Leinster Senior Cup 2008

[silly punt]

CBC need to up their performance against Michaels, if they make as many handling errors & give away as many penalties they will lose. They need to commit more men to rucks, the backrow need to concentrate on their primary duties & not stand out in the centres looking for glory.

I spoke to a couple of the coaches after the game & they were pretty disappointed with the performance & so too were the players, they know they have 7 days to get it right & believe they are good enough to do so.

[tate]

the green machine rolls on again!! Bring on mary's . . .

[Vincent_Dunlop]

=who's the cbc 10, what will the battle between him and reid be like?

Alex Ging, Good physical player, doesnt take place kicks or penalties ect ( the Full back does )
Personally I think Reid is better than Ging, others may have a different opinion
Ging plays a very different role in the cbc team to that of Reid in the Micheals team, his style of play is very different!

But Reid has him IMO

Its gonna be a cracker of a game*

[true blue 06]

the green machine rolls on again!! Bring on mary's . . .

looks like zaga are peeking at the right time... mary's might be a step too far for them, i hope not though

[bunty85]

CBCs Ging at 10 is a brilliant player. He's only just back from a long term injury though in past couple of months. CBC also lost a couple of out halfs to injury who could have played. This is Reid's third year, he has the experience while this is the CBC 10s first SCT.

Reid is the better at the moment, real confident player.

Any word if the belvo prop is out?

[suisse]

suisse wrote:
King's Hospital out today against Clongowes. Here's hoping the boys can pull off a big shock against our big rivals. Weather not looking too good though - bad news for our young(ish) pack.

After the fright Belvedere got on Saturday (against s Terenure side few expected much from, according to the press), proves this campaign could be the most unpredictable in years. A King's win will put the cat amongst the pigeons.

that clongowes v kings hos game was yesterday and clongowes won by 40

Yeah, unbelievable. I got the times/dates off the Indo and the Herald in their Cup previews and they both had a Tuesday kick-off. Took a half day and all. Bloody INM

[true blue 06]

CBCs Ging at 10 is a brilliant player. He's only just back from a long term injury though in past couple of months. CBC also lost a couple of out halfs to injury who could have played. This is Reid's third year, he has the experience while this is the CBC 10s first SCT.

Reid is the better at the moment, real confident player.

Any word if the belvo prop is out?

belvo prop nermin lovic is out for the rest of the cup

[Vincent_Dunlop]

CBC also lost a couple of out halfs to injury who could have played

Yea is that Blonde Munster guy out for the cup or will he be back for any of the matches?
He dislocated his shoulder or somthing during the League....

And Nerm is out for the rest of the cup

[....Till I Die]

CBC need to up their performance against Michaels, if they make as many handling errors & give away as many penalties they will lose. They need to commit more men to rucks, the backrow need to concentrate on their primary duties & not stand out in the centres looking for glory.

I spoke to a couple of the coaches after the game & they were pretty disappointed with the performance & so too were the players, they know they have 7 days to get it right & believe they are good enough to do so.

I don't think they will get it right in 7days. I was at the game and they look like they are in too deep.

[....Till I Die]

CBCs Ging at 10 is a brilliant player. He's only just back from a long term injury though in past couple of months. CBC also lost a couple of out halfs to injury who could have played. This is Reid's third year, he has the experience while this is the CBC 10s first SCT.

Reid is the better at the moment, real confident player.

Any word if the belvo prop is out?

Reid is a very good player but he stands very flat when he kicks. CBC have a couple of big players who would have a chance of blocking him down.

[....Till I Die]

CBC also lost a couple of out halfs to injury who could have played

Yea is that Blonde Munster guy out for the cup or will he be back for any of the matches?
He dislocated his shoulder or somthing during the League....

And Nerm is out for the rest of the cup

How did Nerm do his shoulder? I didn't see it happen on T.V.

[....Till I Die]

CBC also lost a couple of out halfs to injury who could have played

Yea is that Blonde Munster guy out for the cup or will he be back for any of the matches?
He dislocated his shoulder or somthing during the League....

And Nerm is out for the rest of the cup

The blonde out-half is out for another 6weeks.

[combatlogo]

CBCs Ging at 10 is a brilliant player. He's only just back from a long term injury though in past couple of months. CBC also lost a couple of out halfs to injury who could have played. This is Reid's third year, he has the experience while this is the CBC 10s first SCT.

Reid is the better at the moment, real confident player.

Any word if the belvo prop is out?

belvo prop nermin lovic is out for the rest of the cup

Pity. Guy is an animal, looks about 27!

[Vincent_Dunlop]

Was talkin to a teammate of his, He fell awkardly from a tackle and dislocated his shoulder, having an operation on it this week.. He's gonna be out for a good while

[true blue 06]

rock 10-10 clongowes

exciting game, clongowes are a much better team than rock . last second penalty from clongowes 10 ciaran wade to take the game to a replay. clongowes dominated possesion, rock had a momennt of magic and a great try. clongowes and their fans seemed delighted with the result , like they had won the cup.. seemed strange, they just didnn't take their chances , rock are average.. by rock standards

[Darce]

rock 10-10 clongowes

exciting game, clongowes are a much better team than rock . last second penalty from clongowes 10 ciaran wade to take the game to a replay. clongowes dominated possesion, rock had a momennt of magic and a great try. clongowes and their fans seemed delighted with the result , like they had won the cup.. seemed strange, they just didnn't take their chances , rock are average.. by rock standards

Dunno man, think rock showed they're true class in the last 20.
Ref had a big part to play today. talked an awful lot. stop start in places.

When is the replay?

[bunty85]

How did Rock manage not to win that. Clongowes were much the better team but didn't put on the scores. In the last 10, with a 3 point lead(try was quality by Gav Greene) and under the posts, then give away stupid free kick and allow Clongowes another stupid penalty to draw it. That'll feel like a defeat for Rock.

Why wasn't Hillary playing from the start, isn't he rock's captain?

[cud]

rock 10-10 clongowes

exciting game, clongowes are a much better team than rock . last second penalty from clongowes 10 ciaran wade to take the game to a replay. clongowes dominated possesion, rock had a momennt of magic and a great try. clongowes and their fans seemed delighted with the result , like they had won the cup.. seemed strange, they just didnn't take their chances , rock are average.. by rock standards

I'm not so sure, the Clongowes pack were much bigger, but they really had very little invention in the backs. Reminded me of England in recent times. Rock on the other hand were beaten up front, but were comfortably more dangerous out wide. Clongowes would stil have to be favourites for the replay, but whoever progresses will have a tough time winning the cup.

[true blue 06]

don't know when the replay is. the semis are on the 25th and 27th of feb so the replay is probably next week, might not be in dbrook if last year is anything to go by when cwc and marys drew a qf , the replay was in athy and not on tv.
at 10-7 to rock, rock had an advantage uner the cwc posts, mcginty , the rock 9 got penalised for a dummy at the ruck, rock never got the ball back from this and it led to the cwc kick. i dont really understand the rule, the rock players seemed a bit bemused too

[oh no where do we go!]

efficient 10 man rugby by clongowes, but rock did front up well, the clongowes 5 should have seen 10 mins in the bin.

why do they bother having backs, why not just play an extra 5 wing forwards!

does a replay prove beneficial or does it detract from a teams chances?
last year clongowes had a qf replay as well

who will win the 2nd time around?