Leinster v Bulls Aviva Stadium 5.15 Sat 25th Sept TG4
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Re: Leinster v Bulls Aviva Stadium 5.15 Sat 25th Sept TG4
I wonder where Osbourne is earmarked to come on? He’ll obviously be covering a few positions but maybe 13 is the main one if Ringrose hasn’t been in full training for long.
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Re: Leinster v Bulls Aviva Stadium 5.15 Sat 25th Sept TG4
The fact that he is picked as the outfield cover in #23 jersey for this game (with 2 injury prone centres in the starting team) is a positive indicator of both his development to date and potential.LeRouxIsPHat wrote: ↑September 24th, 2021, 12:33 pm I wonder where Osbourne is earmarked to come on? He’ll obviously be covering a few positions but maybe 13 is the main one if Ringrose hasn’t been in full training for long.
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Re: Leinster v Bulls Aviva Stadium 5.15 Sat 25th Sept TG4
As a former hooker, of all the heads to heads this is the one I will be most interested in:
"22 yo 191cm Dan Sheehan up against 37 yo 189cm hooking legend Bismarck Du Plessis"
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Re: Leinster v Bulls Aviva Stadium 5.15 Sat 25th Sept TG4
He can cover fullback too.backrower8 wrote: ↑September 24th, 2021, 12:39 pmThe fact that he is picked as the outfield cover in #23 jersey for this game (with 2 injury prone centres in the starting team) is a positive indicator of both his development to date and potential.LeRouxIsPHat wrote: ↑September 24th, 2021, 12:33 pm I wonder where Osbourne is earmarked to come on? He’ll obviously be covering a few positions but maybe 13 is the main one if Ringrose hasn’t been in full training for long.
Also we're already light at outside back. COB could have been picked, maybe JOB is fit, not sure.
I rate him but it's not an especially brave selection.
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So much to like but great to see J10 back and suspect that midfield is going to give us a couple of interesting moments with Frawley and Ringers. Back row is powerful and dynamic and expect them to make hay !!
Heaven help anyone near James Lowe when there are good blue moments, going to be serious excitement, arse slapping and whooping................
Heaven help anyone near James Lowe when there are good blue moments, going to be serious excitement, arse slapping and whooping................
Re: Leinster v Bulls Aviva Stadium 5.15 Sat 25th Sept TG4
Big boost for Ross Molony that. Starting ahead of Baird/Dev in a pretty full pack against a big SA outfit in first game of the season. Hope he continues his form from last year.
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Pretty interested to see how we use our kicking game and particularly Lowe/Frawley.
Might be a few 50/22 opportunities.
Might be a few 50/22 opportunities.
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Re: Leinster v Bulls Aviva Stadium 5.15 Sat 25th Sept TG4
Me too. He looked absolutely gigantic and extremely fit vs Quins. It was also his pop pass inside that set Baird off on the run for the latter's try.
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So much for Porter to LH being a 'a stupid idea of the sort usually cooked up by journos after a boozy lunch or fans on forums' and people struggling to believe 'the Leinster coaching staff are that stupid'.
Very interested to see how it works out.
Very interested to see how it works out.
Re: Leinster v Bulls Aviva Stadium 5.15 Sat 25th Sept TG4
I have to admit I'm more shocked by the Healy move. Porter going to LH is actually a bit of a relief, because I didn't see us retaining three international class tightheads.
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Re: Leinster v Bulls Aviva Stadium 5.15 Sat 25th Sept TG4
A lot of people could have played the I told you so card on this one. You are the only person who has chosen to do so. You have a real edge to your posting, could you take a more respectful tone to this forum. People are here for leisure purposes, nothing adversarial.
Re: Leinster v Bulls Aviva Stadium 5.15 Sat 25th Sept TG4
And so it begins !!backrower8 wrote: ↑September 24th, 2021, 2:38 pmA lot of people could have played the I told you so card on this one. You are the only person who has chosen to do so. You have a real edge to your posting, could you take a more respectful tone to this forum. People are here for leisure purposes, nothing adversarial.
Perhaps we could all agree on reserving our adversarial posts to a safe common ground area - that being slagging Munster/South Africa B/Leinster A or whatever you want to call them. That way we can all agree and poke fun in a totally safe manner. Wixfjord might agree to this ?
Re: Leinster v Bulls Aviva Stadium 5.15 Sat 25th Sept TG4
Hey man, there's a big block button there if you don't want to see my posts. Feel free to use it instead of the back seat modding eh?backrower8 wrote: ↑September 24th, 2021, 2:38 pmA lot of people could have played the I told you so card on this one. You are the only person who has chosen to do so. You have a real edge to your posting, could you take a more respectful tone to this forum. People are here for leisure purposes, nothing adversarial.
Also the irony of you asking for a 'more respectful tone' isn't lost on anyone!
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Re: Leinster v Bulls Aviva Stadium 5.15 Sat 25th Sept TG4
Tbf he might have used the wrong login and forgot which persona to use.wixfjord wrote: ↑September 24th, 2021, 3:38 pmHey man, there's a big block button there if you don't want to see my posts. Feel free to use it instead of the back seat modding eh?backrower8 wrote: ↑September 24th, 2021, 2:38 pmA lot of people could have played the I told you so card on this one. You are the only person who has chosen to do so. You have a real edge to your posting, could you take a more respectful tone to this forum. People are here for leisure purposes, nothing adversarial.
Also the irony of you asking for a 'more respectful tone' isn't lost on anyone!
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Re: Leinster v Bulls Aviva Stadium 5.15 Sat 25th Sept TG4
Match Preview: Leinster Rugby vs Bulls
We're back baby!!!
And we're not just back for the new season, they'll actually let us watch it again in person!!!
Okay sure, there were 1,500 people allowed into the RDS for the last game of the season against the Dragons and there was a decent enough crowd in the Aviva for the only pre-season game against Harlequins. But this is the first time since February 2020 that we'll see a proper crowd attend a competitive game. Fair enough it would be nicer to be heading to the RDS tomorrow evening but the Aviva will do until we can get back to our proper home.
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We're back baby!!!
And we're not just back for the new season, they'll actually let us watch it again in person!!!
Okay sure, there were 1,500 people allowed into the RDS for the last game of the season against the Dragons and there was a decent enough crowd in the Aviva for the only pre-season game against Harlequins. But this is the first time since February 2020 that we'll see a proper crowd attend a competitive game. Fair enough it would be nicer to be heading to the RDS tomorrow evening but the Aviva will do until we can get back to our proper home.
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Re: Leinster v Bulls Aviva Stadium 5.15 Sat 25th Sept TG4
I'll be very happy to eat crow if this works out, and wish them the best, but still think it's a huge risk for all involved.
But then I'm not a WUM.
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It's not about whether it works out or not though, you constantly repeated that it wasn't true or had been made up by fans.
Whereas actually both Leinster & Irish coaches had mentioned it and now it has come to pass.
I mean literally everyone agrees that it's a risk!
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No, I said I couldn't believe it was true given the huge risks involved, and that in my view it wasn't an idea worth trying and one that was on the tier of those come up by people on a boozy lunch, and I still stand by that. Stop twisting other peoples words to match your antagonistic agenda.wixfjord wrote: ↑September 24th, 2021, 4:17 pmIt's not about whether it works out or not though, you constantly repeated that it wasn't true or had been made up by fans.
Whereas actually both Leinster & Irish coaches had mentioned it and now it has come to pass.
I mean literally everyone agrees that it's a risk!
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Re: Leinster v Bulls Aviva Stadium 5.15 Sat 25th Sept TG4
No quarter given and none taken. Name that punditwixfjord wrote: ↑September 24th, 2021, 3:38 pmHey man, there's a big block button there if you don't want to see my posts. Feel free to use it instead of the back seat modding eh?backrower8 wrote: ↑September 24th, 2021, 2:38 pmA lot of people could have played the I told you so card on this one. You are the only person who has chosen to do so. You have a real edge to your posting, could you take a more respectful tone to this forum. People are here for leisure purposes, nothing adversarial.
Also the irony of you asking for a 'more respectful tone' isn't lost on anyone!
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