The Rugby Thread

[Buzzo]

Freeman is a test starter for me

Yeah he is class and in amazing form.

This is going to go to the wire.

[Irishnev]

Prendergast left 7 handy points out there, bad kicks when it matters. I’m not overly gone on him as you might guess

As a Munster fan the Leinster hype train can be a bit boring!

[Irishnev]

They keep coming back on scraps, they seem to have scored every time they got into the 22

[Buzzo]

Prendergast left 7 handy points out there, bad kicks when it matters. I’m not overly gone on him as you might guess

As a Munster fan the Leinster hype train can be a bit boring!

Yeah, they have every advantage you could ever require - so I can understand that. I’ve been the same with Pendergast he’s been good in games but tends to have an arm chair ride. In games like this - not convinced.

Fair play to Northampton here. Incredible energy and performance so far.

[Buzzo]

Could be a costly yellow card for Northampton there.

[Buzzo]

Wow.

Northampton hold on. That was a mess at the end. **** refereeing that.

[Irishnev]

Wow.

Northampton hold on. That was a mess at the end. **** refereeing that.

Ya - Leinster have only themselves to blame, they had the chances and the extra man. I thought it was a try tbh but there ya go

[Buzzo]

I couldn’t figure out what they were looking for at the breakdown, though the breakdown was an absolute shambles last 20 with players flying in off their feet both sides.

[Buzzo]

Apparently not given as ball hit flag therefor dead.

[Irishnev]

Apparently not given as ball hit flag therefor dead.

I think flag is still in play - my avid Munster mate (hates Leinster) who is my go to said this “But Byrne was off his feet when he played the ball…can’t do that”

Right call but penalty try became a possibility due to preventing VDF from scoring, anyway it’s moot now.

[Buzzo]

LBB with a worldie try for Bordeaux. Toulouse with a ton of injuries under pressure.

[Buzzo]

Bordeaux V Northampton wasn’t the expected final this season. Good to see the

[Buzzo]

I think flag is still in play - my avid Munster mate (hates Leinster) who is my go to said this “But Byrne was off his feet when he played the ball…can’t do that”

Right call but penalty try became a possibility due to preventing VDF from scoring, anyway it’s moot now.

Isn’t flag in play if it is touched by player but not if it’s the ball???

Also cannot believe Leinster twice turned down pretty straight forwards three points to take game into ET. With a 2 man advantage they’d surely have won.

[Irishnev]

Isn’t flag in play if it is touched by player but not if it’s the ball???

Also cannot believe Leinster twice turned down pretty straight forwards three points to take game into ET. With a 2 man advantage they’d surely have won.

Ya - take the points in knock out rugby, slightly arrogant I guess. Massive inquest on the Irish media again now, always happens when they lose

It’s like McIlroy and the Masters….. until this year

[Buzzo]

I think they will find it pretty hard to lose that ‘arrogance’ tag until some of that is ironed out. They are an absolute behemoth in the URC and up there with the big boys in the Champions cup.

The good thing of the weekend is no one predicted an Northampton v Bordeaux final. Leinster v Toulouse would have been boring AF.