Babbling 'brook

When we played Japan in the summer (39-31), we scored our last try on 51 mins & got 2 pens in final 30 minutes of play. Japan have effectively been together since then and looked very cohesive against Australia a fortnight ago. Their defensive ability is awesome and their ball retention is supe...

Home ref tonight

We've traded depth for a stronger starting pack. The easy fix is pick weaker packs some of the time and let the backs go out and win. Whisper it, but I think that our weakest pack is better than most of the URCs best pack. Dragons pack much disagree. In fairness I think our pack still looked strong...

wixfjord wrote: ↑September 26th, 2021, 11:42 am Also worth listening to Ringrose right before the Ross Byrne try.

He's absolutely screaming at JVDF that he's on his shoulder and has space from before VDF even picks up the ball. So smart.

Thought Ringrose was really generally excellent, hopefully signals a return to his absolute best.

Calling for sacking the management over selecting Ross Byrne in a pre-season game is wildly OTT. It's hardly positive discourse that should be immune from criticism. Attacking a player who's given 100% to Leinster over many years isn't the way to start the kind of debate most posters here would lik...

cormac wrote: ↑June 26th, 2021, 9:53 pm Conor Murray is the new Lions Captain.

Beard and Navidi replace AWJ and Tipuric

I'd be fuming if I was James Ryan or Jonny Gray

@Murray_Kinsella EPCR confirms that Twickenham will host the Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals on 21 and 22 May. Up to 10,000 spectators will be able to buy tickets for each game. Face coverings will be mandatory and social distancing will be required at all times. EPCR has also confi...

Xanthippe wrote: ↑April 10th, 2021, 11:49 pm

Jcahill1 wrote: ↑April 10th, 2021, 9:55 pm Anyone been able to find anywhere with stats for the game?

Assume you found some by now but just in case

https://www.epcrugby.com/report/leins ... tatistics

Thanks, didn't realise they had nice ones on the site.

Anyone been able to find anywhere with stats for the game?

Porter and Baird have been immense

Is there a reason they didn’t? 3 year academy contract he’s taken - so not like he’s made a huge leap up the ladder. Heard they wanted him to do another season in the sub academy due to lack of rugby this season. If push came to shove and they knew he was off - apart from optics/pride - what’s the ...

Dooley, Kelleher, Furlong, Baird, Toner, Ruddock, VDF, Conan, Luke, Johnny, Lowe, Robbie, ROL, Kearney, Keenan + Treacy, Healy, Porter, Fardy, Murphy, JGP, Ross, Larmour. One or other injury at 10 may see both Harry & Frawley deployed. Strong, but not a XV to win a 5th star. Need Ryan plus at l...

wixfjord wrote: ↑March 27th, 2021, 7:10 pm Pretty surprised JC got MOTM. Rhys or Henshaw for me.

The try and run up the right wing probably swung it.

His speed off the base is really good.

Had a run through the middle as well. He's a great footballer, and delighted he played so well. Not that Ruddock wouldn't have deserved it either!

Discipline lads

I reckon we could see Conan as well. Only one start so he hasn't been worked too hard.

Think we were punished for really poor handling all game. Also I think the Ospreys showed the benefits of competing at the rucks tonight as well.

Jesus

Clarkson having a rough time of it at scrumtime. Not helped by a lot of poor handling out there.

Very noticeable how little we go for the jackal. Players seem to deliberately pull out of it when they see it might be on.

God Leo’s interview before game wouldn’t inspire confidence in him staying longer than this next contract What was he saying? He said he has been at Leinster for a long time and that sometimes you need to change. Jesus yeah. I suppose he might be right for both parties. Better to move on while succ...