Leinster v Glasgow

21st Century Schizoid Man wrote:Leinster lads want to start a match thread for this ?

Jasus youse Scottish lads are very slow to start new threads. Afraid it will cost you money or something?

Top of the table clash with Ulster likely to benifit from a home win. Glasgow to perhaps to stay top with an upset.

LEINSTER:
15: Isa Nacewa
14: David Kearney
13: Eoin O'Malley
12: Gordon D'Arcy
11: Andrew Conway
10: Ian Madigan
9: Isaac Boss
1: Heinke van der Merwe
2: Sean Cronin
3: Michael Bent
4: Leo Cullen CAPTAIN
5: Quinn Roux
6: Kevin McLaughlin
7: Shane Jennings
8: Jordi Murphy
REPLACEMENTS:
16: Aaron Dundon
17: Jack McGrath
18: Jamie Hagan
19: Devin Toner
20: Dominic Ryan
21: John Cooney
22: Brendan Macken
23: Fionn Carr

Glasgow Warriors team to play Leinster in Round 18 of the RaboDirect PRO12, RDS, Saturday 23 March (kick-off, 7.45pm):

15 Peter Murchie
14 Tommy Seymour
13 Alex Dunbar
12 Peter Horne
11 DTH Van der Merwe
10 Duncan Weir
9 Niko Matawalu

1 Moray Low
2 Dougie Hall
3 Ed Kalman
4 Tom Ryder
5 Al Kellock (Captain)
6 Rob Harley
7 John Barclay
8 Josh Strauss

16 Pat MacArthur
17 Gordon Reid
18 Jon Welsh
19 James Eddie
20 Ryan Wilson
21 Henry Pyrgos
22 Ruaridh Jackson
23 Sean Lamont

I can't remember Marshall playing at 8 for us? But I know you've a bit of a man crush on him Jen so I can understand you wanting to crowbar him into your team.

Goog timing to get Isa, Locky and Heinke back.

Mickado wrote:I can't remember Marshall playing at 8 for us? But I know you've a bit of a man crush on him Jen so I can understand you wanting to crowbar him into your team.

Goog timing to get Isa, Locky and Heinke back.

He has defo played 8 for the B&I/A team. I have always liked him as a player. The fact that he can play anywhere from 4 to 8 is a huge plus. (Well 7 is a stretch)
Big tough fairly quick. What's not to like? He has signed a 2 year deal too. (I believe) Along with Murphy.

I don’t disagree Jen! He’s the exact type of player I’d love to see become a lock, but I think his long term future is in the back row, he will probably end up at 6. Similarly, I hope Murphy gets more game time at 8.

I really hope he ends up as a lock. He is an outstanding defensive lineout jumper and steals a lot of ball. He is quick and has good hands. He played lock when he was in school and made mince meat of fellas

Same height as Brad Thorne & Quinn Roux. Taller than Mike McCarthy.

Pack on even more beef and he's the man.

Hard to believe he's still in the academy.

Mickado wrote:Hard to believe he's still in the academy.

Yeah man great for him. Hopefully he will get some more time in the Leinster first team. he's what 22?

Jenifer McLadyboy wrote:Jasus youse Scottish lads are very slow to start new threads. Afraid it will cost you money or something?

Waaaiiit, so you're telling me we don't need to pay mods to start articles? Umm, excuse me a moment.

[grabs nearest office chair]

RDW!!!!

Warriors prospective team :-

15 Murchie
14 Matawalu
13 Dunbar
12 Horne
11 DTH VDM
10 Jackson
9 Pyrgos
8 Wilson
7 Harley/Barclay
6 Strauss
5 Swinson
4 Ryder
3 Low/Cusack
2 MacArthur
1 Welsh

BTW Ladyboy that cliched joke was about as funny as watching Fitz go off injured 2 minutes after coming on on Saturday!

Tommy should hopefully have recovered from his rib injury and may well be in the team. Ditto Coo and his shoulder, and Gordy and his penchant for getting knocked out... If Coo doesn't make it then Muzza starts and Ed on the bench.

Horne on the bench to cover 10/12 as Wight is not trusted...

Expect

Welsh - McArthur - Cusack
Swinson - Kellock
Strauss - Wilson - Barclay

Matawalu - Jackson
Dunbar - Bennett
DTH - Murchie - Seymour

Hall, Reid, Low, Ryder, Harley, Pyrgos, Horne, McGuigan

Out of Ryan, Ruddock, and Murphy, who does everyone think who is better and who has the better potential. They all seem to be pretty closely matched.

Surely one of them has to move.

pete (buachaill on eirne) wrote:

Mickado wrote:Hard to believe he's still in the academy.

Yeah man great for him. Hopefully he will get some more time in the Leinster first team. he's what 22?

he is actually older than Quinn Roux. Roux is a freak of nature though. has inhuman strenght for a 22 year old.

gleesonisgod wrote:Out of Ryan, Ruddock, and Murphy, who does everyone think who is better and who has the better potential. They all seem to be pretty closely matched.

Surely one of them has to move.

I'm greedy enough to want them all. you could also play them in the same back row with ryan at 7 and Murphy at 8.

21st Century Schizoid Man wrote:Warriors prospective team :-

15 Murchie
14 Matawalu
13 Dunbar
12 Horne
11 DTH VDM
10 Jackson
9 Pyrgos
8 Wilson
7 Harley/Barclay
6 Strauss
5 Swinson
4 Ryder
3 Low/Cusack
2 MacArthur
1 Welsh

BTW Ladyboy that cliched joke was about as funny as watching Fitz go off injured 2 minutes after coming on on Saturday!

Playing your scrum half on the wing to confuse us. Hmmmm. Or just run out of back three without Maitland and Hogg.

I think my sense of humour is slightly different to yours. Years of listening to Robert Fripp guitar solos has fried your brain. You should just have come back with a crack about drinking excessively and fighting.

Townsend is saying Cusack and Cusiter are available but short of match practice so may or may not be selected.

http://www.glasgowwarriors.com/articles/news/007487.php

I prefer Ryan to Ruddock.

If you had to choose would Leinster fans prefer to win the Rabo or the Amlin? I'd guess the Amlin might be worth more money? But I want the Rabo.

Which mean this game and next are the two biggest games of our season. Can't wait.

Leinster have between 6 and 10 games left this season. (well 7 and 10 really, as they will surely make a Rabo semi)

Apart from the one in Italy I will be at them all. (barring injury or natural disaster)

Looking forward to them all. Especially the next two.

gleesonisgod wrote:Out of Ryan, Ruddock, and Murphy, who does everyone think who is better and who has the better potential. They all seem to be pretty closely matched.

Surely one of them has to move.

What Jen said. Play them all in the Same backrow. Keep em all. We're Ireland's backrow warehouse, room for all of them.

Just heard Nacewa is retiring from rugby at the end of the season, big loss for Leinster.

Yep the worst kept secret in Leinster is finally out. Hoping we get a serious replacement. Not to many at his level in world rugby, and most of them are unavailable.

They have been looking since Christmas though.

Who are the possible replacements? As you're said, not many like Nacewa around.

We had one in the frame but I think he has gone to Japan. Nothing announced yet.

Gerry Thornley thinks we are after someone in SA. Have not heard that.

I take it he's retiring due to his current injury Jen? So we won't see him play again?

He's playing on Saturday. Think his missus got a dose of the same thing as mrs Afoa.

Ah, well that's a small blessing. At least we can give him a good send off.

Also, the match is Friday no?

Dennis Hurley is an ideal replacement, covers both wing and full back

Gutted

Is this game being shown on TV in the UK. I can't find it listed on Alba

Jenifer McLadyboy wrote:

21st Century Schizoid Man wrote:Leinster lads want to start a match thread for this ?

Jasus youse Scottish lads are very slow to start new threads. Afraid it will cost you money or something?

Top of the table clash with Ulster likely to benifit from a home win. Glasgow to perhaps to stay top with an upset.

Did you mean this weekend Jenny? Ulster are away to Edinburgh.

MrsP wrote:

Jenifer McLadyboy wrote:

21st Century Schizoid Man wrote:Leinster lads want to start a match thread for this ?

Jasus youse Scottish lads are very slow to start new threads. Afraid it will cost you money or something?

Top of the table clash with Ulster likely to benifit from a home win. Glasgow to perhaps to stay top with an upset.

Did you mean this weekend Jenny? Ulster are away to Edinburgh.

I think she means a home win for Leinster would benefit Ulster. Which it would.

cakeordeath wrote:
I think she he means a home win for Leinster would benefit Ulster. Which it would.

rodders wrote:

cakeordeath wrote:
I think she he means a home win for Leinster would benefit Ulster. Which it would.

Gotcha now!

Thanks!

rodders wrote:

cakeordeath wrote:
I think she he means a home win for Leinster would benefit Ulster. Which it would.

Ah, of course...

Mickado wrote:Also, the match is Friday no?

You can go on Friday if you like. I think I'll go when there's a game on.

Irresistible force meets immovable object. Leinster have taken 19 out of the last 20 points available to them and Glasgow have taken something crazy like 33 out of the last 35.

Speaking of immoveable objects, it is huge news that the mighty Coo may be back at tighthead. He's worth a (reinforced) bench spot at the very least - the ultimate impact substitute. Even without him, if Ryan Grant became injured, there's a pretty good argument that Welsh, MacArthur and Low is Scotland's first choice front row.

Thankfully Scott Johnson's slightly strange selection policy in not choosing the superior Swinson instead of Gilchrist and selecting Wilson for the XXIII but not actually giving him any game time means the kernel of our international window squad should be well rested.

Pyrgos on and moving Niko to the wing has been one of Glasgow's best selection strategies ever. Have lost count of the number Niko has slammed down from a wing position this season.

cakeordeath wrote:

rodders wrote:

cakeordeath wrote:
I think she he means a home win for Leinster would benefit Ulster. Which it would.

Ah, of course...

The Ladyboy title is honorary. Puts me in the same bracket as Cian Healy.

Jenifer McLadyboy wrote:

Mickado wrote:Also, the match is Friday no?

You can go on Friday if you like. I think I'll go when there's a game on.

I ordered a Leinster hoodie online at the weekend, 2 arrived today, checked my order, only ordered 1, checked my bank account, only paid for one. Rang them and told them i could drop the extra one in at the match on Friday. Got a similar response.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH BOLLIX. Plans were made for me on Saturday with the understanding that the match was on Friday. This is an unmitigated disaster.

Mickado wrote:

Jenifer McLadyboy wrote:

Mickado wrote:Also, the match is Friday no?

You can go on Friday if you like. I think I'll go when there's a game on.

I ordered a Leinster hoodie online at the weekend, 2 arrived today, checked my order, only ordered 1, checked my bank account, only paid for one. Rang them and told them i could drop the extra one in at the match on Friday. Got a similar response.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH BOLLIX. Plans were made for me on Saturday with the understanding that the match was on Friday. This is an unmitigated disaster.

Yah bleeden cabbage.

Also, my GF just text me to say she didn't get that job that she's interviewed 3 times for. So… probably not a great time to tell her that she's going to that murder mystery dinner in her mates gaff, pasta solo…

Mick - to properly poo in the salad, if you see on your card that you're the murderer, make sure that you say "feic me, so it turns out I did it", loud enough for half of the room to hear.

George Carlin wrote:Mick - to properly poo in the salad, if you see on your card that you're the murderer, make sure that you say "feic me, so it turns out I did it", loud enough for half of the room to hear.

If that gets me kicked out with enough time to make it to the RDS, It's definitely going into the "maybe" pile!

BOD out for 3 weeks so he misses the Glasgow, Ulster and Wasps games.

Mickado wrote:BOD out for 3 weeks so he misses the Glasgow, Ulster and Wasps games.

That coupled with Ferg and Fitz being out is a huge negative.

Darcy looks set to return and O'Malley has started getting some game time too. Thank god Isa is back.
Still we are looking bare at the moment lads.

pete (buachaill on eirne) wrote:

Mickado wrote:BOD out for 3 weeks so he misses the Glasgow, Ulster and Wasps games.

That coupled with Ferg and Fitz being out is a huge negative.

Darcy looks set to return and O'Malley has started getting some game time too. Thank god Isa is back.
Still we are looking bare at the moment lads.

Ferg could make Wasps. Defo Munster.

Maitland out for us - as is Hoggy and Lamont acccording to the Evening Times .

21st Century Schizoid Man wrote:Maitland out for us - as is Hoggy and Lamont acccording to the Evening Times .

I thought that was established a week ago?

Jen, all three played at the weekend, two (Maitland and Hoggy) were known to have knocks, and the situation regarding other returning international players was unclear - I guess it's now clarified that those three defo won't appear. Not sure about Grant & Weir (unlikely), Hall, Low, Kellock (all likely to play, i hope)

Sorry Asbo. someone onanother thread said that they would be out. I thought it was because of national player resting rather than injury.