🏉 Accuracy issues
🏉 New kicking style
🏉 Ryan The Reliable
🏉 Ryan The Rampager
🏉 No 🍔, no Ø, no problem
THIS WEEK’S GUESTS
FULL TIME TAKES
Joe Sheppard
Wasn’t the strongest display V poorish opposition tbh. The pure world class of each individual player was clear but as a collective it lacked overall. I’m forever impressed by the strength, skill and athleticism of Baird, McCarthy and especially Doris…… Next week away V Tigers SHOULD be a proper test of where we are currently.
Jamie Bermingham
Looks like the team are still adjusting to a new play style, seeing flashes of great plays but also a lot of silly mistakes and errors. I’m going to hold judgement till later in the season, that being said we may just be holding back till the business end.
Gav Heg
Quite disappointed that we didn’t nil them. We should easily have topped 60 here but we’re let down by stupid and unforced mistakes. It could be put down to an adjustment period but we lacked the ability to just finish moves off.
Ringrose should have been motm but Doris also deserving. I felt sorry for Baird that he didn’t go over after that colossal run.
Can’t help but feel that a decent would have picked is apart. For Leicester we need a far better performance.
Johnny McGovern
Frawley in Leinster is jinxed …Is he robust enough for professional rugby ? I could say unlucky but he just isn’t …happening too often – he actually took two knocks during the game tonight and seemed to have effected his vision. The physios checked one eye and the second issue was the heavy tackle he took . I didn’t see the end of the tackle but he was in bits . Leo said he got a knee in the back which then spasmed but the tackler must have connected with his kidneys . Not a great Leinster performance given a very poor SF team .
Andrew Bailey
Let’s not get carried away. Given the selections – the result was a formality ((When is the last time there has been a decent contest in the Aviva group game). Sloppy game punctuated by mistakes and aimless kicking. The return of Lowe a huge positive. Lineout improvement once Ryan on the pitch marked. Just worry about sluggish performances by so many
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CHAMPIONS CUP WRAP
ROUND 3
NORTHAMPTON 61-14 BAYONNE
LYON 34-20 CONNACHT
EXETER CHIEFS 19-17 GLASGOW WARRIORS
TOULON 18-29 MUNSTER
BRISTOL BEARS 17-31 BULLS
LEINSTER 43-7 STADE FRANCAIS
STORMERS 31-24 SALE SHARKS
CARDIFF 15-54 HARLEQUINS
ULSTER 24-48 TOULOUSE
BATH 29-25 RACING 92
LA ROCHELLE 45-12 LEICESTER
BORDEAUX 55-15 SARACENS
ROUND 4
FRI JAN 19
GLASGOW V TOULON
CONNACHT V BRISTOL
SAT JAN 20
HARLEQUINS V ULSTER
BULLS V BORDEAUX
RACING 92 V CARDIFF
LEICESTER V LEINSTER
MUNSTER V NORTHAMPTON
STADE FRANCAIS V STORMERS
SARACENS V LYON
SUN JAN 21
SALE SHARKS V LA ROCHELLE
TOULOUSE V BATH
BAYONNE V EXETER
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