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Oldschool wrote:Connacht's main system weakness this season has been defence so how did they manage to keep one of the best attacking teams to just seven points? (Didn't see the game)
Their rush defence was awesome.
We didn't do very much with the posession we had then played the last 30mins with 14.
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kermischocolate wrote:
Oldschool wrote:Connacht's main system weakness this season has been defence so how did they manage to keep one of the best attacking teams to just seven points? (Didn't see the game)
Their rush defence was awesome.
We didn't do very much with the posession we had then played the last 30mins with 14.
Thanks for the blueprint if we meet you later in the season. :?
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Oldschool wrote:
kermischocolate wrote:
Oldschool wrote:Connacht's main system weakness this season has been defence so how did they manage to keep one of the best attacking teams to just seven points? (Didn't see the game)
Their rush defence was awesome.
We didn't do very much with the posession we had then played the last 30mins with 14.
Thanks for the blueprint if we meet you later in the season. :?
Well. It's not rocket science. Especially when your forwards don't win decent ball and your 10 plays like he's never seen a ball before.

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http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/c ... 16203.html

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simonokeeffe wrote:http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/c ... 16203.html

Henshaw has laptop stolen, uses find my laptop app next day, brings half the squad, including Marmion for some reason, turn up at the guys house, one of his relatives tries to start a fight with them, thieving scrote's mother complains about them wanting their laptop back to the press
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domhnallj wrote:
simonokeeffe wrote:http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/c ... 16203.html

Henshaw has laptop stolen, uses find my laptop app next day, brings half the squad, including Marmion for some reason, turn up at the guys house, one of his relatives tries to start a fight with them, thieving scrote's mother complains about them wanting their laptop back to the press
Marmion got the loan of his dad's people carrier so they could all get out to the estate.

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Pity Robbie couldn't call on Noel Reid for help just yet.
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LeRouxIsPHat wrote:Pity Robbie couldn't call on Noel Reid for help just yet.
maybe Marmion was was roleplaying?

we dont need to mention Bundee Aki got involved too
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Connacht team to face Glasgow Warriors, Saturday 21st May, the Sportsground, 6:30pm

15 Tiernan O’Halloran
14 Niyi Adeolokun
13 Robbie Henshaw
12 Bundee Aki
11 Matt Healy
10 AJ MacGinty
9 Kieran Marmion

1 Ronan Loughney
2 Tom McCartney
3 Finlay Bealham
4 Ultan Dillane
5 Aly Muldowney
6 Eoin McKeon
7 Jake Heenan
8 John Muldoon (captain)

Replacements:

16 Dave Heffernan
17 JP Cooney
18 Rodney Ah You
19 Andrew Browne
20 Sean O’Brien
21 John Cooney
22 Shane O’Leary
23 Peter Robb

Injured/Unavailable: Denis Buckley, Nathan White, Conan O’Donnell, Ben Marshall, Nepia Fox-Matamua, Eoghan Masterson, Dave McSharry, Api Pewhairangi, Danie Poolman, Darragh Leader, Ciaran Gaffney.

15. Stuart Hogg
14. Tommy Seymour
13. Mark Bennett
12. Peter Horne
11. Sean Lamont
10. Finn Russell
9. Henry Pyrgos

1. Gordon Reid
2. Fraser Brown
3. Zander Fagerson
4. Leone Nakarawa
5. Jonny Gray (Captain)
6. Ryan Wilson
7. Simone Favaro
8. Josh Strauss

Replacements

16. Pat MacArthur
17. Ryan Grant
18. D'arcy Rae
19. Tim Swinson
20. Adam Ashe
21. Grayson Hart
22. Duncan Weir
23. Taqele Naiyaravoro

Not available due to injury: Alex Allan (concussion), Kevin Bryce (knee), Junior Bulumakau (foot), Rory Clegg (ankle), Alex Dunbar (knee), Jarrod Firth (concussion), Tyrone Holmes (foot), Sam Johnson (hamstring), Fergus Scott (shoulder) and Richie Vernon (shoulder).
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blockhead wrote:Where's Quinn Roux?
7's?

think he's just plain dropped, Muldowney and Dillane their best 2 locks by far, Browne has been playing well, open to correction on this though
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If the props are actually fit (not that Rodney ever is) then I think Connacht will win, but if not then I can't see it.

The way Glasgow and Ulster are playing that'd be a fantastic final if it happened.
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LeRouxIsPHat wrote: The way Glasgow and Ulster are playing that'd be a fantastic final if it happened.
Fock that. It's right at the bottom of my list of prefered options.
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LeRouxIsPHat wrote:If the props are actually fit (not that Rodney ever is) then I think Connacht will win, but if not then I can't see it.

The way Glasgow and Ulster are playing that'd be a fantastic final if it happened.
Buckley would eat Fagerson let alone the sub like a chicken fillet roll but Loughney am not so sure, is he a th covering lh or other way round?
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johng wrote:
LeRouxIsPHat wrote: The way Glasgow and Ulster are playing that'd be a fantastic final if it happened.
Fock that. It's right at the bottom of my list of prefered options.
agreed
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johng wrote:
LeRouxIsPHat wrote: The way Glasgow and Ulster are playing that'd be a fantastic final if it happened.
Fock that. It's right at the bottom of my list of prefered options.
It's not like I want it to happen :lol:

And wasn't it you who said earlier that every cloud has a silver lining? :wink:
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Thought Aki might slide out to let Ronaldson back in, with Henshaw at 15 and TOH on wing for Adeolokun.

But this is a more knockout rugby choice from Lam.
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Good luck to Connacht today, hopefully we can meet in the final.
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As dominant an against wind performance as you're likely to see. Really can't see Connacht 2016 not winning this
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