Leinster v La Rochelle Heineken Cup Final Sat 28th May 4.45 Marseille

[wixfjord]

J Lowe has a bit of a bandage on the leg but nothing too severe at all.

[blockhead]

J Lowe has a bit of a bandage on the leg but nothing too severe at all.

He's grand. He bounced down those bus steps, hand in pocket.

[LeRouxIsPHat]

https://twitter.com/brettruganalyst/sta ... 1ayQhiP5rA

Forgot about a lot of this shithousery.

It's basically what every team does, in fact it's what we do. Doris and Ryan in particular are slow to roll away and aren't afraid to get in the scrumhalf's way. They all do it though and the little bits of acting they do to try and hide it can be quite funny. Furlong likes to pretend like he's been trapped and is itching to break free when really he's not trying at all. Molony has mastered the art of getting in the way but putting his hands up to look innocent.

[Ray Donovan]

Furlong & Lowe travelled anyway

https://twitter.com/leinsterrugby/statu ... IGGklELCWA

Some hawk on Twitter commented that because Tadhg picked up a different type of page to Doris it means he won’t be playing!!

Furlong picked up a rucksack and a luggage bag while Doris picked up a full gear bag.

Make of that what you will!!!

[The Doc]

Furlong & Lowe travelled anyway

https://twitter.com/leinsterrugby/statu ... IGGklELCWA

Some hawk on Twitter commented that because Tadhg picked up a different type of page to Doris it means he won’t be playing!!

Furlong picked up a rucksack and a luggage bag while Doris picked up a full gear bag.

Make of that what you will!!!

This is like old school Soviet watching in the cold war days - trying to work out who was gaining power by looking at how they lined up at public meetings.

Roll on midday tomorrow

[The Doc]

Think I saw on Twitter from one of the folks on this board that Killester Travel cancelled their trip (or one of them) - bad form and very late notice

[Barry]

https://twitter.com/brettruganalyst/sta ... 1ayQhiP5rA

Forgot about a lot of this shithousery.

That was Jono Gibbes' La Rochelle - Saint Rog's players wouldn't behave like that.

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[Ruckedtobits]

https://twitter.com/brettruganalyst/sta ... 1ayQhiP5rA

Forgot about a lot of this shithousery.

It's basically what every team does, in fact it's what we do. Doris and Ryan in particular are slow to roll away and aren't afraid to get in the scrumhalf's way. They all do it though and the little bits of acting they do to try and hide it can be quite funny. Furlong likes to pretend like he's been trapped and is itching to break free when really he's not trying at all. Molony has mastered the art of getting in the way but putting his hands up to look innocent.

But if anyone for a moment thinks that Barnes hasn't been studying exactly the same tape, they don't know how Ref's prep for a game like this.

Barnes has done it all. This game is big certainly but not BIG OMG!, I can't f#ck up my career. This game is Big, as in I've got an opportunity here to ensure that this is serious entertainment for 67,000 people here and millions on TV and I'm certainly not going to let a couple of shitehawk cheats screw it up by constant illegality.

Barnes' rep is made at this stage. He loves rugby. He doesn't have an ego problem. He has a very good legal career in a specialist field and his association with rugby will be lifelong.

I'd be very confident that he will penalise and, if necessary, card for persistent infringement on Saturday. The game will be won by the best attackers, not the best cheats.

[The Doc]

Think I saw on Twitter from one of the folks on this board that Killester Travel cancelled their trip (or one of them) - bad form and very late notice

I see Xan has posted it on another thread



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[Xanthippe]

Lowe and Furlong will start.

I think this is like "The Princess Bride" and you are planting that so that La Rochelle think they will start but knowing that you probably planted the story know that they wont. On the other hand they know that Leinster will know that they will think you planted the story so .......

Inconceivable!

You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means.....

[Circos]

Think I saw on Twitter from one of the folks on this board that Killester Travel cancelled their trip (or one of them) - bad form and very late notice

Yeah seen that, I'm with Cassidy travel and they confirmed all good for them at least!

[wixfjord]

Seems to be a big squad there. Murphy, Ed Byrne, Cronin, Larmour, Osborne, McCarthy, all travelling.

https://www.sportsfile.com/more-images/775817614/#0

Joe McCarthy there also.

[mildlyinterested]

No Baird.

[paddyor]

https://twitter.com/brettruganalyst/sta ... 1ayQhiP5rA

Forgot about a lot of this shithousery.

It's basically what every team does, in fact it's what we do. Doris and Ryan in particular are slow to roll away and aren't afraid to get in the scrumhalf's way. They all do it though and the little bits of acting they do to try and hide it can be quite funny. Furlong likes to pretend like he's been trapped and is itching to break free when really he's not trying at all. Molony has mastered the art of getting in the way but putting his hands up to look innocent.

Sure, but they were pretty effective at it. I think it’ll be a focus for them this weekend. Apparently they Bryce only allowed teams sub 3 second ruck ball 53% of the time.

[blockhead]

GT in the IT

LEINSTER (possible): Hugo Keenan; Jimmy O’Brien, Garry Ringrose, Robbie Henshaw, James Lowe; Johnny Sexton (capt), Jamison Gibson-Park; Andrew Porter, Rónan Kelleher, Tadhg Furlong, Ross Molony, James Ryan; Caelan Doris, Josh van der Flier, Jack Conan.

Replacements: Dan Sheehan, Cian Healy, Michael Ala’alatoa, Joe McCarthy, Rhys Ruddock, Luke McGrath, Ross Byrne, Ciaran Frawley.

LA ROCHELLE: Brice Dulin; Dillyn Leyds, Jeremy Sinzelle, Levani Botia, Raymond Rhule; Ihaia West, Tawera Kerr Barlow/Thomas Berjon; Danny Priso, Pierre Bourgarit, Uini Atonio; Thomas Lavault, Will Skelton; Matthias Haddad, Wiaan Liebenberg, Grégory Alldritt.

Replacements: Facundo Bosch, Dany Priso, Arthur Joly, Romain Sazy, Remi Picquette, Arthur Retiere, Levani Botia, Pierre Aguillon.

[wixfjord]

He has Priso and Botia starting and benching for LAR.

I'm not sure GT has any more insight than one of us picking the 'possible' sides tbh.

[Oldschool]

Furlong & Lowe travelled anyway

https://twitter.com/leinsterrugby/statu ... IGGklELCWA

Some hawk on Twitter commented that because Tadhg picked up a different type of page to Doris it means he won’t be playing!!

Furlong picked up a rucksack and a luggage bag while Doris picked up a full gear bag.

Make of that what you will!!!

Drawing the obvious conclusion, they're both travelling somewhere.

[ronk]

He has Priso and Botia starting and benching for LAR.

I'm not sure GT has any more insight than one of us picking the 'possible' sides tbh.

He just printing what ROG sent him.

[blockhead]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKr3vqnb3j0

[Oldschoolsocks]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKr3vqnb3j0

That’s very very funny