot
    Registered Users Posts: 4,842 ✭✭✭ionadnapokot


    Snoopy Snoop Beahlam is just the same as Finlay

    i live in fear of the day Furlong gets injured



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    #4060
    razorblunt
    Registered Users Posts: 17,300 ✭✭✭✭razorblunt


    Evans with another swinging arm. One is careless, two is something different entirely.



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    #4061
    randomname2005
    Registered Users Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭randomname2005


    High tackle which saves the try?



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    #4062
    razorblunt
    Registered Users Posts: 17,300 ✭✭✭✭razorblunt


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118228836#Comment_118228836

    He’d warned them directly and then they proceeded to do it again.



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    #4063
    Utopia Parkway
    Registered Users Posts: 17,341 ✭✭✭✭Utopia Parkway


    Connacht have blown some amount of chances to finish the game here. Held up twice over the try line. Leaving the door ajar for the Ospreys. Who have done feck all but are still hanging around in the game.



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    #4064
    Strumms
    Registered Users Posts: 25,465 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    Ospreys should have at least one player seeing yellow, high tackle a few minutes ago was a swinging arm, nothing to mitigate.

    knock on not spotted or ignored.



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    #4065
    randomname2005
    Registered Users Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭randomname2005


    Finally high tackle getting attention



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    #4066
    randomname2005
    Registered Users Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭randomname2005


    Blade for Ireland!!



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    #4067
    ionapaul
    Registered Users Posts: 5,297 ✭✭✭ionapaul


    How'd Blade manage that?! :)



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    #4068
    Burkie1203
    Registered Users Posts: 11,770 ✭✭✭✭Burkie1203


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118228977#Comment_118228977

    Munster lost to this rabble. How



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    #4069
    aloooof
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 10,599 Mod ✭✭✭✭aloooof


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118228991#Comment_118228991

    Because different teams, with different game plans, perform differently from week to week in different matches.



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    #4070
    PHG
    Registered Users Posts: 475 ✭✭PHG


    Some great rugby from Connacht. As a Munster fan I do wish we could play that open and freely



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    #4071
    aloooof
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 10,599 Mod ✭✭✭✭aloooof


    “Freezin their balls off” :P



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    #4072
    ElisaAtWar
    Registered Users Posts: 1,050 ✭✭✭ElisaAtWar


    That was impressive. Liked it much. 9 to 15 was fun to watch



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    #4073
    BrokenMan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,688 ✭✭✭BrokenMan


    Very impressive given the conditions, trusted the new gameplan and it was good to see. Some offloads didn't work but that's the risk you take.



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    #4074
    connachta
    Registered Users Posts: 7,965 ✭✭✭connachta


    None of our ilian international carriers (Aki, Papa, Fifita'a) and still finding an impressive gamestyle under these conditions.

    We shouldn't get overoptimistic against big teams nonetheless, Leicester will make us struggle, we show signs of "pure strenght" deficiencies at scrum, defence or attack (around the 76h min mark when Ospreys tightened up their defence)

    I hope Tuimauga fit in before Dec 19th, Aki comes back 100% fit, and one of Papa/Fifita'a is able to push for starting

    In the backline though we didn't even noticed, none of our theorical impressive combination Aki/Daly/Farrell/Healy/Porch/TOH/BOD played in yesterday showing

    Huge depth from 11 to 15



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    #4075
    Zeugnis
    Registered Users Posts: 755 ✭✭✭Zeugnis


    Hope Niall Murray is ok after failing his HIA. Thought Oliver had another good game (what an offload to Wooton!).

    We've certainly landed on our feet with Mack Hansen, but the performances from Bolton and McNulty were very encouraging.

    Any news on the Thornbird's injury?



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    #4076
    connachta
    Registered Users Posts: 7,965 ✭✭✭connachta


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118215938#Comment_118215938

    No worry about red card, Samoa game cancelled



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    #4077
    RonnieL
    Registered Users Posts: 784 ✭✭✭RonnieL


    I don't think Friday night could really have gone much better. Apart from all the obvious things to be happy about the performance, I was particularly pleased for Peter Robb who I thought came on and did really well. If he can keep fit, his carrying could be a real asset for us.

    Anyone else feeling unnervingly positive about our chances at the weekend away to Leinster?



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    #4078
    ClanofLams
    Registered Users Posts: 4,224 ✭✭✭ClanofLams


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118239146#Comment_118239146

    Cautiously optimistic I would say! Would have preferred a Leinster win at the weekend but sure what can you do.

    With Europe starting following week expect it will be a first choice XV pretty much.

    Very impressive on Friday. The youth of the team really offers hope, nobody above the age of 30 in the 23.

    Recruitment looks to have been excellent again. Mack Hansen obviously the standout but Shayne Bolton looks a right prospect too. Even with Sam Arnold leaving, look set in the centre for a long time with Cathal Forde & Shane Jennings hopefully coming through.

    Oran McNulty was really impressive. Depth from 11-15 is so good, when you can be missing four key players in Aki, Daly, Farrell, Porch and not be overly concerned it seems weird!

    Second row starting to look light though, hopefully Niall Murray isn’t out too long.

    Kieran Marmion is playing some excellent rugby, having him & Blade is a real luxury, they’re the two best 9s Connacht have had since game went professional. Edit: John Cooney an obvious contender too but think his best form quite clearly came in Ulster.

    Leinster will try to dominate up front and at the breakdown I expect, if Connacht can reach the tall order of matching them there would be very interesting.



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    #4079
    RonnieL
    Registered Users Posts: 784 ✭✭✭RonnieL


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118239575#Comment_118239575

    Agree with all of this. Andy Friend mentioned in the post game press conference that Niall Murray was fine so that's good. He'll obviously have to go through the return to play protocols, so I suppose we'll see when they announce the selection on Thursday.



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    #4080
    connachta
    Registered Users Posts: 7,965 ✭✭✭connachta


    Roydon Swift joining Connacht Academy next season from South Africa (highly rated as was Bolton).

    Doubt Illo won't be kept, it's either McCoy or McGrath released it looks like



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    #4081
    FACECUTTR
    Registered Users Posts: 1,535 ✭✭✭FACECUTTR


    Where did you see that Connachta ? Can only find his name on team sheets.



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