Connacht v Leinster Rainbow Cup Sat 8/5 19.35

[LeRouxIsPHat]

Larmour playing like he wants to be the Lions openside.

[wixfjord]

Hmmm Baird wasn't great there.

[D4surfer]

Brilliant commentary, noticed that Baird had come on about 10 minutes after he did.

[D4surfer]

It's important that we don't let them get a bonus point.

[Dave Cahill]

Hmmm Baird wasn't great there.

Nor Keenan, but thats due to a lack of experience for both. Keenan well full tilt across and got stepped very easily - Baird went too high and focussed on the ball instead of just stopping the man

An old bull and a young bull are standing on a hill looking down on the cows. The young bull says, "lets run down there and f%~k a cow". "Hold on" says the older bull, "lets walk down there and f%~k all of them" (Robert Duvall in Colors)

[Dave Cahill]

Sammy Arnold has gone full Rene Ranger

[cormac]

Let Fardy take the conversion

[LeRouxIsPHat]

Let Fardy take the conversion

[cormac]

Fair play. After our worst opening ten minutes since the Exeter match that was one hell of a turnaround for the rest of the match.

[CiaranIrl]

Let Fardy take the conversion

Brilliant. Wish we had.

[Theleinsterlad]

Well didn’t think I would be saying thank god we had the rainbow cup to play in after Europe! After the pain of last week it was good to see the boys at it again. Shaky start but they really drove through Connacht at the end

[CiaranIrl]

Hmmm Baird wasn't great there.

A few minutes later he was bundled into touch as well. He really needs to figure out the physicality bit over the summer. He's a bit of a luxury second row right now. Amazing athletic ability in broken play and on our defensive lineout, but he needs to balance the books a bit more on the teak tough side.

[fourthirtythree]

Let Fardy take the conversion

Genuinely disappointed we didn't.

[ronk]

Let Fardy take the conversion

Genuinely disappointed we didn't.

Kinda glad we didn’t. Funny in some ways, but it wasn’t a classy thing they did.

[Dave Cahill]

Funny in some ways, but it wasn’t a classy thing they did.

Maybe things have changed over the years, but it was always traditional to let a retiring foward have a kick in his last game, especially if he wa a real clubman.

[Lock9541]

Let Fardy take the conversion

Genuinely disappointed we didn't.

Kinda glad we didn’t. Funny in some ways, but it wasn’t a classy thing they did.

Remember when Connacht let John Muldoon take a conversion against us

[Avenger]

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

What a shout.

[Laighin Break]

Connacht with 83 tackles & 61% possession to Leinster's 153 & 39%! Mad considering the score

[ronk]

Genuinely disappointed we didn't.

Kinda glad we didn’t. Funny in some ways, but it wasn’t a classy thing they did.

Remember when Connacht let John Muldoon take a conversion against us

Yes. That’s why I said that it wasn’t classy.

[ronk]

This is a bit of a forward battering.

Nice to see, but again you'd have to wonder how these types of league games serve Leinster when you look at last week.

Even the most ardent Pro14/Rainbow Cup booster would have to admit it's a totally different level.

It’s a week late. But nice to see an improvement happening in areas where weakness was exposed.