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[Coogee]

Leinster side for Ospreys trip tomorrow

First start of the season for Harry Byrne. Time for him to put his hand up and stake a claim. At 23 he still has time if he can stay injury free.


Leinster – H Keenan; J Larmour, J Osborne, C Ngatai, J O'Brien; H Byrne, C Foley; C Healy, D Sheehan, M Ala’alatoa; R Molony, B Deeny; R Ruddock (capt), S Penny, J Conan.

Reps: J McKee, M Milne, V Abdaladze, J Ryan, J van der Flier, N McCarthy, R Byrne, R Russell.

 

[How bad boy]

Jasus, Benetton beating Ulster. Bad, bad loss. They've really lost it.

Connacht beating Sharks is a good win, albeit believe it's a weakened Sharks side.

The battle for Champions Cup places is going to be immense, 4 points separate 5th and 10th

 

[Coogee]

Leinster well in control at Kingsholm.

Osborne at 12 looks a handy player. Frawley might struggle to get back in the mix

 

[Coogee]

Ulster side for the trip to La Rochelle

Presuming Hume, Balacoune and McCloskey are injured

• 15. Michael Lowry
• 14. Rob Lyttle
• 13. Stewart Moore
• 12. Luke Marshall
• 11. Jacob Stockdale
• 10. Ian Madigan
• 9. Nathan Doak

• 1. Rory Sutherland
• 2. Rob Herring,
• 3. Jeff Toomaga-Allen
• 4. Alan O’Connor
• 5. Kieran Treadwell
• 6. Iain Henderson (captain)
• 7. Nick Timoney
• 8. Duane Vermeulen

Replacements:

• 16. John Andrew
• 17. Eric O’Sullivan
• 18. Andy Warwick
• 19. Harry Sheridan
• 20. David McCann
• 21. Michael McDonald
• 22. Billy Burns
• 23. Ethan McIlroy

 

[Coogee]

Connacht side for Brive

Connacht Rugby: Mack Hansen, John Porch, Byron Ralston, Cathal Forde, Alex Wootton, Jack Carty (capt), Colm Reilly; Peter Dooley, Dave Heffernan, Finlay Bealham, Josh Murphy, Niall Murray, Cian Prendergast, Conor Oliver, Jarrad Butler.

Replacements: Dylan Tierney-Martin, Jordan Duggan, Jack Aungier, Leva Fifita, Ciaran Booth, Kieran Marmion, Tom Daly, Conor Fitzgerald.

 

[How bad boy]

Ulster side for the trip to La Rochelle

Presuming Hume, Balacoune and McCloskey are injured

• 15. Michael Lowry
• 14. Rob Lyttle
• 13. Stewart Moore
• 12. Luke Marshall
• 11. Jacob Stockdale
• 10. Ian Madigan
• 9. Nathan Doak

• 1. Rory Sutherland
• 2. Rob Herring,
• 3. Jeff Toomaga-Allen
• 4. Alan O’Connor
• 5. Kieran Treadwell
• 6. Iain Henderson (captain)
• 7. Nick Timoney
• 8. Duane Vermeulen

Replacements:

• 16. John Andrew
• 17. Eric O’Sullivan
• 18. Andy Warwick
• 19. Harry Sheridan
• 20. David McCann
• 21. Michael McDonald
• 22. Billy Burns
• 23. Ethan McIlroy

Ulster are playing like a case study in psychological collapse at the moment, demonstrating every possible way to lose a match from a winning position

 

[How bad boy]

Connacht side for Brive

Connacht Rugby: Mack Hansen, John Porch, Byron Ralston, Cathal Forde, Alex Wootton, Jack Carty (capt), Colm Reilly; Peter Dooley, Dave Heffernan, Finlay Bealham, Josh Murphy, Niall Murray, Cian Prendergast, Conor Oliver, Jarrad Butler.

Replacements: Dylan Tierney-Martin, Jordan Duggan, Jack Aungier, Leva Fifita, Ciaran Booth, Kieran Marmion, Tom Daly, Conor Fitzgerald.

Fair dues to Connacht, handed out a proper thrashing to an admittedly Brieve second team. Can only play who turns up, sounds like they really did it though

 

[Hank Scorpio]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1614752090810880001

 

[nelly sham]

Aussie Aussie Aussie
D'oh D'oh D'oh

 

[Hank Scorpio]

https://www.the42.ie/irfu-alcohol-research-5970839-Jan2023/