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[cactus jack]

Lansdowne at half capacity tonight due to the short turnaround. Just whats involved in prepping the stadium beyond stocking the bars?

 

[nelly sham]

Lansdowne at half capacity tonight due to the short turnaround. Just whats involved in prepping the stadium beyond stocking the bars?

The ghoys can't get off work early enough.




I'm only jealous.

 

[Coogee]

Sides for tonight

Very weird to have the reduced capacity

Ringrose and Conan back but VDF ruled out.

Back row looking very in balanced with Doris wearing 7

Leinster: Keenan; O'Brien, Ringrose, Henshaw, Lowe; R Byrne, Gibson-Park; Porter, Sheehan, Furlong, Molony, Ryan (c), Baird, Doris, Conan.

Replacements: McKee, Healy, Ala'alatoa, Jenkins, Penny, McGrath, H Byrne, Frawley

Leicester: Brown; Watson, Potter, Kelly, Steward; Pollard, Van Poortvliet; Cronin, Montoya (c), Heyes, Martin, Henderson, Liebenberg, Reffell, Wiese.

Replacements: Clare, West, Cole, Snyman, Cracknell, Wolstenholme, Atkinson, Gopperth.

 

[nelly sham]

That's going to be some backrow battle.
Mike Brown starting a HEC at 37. I went to the gym this morning at the same age and I've had to have a nap!


Cooney and Stockdale picked up contracts at Ulster. It will be interesting if that means it's the end of the Scotland option for Cooney and Stockdale is off the central contract.

 

[How bad boy]

Lansdowne at half capacity tonight due to the short turnaround. Just whats involved in prepping the stadium beyond stocking the bars?

Security, crowd management, cleaning, probably a few other things

 

[cactus jack]

didnt take long for Leinster to score the opening try

 

[Coogee]

some hiding for the current English Champions and a team third in the premiership

 

[Coogee]

Jimmy O Brien very impressive tonight

 

[How bad boy]

That period when Doris was in the bin and they still managed to pick up 10 points was particularly impressive

 

[nelly sham]

Yeah, Doris went off and they decided to use the maul for the first time and not only did it see them through it locked out the game.

Ringrose is just different class