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

100%. He was one of the only players to match the dirtiness. No quibbles except for his stupid manhandling of the 9 when told to stop.

No shame losing to a better executing bulls team today. Jgp, Doris, Lowe, Baird and obsborne all good today. How the shoulder to head on jgp wasn't picked up was insane.

Their 8 was insanely good. The battle with Doris was fantastic.

I simultaneously enjoyed this and despaired at the same time. Bring up Rowntree I say...

I don't think there's much going wrong at Leinster in a broader scope tbh. They're developing quality players at a good rate and supplying the national side with the bulk of its squad.

I'd be far more concerned if the academy or schools were producing very few good players and we were languishing mid-table. We're getting to the business end of the season on a consistent basis which is good.

But we're seeing the same errors on the pitch and in selection. I don't think much could have been done differently for the South Africa tour, but we underestimated Ulster twice this season, sent out weaker sides and lost.

In game decision making needs to be much better also. Had we gone for the posts even once more at Ravenhill the Bulls travel to Dublin. Same thing happened in the Champions Cup final a few weeks later. Went for the corner when a kickable penalty was on offer and came back with nothing.

We beat the Bulls by a cricket score a couple of months back and lose today. Poor year for Leinster. It's time for Leo to step down. JN has been a disaster. Goodman not any better.

It was close enough, and was a great piece of skill to pluck the ball out of the air/ frawleys hands to win it, especially after the yellow

Sorry but if there was a decent ref today he would have pinged him at least twice in easily kickable areas. He had a brain fart trying to decide if manhandling the 9 while on the ground in a ruck was penalty or not.

There's a smart way and a stupid way to play on the edge. He's yet to figure out the smart way. I think SOB needs to be in his ear more on the training ground about that side of the game.

Leinster are worse than the sum of their parts. This prob lies with coaching/management. In contrast, Munster are better than the sum of their parts.

But SOB was a man who pissed on other people in a pub. Not sure he's what you want in your ear....

But I take your point.

POM has been brutal today. I don't know what match you're watching. Been declining in influence and making very little impact.

If you're going to talk about where Leinster are falling short at least mention where the issues are arising on the pitch and don't resort to tired cliches.

Leinster's issues are coaching. Players are well capable

The defence is way too narrow and attack is fairly sloppy. Vert fixable

Agree. POM is a fan favourite. But he's nowhere near the levels of his peak. Today he's doing ok, nothing more.

did I say POM was good today?

Ive said it myself about the declining influence he has. But he is still a proper captain.

If you bothered to read what I had previously written you would realise they aren’t tired cliches.

Leinster are missing the three key ingredients that Munster have. It’s pertinent and blatantly obvious.

Rassie ball is a load of balls for this Leinster team.

Nienaber blitz is a load of balls for this Leinster team.
Leinster have far superior players to Munster (as a squad)….

….why do you think they continually fall short?

We need to get ROG as head coach.

I wouldn’t go that far! Ever!

bleyendaal might help but Nienaber must to be put back in his boks by Leo

Was that the year we failed to get out of the champions Cup group?