Leinster v. Ulster, Rainbow Cup, Fri 14 May, 20.15hrs
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Re: Leinster v. Ulster, Rainbow Cup, Fri 14 May, 20.15hrs
The scrum seemed to be under a lot of pressure which was a surprise given our front row.
I wonder if the issue was the engine room where Carter and Henderson were just generating a lot more power than our much lighter lads could match?
I wonder if the issue was the engine room where Carter and Henderson were just generating a lot more power than our much lighter lads could match?
Re: Leinster v. Ulster, Rainbow Cup, Fri 14 May, 20.15hrs
Ryan, Baird and Cronin in a front five doesn't strike me with huge confidence from a scrummaging POV personally.
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Re: Leinster v. Ulster, Rainbow Cup, Fri 14 May, 20.15hrs
The issue was that Marty Moore took Cian Healy lower than Barry White's voice and owned his arm so completely Cian is waking up with the names of Marty's kids* tattooed on it.
*I have no idea if Marty has kids or not, its a metaphor
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Re: Leinster v. Ulster, Rainbow Cup, Fri 14 May, 20.15hrs
Some work from JR. He got better ad the match went on. Same for Baird. The shouting from Lowe was over the top, imo. We weren't playing in the champions cup final. It was a non event v an Ulster team who were playing for pride. He sounded like one of the sarries lads. Not needed me thinks. Trying to generate some atmos but that was over the top at times last night.Twist wrote: ↑May 15th, 2021, 10:47 amI loved it!wixfjord wrote:Yep think so. Very annoying.carlow man wrote: ↑May 15th, 2021, 10:16 am Was it him just shouting whoooo everytime anyone made a tackle? Bit annoying.
Unrelated - James Ryan is credited with 31 tackles last night
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Re: Leinster v. Ulster, Rainbow Cup, Fri 14 May, 20.15hrs
I think Healy and furlong had a hard time dealing with o'toole and Moore. They seemed to have their number in every scrum.Dave Cahill wrote: ↑May 15th, 2021, 11:18 amThe issue was that Marty Moore took Cian Healy lower than Barry White's voice and owned his arm so completely Cian is waking up with the names of Marty's kids* tattooed on it.
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Re: Leinster v. Ulster, Rainbow Cup, Fri 14 May, 20.15hrs
I loved it too! Agree with the backchat; needs to stamped on by the refs. Ulster were penalised for it yesterday in the second half, I was delighted to see. Also agree the "Captain's Challenge" is cr@p and unnecessary. Both captain's should be able to question ref decisions whenever they feel like - as they have done up until now, with the best example for me being J10's demand that the Willie le Roux grounding for Wasps vs ourselves in Lansdowne in the Heino 2018.Twist wrote: ↑May 15th, 2021, 10:47 amI loved it!wixfjord wrote:Yep think so. Very annoying.carlow man wrote: ↑May 15th, 2021, 10:16 am Was it him just shouting whoooo everytime anyone made a tackle? Bit annoying.
Unrelated - James Ryan is credited with 31 tackles last night
Re: Leinster v. Ulster, Rainbow Cup, Fri 14 May, 20.15hrs
Especially considering the end last night where the ref didn't want to hear a captain's challenge because it came from the side line. I think it should be a coaches challenge like the nfl.
I had assumed they were all from the side line anyway via the water bottle carriers, to winger, to captain etc. If it has to be so obvious that it is something the on field players have seen then you would think the tmo would be all over it. I think it should be coach to 4th official. Leave the players worry about their main job.
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I had assumed they were all from the side line anyway via the water bottle carriers, to winger, to captain etc. If it has to be so obvious that it is something the on field players have seen then you would think the tmo would be all over it. I think it should be coach to 4th official. Leave the players worry about their main job.
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Re: Leinster v. Ulster, Rainbow Cup, Fri 14 May, 20.15hrs
Would we have had a fit 10 next week if we got to Heineken final !!!!
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Re: Leinster v. Ulster, Rainbow Cup, Fri 14 May, 20.15hrs
The funniest thing was when Henderson asking could he challenge it then after McGrath got a stern no from Adamson.heno wrote: ↑May 15th, 2021, 12:42 pm Especially considering the end last night where the ref didn't want to hear a captain's challenge because it came from the side line. I think it should be a coaches challenge like the nfl.
I had assumed they were all from the side line anyway via the water bottle carriers, to winger, to captain etc. If it has to be so obvious that it is something the on field players have seen then you would think the tmo would be all over it. I think it should be coach to 4th official. Leave the players worry about their main job.
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Henderson was in the mood to challenge everything but I have to say I did agree that the Henshaw tackle had to be something. The other backchat was penalisable, but I could understand that one.
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Re: Leinster v. Ulster, Rainbow Cup, Fri 14 May, 20.15hrs
Henshaws tackle was something, class.Fan with smartphone wrote: ↑May 15th, 2021, 6:28 pmThe funniest thing was when Henderson asking could he challenge it then after McGrath got a stern no from Adamson.heno wrote: ↑May 15th, 2021, 12:42 pm Especially considering the end last night where the ref didn't want to hear a captain's challenge because it came from the side line. I think it should be a coaches challenge like the nfl.
I had assumed they were all from the side line anyway via the water bottle carriers, to winger, to captain etc. If it has to be so obvious that it is something the on field players have seen then you would think the tmo would be all over it. I think it should be coach to 4th official. Leave the players worry about their main job.
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Henderson was in the mood to challenge everything but I have to say I did agree that the Henshaw tackle had to be something. The other backchat was penalisable, but I could understand that one.
Re: Leinster v. Ulster, Rainbow Cup, Fri 14 May, 20.15hrs
Yeah, Henshaw’s tackle was on the edge as D’arcy described it at half time, but I thought it didn’t cross any lines for me, so penalty only was the right call. Poor body position but did more damage to himself than to Balacoune.
Re: Leinster v. Ulster, Rainbow Cup, Fri 14 May, 20.15hrs
I don't think the penalty was for the tackle, but for a different, real, offense.
Why would it be, the tackle wasn't illegal. It was marginal and could have gotten him in trouble if he was even a tiny bit higher.
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Re: Leinster v. Ulster, Rainbow Cup, Fri 14 May, 20.15hrs
I think it was a high tackle, Henshaw’s arms end up around Balacoune’s neck, if he had managed to avoid any contact with the head/neck area, it would have been a great tackle.
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Re: Leinster v. Ulster, Rainbow Cup, Fri 14 May, 20.15hrs
At worst it was a penalty as his arm slides up at the end into the neck of Balacoune. To be honest I'd have preferred to see him try and bend his back a bit before making the tackle. Much safer for him and Balacoune.
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Re: Leinster v. Ulster, Rainbow Cup, Fri 14 May, 20.15hrs
We'll have to agree to disagree then, I didn't see anything that was technically illegal.
Saying that, I hope that's the last time he tries one of those! It wouldn't take much for it to go pear shaped.
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Re: Leinster v. Ulster, Rainbow Cup, Fri 14 May, 20.15hrs
For sure, literally an inch higher and that’s a red card.
Re: Leinster v. Ulster, Rainbow Cup, Fri 14 May, 20.15hrs
I'd say a penalty gets called, at least, if it's a TMO referral. As a captain's referral there needs to be clear evidence and awarding a penalty lets them off the hook for losing their challenge
Re: Leinster v. Ulster, Rainbow Cup, Fri 14 May, 20.15hrs
It’s difficult to achieve and sort of consistency when you make ten changes but I thought this was a poor performance. There was some good aggression and line speed in defense but overall I thought we played well below what we’re capable of. There was a complete lack of shape or width in attack; with ball in hand it was all a bit blunt, regression to one out runners. Half back was a big problem, Luke was slow and Byrne too deep and slow (in fairness, I think Ross was playing on one leg. I am concerned about the fluidity of our attack and ability to generate width. A few weeks to work on it with a full squad so hopefully things will improve. Also, with three tries on the board and 18 minutes to play, it was disappointing not pushing on to get the BP - Turnips got 10 points from the Interpros but we only got 9. Whatever about this year’s Rainbow Cup format, I would love to see us play the Bulls / Stormers.