Leinster v Exeter

fourthirtythree · Post by **fourthirtythree** » January 17th, 2013, 12:39 pm

well that's some of the selection difficulties eased anyway

Oldschool · Post by **Oldschool** » January 17th, 2013, 12:39 pm

Anybody getting the impression there are just too many distractions happening at the moment.
Sexton's Contract - Who went public with this?
Dekko announcing his squad (Could he not have waited until sunday - After the HEC pool stages are over.
Heaslip as captain with BOD still around - No doubt that'll get talked about until we're all blue in the face.

Have I missed anything else?

Oldschool · Post by **Oldschool** » January 17th, 2013, 12:55 pm

Fireworks wrote: Well said. We have the quality to do the job but this is not a poor side we are facing. If we do this and get through then I know we will celebrate but I doubt we will do a Munster and call it the miracle game and put out DVDs and talk about it for the rest of time.

Most posters are looking at the requirements for qualification rather than thinking it's going to be easy.
We have a 4 try target full stop. It's not an easy target and would be a challenge against any team. Exeter will give us that challenge there is no doubt about.
We have to play for the BP. That's not arrogance or dis-repectful to Exeter - We have no choice, it's as simple as that.
Exeter know we'll be going for the BP from the start - That is another advantage for them.
Frustrate us early on and we the lose the cool and they get penalties and so on.
In forcing it we could cough up an intercept try - another advantage to Exeter.
We could end up getting 4 tries (I hope) and only scrape the win or even lose.
Exeter can afford to be patient.
We will have to be patient in execution, but not in ambition.
Jaysus now I'm getting worried.

fourthirtythree · Post by **fourthirtythree** » January 17th, 2013, 1:14 pm

Oldschool wrote: We have to play for the BP. That's not arrogance or dis-repectful to Exeter - We have no choice, it's as simple as that.

Fact. Any speculation on qualification is predicated on this.

I think it would be a quite serious overturning of the form so far this season of both teams were we to get it. Hope is still alive though.

Ferg is a loss. Rob, Luke, and Isa to chip in with one apiece and BOD to continue his record seeking run!

Vamos los azules · Post by **Vamos los azules** » January 17th, 2013, 2:06 pm

Oldschool wrote:Anybody getting the impression there are just too many distractions happening at the moment.
Sexton's Contract - Who went public with this?
Dekko announcing his squad (Could he not have waited until sunday - After the HEC pool stages are over.
Heaslip as captain with BOD still around - No doubt that'll get talked about until we're all blue in the face.

Have I missed anything else?

There might be some kind of a requirement for the international squad to be announced that meant Kidney couldn't delay any longer. Ireland were the last of the 6 to announce as it was.

Fireworks · Post by **Fireworks** » January 17th, 2013, 2:17 pm

Oldschool wrote:
Fireworks wrote: Well said. We have the quality to do the job but this is not a poor side we are facing. If we do this and get through then I know we will celebrate but I doubt we will do a Munster and call it the miracle game and put out DVDs and talk about it for the rest of time.
Most posters are looking at the requirements for qualification rather than thinking it's going to be easy.
We have a 4 try target full stop. It's not an easy target and would be a challenge against any team. Exeter will give us that challenge there is no doubt about.
We have to play for the BP. That's not arrogance or dis-repectful to Exeter - We have no choice, it's as simple as that.
Exeter know we'll be going for the BP from the start - That is another advantage for them.
Frustrate us early on and we the lose the cool and they get penalties and so on.
In forcing it we could cough up an intercept try - another advantage to Exeter.
We could end up getting 4 tries (I hope) and only scrape the win or even lose.
Exeter can afford to be patient.
We will have to be patient in execution, but not in ambition.
Jaysus now I'm getting worried.

All true. I just spoke to a french rugby fan with an interesting view of the game. He thinks Leinster will score enough tries to put Munster out if it comes down to it. His view is that you throw the kitchen sink at them and go for the kill from the off. With the guys we have we should be able to win and score lots of tries and if they score some too so what. If we win 60-50 that will do.

Raydollard · Post by **Raydollard** » January 17th, 2013, 2:23 pm

If we get the bonus point on Sat, that achievement will rank among the best we have ever done. I am hopeful but uncertain that we can do it. depends on the first 30 minutes and how we react.

sid · Post by **sid** » January 17th, 2013, 2:34 pm

Raydollard wrote:If we get the bonus point on Sat, that achievement will rank among the best we have ever done.

I think you're building it up a bit too much tbh.

AdamK · Post by **AdamK** » January 17th, 2013, 2:47 pm

Why is that building it up too much? We rarely get BPs away, if we do manage to this BP away (against a side that doesn't concede BPs in their ground), then we'll be within a chance of qualifying from the pool stages after essentially everybody has written us off.

It'd defo be up there.

Kinger83 · Post by **Kinger83** » January 17th, 2013, 3:05 pm

We generally haven't gone for bonus point wins on the road over the last few seasons. We've been happy enough to play it tighter on the road and grind out the 4 points, then go for a more expansive game plan at home.

Just comparing Glasgow and Bath home and away last season. I guess heavier and tighter pitches didn't help away from home in those matches but we generally setup more defensively on the road. We'll obviously have to adopt a far more attacking philosophy on Sat though, i don't doubt we have a capability to do it, just we haven't really clicked this season yet. Hopefully this is the match where we do!

simonokeeffe · Post by **simonokeeffe** » January 17th, 2013, 4:02 pm

not like we have to win by 27 points

plus if we're winning the game opens up as Chiefs will want to win not just stop us getting bp

johng · Post by **johng** » January 17th, 2013, 4:05 pm

I'm predicting the Cheifs to get 2 bonus points. final score 68 75

TheBear · Post by **TheBear** » January 17th, 2013, 4:07 pm

johng wrote:I'm predicting the Cheifs to get 2 bonus points. final score 68 75

Willing to put money on that?

cormac · Post by **cormac** » January 17th, 2013, 4:56 pm

johng wrote:I'm predicting the Cheifs to get 2 bonus points. final score 68 75

Wasn't there a Super 14 game that finished with a similar scoreline 2 or 3 years ago?

Edit: Wasn't far off. Lions 65 Chiefs 72 - 19 February 2010

Peg Leg · Post by **Peg Leg** » January 17th, 2013, 5:11 pm

cormac wrote:
johng wrote:I'm predicting the Cheifs to get 2 bonus points. final score 68 75
Wasn't there a Super 14 game that finished with a similar scoreline 2 or 3 years ago?

Edit: Wasn't far off. Lions 65 Chiefs 72 - 19 February 2010

Hard to believe a team can have 72 pts put on them and still get the LBP!!

neiliog93 · Post by **neiliog93** » January 17th, 2013, 5:11 pm

I'm expecting a tight but high-scoring game as Leinster will take risks and play with tempo and (hopefully) good decision-making and accuracy. The Chiefs, for their part, aren't afraid to attack from deep when it's on and play expansive rugby with slick offloads. Leinster have to cut loose to qualify, and the Chiefs are out but have a proud home record and want to impress their fans....could be a really good, flowing game to contrast with the 9-6 dross we got the last time!

johng · Post by **johng** » January 17th, 2013, 5:13 pm

cormac wrote:
johng wrote:I'm predicting the Cheifs to get 2 bonus points. final score 68 75
Wasn't there a Super 14 game that finished with a similar scoreline 2 or 3 years ago?

Edit: Wasn't far off. Lions 65 Chiefs 72 - 19 February 2010

That's what I was referencing OK. Got the score wrong. I could only remember that it was the Lions. Coincidence that they were also playing the Chiefs.

Chiefs v the Laighanns?

johng · Post by **johng** » January 17th, 2013, 5:16 pm

neiliog93 wrote:I'm expecting a tight but high-scoring game as Leinster will take risks and play with tempo and (hopefully) good decision-making and accuracy. The Chiefs, for their part, aren't afraid to attack from deep when it's on and play expansive rugby with slick offloads. Leinster have to cut loose to qualify, and the Chiefs are out but have a proud home record and want to impress their fans....could be a really good, flowing game to contrast with the 9-6 dross we got the last time!

Hey! The people who were on here complaining about the S14 game would argue that 9 6 is a "proper" rugby score.

Peg Leg · Post by **Peg Leg** » January 17th, 2013, 5:37 pm

johng wrote:
cormac wrote:
johng wrote:I'm predicting the Cheifs to get 2 bonus points. final score 68 75
Wasn't there a Super 14 game that finished with a similar scoreline 2 or 3 years ago?

Edit: Wasn't far off. Lions 65 Chiefs 72 - 19 February 2010
That's what I was referencing OK. Got the score wrong. I could only remember that it was the Lions. Coincidence that they were also playing the Chiefs.

Chiefs v the Laighanns?

Stretching it, but I like it!!

outcast eddie · Post by **outcast eddie** » January 17th, 2013, 7:27 pm

Folks the Met office is predicting Snowmageddon for parts of the UK tomorrow.

Not sure what's going to happen in Exeter on Sat but travel (incl rail) to the game may be disrupted.

Babbling 'brook

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