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

Larmour has put in an outrageous performance in this game. He's straight back into the first XV, no question.

Larmour motm.

The traffic on this thread shows the sort of game the was. Glasgow were truly awful.

Glasgow tried copying La Rochelles tactics. They flooded the channel of the second receiver and made the tip on or linking pass much harder to make. We didn't look as fluid in attack at times.

The difference is their forwards couldn't keep ours from getting over the gainline as frequently as La Rochelles. So even if they stopped us from linking wide, we could reload, get over the gainline with a tight carry, and then try linking again when Glasgow are retreating.

I imagine the Bulls will try and emulate that tactic next weekend. They might have better success as their forwards are better than Glasgow's.

That thought did go through my head. It's my impression that this Leinster team are way more likely to put 50, 60, 70 points on mid-level opposition than Leinster sides under previous coaches. They don't even have to be particularly weak teams for it to happen. It's just their defences aren't quite cohesive and aggressive enough, and they don't put enough pressure on Leinster's ball at the breakdown. This Leinster team can absolutely annihilate that sort of opposition. I bet the number of times 50 points or more have been scored has gone way up since Lancaster came onboard.

It would be great if they could keep that and also get better at beating the Saracens and La Rochelles of this world.

Porter concedes a penalty at the scrum and you post this. Porter wins a penalty against the head and you have nothing to say. Leinster put last weeks disappointment behind them with an emphatic win and all you can say is that Leinster are flat track bullies. And then you wonder why I was saying you’re really negative! Gas.

Leinsters end of the year awards ceremony in tonight. Great to see Frawley get the fans player if the year award. It's well deserved.

There it is. The misery. Heaven forbid you give any credit where it’s due. But you sure as hell won’t miss an opportunity to stick the boot in.

Anyone got a clip of Frawley chasing back? Official highlights don't have it and I missed the game earlier.

Absolutely and it was the first thing I thought after the match, the argument fir not throwing him in was that he wasn't long back from injury and he's prone to a few mistakes, on both counts that makes no sense as even I his first game back you could see glimpses that he was back to his best and as for mistakes well the back three in the rochelle game all made mistakes on the day, in a tight game though you don't leave out the one player who can conjure something from nothing.

The argument for not throwing him in, as u call it, was also that the back three were playing very well, had shown no weakness, and had looked very threatening scoring tries for fun.

Saying the back three ended up making mistakes is not justificatiin for his selection. Just the same as using as evidence a game where were comfortable in is not proof that he would have made no mistakes.

The Bulls will be a challenge. It will be tougher than the opening game. The Sharks v Bulls was a great arm wrestle. Leinster had an easy enough time, it's a pity really. I'd have liked to see a tougher match this week.

Larmour is insane atm! Scary good.

Leinster played quite well yesterday. Doris put in a huge shift as did Ryan and McCarthy. They just bowled through their Glasgow counterparts. Also our back three made a lot of ground. Larmour was excellent in his line running and stepping and JOB also put in some very good grubbers behind the defence to keep them retreating.

But I think there are a few areas that can definitely be improved upon. Byrne and Frawley had a few mix ups in their interplay and a couple of passes went to ground and stifled our attacks. I don't think those two have played together much as a 10/12 combo which could be the reason for the miscommunication.

Also, Leinster started very slowly yet again. They make a habit of conceding the first score before they really get settled into their structures. Don't think we can afford to do that in the Semi Final, or the Final if we make it that far.