Leinster v Scarlets

Leinster:

15 Rob Kearney, 14 Zane Kirchner, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Noel Reid, 11 Cian Kelleher, 10 Ian Madigan, 9 Isaac Boss, 8 Jamie Heaslip (c), 7 Sean O'Brien, 6 Dominic Ryan, 5 Tom Denton, 4 Devin Toner, 3 Mike Ross, 2 James Tracy, 1 Cian Healy.
Replacements: 16 Bryan Byrne, 17 Jack McGrath, 18 Marty Moore, 19 Hayden Triggs, 20 Dan Leavy, 21 Luke McGrath, 22 Johnny Sexton, 23 Ben Te'o.

Scarlets:

15 Aled Thomas, 14 Tom Williams, 13 Gareth Owen, 12 Hadleigh Parkes, 11 Michael Tagicakibau, 10 Dan Jones, 9 Gareth Davies, 8 John Barclay (c), 7 James Davies, 6 Aaron Shingler, 5 Lewis Rawlins, 4 Jake Ball, 3 Peter Edwards, 2 Emyr Phillips, 1 Rob Evans.
Replacements: 16 Ken Owens, 17 Dylan Evans, 18 Will Taylor, 19 Tom Price, 20 Maselino Paulino, 21 Aled Davies, 22 Michael Collins, 23 Harry Robinson.

Date: Friday, November 6
Venue: RDS Arena
Kick-off: 19:35 GMT
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Assistant referees: Leo Colgan (Ireland), Olly Hodges (Ireland)
TMO: Seamus Flannery (Ireland)

The thread is fairly late but what the hey.

This is usually a good high scoring game and we've 2 fairly experimental teams out so there could be some scores in this one.Bookies have Leinster as 10 point favourites which seems very high and you also have to factor in that the Scarlets have unsportingly decided to have a tight enough defense this season.Hoping for a good game that Leinster win.

Should be interesting to see how Kelleher and Ringrose do tonight. Should be a decent game.

Try to the Fruit Salads.
Terks lead 7-0.

Jake Ball unfairly binned.

So let me get this straight. Dom Ryan gives away two penalties in his 22, the second one for bringing down the maul and gets let off. Scarlets first penalty of the game, given away by Jake Ball for bringing down the maul in his 22 and he gets a yellow card? That's a really bad call, and one made by the crowd rather than the ref. Sort it out ffs Hodges!

Cardiff Dave wrote:Jake Ball unfairly binned.

How on earth was that an unfair binning?

Rory_Gallagher wrote:

Cardiff Dave wrote:Jake Ball unfairly binned.

How on earth was that an unfair binning?

For the sake of consistency, it was unfair.

What's the "can't take the receiver" rule at the breakdown?

Jebus if Chunky was worried about Refs who were biased old Leighton has been a great example.

Rory_Gallagher wrote:

Cardiff Dave wrote:Jake Ball unfairly binned.

How on earth was that an unfair binning?

Looked to me like he was running backwards while being held and simply fell over.

This is completely dire from Leinster.

Great play from Scarlets....and no need for the Refs help

Excellent try by the Scarlets there.

Cardiff Dave wrote:

Rory_Gallagher wrote:

Cardiff Dave wrote:Jake Ball unfairly binned.

How on earth was that an unfair binning?

Looked to me like he was running backwards while being held and simply fell over.

Wrong man was binned. Another player collapsed the maul from the side.

This is unwatchable online - it keeps jumping back a minute earlier and then back again.

Cant you use the TG4 player?

profitius wrote:

Cardiff Dave wrote:

Rory_Gallagher wrote:

Cardiff Dave wrote:Jake Ball unfairly binned.

How on earth was that an unfair binning?

Looked to me like he was running backwards while being held and simply fell over.

Wrong man was binned. Another player collapsed the maul from the side.

Aye, or a Leinster player tripped up and accidently collapsed it. Was moving at a rate of knots. Couldn't tell if a Terk player was infringeing.

TG4 player are con artists...they say rugby and what you get it gaelic (GAA) chat....

SecretFly wrote:TG4 player are con artists...they say rugby and what you get it gaelic (GAA) chat....

Wrong...you get great insight from Marcus Horan...as bearla....cos he tried it as gaeilge and there was uproar.

Scarlets look the better team so far. I think they would be ahead by more if it wasn't for some inconsistent calls by Hodges. So far they've given away 3 penalties for high tackles, but I'm yet to count 1. The game is going a bit soft if they count as a high/dangerous tackle! I don't think Hodges is biased, I think he is a bit intimated by a vocal RDS crowd and Leinster's pedigree - ergo he's out of his depth. That said it's still quite an exciting game.

ME-109 wrote:Cant you use the TG4 player?

Cheers mate - seems to be doing the trick now. Stupid BBC.

Terk 7 again. He's gonna be a star.

mikey_dragon wrote:Scarlets look the better team so far. I think they would have had a penalty try and a yellow card against them except for some inconsistent calls by Hodges. So far they've given away 3 penalties for high tackles, but I'm yet to count 1. The game is going a bit soft if they count as a high/dangerous tackle! I don't think Hodges is biased, I think he is a bit intimated by a vocal RDS crowd and Leinster's pedigree - ergo he's out of his depth. That said it's still quite an exciting game.

Fixed that for you.

Some of these so called experienced Leinster players need a huge kick up the arse.

Rory_Gallagher wrote:

ME-109 wrote:Cant you use the TG4 player?

Cheers mate - seems to be doing the trick now. Stupid BBC.

You will just have to put up with Marcus...although he isnt too bad...i.e Scarlets have Leinster sussed apparently.

ME-109 wrote:

SecretFly wrote:TG4 player are con artists...they say rugby and what you get it gaelic (GAA) chat....

Wrong...you get great insight from Marcus Horan...as bearla....cos he tried it as gaeilge and there was uproar.

Great. Everytime I try to get rugby on the TG4 player I get either a GAA game or some GAA chat. Don't know why that is but it's happened more than once. Maybe they think I didn't try hard enough when I was doing Peig at school.

Rory_Gallagher wrote:Some of these so called experienced Leinster players need a huge kick up the arse.

Its actually painful to watch SOB because all he does with the ball is look to hurt the nearest defender...usually ineffectually. And Isaac Boss is just ing. They need to bring on Sexton because Madigan is having one of those unspeakable type of games.

mikey_dragon wrote: I think he is a bit intimated by a vocal RDS crowd and Leinster's pedigree - ergo he's out of his depth. That said it's still quite an exciting game.

?? I think that might be a good movie, mikey The crowd was 89,000!!!.... baying for blood!!!!.................................. "Leinster, Leinster, Leinster (sup from a plastic cupped beer) Leinster......."

Leinster are going well. Lulling the Scarlet into a false sense of security....

SOB is so inconsistent now and seems like the perfect Irish player - has one big game and then pedestrian for the rest. Heaslip is just always pedestrian. Cian Healy has been crap since he has been back. I would honestly keep Conan and VdF in the back row who are both in great form and clearly are trying to show the coaches they want a place on the team; let the experienced heads work their way back in and prove they actually want the jersey. Some of them know they aren't going to lose it and it shows.

Isn't this a 'working their way back in' though, Rory?  What games can they get?  Healy only came back on the scene what? four or five games ago?  If he's going to continue to work himself back, Pro12 would be the vehicle.

mikey_dragon wrote:Scarlets look the better team so far. I think they would be ahead by more if it wasn't for some inconsistent calls by Hodges. So far they've given away 3 penalties for high tackles, but I'm yet to count 1. The game is going a bit soft if they count as a high/dangerous tackle! I don't think Hodges is biased, I think he is a bit intimated by a vocal RDS crowd and Leinster's pedigree - ergo he's out of his depth. That said it's still quite an exciting game.

He is shocking, and has single handedly kept Leinster in the game. Leinster will win this as a result.

sounds like a bit of provincial bias there Rory

SecretFly wrote:

mikey_dragon wrote: I think he is a bit intimated by a vocal RDS crowd and Leinster's pedigree - ergo he's out of his depth. That said it's still quite an exciting game.

??  I think that might be a good movie, mikey   The crowd was 89,000!!!.... baying for blood!!!!.................................. "Leinster, Leinster, Leinster (sup from a plastic cupped beer) Leinster......."

Hollywood .

Who are the two broads in the OP BTW? They both look like my type...

SecretFly wrote:Isn't this a 'working their way back in' though, Rory?  What games can they get?  Healy only came back on the scene what? four or five games ago?  If he's going to continue to work himself back, Pro12 would be the vehicle.

Pro12 is right...not the WC QF.

ME-109 wrote:

SecretFly wrote:Isn't this a 'working their way back in' though, Rory?  What games can they get?  Healy only came back on the scene what? four or five games ago?  If he's going to continue to work himself back, Pro12 would be the vehicle.

Pro12 is right...not the WC QF.

Evidently!

Well there is a rare sighting - a Mike Ross try!

Shingler had plenty of time to pass that...

ME-109 wrote:

Chunky Norwich wrote:

mikey_dragon wrote:Scarlets look the better team so far. I think they would be ahead by more if it wasn't for some inconsistent calls by Hodges. So far they've given away 3 penalties for high tackles, but I'm yet to count 1. The game is going a bit soft if they count as a high/dangerous tackle! I don't think Hodges is biased, I think he is a bit intimated by a vocal RDS crowd and Leinster's pedigree - ergo he's out of his depth. That said it's still quite an exciting game.

He is shocking, and has single handedly kept Leinster in the game. Leinster will win this as a result.

Dia , tá tú roinnt amadán mór

Chunky running that through his translator.  But may not comment as that will mean he's acknowledging the Irish language....

SecretFly wrote:Isn't this a 'working their way back in' though, Rory?  What games can they get?  Healy only came back on the scene what? four or five games ago?  If he's going to continue to work himself back, Pro12 would be the vehicle.

Yes, but I do hope there will be room for the younger players to get a chance to prove themselves again instead of being dropped until the next international window. Especially when the players ahead of them are not playing as well as they are.

Scarlets need to settle down quickly Leinster still disjointed so it is still anybodies game.

Wait - so what happened to Ben Teo?

Good clearout, why is it even a penalty? They should be checking the tackle on James Davies!

It looks far worse than it was. At first I thought he got him in the face.

J'Aime was only worried about his hair.

Clearly a deliberate knock on...

Lol really?

Owens can't throw, it's why he has never been first choice for Wales and could slip down the pecking order at Scarlets too.

If Noel Reid could sort out his defensive game he would be the Irish 12.