Ulster V Connacht

[Rooster]

With Kiss down in Dublin since Monday, will he take much of the accolades when we get a reaction from the troops this week?

Hopefully Gibbs has fired them up!

Have D4 called him in to give him his P45 ?

[Cockatrice]

With Kiss down in Dublin since Monday, will he take much of the accolades when we get a reaction from the troops this week?

Hopefully Gibbs has fired them up!

Have D4 called him in to give him his P45 ?

we need a tory style stunt for Friday with someone below the management box handing up a P45 to Kiss for the cameras....

[Dave]

Team

[Dave]

Hendo at 6, discuss...

[SparkyClarky]

After seeing Luke last week I'd rather see Bowe @ 13 (Cave 1st preference but not in squad)
Charlie on the wing with Louie @ 15.

Certainly enough to win but we all thought that last week.

[BaggyTrousers]

Right, great, super, smashing, lovely. Suppose it should be alright but will anyone have a bit of fight about them this week, Connacht will, that is never in doubt.

More importantly, anyone want to buy a house in Bangor? Mine's on the market, soonest sold, soonest I get to feck outta here and pay passing notice from afar.

SOON.

[SparkyClarky]

Hendo at 6, discuss...

Delighted, gets O'Connor on the field instead of Diack, stronger ball carrying bigger hits in defence. Will need it in any interprovincial.

Robbie has good hands, great line out option but we need to dominate from the start and maintain it.

[Neill_M]

Westies 23:

(15-9) Tiernan O’Halloran, Cian Kelleher, Bundee Aki, Tom Farell, Matt Healy, Jack Carty, Kieran Marmion, (1-8) Denis Buckley, Tom McCartney, Finlay Bealham, Ultan Dillane, Quinn Roux, Eoin McKeon, Jarrad Butler, John Muldoon (C)

Replacements (16-23): Dave Heffernan, Denis Coulson, Conor Carey, James Cannon, Eoghan Masterson, Caolin Blade, Steve Crosbie, Eoin Griffin.

[Dave]

Hendo at 6, discuss...

Delighted, gets O'Connor on the field instead of Diack, stronger ball carrying bigger hits in defence. Will need it in any interprovincial.

Robbie has good hands, great line out option but we need to dominate from the start and maintain it.

Yeah it's a big pack. Should dominate.

[rumncoke]

Sparky did you watch last weeks game the only back seriously trying was Luke Marshall -- Cave, for a change, was missing action . Granted Marshall lost the ball in contact a couple of times but he was trying and defensively was more active than most .

Henderson at 6 reflects the fact that Rea is still green at this level but to be honest as a 6 Henderson is not in his best position his defensive positioning is nearly as bad as Rea's both tend to go to far into the mid field area and get beaten on the inside shoulder by a scrum half.

It could also reflect the fact that Rea has played in nearly every game since the end of August and maybe carrying a few lumps .

[222toHounslow]

Has Timoney made his one appearance for the season?

[Dave]

The problem for Luke is that no matter how hard he tries his hands just let him down. Cave didn't have the best day defensively but this was a mere blip in an otherwise defensively solid career. This is a big game for Luke as Les can only ignore Cave for so long.

[SparkyClarky]

Sparky did you watch last weeks game the only back seriously trying was Luke Marshall -- Cave, for a change, was missing action . Granted Marshall lost the ball in contact a couple of times but he was trying and defensively was more active than most .

Henderson at 6 reflects the fact that Rea is still green at this level but to be honest as a 6 Henderson is not in his best position his defensive positioning is nearly as bad as Rea's both tend to go to far into the mid field area and get beaten on the inside shoulder by a scrum half.

It could also reflect the fact that Rea has played in nearly every game since the end of August and maybe carrying a few lumps .

Rum
I indeed have watched in more than once believe it or not.
Not any easier with drink taken.
I do indeed agree Luke tried his eye strings out.

[EastTerraceUR]

Sparky did you watch last weeks game the only back seriously trying was Luke Marshall -- Cave, for a change, was missing action . Granted Marshall lost the ball in contact a couple of times but he was trying and defensively was more active than most .

Henderson at 6 reflects the fact that Rea is still green at this level but to be honest as a 6 Henderson is not in his best position his defensive positioning is nearly as bad as Rea's both tend to go to far into the mid field area and get beaten on the inside shoulder by a scrum half.

It could also reflect the fact that Rea has played in nearly every game since the end of August and maybe carrying a few lumps .

You want your forwards in the midfield area... you rather have them out wide??

[BR]

Not going. Is it on TV?