Connacht Team Talk Thread VI - Some like it TOH

I saw all the new comments and immediately assumed we'd lost someone else.

Important bit of business. Quality THs are always going to be looked at by other clubs and Finlay for my money is the best we have in Ireland after Furlong and Porter.

They do work extensively with the schools and there is development officers of various levels working in many of the schools allthe time and the budgets these schools have to spend on rugby has everything to do with Leinster as it has a direct impact on standard of players coming into the Leinster set up

And that obviously doesn't apply to any other province.

Lads this is a mental line of argument.

Can someone start a thread if they want to continue conversation, not relevant to Connacht.

It’s pretty annoying that Connacht have stopped doing injury updates, hard to keep track of who’s available. Expect there will be some changes for trip to Belfast anyway - Papali’i might get a start, Marmion has obviously re-established himself as first choice but think Blade may come in, Carty could prob do with bit of a rest, would be interested to see Aki Bolton get a run together, Mack Hansen will probably be back.

Ulster will be keen for revenge after getting a thumping in Lansdowne.

Going with Tuimauga to prepare him for big return Leicester game, Duggan back on the bench, rest Burke

Delahunt/Tierney to rest Heff

Bealham just back, either McCoy or Aungier benching

Fifita'a needs a start, with young Murray, Dillane bench

Rest all back-row, too much used, I'd go with both Mastersons 6/7 and Big Papa 8, Booth 1st game n°20

Blade/Fitz (Marmion/Carty subs)

Aki/Farrell

Ben O'Donnell, Porch and Hensen as dream-all-aussie-back-3, TOH bringing experience off the bench

Bolton joker kept for Munster

Dillane Roux and Daly had no real chance to make the Irish squad for RWC

Blade has an outside chance to be in it.

Might help him to stay, Bealham and Carty did

Heard from a source that Daly is staying. Praying they are right but usually are. Good news if so anyway.

I was right!! Daly signed on for another 2 years!

For the ulster game is like to see something along the lines of:

duggan heff Bealham

murray dowling

prendergast, Oliver, papalii

Marmion Carty

bundee Farrell

wootton Mack porch

delahunt tietie Illo fafita butler blade Fitzgerald Bolton

thinn that’s the strongest back line in the squad, would love to see Mack at 15.

need to give Murray snd dowling as many minutes as possible this year

Thanks! I won't lie, I didn't expect the good news announcement the next morning!

I'm guessing Casey was kite flying

Dillane is 28. He is right to move on for more money,imo. I hope he flourishes in France. In the end, if you are regarded as a fringe international player, why would you stay?

Disappointing, I though we were going to rip them one. But even if the squads had been untouched by Covid, it would not have been responsible to play it in front of a crowd. Very difficult situation in Dublin, not clued in on elsewhere, but happy Christmas to all you Connacht fans. with Daly and Bealham having re-signed, and a bunch of players due to return soon from injury, 2022 is full of promise.