meathman3 wrote: ↑August 28th, 2020, 1:22 pm
Big risk being taken with our unbeaten record. Reckon after Fardy and Lowe's performances last week both should have gotten extra gametime.
Toner and Kearney will be both looking for big performances but both will be up against it surrounded by inexperienced players.
Kearney could be playing for last time so shocked but not surprised he wasn't given the chance to captain.
Ulster looking to right the wrongs of last week and practically at full strength, so can't see this going well.
Madigan back in a 10 jersey - renewing his one time dynamic partnership with Cooney who himself has improved so much - one to watch.
Unbeaten record is not worth much. But we need to build for remaining games. Hence build game time for the squad that will finish the season.
We picked a strong team against Munster because it gives those guys an extra week of buildup before Saracens. We didnt care about the opposition.
Ulster with a dan mcfarland shaped size 10 up their hole after last week and a fullish team looking for a second win over Leinster this millennium (outside ravenhill)
Leinster with a promising looking second string all playing for a place in the following few weeks with the weight of an unbeaten record on their shoulders.
Makes a potentially good game out of a dead rubber.
I really like that backrow. It's so well balanced. Faddes' tackling has been really poor and Hume is a bit suspect defensively so Leinster could look to attack there.
meathman3 wrote: ↑August 28th, 2020, 1:22 pm
Big risk being taken with our unbeaten record. Reckon after Fardy and Lowe's performances last week both should have gotten extra gametime.
Toner and Kearney will be both looking for big performances but both will be up against it surrounded by inexperienced players.
Kearney could be playing for last time so shocked but not surprised he wasn't given the chance to captain.
Ulster looking to right the wrongs of last week and practically at full strength, so can't see this going well.
Madigan back in a 10 jersey - renewing his one time dynamic partnership with Cooney who himself has improved so much - one to watch.
Was the HEC final V Ulster the last time they played together before being reunited in Ulster?
Peg Leg wrote: ↑August 29th, 2020, 2:56 pm
Was the HEC final V Ulster the last time they played together before being reunited in Ulster?
Open to correction on this but I think the last time they were on a pitch together was in Leinster's home game v Cardiff on 27 Sep 2013. Madigan started, Cooney came off the bench after 69 minutes with Madigan subbed off after 76.
Last time they started together was in one of the worst performances of the Schmidt era when we lost 34-6 away to Connacht in September 2012.
This not being able to get eir on virgin thing is a pain in the hole.
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