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Sarries have Clancy

shamalicious wrote:Sarries have Clancy

The man who likes to keep a game close to ensure a big finish

Toss of a coin

Baggy,
Thanks for the good wishes next Sunday, and I am not surprised at your admission that you were never Leinster's biggest fan. I have no idea just how big or small you are.... honestly .... even though you have always been sweet reason and a voice of moderation on this Forum. It's nice, anyway, to know you have been a closet fan.

I could equally agree that a lot of our following is ephemeral, fair weather stuff, that hung around for the fancy footwork and juggling of the Joe era. Despite their ignorance of the laws of the game and their unfamiliarity with its values, we need their dosh to sell season tickets. Hence the pressure on MOC.

I look forward with fascination as to how Sunday plays out. Blathering on about a good performance is simply that. We need a result. Winning in our case means vicious and violent confrontation at the breakdown, high tempo and no quarter given. It means tries being scored and not being conceded. Toulouse away in the quarter in 2006 comes to mind.

Dublin4 wrote:Baggy,
Thanks for the good wishes next Sunday, and I am not surprised at your admission that you were never Leinster's biggest fan. I have no idea just how big or small you are.... honestly .... even though you have always been sweet reason and a voice of moderation on this Forum. It's nice, anyway, to know you have been a closet fan.

I could equally agree that a lot of our following is ephemeral, fair weather stuff, that hung around for the fancy footwork and juggling of the Joe era. Despite their ignorance of the laws of the game and their unfamiliarity with its values, we need their dosh to sell season tickets. Hence the pressure on MOC.

I look forward with fascination as to how Sunday plays out. Blathering on about a good performance is simply that. We need a result. Winning in our case means vicious and violent confrontation at the breakdown, high tempo and no quarter given. It means tries being scored and not being conceded. Toulouse away in the quarter in 2006 comes to mind.

Eh? Bagster the voice of moderation?
The oul fella's threatened to shoot nearly all of us in the bake at some time or other for daring to have an opinion!
Consider yerself helped.

The return of Sexton might inspire the Leinster back line next year but losing BoD ,who despite the fact that he was well past his best before date , but could still time a pass to enable others to score and D'Arcy in his twilight if not near darkness , the Leinster back line at the moment is apparently toothless .

The forwards seem to be able enough but with a malfunctioning back line there is an inability to score like what you did in years gone by. ( sorry Erin )

RC Toulon
15. Leigh Halfpenny; 14. Delon Armitage, 13. Mathieu Bastareaud, 12. Matt Giteau, 11. Bryan Habana; 10. Frederic Michalak, 9. Sebastien Tillous-Borde; 1. Xavier Chiocci, 2. Guilhem Guirado, 3. Carl Hayman (c), 4. Bakkies Botha, 5. Ali Williams, 6. Juan Smith, 7. Juan Fernandez Lobbe, 8. Chris Masoe
16. Jean-Charles Orioli, 17. Alexandre Menini, 18. Levan Chilachava, 19. Steffon Armitage, 20. Drew Mitchell, 21. Rudi Wulf, 22. Michael Claassens, 23. Jocelino Suta

Leinster Rugby
15. Rob Kearney; 14. Fergus McFadden, 13. Ben Te'o, 12. Ian Madigan, 11. Luke Fitzgerald; 10. Jimmy Gopperth, 9. Isaac Boss; 1. Cian Healy, 2. Sean Cronin, 3. Mike Ross, 4. Devin Toner, 5. Mike McCarthy, 6. Jordi Murphy, 7. Sean O'Brien, 8. Jamie Heaslip (c)
16. Richardt Strauss, 17. Jack McGrath, 18. Martin Moore, 19. Ben Marshall, 20. Dominic Ryan, 21. Eoin Reddan, 22. Gordon D'Arcy, 23. Zane Kirchner

Toulon weak at 10

Boss before Reddan??

Leinster by 5.....hopefully

Russ wrote:Toulon weak at 10

Still better than Gopperth

Freddie has some form, or so I've read.

Madigan and Gopperth have been shocking


MattMo

Isa Nacewa To Return To Leinster Rugby

Good signing for next season as cover during the RWC and he will add some real class to a back line which has looked ordinary and lacking in penetration this season

How many NIQ's will they have next season?

Bangors wrote:Isa Nacewa To Return To Leinster Rugby

Good signing for next season as cover during the RWC and he will add some real class to a back line which has looked ordinary and lacking in penetration this season

How many NIQ's will they have next season?

Will he be the same player? He was retired and not playing rugby at all wasn't he? They need something for Sexy to play with next year
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Leinster annoying other signings in the next week or two, anybody know who they're linked with?