Biggest upset ever in the history of the HC ?

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Connachts amazing victory at Toulouse this weekend. I'm struggling to think of anything that comes remotely close. Hardly a win all season capitulate to Edinburgh last weekend and now this. Amazing - well done you guys from the West -Overshadows all other excellent Irish results this weekend IMO

beshocked wrote:Well done Connacht though why is it that Connacht can find the passion and ability to hold their own against two strong sides in their pool but in the Pro12 they are woeful?

Butchering chances, low confidence, new gameplan etc. They've a lot of young players. Against Toulouse I'd say they just went for it and should have scored at least one more try even allowing for the disallowed try.

Here no joke the forecast is looking brutal for Saturday, how do people see that influencing both Connacht and Leinster's games?

Could we now be looking at 2 home defeats? I don't know if we'll see to many tries anyways...

Hard to know.  

I have a feeling Connacht will do the double on Toulouse.  I believe of course that Toulouse are coming to kill them off and show them that the French game was just because they were sleeping.  But I still think Connacht might taken them again.

Leinster???  I worry about them because like Ireland, i'd need to see two back to back killer games to settle into a confident period.  It might be closer but I still think a win.  Although I think I'm feeling more confident about Connacht.  One more big game guys for a certain kind of immortality!

Yeah I think it might help Connacht but whereas I previously fancied Leinster to continue their rugby lesson on the Saints the weather just might give the Northampton a leveller.

Leicester beating the blues in that semi final.   


  

gcBlues wrote:Leicester beating the blues in that semi final.   


  

It was a draw, but yes I was upset.

SecretFly wrote:Hard to know.  

I have a feeling Connacht will do the double on Toulouse.  I believe of course that Toulouse are coming to kill them off and show them that the French game was just because they were sleeping.  But I still think Connacht might taken them again.

Leinster???  I worry about them because like Ireland, i'd need to see two back to back killer games to settle into a confident period.  It might be closer but I still think a win.  Although I think I'm feeling more confident about Connacht.  One more big game guys for a certain kind of immortality!

12 of the squad have the flu....

So???? ...15 of them were no hopers in the bookies last week

Wow hurricane season has arrived!

So round 2 about to kick off. Hopefully the flu hasnt affected the players too much. If the weather in Dublin is anything to go by we wont be seeing a game like last week.


Connacht: Robbie Henshaw; Fionn Carr, Eoin Griffin, Dave McSharry, Matt Healy; Dan Parks, Kieran Marmion; Brett Wilkinson, Jason Harris-Wright, Rodney Ah You; Mick Kearney, Craig Clarke (captain); John Muldoon, Jake Heenan, Eoin McKeon.


Replacements: Sean Henry, Denis Buckley, Nathan White, Andrew Browne, George Naoupu, Frank Murphy, Craig Ronaldson, Gavin Duffy.


Toulouse: Clément Poitrenaud; Yoann Huget, Florian Fritz, Yann David, Maxime Médard; Lionel Beauxis, Jean-Marc Doussain; Schalk Ferreira, Christopher Tolofua, 
Census Johnston; Romain Millo-Chluski, Yoann Maestri; Yannick Nyanga, Thierry Dusautoir (c), Louis Picamoles
Replacements: Chiliboy Ralepelle, Gurthro Steenkamp, Yohan Montes, Joe Tekori, Gillian Galan, Gael Fickou, Hosea Gear, Sébastien Bézy,

Golden wrote:So round 2 about to kick off. Hopefully the flu hasnt affected the players too much. If the weather in Dublin is anything to go by we wont be seeing a game like last week.

Unfortunately it has, Nathan White, Frank Murphy and Paul O’Donohoe all have been ruled out.