Babbling 'brook

No doubt Ireland would have done better with 15 players on the field, but that is not the sole reason why Ireland lost this game. Ireland made some really silly decisions and errors which also contributed to this loss. Additionally, when you say your flanker, does this mean that you are not Irish, ...

It's on the independent, not much more information provided.
https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/ ... 60584.html

LeinsterLeader wrote: ↑February 2nd, 2021, 12:42 pm Doris has been returned to Leinster to asses symptoms of Concussion apparently.

Will not be involved against Wales

Terrible news

Can't believe Conan made 79 metres? Feel like I need a rewatch because that's pretty incredible.

Very interesting squad. From a Munster perspective it is great to have Casey recognised and selected, but at the same time it is a shame that he will likely be holding tackle bags when he would have been starting games for Munster. Shame that Coombes didn’t make it, but his time will come. Great to...

Lads did we manage to get into the air while chasing a box kick once in that game? I didn’t see it if we did. We need to be competitive in the air. Great set piece try and great game from Henshaw.

Dave Cahill wrote: ↑January 23rd, 2021, 8:40 pm Larmour is having a bit of a shocker

Annoying because it’s the best he’s been in open play for ages. Nothing can make up for 5 knock one though

Why do our chasers never actually jump and compete? Henshaw excluded that is.

Don't really like the 6:2 bench split we've been persisting with. It's already hurt us in a few games, and especially when we don't have flexible bench options. Nice to see Ringrose back, but I'm very surprised Dooley didn't make the squad at all. Feeling a bit nervous, this feels like the least fai...

Serb wrote: ↑January 18th, 2021, 3:11 pm Good team and likely to be pretty spot on — I think we’ll start Cronin however. Set piece is Munster’s major strength and our lineout has only vaguely functioned when Cronin is on the pitch.

Good description!

I’d disagree too. It’s the only paper I ever buy (not daily) and a lot of my friends would be the same, or at least it’s the only Irish paper that they’d read online. That and the guardian are pretty much the only papers/websites we all read. I realise this is very small example but even at the bar...

Lads I haven't weighed in on this yet because I still kind of think it's a joke, but why is Ross starting at 13? It's such an incredibly weird decision, can anyone fathom some logic behind it? I was in this boat, but he was tidy enough when he was shallow enough to be in frame. Tidy break, deft kic...

Lads I haven't weighed in on this yet because I still kind of think it's a joke, but why is Ross starting at 13? It's such an incredibly weird decision, can anyone fathom some logic behind it?

The shocker for me was the fact, that faced with super aggressive Connacht D and linespeed, which were putting us under massive pressure, we just didn't batten down the hatches, weather the storm, play territory via kicks to touch and let the opposition blow themselves out. No instead we repeatedly...

Penny is a solid 5'11"/6'0". Opensides don't actually need to be 6'2". George Smith, Michael Hooper and Heinrich Brussouw are 5'11", Phil Waugh is 5'9", and David Pocock is variously listed as 6'0" or 6'1". All of those guys were world class in their position at t...

I think Penny has the potential to be world class as an openside. I don't think any of our other back-row prospects (as good as they are) have the potential to be world class, which I would define as mounting a credible challenge to inclusion in a World XV. It sounds odd but I would prefer to lose ...

On a more positive note, I thought Ryan was looking more like his old self in the loose that game. A couple of very dominant tackles and big charges on the ball. Baird outshone him with his athleticism but I thought the pair of them contrasted well.

Keep hearing how great the Ireland second row will be when it comprises James Ryan and Ryan Baird but on recent evidence they can't even provide a reliable line out for Leinster. I agree, add that to the performance of essentially the Ireland front and second row at scrumtime... The scrum which was...

outcast eddie wrote: ↑December 19th, 2020, 2:54 pm Keep hearing how great the Ireland second row will be when it comprises James Ryan and Ryan Baird but on recent evidence they can't even provide a reliable line out for Leinster.

I agree, add that to the performance of essentially the Ireland front and second row at scrumtime...

LeinsterLeader wrote: ↑December 18th, 2020, 5:10 pm

wixfjord wrote: ↑December 18th, 2020, 5:08 pm How is it this bad?!

There's been far better quality livestreams for AIL and intermediate GAA games over the last 6 months.

You'd think they would've tested it like!

Is it gone altogether now or is it just me?

Same for me