Babbling 'brook

The42 Monday podcast was a decent listen. Very little of the ROG sycophancy while actually talking about it. A lot of the talk of the upcoming game was very balanced. Really? Jackman talking about a LAR win breaking Leinster? We have to remember that our head coach arrived in November and our backs...

Jesus that is some serious ticket sales. I was thinking they would struggle to open all the upper tiers given the short turnaround. Could be a real atmosphere. Don’t be surprised that there will be a serious traveling La Rochelle support coming over on Saturday. Over? They’ll just get the train up ...

Just ignore all that media shyte this week and enjoy their devastation next week after we move on to the semis We need a moratorium on this thread for a week. The D4 meeja is going to be horrendous in its sycophantic love in. The only rugby content I will follow this week is this forum and Molecast...

What I’d like- is a considered selection to counter their advantages and- particularly for us to stop messing about in the line out! It was infuriating and embarrassing to watch all that intricate movement come to nothing as- (I think) three throws went to relatively static Leicester players who pi...

offshorerules wrote: ↑April 8th, 2024, 8:32 am Seems like an odd place to have camp before a match in Dublin no?

There'll no doubt be some schtick to it from ROG, which will be lapped up by the D4 meeja.

Is it worth starting Healy/Kelleher/Connors for the first 30/40 mins or so and then bringing on Porter/Sheehan/VDF etc to up the pace? How we use the bench will play a big role in how we do. We’ve struggled against them in minutes 30-70. I wouldn’t not start Porter, and I think there are too many c...

Was Skelton injured over the last few weeks. Except for yesterday he hadn't played since start of February. It was reported he injured his calf at the beginning of February. Given he went the distance yesterday in his first game back, the conspiracy theorist might wonder if he was not simply being ...

ronk wrote: ↑April 7th, 2024, 2:58 pm

curates_egg wrote: ↑April 7th, 2024, 2:31 pm

That’s a bit childish. Are you **** in disguise?

Ah cmon. That's not helpful or necessary.

You’re right.

This a huge opportunity to get a home semi final by knocking out the holders. If we play with the proper mix of accuracy, power, commitment and common sense, we will win. It is up to how WE prepare and play. Get it right, we win. Get it wrong, we don't. I know we will get it right Where is the idea...

In attack I'd seek to make Danty make tackles, he looks like a liability to me at the moment, constantly getting yellows and he isn't making the impact in the carry anymore. I'd bet on Brainless moment if we target him as Ireland did Fickou in the 6 nations. Danty has really done us damage in previ...

ROG has LAR based in Cork for week for training camp . Of course he does :roll: Will at least give the Munster Fans something to get behind after they lose to Northampton today :green clap: I’m no fan of Lar coach but I think we are better not giving him any oxygen for this one. Best way to treat h...

“Cullen did not report any major injury concerns following the bruising encounter with the Tigers, but he did add that the players will be assessed on Monday. The Leinster boss will hope to have a full deck to pick from, as his side look to dethrone the champions.” Inshallah. RTE report said Ross B...

Room for one more pessimist? That wasn't even Tigers' first choice squad. If they'd been at full strength I think.they'd have turned us over. I'll have to watch it back for more specific gripes but on first viewing; the pack seemed to lack a focal point. You'd expect Ryan to be that guy. That perfo...

We can't live with La Rochelle despite beating them away and losing two finals by the narrowest of narrow margins? Make it make sense... Our need to be the underdog is incredibly tiresome. The team we beat in November is not the team that took the field today or in the final. They’re vastly improve...

LeinsterLeader wrote: ↑April 6th, 2024, 6:50 pm Well fingers crossed we’ll lose to Lecister so we won’t have to worry about it

Jesus lads!

The left wing this week he said anything apart from a HEC win would be failure. Different language the same narrative. That’s more stark. My goal for this season was always to win the URC. I didn’t see us winning a Heineken cup in a World Cup year. While our squad is in a better place than I expect...

Stormers lost half their pack in part due to the aforementioned brutality. We lost our most influential forward due to the same reason last season. I really don’t see any difference in that La Rochelle performance today and the final last season. It was a carbon copy. La Rochelle started the season ...

Oldschool wrote: ↑April 6th, 2024, 5:05 pm

Bigdickenergy wrote: ↑April 6th, 2024, 5:04 pm Libbok not allowing for the wins when kicking that conversion is why he isn’t a test player

More inevitability

Libbok missing kicks, and La Rochelle brutalising their way to victory in the 30-70th minute.
Both inevitable.

He doesn’t call them a failure. But it’s hard to describe them as a success, in the absence of trophies. The left wing this week he said anything apart from a HEC win would be failure. Different language the same narrative. That’s more stark. My goal for this season was always to win the URC. I did...

A grim inevitability about La Rochelle. Absolute brutality.
If we make it through, I will have no confidence.
It’s ugly stuff but it has worked again and again. They’re back to their worst or best, depending on your perspective.