Leinster vs Emirates Lions, Friday 25.02.22 19:35 @ The RDS

[wixfjord]

Dan back in action! Brilliant.

Great to see MOR getting another run too, long overdue.

[mildlyinterested]

Dan back in action! Brilliant.

Great to see MOR getting another run too, long overdue.

MOR has been injured until recently.

[Ruckedtobits]

Absolutely delighted to see Dan Leavy back on the pitch and hope it is the start of his road to NZ in the summer.

Fascinated to see Dev (273 caps) and Joe McCarthy (1 cap) in harness. Maybe in 14 years time 2036), Joe will be recounting to some young Academy second-row how he played with a guy whose professional debut with Leinster "was 30 years ago".

A good line-out with something to please everybody - and possibly some snow showers to welcome our SA visitors.

[ronk]

Congrats Rhys Ruddock on 200 caps

[wixfjord]

15.Quan Horn 14. Stean Pienaar 13. Wandisile Simelane 12. Burger Odendaal 11. Edwill van der Merwe 10. Jordan Hendrikse 9. Morne van den Berg 8. Francke Horn 7. Ruan Venter 6. Jaco Kriel (c) 5. Ruben Schoeman 4. PJ Steenkamp 3. Carlu Sadie 2. Jaco Visagie 1. Sti Sithole Replacements: 16. PJ Botha 17. Morgan Naude 18. Ruan Dreyer 19. Lunga Ncube 20. Sibusiso Sangweni 21. Nico Steyn 22.Manuel Rass 23.Tiaan Swanepoel


Only recognise a few of those, Henrikse is pretty highly rated 20 year old and Odendaal is coming to Wasps next year. Kriel used tto play for Glos.

[wixfjord]

Wouldn't mind seeing Clarkson getting a half here against a SA pack. Big Mike has had a large workload and will be needed for rest of the season.

[mildlyinterested]

Ross Molony with Ireland this week after hendo got covid.

[joooooe]

15.Quan Horn 14. Stean Pienaar 13. Wandisile Simelane 12. Burger Odendaal 11. Edwill van der Merwe 10. Jordan Hendrikse 9. Morne van den Berg 8. Francke Horn 7. Ruan Venter 6. Jaco Kriel (c) 5. Ruben Schoeman 4. PJ Steenkamp 3. Carlu Sadie 2. Jaco Visagie 1. Sti Sithole Replacements: 16. PJ Botha 17. Morgan Naude 18. Ruan Dreyer 19. Lunga Ncube 20. Sibusiso Sangweni 21. Nico Steyn 22.Manuel Rass 23.Tiaan Swanepoel


Only recognise a few of those, Henrikse is pretty highly rated 20 year old and Odendaal is coming to Wasps next year. Kriel used tto play for Glos.

That loosehead must have had a tough time at school.

[Xanthippe]

So well deserved

Doubt he's any chance of getting his game but he deserves to be in camp - he's been magnificent for us this season

[limecat]

Match Preview

It's the last part of the RDS three-in-a-row show.

But Leinster fans should appreciate it because due to the fixture switch with Munster, Leinster won't be at home again until the Good Friday match at the Aviva versus Connacht. In fact it will be the last time we're at the RDS in a scheduled match this season, although hopefully we should be there for the knock-out stages of the URC.

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[the spoofer]

So well deserved

Doubt he's any chance of getting his game but he deserves to be in camp - he's been magnificent for us this season

I'd love to see him get capped. He has deserved it and is a better player than some who have picked up caps in the row in recent years.

[ronk]

15.Quan Horn 14. Stean Pienaar 13. Wandisile Simelane 12. Burger Odendaal 11. Edwill van der Merwe 10. Jordan Hendrikse 9. Morne van den Berg 8. Francke Horn 7. Ruan Venter 6. Jaco Kriel (c) 5. Ruben Schoeman 4. PJ Steenkamp 3. Carlu Sadie 2. Jaco Visagie 1. Sti Sithole Replacements: 16. PJ Botha 17. Morgan Naude 18. Ruan Dreyer 19. Lunga Ncube 20. Sibusiso Sangweni 21. Nico Steyn 22.Manuel Rass 23.Tiaan Swanepoel


Only recognise a few of those, Henrikse is pretty highly rated 20 year old and Odendaal is coming to Wasps next year. Kriel used tto play for Glos.

That loosehead must have had a tough time at school.

A commentator's nightmare.

[blockhead]

200 up for Ruddock.
He could have played for any club in Europe, still could, but he stuck around with us.

[Oldschool]

15.Quan Horn 14. Stean Pienaar 13. Wandisile Simelane 12. Burger Odendaal 11. Edwill van der Merwe 10. Jordan Hendrikse 9. Morne van den Berg 8. Francke Horn 7. Ruan Venter 6. Jaco Kriel (c) 5. Ruben Schoeman 4. PJ Steenkamp 3. Carlu Sadie 2. Jaco Visagie 1. Sti Sithole Replacements: 16. PJ Botha 17. Morgan Naude 18. Ruan Dreyer 19. Lunga Ncube 20. Sibusiso Sangweni 21. Nico Steyn 22.Manuel Rass 23.Tiaan Swanepoel


Only recognise a few of those, Henrikse is pretty highly rated 20 year old and Odendaal is coming to Wasps next year. Kriel used tto play for Glos.

That loosehead must have had a tough time at school.

A commentator's nightmare.

We can but hope

[ronk]

200 up for Ruddock.
He could have played for any club in Europe, still could, but he stuck around with us.

If you could have played for any club in Europe I imagine you'd have picked Leinster too.

[blockhead]

200 up for Ruddock.
He could have played for any club in Europe, still could, but he stuck around with us.

If you could have played for any club in Europe I imagine you'd have picked Leinster too.

Sure where else would ye go?
Big Blue

[ronk]

So well deserved

Doubt he's any chance of getting his game but he deserves to be in camp - he's been magnificent for us this season

He’s probably sub sub.

[wixfjord]

Nick McCarthy having some mare so far.

[Serb]

Did they get rid of the offside rule recently? Both Leinster and the Lions are meters offside at half the breakdowns

[JohnB]

O’Reilly tackled by a man on the ground. Shouldn’t that have been a penalty to us?