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

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    #6572
    crisco10
    Registered Users Posts: 6,205 ✭✭✭crisco10


    I think part of me just got use to keinster wrapping up bonus points early.

    Its just unusual to see a game!



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    #6573
    [Deleted User]
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    Alaalatoa has been a good signing.



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    #6574
    A-Train
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    Leinster did well for that maul and to get the score.



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    #6575
    [Deleted User]
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    Half the Leinster pack offside there right in front of the ref!



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    #6576
    Clegg
    Registered Users Posts: 17,172 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    Penny special immediately after coming on.



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    #6577
    A-Train
    Registered Users Posts: 4,219 ✭✭✭A-Train


    Of course it was Penny to get the score



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    #6578
    crisco10
    Registered Users Posts: 6,205 ✭✭✭crisco10


    All looks a little better now.



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    #6579
    Clegg
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    Huge 60 seconds from TOB



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    #6580
    crisco10
    Registered Users Posts: 6,205 ✭✭✭crisco10


    ToB with the midas touch tonight!



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    #6581
    A-Train
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    Poor Harry really can’t get a run of games without getting injured.



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    #6582
    crisco10
    Registered Users Posts: 6,205 ✭✭✭crisco10


    Penalty count is huge against leinster tonight. Giving the ref lots of reason to ping us



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    #6583
    [Deleted User]
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118693896#Comment_118693896

    He looked like he bruised a rib in the first quarter after going into heavy contact. Must not have eased off.

    Ross Byrne and Osbourne put in impressive defensive performances, going up against much bigger players and not giving gainline.



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    #6584
    Shehal
    Registered Users Posts: 2,729 ✭✭✭Shehal


    Christ the Lions are terrible, its got to the point where Leinster are almost handing them opportunities to score and they still cant.



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    #6585
    Dave_The_Sheep
    Registered Users Posts: 7,384 ✭✭✭Dave_The_Sheep


    I would very much like us to stop knocking the ball on.



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    #6586
    [Deleted User]
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    Deserved player of the match for Tommy O'Brien, probably his best game in blue.



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    #6587
    Clegg
    Registered Users Posts: 17,172 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    Deserved MoTM award for Tommy O'Brien.

    Overall however this was another concerning performance from Leinsters second string. The Emirates Lions are not a good side. A bonus point win in any game isn't a right, but it's something that Leinster sides of seasons past would have racked up in a perfunctory manner.

    There has been a definite decline in the performance this season.



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    #6588
    sydthebeat
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    Lions 9 was the best player on the pitch tonight



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    #6589
    [Deleted User]
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118693978#Comment_118693978

    Leinster working very hard to frustrate the Lions and our pack are fronting up reasonably well. Lot of negativity but this has been a pretty good contest in my view!



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    #6590
    Shehal
    Registered Users Posts: 2,729 ✭✭✭Shehal


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118693904#Comment_118693904

    Finally, only took them til the 78th minute to get the memo!



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    #6591
    A-Train
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    Once Leinster got their 3rd try they completely lost their way in the rest of the match.

    I thought the 3rd home match in a row they would be motoring a bit more but same limp performance again.



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    #6592
    Juventu4
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    Perhaps one too many offloads from Leinster but I'm liking the ambition hopefully it clicks in the business end of the season.

    Joe McCarthy had a brilliant game, strong tackling and savage carrying in heavy contact.



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    #6593
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118694227#Comment_118694227

    Yup - looks a very good prospect. Lock is definitely one of those positions where you really don't get the best out of yourself until well into your career but he actually was impressive when it came to the nuts and bolts of clearing bodies, getting to breakdowns and slowing down opposition ball. Seems fairly athletic too.



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    #6594
    TRC10
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    Joe McCarthy was incredible. He carried brilliantly and was still flying off the line making tackles in the 78th minute

    Should have got MOTM for me, but TOB was excellent too.



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    #6595
    El_Duderino 09
    Registered Users Posts: 20,360 ✭✭✭✭El_Duderino 09


    It wasn't a great performance last night, but I thought Lionwere better than I expected. They weren't brilliant but they had good cohesion and were composed and relatively organised. All the other teams are reduced by the 6N but Lions were a pretty much full strength team so you'd expect that cohesion.

    It was a win, and I'll take it. TOB was very good. I think Harry Byrne should have come off when he got injured. I thought he was quiet after the injury. Max o Reily was good value, even if a mixed bag.

    Loved Leinster's preference to keep the ball alive. There were a couple of dodgy offloads but in general it was great to see.



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    #6596
    Brewster
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    I think Leinster’s season really starts from now. Very tough run of games coming up in URC, with many of them away from home.



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    #6597
    Lsdrugbyfan
    Registered Users Posts: 882 ✭✭✭Lsdrugbyfan


    unless there is a drastic improvement leintser arent winning anything this year



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    #6598
    molloyjh
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118696056#Comment_118696056

    If only there were a few more players to come back into the squad from somewhere who might make a slight difference to our standards…..



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    #6599
    sydthebeat
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118696056#Comment_118696056

    Yeah the seconds cup is beyond us this year



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    #6600
    Juventu4
    Registered Users Posts: 116 ✭✭Juventu4


    Does anybody know if Jack Dunne has signed for Exeter or is it still just rumors? Was sitting near the sidelines yesterday and he is a very big man, that size is needed when playing the Saffer clubs who offer a different threat than the other URC clubs. Though the scrum looked more steady when he replaced Toner.



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    #6601
    El_Duderino 09
    Registered Users Posts: 20,360 ✭✭✭✭El_Duderino 09


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118696056#Comment_118696056

    Thst team that played last night won't win any tournaments, that much is true. But, y'know, that's not the leinster team thst will compete in the latter stages of tournaments.



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