Leinster v Cardiff Fri 8 Sep 19:35 TG4, BBC Wales

[cormac]

Injury news:

Luke McGrath and Rhys Ruddock available for selection.

James Ryan took a knock to his shoulder and will be assessed later in the week. Jordi Murphy, Fergus MCFadden, Dave Kearney and Joey Carbery must prove their fitness in training.

Jamie Heaslip is progressing but Strauss' recovery from a knee procedure is taking longer than expected.

[the spoofer]

If Dev plays, it will be his 200th Leinster cap. Fair dues to that man.

[LeinsterLeader]

Anybody know why Raphaël Ibañez was at training?

[riocard911]

Anybody know why Raphaël Ibañez was at training?

Wow!!!

[jimbobjoe]

Hopefully not to train the hookers to throw. One of the worst pie chuckers I've ever seen!

[simonokeeffe]

Doesnt look like too many changes so, but we should be slightly stronger and have enough for bp win

Cardiff lost at home to Edinburgh and they pretty much had a full deck

[Leinster Lout]

Anybody know why Raphaël Ibañez was at training?

He looks more and more like Al Capone these days

[domhnallj]

Hopefully not to train the hookers to throw. One of the worst pie chuckers I've ever seen!

He was old school with the one-handed effort IIRC. Perhaps he's over on media business?

[curates_egg]

Anybody know why Raphaël Ibañez was at training?

He looks more and more like Al Capone these days

If the stories about how he behaved in Bordeaux are true, I hope we don't have anything to do with him.
Even if they aren't, I would struggle to see what role he could possibly fill with us.
Can only imagine Maddog's reaction to seeing him there.

[wixfjord]

Can only imagine Maddog's reaction to seeing him there.

Probably something like 'Jaysus I hope he doesn't join the Leinster coaching team, I'll never get back into blue then considering how sh!t I played for him'.

[curates_egg]

Can only imagine Maddog's reaction to seeing him there.

Probably something like 'Jaysus I hope he doesn't join the Leinster coaching team, I'll never get back into blue then considering how sh!t I played for him'.

That's one version of events. Not Maddog's though I'd say, certainly not based on the limited amount he's given away in interviews.

[wixfjord]

Can only imagine Maddog's reaction to seeing him there.

Probably something like 'Jaysus I hope he doesn't join the Leinster coaching team, I'll never get back into blue then considering how sh!t I played for him'.

That's one version of events. Not Maddog's though I'd say, certainly not based on the limited amount he's given away in interviews.

You'd find it fairly difficult to argue he was anything other than sh!t for them tbh.

Mad Dog's impression of himself seems to be slightly different to most people's though alright.

[nc6000]

Anybody know why Raphaël Ibañez was at training?

I believe the Bordeaux players would have been surprised to see him at some of their training sessions last year, even more surprised to see him at matches.

[curates_egg]

Anybody know why Raphaël Ibañez was at training?

I believe the Bordeaux players would have been surprised to see him at some of their training sessions last year, even more surprised to see him at matches.

They might have seen him on the screens in the stadiums...

[curates_egg]

Mad Dog's impression of himself seems to be slightly different to most people's though alright.

I only saw a couple of games (and attended one) but he wasn't bad in them. He then got injured and fell out with the management, criticising conditioning etc and didn't really get selected after that...is the version of events I read, but I guess you have to pick some version of events to believe.
To be fair though, he was following well-trodden ground if he was "sh!t". J10 - a clearly better player - possibly under-performed on a bigger relative scale.

I think, versions of events about Madigan aside, the version of events about Ibanez was pretty widely spread...and - as such, and if true - I would really hope his being there today was some weird coincidence...which is the slightly less off-topic point I was trying to make before you seemed to get triggered...for whatever reason only you will know.

[wixfjord]

Mad Dog's impression of himself seems to be slightly different to most people's though alright.

I only saw a couple of games (and attended one) but he wasn't bad in them. He then got injured and fell out with the management, criticising conditioning etc and didn't really get selected after that...is the version of events I read, but I guess you have to pick some version of events to believe.
To be fair though, he was following well-trodden ground if he was "sh!t". J10 - a clearly better player - possibly under-performed on a bigger relative scale.

I think, versions of events about Madigan aside, the version of events about Ibanez was pretty widely spread...and - as such, and if true - I would really hope his being there today was some weird coincidence...which is the slightly less off-topic point I was trying to make before you seemed to get triggered...for whatever reason only you will know.

'Triggered'

Ah the language of the alt right has found its way to Leinsterfans. Good man!

[curates_egg]

Mad Dog's impression of himself seems to be slightly different to most people's though alright.

I only saw a couple of games (and attended one) but he wasn't bad in them. He then got injured and fell out with the management, criticising conditioning etc and didn't really get selected after that...is the version of events I read, but I guess you have to pick some version of events to believe.
To be fair though, he was following well-trodden ground if he was "sh!t". J10 - a clearly better player - possibly under-performed on a bigger relative scale.

I think, versions of events about Madigan aside, the version of events about Ibanez was pretty widely spread...and - as such, and if true - I would really hope his being there today was some weird coincidence...which is the slightly less off-topic point I was trying to make before you seemed to get triggered...for whatever reason only you will know.

'Triggered'

Ah the language of the alt right has found its way to Leinsterfans. Good man!

Alt right! Snowflake.

[wixfjord]

Alt right! Snowflake.

You'll be invoking Godwin's Law next!

[curates_egg]

Alt right! Snowflake.

You'll be invoking Godwin's Law next!

I'm more Godfrey Elfwick
Speaking of twitter. This just cropped up in my feed.
This is sure to trigger you even more: https://twitter.com/eatsleeprugby/statu ... 0658491392

[wixfjord]

I'm more Godfrey Elfwick
Speaking of twitter. This just cropped up in my feed.
This is sure to trigger you even more: https://twitter.com/eatsleeprugby/statu ... 0658491392

That pretty much sums up Madigan alright.