Connacht 2016/17

[simonokeeffe]

Connacht only have 3 fit props for this weekend apparently, even all the Academy lads injured

Rodney transfer looks even dumber

By the by how long is Ili's contract for

[wprathead]

Would have loved Rodney to stay

Stacy just until end of the season AFAIK
We've good few young backs in the academy like Gaffney, Brennan, O'Keefe and Leavy, as well as Parata and Leader knocking around so don't think we need keep him on any longer after this season

[simonokeeffe]

Would have loved Rodney to stay

Stacy just until end of the season AFAIK
We've good few young backs in the academy like Gaffney, Brennan, O'Keefe and Leavy, as well as Parata and Leader knocking around so don't think we need keep him on any longer after this season

cheers, it kept coming up elsewhere

as he spells his name with one f Ed O'Keeffe is a clan enemy

[sunshiner1]

I don't think Connacht wanted to let Ah You go it was more he wanted to leave. If Connacht can't get a fourth prop will they get someone from the AIL or will they need a medical joker?

[simonokeeffe]

I don't think Connacht wanted to let Ah You go it was more he wanted to leave. If Connacht can't get a fourth prop will they get someone from the AIL or will they need a medical joker?

didnt think they did, thought it was nuciference

[sunshiner1]

didnt think they did, thought it was nuciference

It could well have being.

Saw the Connacht team list and it looks pretty weak in the front five. Will be tough for them to beat Dragons.

[jezzer]

Tom McCartney, Denis Buckley, Ronan Loughney, Ivan Soroka, Conan O'Donnell, Ben Marshall, Sean O'Brien, Nepia Fox-Matamua, Eoghan Masterson, Rory Moloney, John Cooney, Craig Ronaldson, Matt Healy, Josh Rowland, Darragh Leader and Ciaran Gaffney remain on Connacht's injury list, while Finlay Bealham, Ultan Dillane and Kieran Marmion are away with the Ireland squad in Chicago.

CONNACHT (v Newport Gwent Dragons): Tiernan O'Halloran; Niyi Adeolokun, Bundee Aki, Peter Robb, Stacey Ili; Jack Carty, Caolin Blade; JP Cooney, Shane Delahunt, Conor Carey, Quinn Roux, Andrew Browne, Eoin McKeon, Jake Heenan, John Muldoon (capt).

Replacements: Dave Heffernan, Saba Meunargia, Dominic Robertson-McCoy, James Cannon, James Connolly, Conor McKeon, Shane O'Leary, Cian Kelleher.

[simonokeeffe]

didnt think they did, thought it was nuciference

It could well have being.

Saw the Connacht team list and it looks pretty weak in the front five. Will be tough for them to beat Dragons.

props aside its still fairly strong and its still the dragons

[jezzer]

The Dragons would get beaten by a lot of AIL teams

[Ruckedtobits]

The Dragons would get beaten by a lot of AIL teams

-1.
Complete illusion. Dragons are a competent professional side, who try to play for 80 mins in every game, rather than targeting 6/7 home games each season and shuting up shop, with a weakened team, when they play any top 6 team away from home.

The gap between an AIL team and an outfit like Dragons is a minimum of 30 points. The set-piece strength and performance, the broken field tempo and contact and the overall teamwork of any Pro12 team would destroy the best AIL team completely.

A more logical comparison might be against a Leinster A or Irish U.20 team. Even at those levels, I believe that the gap is still a chasm.

[jezzer]

I was being a bit dramatic but I don't believe it's a chasm in the case of the Dragons. A gully maybe. Give me my old Raleigh Chopper, 2 milk crates and a plank and I could take that sucker.

[simonokeeffe]

I was being a bit dramatic but I don't believe it's a chasm in the case of the Dragons. A gully maybe. Give me my old Raleigh Chopper, 2 milk crates and a plank and I could take that sucker.

All you need is a truffleshuffle

[johng]

I was being a bit dramatic but I don't believe it's a chasm in the case of the Dragons. A gully maybe. Give me my old Raleigh Chopper, 2 milk crates and a plank and I could take that sucker.

[Oldschoolsocks]

I was being a bit dramatic but I don't believe it's a chasm in the case of the Dragons. A gully maybe. Give me my old Raleigh Chopper, 2 milk crates and a plank and I could take that sucker.

Doing jumps on a chopper, you absolutely mad b$&%@#d


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[Ruckedtobits]

I was being a bit dramatic but I don't believe it's a chasm in the case of the Dragons. A gully maybe. Give me my old Raleigh Chopper, 2 milk crates and a plank and I could take that sucker.

Dragons 21 - 16 Connacht

[paddyor]

That's probably Connacht out of the play-offs. Still possible but the min seems to be 14 wins and a hatful of BPs last year by Ulster to get to 69. They really dodged a bullet with that game against Zebre being called off.

[simonokeeffe]

That's probably Connacht out of the play-offs. Still possible but the min seems to be 14 wins and a hatful of BPs last year by Ulster to get to 69. They really dodged a bullet with that game against Zebre being called off.

15 points off playoff places albeit with game in hand

Ospreys seem gormless on the road
Ulster are messing up with gusto, but have good fixture list after Christmas especially during 6n
Connacht are in a 6 way fight for 4th-6th

[sunshiner1]

Have to feel for Connacht. They lost Ronaldson in the Leinster game who was meant to be their fulcrum. Against Dragons Browne was tasked with the playmaker role and he went off after what 5 minutes? Always gonna be tough after that. I think Connacht wouldn't be disappointed with 6th and a good showing in the ECC.

[jezzer]

I was being a bit dramatic but I don't believe it's a chasm in the case of the Dragons. A gully maybe. Give me my old Raleigh Chopper, 2 milk crates and a plank and I could take that sucker.

Dragons 21 - 16 Connacht

You live by the sword and die by it too!

[simonokeeffe]

v Blues Sportsground 7 35pm

Connacht: Cian Kelleher, Niyi Adeolokun, Bundee Aki, Craig Ronaldson, Stacey Ili, Jack Carty, John Cooney; Denis Buckley, Tom McCartney, Conor Carey, Quinn Roux, James Cannon, Eoin McKeon, Jake Heenan, John Muldoon (capt).

Replacements: Dave Heffernan, Ronan Loughney, JP Cooney, Lewis Stevenson, Nepia Fox-Matamua, Caolin Blade, Marnitz Boshoff, Danie Poolman.