Leinster A 17-18

[Donny B.]

As it's a Quarter Final I am guessing our season tickets won't cover this match.

Anyone know for sure?

Only covers the group games.

Thank you

Thought that too but chanced my arm and got in with the card!

[Donny B.]

How were Frawley and Rock?

Thought they were both good. It was a game for kicking and both did that well, some of Frawley's touch-finders were Rog standard.

The twins were both lively and Timmins and Conor O'Brien were also prominant.

[Ruckedtobits]

Very poor and slow game. We barely touched the ball in the first 7/8 minutes and Munster slowed it down as much as possible, Loughman walking the whole way across the pitch to go off injured and preventing a lineout being taken on the near touchline was a particular highlight. Thought the ref was a bit fussy and could have let things go.

Thought the Byrne twins were great in open play, ran great lines and looked dynamic. A couple of dodgy lineouts but one seemed like a miscommunication and another didn't look crooked to me. The balance in the back row wasn't great although individually they were physical and worked hard.

The outside backs barely got the ball but TOB was really good whenever he was involved. His try scoring pass was outstanding and I doubt I was the only one who never saw it coming. He probably could have got in for the try himself but popped it inside to Kelly which took out the defenders who were corner flagging. Didn't think Kelly or Daly were great, didn't get involved too much and looked hesitant and out of position at times. I really didn't notice Mullin at all apart from his break for the try. One more positive was COB, thought he was really good. He carried very strongly and was eager to make things happen.

Bill Johnston is such a classy player. He organises things really well and his execution is always good, have high hopes for him if he can keep fit.

Didn't see the same game as you in relation to Bill Johnson who never got his backline taking the correct options and kicked some strange kicks.

Munster back three looked individually good in possession but not in a backline attack. Munster centres were outplayed in defence and attack by Conor O'Brian. Mullan ran one magnificent line to set up the try that Tommy O'Brien created for full-back Jack Kelly. Frawley and Rock marginally outplayed their direct opponents but never put shape on the game and neither kicked well overall. Conor O'Brien's. beautifully timed clearance kicks from the dead-ball area, off his left foot close to left touchline landed 40 and 50 metres away in touch and relieved what might have been severe Munster positional pressure during the majority of the last quarter.

The Munster back-row shaded their battle and O'Sullivan their No 8 looks an excellent prospect. Timmins had an excellent 2nd half for us and the two Byrnes looked a class apart when in possession. Vahk, in sharp contrast, looked clueless with ball in hand, but survived the physicality of defence and mauls with little problem. Bent and Dooley were great subs to have available because our starting second-rows were well out-played.

This was not a contest for the casual spectator. The RFU ref was intent on being remembered and on demonstrating that he knew every Law in the book and precisely who had infringed each one of them. The weather was wet and cold and the physicality was at senior level and the result important to both teams.

Not a classic but Leinster will hardly face a tougher pack in the competition but were never intimidated by size or hits in an intense competition

[wwed]

Agree with most of the reports above. Poor game but Leinster deserved to win as they showed at least some ambition with ball in hand and a few decent passing moves. Best game I've seen so far from Conor O'Brien.

[Angelsea Angst]

Where will the final be played?

[neill_m]

Where will the final be played?

Think it is a draw to decide home advantage in final, may be wrong.

[Ruckedtobits]

Talked to a couple of our A players in the jacks on Sunday about that game against Munster. General opinion was that it was as tough as any game played by any Squad member all season. Leinster considered that the Munster pack was the biggest (except Oliver) in almost every position they had seen before. Maul and scrum were very strong and their conditioning was right up there.

They also said that Munster players very impressed with JvG regime at every level. Quite an endorsement.

[heno]

Only covers the group games.

Thank you

Thought that too but chanced my arm and got in with the card!

I got in for free with my card too. Was 10min late so maybe that helped.

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[Ruckedtobits]

Any indications when our team for Jersey will be announced. Players must know as they will be departing early tomorrow.

[neill_m]

For info, the game kicks off at 3pm on the Saturday.

[Ruckedtobits]

Leinster ‘A’

15. Jack Kelly
14. Tommy O’Brien
13. Gavin Mullin
12. Conor O’Brien
11. Barry Daly
10. Ciarán Frawley
9. Charlie Rock
1. Ed Byrne
2. Bryan Byrne
3. Vakh Abdaladze
4. Mick Kearney
5. Ian Nagle
6. Óisín Dowling
7. Peadar Timmins
8. Josh Murphy

Replacements

16. Sean McNulty
17. Peter Dooley
18. Michael Bent
19. Ronan Foley
20. Hugh O’Sullivan
21. Harry Byrne
22. Sean O’Brien

This was our A Team against Munster in Q/F, barring Barry Daly, are any of these guys injured or missing for other reasons?

Add Adam Byrne, Neol Reid, Tom Daly and possibly Rickard Strauss that's a strong Squad to send to Jersey (5th in Championship).

[wixfjord]

Leinster Rugby ‘A’

15. Ciarán Frawley
14. Adam Byrne
13. Gavin Mullin
12. Conor O’Brien
11. Tommy O’Brien
10. Cathal Marsh
9. Charlie Rock
1. Ed Byrne
2. Bryan Byrne CAPTAIN
3. Vakh Abdaladze
4. Mick Kearney
5. Ian Nagle
6. Josh Murphy
7. Peadar Timmins
8. Caelan Doris

16. Sean McNulty
17. Peter Dooley
18. Oisín Dowling
19. Will Connors
20. Hugh O’Sullivan
21. Tom Daly
22. Jack Kelly

[arsebiscuits1]

Great to see Doris and Daly back.

Strong side. Everyone in the starting team bar Tommy and Doris have senior team experience. And they're still year 1s.

[Kinger83]

No Ross Byrne with either side this weekend.

Must be covering the backs for the senior team or is he injured?

[Ruckedtobits]

Where is Strauss?

[Xanthippe]

Where is Strauss?

This week's injury report says he picked up a calf injury in the Benetton game

[riocard911]

21 Apr 2018 British & Irish Cup

Jersey - Leinster A
FT 27 - 29
HT 14 - 3
Tries: Pincus, Hardy, Worrall - Timmins, Frawley (3)
Conversions: Cope (3) - Frawley (3)
Penalties: Cope (2) - Frawley

[D4surfer]

Brilliant. Well done lads.

[FourMasters]

Jaysus, I thought Leinster lost to a scoreline of 17-18 due to this thread's title
Nice to realize it was was win

[Peg Leg]

21 Apr 2018 British & Irish Cup

Jersey - Leinster A
FT 27 - 29
HT 14 - 3
Tries: Pincus, Hardy, Worrall - Timmins, Frawley (3)
Conversions: Cope (3) - Frawley (3)
Penalties: Cope (2) - Frawley

So i read that earlier and thought, wow nice come back. But something was niggling and I've come back... Frawley hat trick! Sweet, he was playing FB too, yeah?