Babbling 'brook

I guess we’ll find out today what approach we’re taking to the squad. Will all players who fly tomorrow stay for two games? We really need to get at least 5 points from this block and preferably more, if we want to prevent a potential final at altitude in South Africa. A win this weekend seems almo...

I can’t see this match selling out or anything close to it. Based on the indicated ticket prices, I think it’ll be a similar attendance to the Leicester match. Maybe I’ve underestimated the Croke Park novelty, but I don’t think so. The opportunity to open up the game to new people and fill the stadi...

Welcome back to Leinster Jordie! The end of training ‘longest kick’ competition between J Lowe, Osborne and Jordie is going to be great; I’d pay to watch! He’s such a versatile player that it’s a great signing. Provides great depth and super cover over the 6 Nations and into the playoffs. The reacti...

Stephen Jones in the Sunday Times talking about the semi. There's so many holes in his argument that it's impossible he can't see them. He just likes being controversial. "They will face Leinster, who beat La Rochelle 40-13, in the semi-final, and in a massive shock, Leinster are not hosting i...

I hope I’m wrong but I really can’t see us getting more than 50k to Croke Park. ERC is organising which won’t help. The best hope is group offers and deeply discounted tickets. I think Nowlan Park would have been a much better option IMHO. Appreciate the immediate financial considerations but taking...

https://www.epcrugby.com/champions-cup/matches/276405/match-stats We kicked more and much further, we won more turnovers, we blew up their maul often (they had 57% success). That’s very interesting. I was surprised by meters made and defenders beaten but thinking about it, we tended to go around th...

I’m loving the energy and enthusiasm in this thread for the match tomorrow. My heart has us as 30 point favourites! Big day for Porter. Hoping for another super human effort against two enormous tight heads with a gargantuan lock behind them. We probably need Sheehan to bind tight on Porter and chan...

mildlyinterested wrote: ↑April 12th, 2024, 2:49 pm Leo saying Healy was available but Milne deserved the spot.

Very surprised by that. Their tight heads are both enormous man (even by the standards of modern tight heads).
Milne is explosive and has a bit of edge about him (along with an ey for the line) but I hope he can survive at scrum time.

My understanding is that he is 100% out but I really hope my sources are cr&p

i wish ryan was available.. cant help but think we will be left wondering what if.. just like last years final. Ryan is a massive loss (as is Ringer). I wonder is there any chance of Baird starting at lock and Conan or Connors starting in the back row? The obvious benefit is it adds pace and dynami...

Its not as if ROG is a shrinking violet. He brings the attention on himself. We need to stop giving oxygen to him and the turnip loving, O’Gara fan boys in the media. I cut my subs to the 42 and the Indo due to their hysterical worshipping of the opposition before and after last year’s final. The o...

ronk wrote: ↑April 11th, 2024, 3:22 pm

Blue Man wrote: ↑April 11th, 2024, 3:14 pm Let’s worry about this on Sunday (hopefully!)

I absolutely do not want to be talking about next season on Sunday.

“ Leinster set for Croke Park if they defeat La Rochelle”

Let’s worry about this on Sunday (hopefully!)

https://i.ibb.co/5Yw5TGc/image.png Yep. it has the makings of a move that might backfire spectacularly. pure three ring circus nonsense and it suggests RoG Is absolutely sh!tting himself and clearly doesn't handle the pressure well Jaysus the ROG bashing is very tiresome on here, we get it lads! It...

artaneboy wrote: ↑April 9th, 2024, 11:34 pm

Blue Man wrote:Tough call on Harry but I can’t see a switch after the Leicester match.

I really don’t understand what you mean here. Ross was mediocre in the Leicester match. Why wouldn’t we go back to the form outhalf in Harry?

Not going to happen

I think we might see something like: Keenan, Larmour, Henshaw, Osborne, Lowe, Ross, JGP, Doris, VdF, Baird, JJ, Joe Mc, Furlong, Sheehan, Porter Milne, Kelleher, Mike, Molony, Conan, Luke, Frawley, Connors Big test for Osborne, front five need to be massively physical and we need to use the bench ea...

Looking at the outcomes and body language on Saturday evening and reviewing both since, that performance had all the hallmarks of a week of low, or no, emotional preparation what so ever. That may have been a gamble, but with the second-half against Bulls in the recent memory bank, they would have ...

Will Conners starting this weekend. VDF on the bench Unusual for the team to be picked so early in the week… In terms of the discussion around selection at open side, it’s a funny one. Connor’s has been third choice 7 for most of the season. I really like him as a player but wouldn’t start him. To ...

I also logged on at 14:00 and couldn’t get South Prem. Leinster have to do better than this off the pitch

SaoPaulo41 wrote: ↑April 7th, 2024, 12:25 pm ROG has LAR based in Cork for week for training camp .

Just when you thought they couldn’t fit any more w&nkers into Cawke…