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6 years 10 months ago #54623

Bonus point after 30 mins into a massive headwind.....this is a total clusteref**k

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6 years 10 months ago #54624

not the first time Liam Williams has come to the sportsground and landed a nasty cheap shot, dirty c**t

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6 years 10 months ago #54625

clanman wrote: not the first time Liam Williams has come to the sportsground and landed a nasty cheap shot, dirty c**t


Dirtiest player in the league by a huge distance.

Filthy bastard and sarries are well matched!

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6 years 10 months ago #54626

Stick a fork in us :(

Roll on next season, this one's got nothing for us.

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6 years 10 months ago #54627

Shocking stuff. Defence was very poor. All season and for massive parts of last season we have been poor defensively, missing too many one on one tackles.

We've been static and too deep all season. Taking everything standing still and losing yards, seems we don't have a plan against quick defences.

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6 years 10 months ago #54628

Torn to shreads :(

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6 years 10 months ago #54629

Lineout went well - Heffernan and SOB had good games

Backline was always going to be in trouble with 3 lads (4 if include Griffin) with zero game time up against a Scarlets side in good form..

Still no excuse for some of the errors mind
Doesn't look like we'll have another game in Sportsground until end August if tonight is any indication

Glad players like Loughney, Poolman, Fox, Cooney and O'Leary got a send off from crowd - shame wasn't on back of a better performance never mind the result

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6 years 10 months ago #54630

wp_rathead wrote: Lineout went well - Heffernan and SOB had good games

Backline was always going to be in trouble with 3 lads (4 if include Griffin) with zero game time up against a Scarlets side in good form..

Still no excuse for some of the errors mind
Doesn't look like we'll have another game in Sportsground until end August if tonight is any indication

Glad players like Loughney, Poolman, Fox, Cooney and O'Leary got a send off from crowd - shame wasn't on back of a better performance never mind the result


It was a very poor effort by Connacht tonight.You are left wondering why. Yes we have a fight on our hands for Champions Cup qualification but this was a really poor effort. All across the field we didn't compete. It was as poor a performance that I have seen at Connacht

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6 years 10 months ago #54631

Hugely disappointing performance. Scarlets are a very good team and will be competitive against anyone in the play offs but the fact they could empty their bench after 40 and early in the 2nd half said it all really. We need a fresh start in the summer. This season is ending very badly for us. The play off is still there but there's no sign of a big performance coming in the near future. We're a bit of a mess at the moment. The main worry I'd have looking towards next season is Boshoff's defence. It'll have to improve hugely or honestly we can't justify playing him.

Tonight's performance was so bad (especially in the first 40) it's hard to put words on it and to be honest its for analysing another night. For now it's a tough night for those leaving.

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6 years 10 months ago #54633

The end of this season can't come fast enough. We'd be better off not having to play a play-off game as we are a total rabble. We're counting the cost now of people like Willie Ruane and Tim Allnutt not doing their jobs by the pre-season debacle, allowing half the coaching team depart mid-season, and then added to by Pat's announcement in December.

Last night just wasn't good enough Tim and Willie. Do you get that?

I also hope Schmidt doesn't get to see a replay of that game, because if he does TOH and Finlay B will not be touring this summer. TOH's attempts to tackle in the corner were risible. His defence was really poor. Other than perhaps Buckley and Heenan I struggle to see any others joining Kieran Marmion on the tour plane this summer.

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6 years 10 months ago #54634

Betty Swallocks wrote: The end of this season can't come fast enough. We'd be better off not having to play a play-off game as we are a total rabble. We're counting the cost now of people like Willie Ruane and Tim Allnutt not doing their jobs by the pre-season debacle, allowing half the coaching team depart mid-season, and then added to by Pat's announcement in December.

Last night just wasn't good enough Tim and Willie. Do you get that?


While I can't disagree on the pre-season, bit harsh re: the coaches. Our coaches are employees, not indentured servants. If they want to go, we can't stop them, we have recognize their contribution, plan for the next season and go on as best as circumstances allow.

And how would we be better off without a playoff?

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6 years 10 months ago #54639

@sol.ie. I guess what I'm saying is how come we were open to the two guys heading back down South mid-season. Why did their contractual position allow that? This is shabby, has had a substantial effect on this shitty season, and I would argue wouldn't have been allowed to happen at Leinster or Munster. We should be demanding better from Willie and his management team TBH.
As for the play-offs: on last night's performance we'll be lucky to get within 50pts of Quins/Northampton/Glos.

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6 years 10 months ago #54640

Betty, it was a case of losing him after the pro12 final but pat convinced him to stay till after the Munster game.
We weren't shabby in losing a coach 5 months early, in fact we kept him 7 months longer than planned

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6 years 10 months ago #54641

Betty Swallocks wrote: @sol.ie.
As for the play-offs: on last night's performance we'll be lucky to get within 50pts of Quins/Northampton/Glos.


Gloucester are getting an almighty beating by Bath now so they dont look too hot right now.

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6 years 10 months ago #54645

I stand corrected then swift4prez. Was that the case with both Ellis and Bell?

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6 years 10 months ago #54646

Betty Swallocks wrote: I stand corrected then swift4prez. Was that the case with both Ellis and Bell?


Pat convinced Ellis to stay on til Christmas. Bell left at the end of the season and was replaced by Conor Mcphillips.

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