Wales definitely better than most expected, Ireland will need to be more disciplined in Twickers but can get a bonus point win if they iron out the errors. Was delighted to see Frawley score a super try
Colin McConaghie
We need pace in the backline to get to the really top level. Possibly a bit complacent today but Lowe was really poor with his kicking and will cost us against a better team
John Clavin
A couple of big referee decisions didn’t go Ireland’s way. But, a 24 point win in the 6N and we’re all a bit disappointed in the performance…. Heady days for Irish Rugby.
Christy O’Connor
Very sloppy 2nd half. Ref was inconsistent, but it was our own fault that we made such hard work of it.
Wales deserve some credit for not giving up.
Carmel Daly
Not perfect but technically they held Wales scoreless only for penalty try given. Job done 👍
Greg Kelly
If we’d done that any other year we’d be jumping for joy. I think it’s a sign of what we expect from this team that people are nit picking the performance.
What a way to get BP. Class all the way from Stu's hit at halfway to Beirne's finish. We prob deserved the maximum, tho Welsh started 2nd half well, Winnett v impressive. Aki worthy PotM tho TB not far behind. On to Twickers.#IREvWAL
A selection of five eye-catching egg-chasing quotes & links from around the ruggersphere, now including a few thoughts added by myself (JLP).
Béibhinn Parsons, Eve Higgins and Aoibheann Reilly were among those who were part of Ireland’s historic title win, beating Australia in the final.
Ireland name Sevens tournament winners in 34-strong squad
BBC.com
JLP : I’m delighted to see this. Fifteens must take precedent, Olymic year or no, especially after a wooden spoon the previous campaign. Expecting more from this one.
The Swiss army knife within the Ireland and Leinster squads, Ciarán Frawley can play a handful of positions…
JLP : The number one point of this article is that Hugo Keenan has made himself irreplaceable. But of course with test rugby being so attritional, you have to have a plan B when he’s not available and IMO even though I’m hearing reports that he could actually be available this weekend against Wales, I’m wondering if it might be better to rest him anyway to be sure he’s ok for Twickenham and also to try out alternatives. This piece makes a decent case for Frawley, Larmour & Stockdale but I reckon there are those like Mike Haley who will feel hard done by. To be fair, it does make sense to have the alternate a more versatile player across different positions, but if Hugo were ever out long term I reckon a more specialist option might be better.
During the draw, the 24 participating teams will be divided into six pools, each consisting of four teams.
JLP : Missed this earlier…it looks like after decades of complaints they are finally tweaking both the RWC format and the timing of the draw, I’m not sure that two years out is much of an improvement on three, but I suppose it is something. The seedings for a tournament to be held in late 2027 being determined by the world rankings two years earlier can still lead to a lop sided draw from where I’m standing, but we’ll see how it pans out.
“I’m focused on getting into the Reds team, and playing some good rugby. I won’t be looking too far ahead.”
JLP : Brilliant idea from Welsh fan Ed Jenkins, has to be said. I can’t say I’m a fan of his overall twitter approach but that goes straight to the backburner for this, whatever our differences on rugby and social media, we can easily put them aside when it matters. I mean…stopping a hateful hashtag from trending may be a very small form of protest but the medium is not the point, that would be the spirit.
Note – views expressed in “Front Five” links do not necessarily reflect those of HarpinOnRugby
WRAP OF A WRAP
I actually did the preview all on my lonesome this week for the first time since I did them in written form, made the experience very different but it was still fun putting it together. Then Conor & Rich joined me for the wrap on Sunday evening and it was as ever an enjoyable task, obviously helped by the Leinster BP win!
If you missed the wrap pod, here’s a link for Spotify but it’s also available on Apple and other platforms, please subscribe and/or leave a review if you can.
HARPIN’ ON…SUPER RUGBY, THE ORIGIN ROUND & FIXTURE CLASHES
Mixed bag of topics for the bonus clip, I reckon this format is better with three different topics rather than one because often we can repeat each other’s points. The transcript for my bit is below.
“CLASH OF THE CLASHES”
As you probably know Ireland’s third match of the 2024 Guinness Six Nations takes place at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, February 25 when our opponents are Wales, and across the Irish Sea the days leading up to the match is known as “#IrelandWeek”. Before I get to my topic I’d just like to encourage you to get on Twitter and use the hashtag it’s a great idea by Wales and Ivory Coast fan Edward Jenkins – the idea is that the more we use this tag the less chance other less desirable ones beginning with Ireland can be trending.
Anyway…as part of Ireland Week I plan to interview Seimon Williams, also a Welsh fan and as well as writing for the website gwladrugby he has written a book titled “Welsh Rugby – What Went Wrong” which having read it does exactly what it says on the tin. While there are many different factors going into our Celtic brothers numerous rugby issues, one of the biggest ones is the relationship between the over 200 different clubs across the principality, and the Union when the game went pro, especially when the regions were established.
The reason I bring that up is not just to promote our bonus podcast which should post on Wednesday morning, but also to highlight my point for this rant, which is that although the transition from the amateur game definitely went a whole lot smoother on these shores, that’s not to say we’re without some, well, what would I call them, maybe tensions? between the clubs and provinces.
And in my humble opinion, we got a perfect example of these tensions just last weekend in Dublin 4. Obviously if you’re watching this video you know perfectly well that there was a top of the table clash at the RDS on Saturday between Leinster in 1st place in the URC and Benetton who were 2nd, we actually did a whole podcast on it. But as Hollie Davidson got the match underway, just up the road at the Aviva Stadium back pitch, there was also a senior rugby match with important playoff connotations.
This was in Round 14 of the 18-round regular season in the Men’s All Ireland League Division 1A with 3rd place Lansdowne hosting 4th place and reigning champions Terenure. As well as being a crucial fixture in the league it was also of course a Dublin derby. And as if that wasn’t already enough to sell this match, there were also a lot of names Leinster fans will recognise from the fringes of the Leinster set up past and present like Temi Lasisi, Adam LaGrue, Harrison Brewer and Jordan Coughlan. You could say a match like this if nothing else does a decent job of replacing the British and Irish Cup matches many Leinster fans enjoyed going to during the 2010s.
So simply put, if you’re a serious fan of going out and watching Leinster Rugby, this AIL fixture would definitely be of interest to you. So why did it kick off a mere half an hour before things got underway just a stone’s throw up the road?
Already I can hear the voices screaming at their screens. “The AIL always kicks off at 2:30!!!” or “The URC has to set its matches according to broadcasters” or “Why should one side move when it’s clearly the other that’s the problem???” But I’m not here to point fingers, because in my view, the finger pointing is a large part of the problem. Wherever the blame lies, the net result is the same, and Saturday certainly isn’t the only time we’ve seen multiple matches which would interest the same group of fans take place at the same time.
All I am saying is that someone has to give at some point, and at a time when clubs are trying everything to get bums on seats at their games and buying pints and lunches in their clubhouses, while those innovative social media team naming tweets are definitely entertaining and share-worthy, for me a lot of that is lost when over 15,000 potential bums are within reach, so to speak.
Obviously I’m not suggesting that a kickoff time of, say, 12:30pm together with maybe a a discount for producing your RDS match ticket would definitely get them all across, but it certainly would have been a cracking double header for many fans and surely it would have been worth some kind of outside the box thinking.
WOMEN’S RUGBY : CANCELLED CULTURE
Happy to eat my words…a few weeks ago I said in this column that maybe the cancellations in the Women’s All Ireland Cup weren’t as bad a look as some were making out, but at the time I was unaware that there was to be a clash between the playoff rounds of the Celtic Challenge and the Women’s AIL itself, which is literally a whole different ball game for me, hence this week’s TikTok offering.
The only update is that there’s no update…I thought we might see one what with Leinster playing Saracens on the Friday night but we’ll see if one pans out before then, if so I will post it here along with my suggested matchday squad.
THAT BENETTON IMAGE
Look – I appreciate the spirit behind this image. We want to see the URC promoted as much as possible, especially in Italy where the 1st v 2nd nature of Saturday’s match made it important for Benetton to do all they could to hype the fixture.
But this is just not the way to do it. Do other countries still use the leprechaun trope for Irish people? I guess so. And does the presence of a “Leprechaun Museum” in the centre of Dublin help banish the nasty stereotype? Perhaps not. Still, I know it’s Benetton’s logo but what exactly is so Italian about a lion???? So maybe it would have been better to ignore the national identity and maybe utilise the fact that Leinster use a lion theme too? Maybe have two facing each other down?
Anyway here at Harpin’ Manor we workshopped a possible image using the reverse of the thinking used for the one above…
WELSH RUGBY – WHAT WENT WRONG?
I just finished reading Seimon Williams’ book, which is just as well because about seven hours after I’m typing this I will be chatting to the author himself about it! It would be a bit much to say I “enjoyed” reading it, given it is an account of a series of communication failures between different levels of the game over decades, but it is definitely put together extremely well and is a worthwhile read. The podcast will also count as part of our “Opposition View” as it would be rude not to talk about the match at the weekend.
Version 1.0.0
URC IRISH SHIELD UPDATE
No more matches until May I know but I haven’t posted the state of play for a while so here it is.
NOV 4 CONNACHT 22-20 ULSTER
NOV 10 ULSTER 21-14 MUNSTER
NOV 25 LEINSTER 21-16 MUNSTER
DEC 2 CONNACHT 22-24 LEINSTER
DEC 22 ULSTER 20-19 CONNACHT
DEC 26 MUNSTER 3-9 LEINSTER
JAN 1 CONNACHT 22-9 MUNSTER
JAN 1 LEINSTER 21-22 ULSTER
MAY 11 MUNSTER V CONNACHT
MAY 18 ULSTER V LEINSTER
MAY 31 LEINSTER V CONNACHT
JUNE 1 MUNSTER V ULSTER
“SVNS” UPDATE
The weekend festivals return this weekend with both Irish teams hoping to build on successful outings in Perth. The Vancouver event lasts just two days instead of three which means three matches per day instead of two, I’d say that makes quite a difference when it comes to preparation.
Also while the matches have been all streamed live on RugbyPass TV up to now, I see TNT Sport has the rights for this one so we’ll see if the stream will still be there, I’ll try to find out for our Thursday Rugby on TV post.
VANCOUVER 7S
FRIDAY FEB 23
8:36PM WOMEN V SOUTH AFRICA
10:14PM MEN V GREAT BRITAIN
SATURDAY FEB 24
1:30AM WOMEN V BRAZIL
3:18AM MEN V NEW ZEALAND
7:21PM WOMEN V NEW ZEALAND
9:05PM MEN V SOUTH AFRICA
NEXT IN THE SERIES…
LOS ANGELES MAR 2-3
HONG KONG APR 5-7
SINGAPORE MAY 3-5
MADRID MAY 31-JUN 2
🔝🐱🐴 UPDATE
Eye-popping result of the round has to be Montpellier overturning Racing in Paris, certainly doesn’t do their relegation struggle any harm but definitely a worry for Stu Lancaster’ side, they will need a big result in the derby match next weekend. Stade and Toulouse now opening up a bit of a gap at the top. Meanwhile there’s yet another defeat for La Rochelle although they’re still within just two points for the playoff spots so I wouldn’t dream of ruling them out of contention just yet.
Round 15
LYON 28-17 LA ROCHELLE
BORDEAUX 10-20 PAU
RACING 92 20-44 MONTPELLIER
STADE FRANCAIS 32-19 PERPIGNAN
TOULOUSE 61-34 OYONNAX
BAYONNE 21-13 CLÉRMONT
CASTRES 25-17 TOULON
Round 16
SAT FEB 24
MONTPELLIER V BAYONNE
PERPIGNAN V LA ROCHELLE
CASTRES V BORDEAUX
LYON V OYONNAX
PAU V TOULON
RACING V STADE FRANCAIS
SUN FEB 25
CLÉRMONT V TOULOUSE
PREMIERSHIP UPDATE
This comp is on a prolonged break until the end of March but I thought I’d update it here anyway since Leinster face Sarries on Friday evening in a friendly, no doubt to help them make up for the loss of fixtures after some clubs unfortunately went to the wall.
NO MATCHES LAST WEEKEND
ROUND 13
FRI MAR 22
BRISTOL V NORTHAMPTON
LEICESTER TIGERS V GLOUCESTER
SAT MAR 23
BATH V SALE SHARKS
EXETER CHIEFS V NEWCASTLE
SARACENS V HARLEQUINS
AIL UPDATE
The Wolfhounds could have clinched the Celtic Challenge title with a win in Edinburgh but just fell short in what sounds like a thrilling 26-all draw which means their final match on Saturday against the Clovers is more than just a Six Nations trial match.
Question…are draws in women’s rugby like “kissing your brother”???
Anyway – as for the WAIL, well I said quite a bit in the TikTok already but with UL Bohs being awarded the 5 points they stay top with an unbeaten record and the rest of the top four stays the same as well.
Over in the men’s side and the top two both won although Tarf just got past Armagh, and in the big Dublin derby (check out my YouTube bit above on the timing btw) Terenure edged Lansdowne to keep the top four placings tight. The league takes a break next weekend.
Finally congrats to St Mary’s 13 wins from 14, already clinched promotion which means Div 1A rugby will be back within my reach next season!
#SupportYourLocalClub
WOMEN’S CELTIC CHALLENGE
FIRST PLAYOFF ROUND
GLASGOW 17-24 BRYTHON THUNDER
EDINBURGH 26-26 WOLFHOUNDS
SECOND PLAYOFF ROUND
SAT FEB 24
GWALIA LIGHTNING V GLASGOW WARRIORS
WOLFHOUNDS V CLOVERS
WOMEN’S AIL
Round 12
UL BOHS (5PTS) W/O SUTTONIANS (-5PTS)
BALLINCOLLIG 36-10 COOKE
BLACKROCK 24-10 WICKLOW
RAILWAY UNION 83-7 GALWEGIANS
Round 12
SAT FEB 17
UL BOHS V SUTTONIANS
BALLINCOLLIG V COOKE
BLACKROCK V WICKLOW
RAILWAY UNION V GALWEGIANS
MEN’S AIL
ROUND 14
BALLYNAHINCH 19-15 TRINITY
ARMAGH 12-15 CLONTARF
CORK CON 38-24 SHANNON
LANSDOWNE 20-27 TERENURE
YOUNG MUNSTER 31-24 UCD
ROUND 15
SAT MAR 2
CLONTARF V YOUNG MUNSTER
TRINITY V CITY OF ARMAGH
LANSDOWNE V CORK CON
SHANNON V BALLYNAHINCH
TERENURE V UCD
RUGBY EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP UPDATE
Please, please, PLEASE spare a thought for Belgium. After an historic win over Portugal in Round 1, not only are they overtaken in the standing by Os Lobos, they don’t even qualify for the semifinals despite winning 2 out of 3!!!!! Absolutely cruel.
A big win in Romania sets up an Iberian derby for Portugal in the final four while the Oaks must go to Georgia. It’s looking to all intents and purposes like a GEOvPOR final but we’ll see.
ROUND 3
GEORGIA 38-3 SPAIN
ROMANIA 24-49 PORTUGAL
BELGIUM 31-10 POLAND
NETHERLANDS 39-13 GERMANY
SEMIFINALS
SAT MAR 2
GEORGIA V ROMANIA
SUN MAR 3
PORTUGAL V SPAIN
HARPIN PREDICTION LEAGUE
Added another “yellow cap” to my collection in Round 10 to pull away a bit, although Those Pesky Birds the Ospreys denied me a perfect round with that late drop goal against Ulster. Although the only prize in our league is of the ‘booby’ variety, we can only really focus on the race at the top since last place is pretty much done and dusted courtesy of Neil ‘No Picks’ Keegan…
NEXT BATCH OF HARPIN’
Keep an eye out for that bonus pod on Wednesday morning then it is of course all about the Welsh at the weekend, preview as ever will be Friday, wrap pod as ever will record Sunday evening, stay tune as ever to all our social media channels!
Finally, as ever, be sure to enjoy your rugby wherever you are. JLP
11PM – BORDEAUX V STADE FRANCAIS (REPLAY) – 🔝🐱🐴 – PREMIER SPORTS 2
SUNDAY, JANUARY 28
6AM – TOULON V LA ROCHELLE (REPLAY) – 🔝🐱🐴 – PREMIER SPORTS 2
11:15AM – MONTPELLIER V PAU (REPLAY) – 🔝🐱🐴 – PREMIER SPORTS 1
3PM – GLOUCESTER V SALE SHARKS – PREMIERSHIP – TNT SPORTS 1
8PM – RACING 92 V TOULOUSE – 🔝🐱🐴 – PREMIER SPORTS 2
MONDAY, JANUARY 29
2:45PM – ST MICHAEL’S V ST VINCENT’S – LEINSTER SCHOOL SENIOR CUP – PREMIER SPORTS 1
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PRESS RELEASE
Leinster TV to stream a further five Round 1 games from Energia Park
Premier Sports coverage of the 2024 Bank of Ireland Leinster Schools Senior Cup kicks-off next Monday, 29 January 2024.
The broadcaster will show eight games live from the competition with the clash of St Michael’s College and St Vincent’s Castleknock College first up in Round 1.
The coverage gets under way from Energia Park at 2.45pm with interviews and analysis from Connor Morris and Bernard Jackman.
Leinster TV will also stream a further five Round 1 games live from Energia Park, starting with the meeting of Clongowes Wood College and Belvedere College on Sunday, 28 January 2024.
Thereafter, all four quarter-finals of the competition will be broadcast live on Premier Sports in the week commencing 18 February 2024, while both semi-finals will be scheduled live on the week beginning 3 March 2024, at the same venue.
All roads lead to the RDS Arena on St Patrick’s Day where Premier Sports will bring you live coverage of the 2024 Bank of Ireland Leinster Schools Senior Cup final – always a special occasion in the domestic rugby calendar.
“We’re delighted to continue our long standing relationship with the Bank of Ireland Leinster Schools Senior Cup” commented Premier Sports founder and owner Michael O’Rourke.
“It seems every year we get fantastic entertainment, drama and top quality matches in an ultra-competitive environment. I have no doubt this year will continue to deliver and viewers on Premier Sports will be there for the very best moments”.
Matthew Dowling, Chief Commercial Officer with Leinster Rugby said, “The Bank of Ireland Leinster Schools Senior Cup never disappoints but I think the drama that we have seen over the last few seasons has been exceptional.
“To have first time winners in Gonzaga College last year sets it up perfectly for others who will take inspiration from that and will know that they too can go on a similar journey and lift the trophy in the RDS.
“It is great to have partners such as Premier Sports on board again and delivering such a high quality offering with the level of talent they have in front of and behind the cameras. It promises to be another great season of action.”
Premier Sports is available on Sky (channels 412 & 419), Now, Virgin and Vodafone platforms.
In addition, Leinster Rugby have confirmed that five Round 1 games in the Bank of Ireland Leinster Schools Senior Cup will be available to purchase and that access can be purchased on a game by game basis or as part of a five-game bundle at www.irishrugbylive.ie.
The stream will be brought to Leinster supporters by Videos on the Net, the Wicklow based streaming and video providers, who also work closely with the IRFU.
The five additional games being streamed by Leinster Rugby are:
Sunday, 28 January 2024 Clongowes Wood College v Belvedere College at 2:30pm
Tuesday, 30 January 2024 CBC Monkstown v St Gerard’s School at 3pm
Wednesday, 31 January 2024 Newbridge College v Cistercian College, Roscrea at 3pm
Thursday, 1 February 2024 Kilkenny College v Terenure College at 3pm
Friday, 2 February 2024 St Mary’s College v Wesley College at 3pm
20 January 2024; Joe McCarthy of Leinster celebrates after scoring his side’s first try during the Investec Champions Cup Pool 4 Round 4 match between Leicester Tigers and Leinster at Mattioli Woods Welford Road in Leicester, England. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile
At this rate, Caelan Doris will be getting World Rugby Player of the Year…… Unbelievable in all aspects of his game currently. ☘️💪🏉👏
Jamie Bermingham
Good win and great going getting the BP at the end. We really seem at times to be pushing the physical game this season, as a way to show we can deal with it
Eamon Phelan
Good win harry byrne struggled in forts 10 mins when Leicester were on top after that class . Very good team with loads of options from a jealous Munster fan
Andrew Byrne
I can’t be the only person who is this excited to see just how high the ceiling is for Joe McCarthy…still just 22 years old and he’s playing like an old master. I feel like we are witnessing the start of something special here.
Michaela Monaghan
Can’t believe we’re playing Leicester again In round 16!!
Brian Corr
I thought they showed great determination to chase the bonus point, in the past they’ve kicked out on 80 mins happy with what they got, fair play to Leicester for also trying to get the losing bonus and the ref for not blowing up straight after their knock on.
Leinsters big squad is showing its true value and they’ve shown players stepping in and out doesn’t make much difference
Kevin OCeallaigh
The first time in a long time that I’ve seen true grit, determination and old-school grind by a Leinster side to get that bonus point on 85 minutes. Lowe was imperious in the air. Henshaw looked to be back to where we know he can be, and McCarthy just gets better and better. What a great game!
Bernie Cunningham
Great performance 27 unanswered points after going behind by 10. Lads were brill
I had to head out the door the second Doris got his iconic BP try and couldn’t tweet at the FT whistle like I normally do but Whiff of Cordite pretty much said what I would have…
Great away day stuff from Leinster. Doris’ turnover on 5m line broke Leicester. Counter ruck the difference, it’s really working for Leinster this season especially in these sorts of dogfights. Joe Mc, Lowe, Doris all with huge performances. Hope Harry’s ok – played well.
13 January 2024; James Lowe of Leinster dives over to score his side’s first try during the Investec Champions Cup Pool 4 Round 3 match between Leinster and Stade Francais at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile
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
Was really pulling for a zero there because the D deserved it but while far from perfect against a second string Stade that was a decent enough job done. Still much to work on but biggest concern Frawley's injury. Doris rightful PotM, congrats to Luke on 200. #LEIvSTF
10 December 2023; Ciarán Frawley of Leinster kicks a penalty during the Investec Champions Cup match between La Rochelle and Leinster at Stade Marcel Deflandre in La Rochelle, France. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile
Away in France to the reigning champs and we finally get it right! I couldn’t be happier to see the team finally figure out how to get the better of them. Delighted to see the only try scored is Larmour, he’s had a tough couple of years.
No trick plays, no bounce off the ball stuff, and no situation where the ref was clearly biased towards us. We beat them fair and square.
The future is bright at 10, the squad will take a lot from this and fingers crossed no major injury concerns as we prepare for Saturday
Chris McDonnell
Fantastic result, can’t fault anything on the pitch. Onwards and upwards.
Greg Kelly
Really well fought win. I seem to remember LAR struggling in similar conditions last year against Ulster. Byrne was pretty solid in what he did and Frawley fronted up well on a difficult night. Certainly a big weekend in the post Johnny period in blue and green.
Bert McLoughlin
What was best about today’s performance was the hunger to make dominant tackles and be physical in poor conditions. That hunger will make us strong contenders this season. No signs of a wc hangover
Gavin Hegarty
To me Byrne stood up when asked and frawley did the same. We’re good @10 for a few years!
Hats off to connors, he delivered and then some. Epic performance.
We had some unleinster mistakes but we’ll learn as the game evolves. Porter was constantly talking to the ref, this I like.
I did not like the ref telling ringer he won’t talk to Ryan but fear this is a result of ‘co’ captains. We need to sort thst.
William Andrew
Appalling display by the Ref, looked like he was been coached by LR. Said it twice to them but still did nothing to shut them up.
Honestly Refs need to realise a big scrum can actually bring a scrum down and play the odds like they play the red zone odds.
Jamie Donohoe
Very proud of that very courageous performance in those conditions. And i thought the Ref handled the game well too
Not ready for analysis yet except for THAT. WAS. AWESOME!!!!#LARvLEI
HARPIN' ON RUGBY 