Leinster v Connacht, Sat 29 Oct @ 17.15 in the RDS

[arsebiscuits1]

I reckon we will have Cronin for this one. Strauss to bench possibly. Tracys scrummaging puts him in pole position for Ireland out of all our hookers in my books

This is the funniest post I've ever read....

Really? I've come out with some quality knock knock jokes in the past

[Blue not red blood]

Leinster at 1/3 with the spread at 8 points suggests that most of the internationals will be available.

Yeah saw this earlier
No way would we be 1/3 if all the internationals missing
Still think those are great odds of evens on Connacht-8

[paddyor]

I thought Church said we weren't to call them the ABs anymore, 'cos that only bigs them up, and only to refer to them as NZ. Seems some people have forgotten......

Yep, it's all brands from now on!

[curates_egg]

Well Rossy will be available for us. Probably very sad for him but, while I'm surprised, I'm delighted he is now exclusively ours: think he has been playing well this season.
No other real surprises in there for us. I just hope we aren't denied all our squad players.

[leinsterforever]

Well Rossy will be available for us. Probably very sad for him but, while I'm surprised, I'm delighted he is now exclusively ours: think he has been playing well this season.
No other real surprises in there for us. I just hope we aren't denied all our squad players.

A pretty strong team can still be fielded sans the Ireland call-ups

Dooley, Byrne, Ross, Nagle, Triggs/Kearney, Ryan, Leavy, Conan, Gibson-Park, Byrne, Nacewa, Reid, O'Loughlin, B. Daly/A. Byrne(he fit?), Kirchner; Strauss, Porter, Bent, Molony, Timmins, McCarthy, T. Daly, A. Byrne/B. Daly/Keenan

[leinsterforever]

Connacht should be able to name a pretty strong team. Something like:

Loughney
Heffernan
Carey
Browne
Roux
McKeon
Heenan
Muldoon
Blade
Carty
Kelleher
Ronaldson
Aki
Adeolokun
O'Halloran

Delahunt
Robertson-McCoy
Cooney
Qualter/Stevenson/Cannon
O'Brien
Kerins
O'Leary
Ili

[wixfjord]

Would be hopeful that SOB, Carbery, Luke M, Tracy will all be available to us. RK, Jordi and Henshaw might be long shots too.

[wprathead]

Connacht should be able to name a pretty strong team. Something like:

Few little alternations :
Loughney out so be JP Cooney at LH
Haven't a monkey uncle who will bench at LH
50/50 between who will start 6 - McKeon or SOB2.0
Cannon was 24th man in Parma so I say he'll bench
I believe Cooney might be available for SH cover

[simonokeeffe]

Connacht should be able to name a pretty strong team. Something like:

Few little alternations :
Loughney out so be JP Cooney at LH
Haven't a monkey uncle who will bench at LH
50/50 between who will start 6 - McKeon or SOB2.0
Cannon was 24th man in Parma so I say he'll bench
I believe Cooney might be available for SH cover

is Roux injured too?

either way theyre missing max 3 players to Carton House, we're missing a lot more, and a lot more angry Connacht boys with a point to prove and against the motherland too

[wprathead]

is Roux injured too?

either way theyre missing max 3 players to Carton House, we're missing a lot more, and a lot more angry Connacht boys with a point to prove and against the motherland too

No Roux will be 4 like the poster said - Cannon for the bench
Weather meant to be decent
Connacht @13/5 at present

[simonokeeffe]

is Roux injured too?

either way theyre missing max 3 players to Carton House, we're missing a lot more, and a lot more angry Connacht boys with a point to prove and against the motherland too

No Roux will be 4 like the poster said - Cannon for the bench
Weather meant to be decent
Connacht @13/5 at present

cheers

unless Roux has turned into an Italian player after being bitten by one

[wixfjord]

Munster have POM, the two Ryans and Holland available for Friday. Ulster have Marshall, Jackson, Gilroy.
Hopefully means we should get a chunk of our lads, at least those with low gametime and those who won't start in Chicago.

[simonokeeffe]

Munster have POM, the two Ryans and Holland available for Friday. Ulster have Marshall, Jackson, Gilroy.
Hopefully means we should get a chunk of our lads, at least those with low gametime and those who won't start in Chicago.

At least one hooker, SOB, Murphy, McGrath, Carberry, and hopefully RK not Ringrose

[LeinsterLeader]

Munster have POM, the two Ryans and Holland available for Friday. Ulster have Marshall, Jackson, Gilroy.
Hopefully means we should get a chunk of our lads, at least those with low gametime and those who won't start in Chicago.

So based on that I would say we defo won't have Heaslip, Sexton and Toner, but outside that everyone else should be fair game (taking in to account that some of the bigger names like Henshaw haven't played much). Fair assumption?

[cormac]

Munster have POM, the two Ryans and Holland available for Friday. Ulster have Marshall, Jackson, Gilroy.
Hopefully means we should get a chunk of our lads, at least those with low gametime and those who won't start in Chicago.

So based on that I would say we defo won't have Heaslip, Sexton and Toner, but outside that everyone else should be fair game (taking in to account that some of the bigger names like Henshaw haven't played much). Fair assumption?

If Ringrose and vd Flier are pencilled in for the NZ match they won't be playing on Saturday either. Can't see Furlong being risked either.

[riocard911]

Reckon Rob needs to have a very good match v Connacht, if he's to have any chance of starting at 15 v NZ in Chicago ahead of either Payne or Zebo.....

[Slowcentre]

I doubt this match will have any say in who's picked for Ireland bar someone gets injured in it.Schmidt will pick based on who's doing the job he wants in training.As far as I can see playing well for your province gets you into the national squad but getting into the team is based on what you do on the training pitch once you're in.

[wixfjord]

Revised team prediction time!
Dooley, Tracy, Ross, Mike Mac, Nagle, SOB, Leavy, Jordi, JGP, Carbery, Isa, Reid, ROL, ZK, RK
McGrath, Strauss, Bent, Mick K/Molony, Conan, Luke M, Byrne, Daly

I reckon that side should be enough to take a win.

[LeRouxIsPHat]

I doubt this match will have any say in who's picked for Ireland bar someone gets injured in it.Schmidt will pick based on who's doing the job he wants in training.As far as I can see playing well for your province gets you into the national squad but getting into the team is based on what you do on the training pitch once you're in.

Plus I'd imagine we've had a plan for NZ for a while now.

[paddyor]

I doubt this match will have any say in who's picked for Ireland bar someone gets injured in it.Schmidt will pick based on who's doing the job he wants in training.As far as I can see playing well for your province gets you into the national squad but getting into the team is based on what you do on the training pitch once you're in.

Plus I'd imagine we've had a plan for NZ for a while now.

Lose respectably?