Babbling 'brook

Really enjoy watching Tommy O’Brien. Think he’ll be class. Hard to believe we’re 11 points ahead now. Have not deserved that, but out bench is a lot stronger so think we’ll finish strong now.

We have been terrible tonight. Very disappointing so far, especially seeing more of the same in the second half. Ulster looking like the team energised by the half time talk.

Should have captain challenged that ruck at the end. The whole Ulster team were playing the ball on the ground there. Don't think we could have challenged it. Yeah, similar to when Munster tried to challenge at the very end of the game against us — the ref told them they couldn’t challenge it becau...

Possession and territory don’t make for great reading from our perspective. Just 30% possession and 28% territory. The plus is that we are somehow level and could have been ahead only for an illegal turnover at the end of the half. We need to find a way to get our hands on the ball and not concede s...

That’s an absolute shocker of a result for Munster at home to that Connacht team. Changes the complexion of the tournament however.

Ulster’s biggest strength is their back line. Cooney, Hume, Mcilroy, Lyttle, Balacoune and Stockdale are all top quality players for me. I’m not a fan of McCloskey or Burns personally, but they’re far from weak links. I know Ulster have gone with Gilroy and Shanahan for this one, but they still have...

Hard to know what way we will go with the Rainbow Cup from this point on. When we played Munster, we had something better to play for, so we played second string for the most part, only really keeping fits team players who needed game time. We rarely go that weak, and usually mix in a lot more first...

Just realised we have no 10 on the pitch now that Ross Byrne is off.

This is on track to be the highest scoring game ever between these sides. Current record is 69 points, when we beat them 49-20 twenty years ago.

Looks like Frawley has done a hamstring. Was that his initial injury? Turning into a bit of a Mr. Glass.

Would it not have been a drop out to Connacht on their own goal line with the new laws?

Connacht were living off our mistakes. We’ve cleaned our act up and taken a hold of the game. If we can keep our discipline, I think we’ll get a good win here.

That penalty against the Connacht 4 was ridiculous. Never a penalty. I’ll take it though.

Not bad from almost literally our first possession. Weirdly, I still feel we’ll end up winning this fairly comfortably.

This is the worst I’ve seen Leinster play in days. 82% possession for Connacht after almost 15 minutes. They’ve taken their chances in fairness.

Interview with Lancaster in The42 today : Lancaster says there could be scope to add more quality to the squad, in the shape of an overseas signing, over the summer. “I wouldn’t mind one,” he says with a laugh. “Sometimes rugby is physics, isn’t it? It’s mass times velocity, and it’s helpful to hav...

Yeah, that’s game over, Toulouse are in the final. Would be incredible to have the five star showdown with them.

Jalibert is a super outhalf. Core to everything Bordeaux do. Bordeaux’s discipline has been awful though — 17 penalties conceded in 60 minute so far. They would be winning this if they could cut that out.

Only poster I’ve seen with reliable pre-announcement info is Lock9541, maybe they have some insider knowledge?

Oldschoolsocks wrote:For a first timer possibly bringing a 12 year old, terrace or stand - thoughts?

Stand for me. The terrace is good fun, but I think it would be hassle with a 12 year old. It’s also a lot easier to buy extra tickets for the stands if they / you want to bring a friend to any of the games.