Leinster V Bath Sat 15th Dec 17.30 BT Sport

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johng wrote:Anyone else think that Adam Byrne, Larmour and Lowe are the back 3 equivalent of knives at a gunfight?
Didn’t do James Coburn any harm in the Magnificent Seven.
Yeah I know he got killed in the end but boy was he cool.
He also was one of the few to make it in the Great Escape
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No. I think they are the equivalent of a jet fighter bomber, a quick stepping rapier bot, and a nippy self propelled howitzer at a gunfight.

And if you only brought six guns...
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Blue not red blood wrote:
johng wrote:Anyone else think that Adam Byrne, Larmour and Lowe are the back 3 equivalent of knives at a gunfight?
Didn’t do James Coburn any harm in the Magnificent Seven.
Yeah I know he got killed in the end but boy was he cool.
He also was one of the few to make it in the Great Escape
The scene where Chris recruits him was brilliant.
"you lost" or was it "I won"?
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artaneboy wrote:
johng wrote:Anyone else think that Adam Byrne, Larmour and Lowe are the back 3 equivalent of knives at a gunfight?
In this weather... possibly. But if we win enough ball- as we should, that may not matter as much.

But I'm nervous... :?
You're always nervous and yet we still keep winning.
Stay nervous dude!
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johng wrote:Anyone else think that Adam Byrne, Larmour and Lowe are the back 3 equivalent of knives at a gunfight?

What type of knife and gun are we talking here? Spetsnaz ballstic knife against a musket...so many variables.

Bit like taking gazelles to the swamp? Wait, that's not an expression...carry on.
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If the weather is so bad, RK is a big loss for us I think.

Larmour showed in Toulouse he has a lot to learn positionally (and fair enough), and RK showed in Bath why he's so valuable to us.

Rhys Priestland was on BT last week and talked a lot about how Leinster have a strange defensive set up where RK is the only man covering the whole backfield a lot of the time. He said Bath would try to exploit that.

I think they'll try to do something similar this weekend, hopefully our back three are up to it.
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Biggest obstacle might be the, unusual, south-easterly wind which will blow right down the pitch and could make it a game of two halves.

Very happy with back-row and mid-field. Less happy without RK at the back. Really looking forward to our pack setting down a marker and let's take it from there.
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Leinster and Ireland. We are vulnerable to kicks behind without Rob. His highlights reel is all the times the opposition look up and bring it into contact again lacking options.
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Oldschool wrote:
artaneboy wrote:
johng wrote:Anyone else think that Adam Byrne, Larmour and Lowe are the back 3 equivalent of knives at a gunfight?
In this weather... possibly. But if we win enough ball- as we should, that may not matter as much.

But I'm nervous... :?
You're always nervous and yet we still keep winning.
Stay nervous dude!
That’s very true.


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Match commentry is on Saturday Sport on RTE Radio 1.
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Treat life like a dog: If you can't eat it, play with it, or hump it, p1$$ on it and walk away!
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Can it be as bad as it is in Glasgow? Rain, snow and it looks absolutely Baltic :shock:

Edit: Not too bad in Cardiff though
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Given the conditions I think we should forget about BPs and make damn sure we win this one.
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Oldschool wrote:Given the conditions I think we should forget about BPs and make damn sure we win this one.
Fair point! Watching the other two games handling errors are the order of the day. If it goes more then 6-8 phases a knock on is almost inevitable.
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Oldschool wrote:Given the conditions I think we should forget about BPs and make damn sure we win this one.
I’m nervous on that too...


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artaneboy wrote:
Oldschool wrote:Given the conditions I think we should forget about BPs and make damn sure we win this one.
I’m nervous on that too...


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Maybe this will help.
Early days but 5-10 Toulouse v Wasps.
Try a piece after about 20 minutes.
No idea what the conditions are like but I think South of France is getting the same as we're having.
Oops just gone 12-10.
More oops 19-10.Toulouse already have 3 tries and it's not HT yet.
HT 22-20 interesting.
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Oldschool wrote:
artaneboy wrote:
Oldschool wrote:Given the conditions I think we should forget about BPs and make damn sure we win this one.
I’m nervous on that too...


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Maybe this will help.
Early days but 5-10 Toulouse v Wasps.
Try a piece after about 20 minutes.
No idea what the conditions are like but I think South of France is getting the same as we're having.
Oops just gone 12-10.
More oops 19-10.Toulouse already have 3 tries and it's not HT yet.
HT 22-20 interesting.
Raining stair rods there too.


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Ok - Last update - just to keep the suspense going.
60 minutes gone: 32 - 27.
Will fitness and the benches be the deciding factors?
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Wasps gave Toulouse a game for 65 or so minutes, but have pulled away for a bonus point win [DISAPPOINTED FACE] They looked very good, especially considering the conditions.
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I was at a football match earlier between Kildare and Carlow in Newbridge and the pitch held up very well. Im sure LR will be even better

But the wind will add a fair degree of chaos which will make life difficult for Larmour, and any rain wont help matters


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