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Con v Zebre - Pro14 Rnd 2 - Sat 8th September 2018
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5 years 7 months ago #62744
Considering a repeat of last year's debacle against Zebre at home would have a calamitous effect on our season, I expect AFriend to name a strong side along these lines (I'm assuming Robin Copeland is fit).
15 Kelleher.
14. Niyi.
13. Godwin.
12. Farrell.
11. Matt H.
10. Carty.
9. Marmion.
1. Buckley.
2. Heffernan.
3. Bealham.
4. Thornberry.
5. Dillane.
6. Boyle.
7. Butler.
8. Copeland.
with O'Donnell, Carey, Delahunt, Roux, Fainga a, Blade, Horvitz, and TOH on the bench.
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5 years 7 months ago #62745
I don't think Copeland will be ready for this weekend. Horowitz is also injured
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5 years 7 months ago #62770
(15-9) Tiernan O’Halloran, Cian Kelleher, Eoin Griffin, Kyle Godwin, Matt Healy, Jack Carty, Caolin Blade, (1-
Denis Buckley, Dave Heffernan, Finlay Bealham, Gavin Thornbury, Quinn Roux, Sean O’Brien, Jarrad Butler, Paul Boyle.
Replacements (16-23): Shane Delahunt, Conán O’Donnell, Dominic Robertson-McCoy, James Cannon, Colby Fainga’a, Kieran Marmion, Craig Ronaldson, Niyi Adeolokun.
Delighted to see O'Brien starting and O'Donnell on the bench. Will be interesting to see how mucjh time Colby will get form the bench. No issues with Godwin at 12 but it is a much weaker centre partnership then last week.
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5 years 7 months ago #62771
Zebre team announced:
www.pro14rugby.org/2018/09/07/zebre-rugb...or-trip-to-connacht/
Tight head making his first start. Two other debutants.
15 Edoardo Padovani*
14 Mattia Bellini
13 Giulio Bisegni
12 Nicolas De Battista
11 Giovanbattista Venditti*
10 Carlo Canna
9 Marcello Violi*
8 Renato Giammarioli*
7 Johan Meyer
6 Matu Tevi
5 George Biagi (cap)
4 David Sisi
3 Giosué Zilocchi*
2 Oliviero Fabiani
1 Andrea Lovotti*
Replacements:
16 Massimo Ceciliani*
17 Daniele Rimpelli*
18 Roberto Tenga
19 Apisai Tauyavuca
20 Jimmy Tuivaiti
21 Guglielmo Palazzani
22 Francois Brummer
23 Tommaso Boni*
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5 years 7 months ago #62772
Inexplicably nervous about this match.
Oh no, wait. we didn't take any points from them last year.
Explicably nervous about this match.
Strong team out, should be a good battle. The lads seem up for it, and I'd imagine a good start will make all the difference.
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5 years 7 months ago #62774
Lost the last three against them so, with good reason....
We need the win, so stuff the margin. Any scruffy sort of win will do, to get the ball rolling....
Sol_ie wrote: Inexplicably nervous about this match.
Oh no, wait. we didn't take any points from them last year.
Explicably nervous about this match.
Strong team out, should be a good battle. The lads seem up for it, and I'd imagine a good start will make all the difference.
Lost the last three against them so, with good reason....
We need the win, so stuff the margin. Any scruffy sort of win will do, to get the ball rolling....
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5 years 7 months ago #62776
Good to see Boyle back in, thought he was excellent last week.
Defence is a worry, last year we didn't seem to be able to tackle, last week I thought our tackling was generally really good then some bad systems failures let us down.
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5 years 7 months ago #62778
McCabe had nightmares in both friendlies I saw + Glasgw. Good call to have COD
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5 years 7 months ago #62779
McCabe is injured. Been waiting to see O'Donnell in action for a long time.
connachta wrote: McCabe had nightmares in both friendlies I saw + Glasgw. Good call to have COD
McCabe is injured. Been waiting to see O'Donnell in action for a long time.
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5 years 7 months ago #62800
Agreed. Looking like proper Sportsground weather so just get the job done. Last year we tried to play without matching their fight particularly at the breakdown and ended up looking foolish home and away. Their 7 was motm in Galway, but seems to be still injured after going off for Italy in Dublin last February. I think we have the stronger back row today but everybody needs to be prepared to get stuck in if this is going to be the first win of the season. Need to keep the scoreboard ticking over unlike the second half last week.
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5 years 7 months ago #62801
There's hardly anybody heading back to the letterfrack area after the game or even clifden that might have two spare seats, thought the game was at 3pm and the last bus back is at 6 to Lettterfrack
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5 years 7 months ago #62802
Suggest send a message and link of your post (Copy where the post number is on right upper of post) to the Clan Twitter or Facebook accounts, more reach that way....
MulMan wrote: There's hardly anybody heading back to the letterfrack area after the game or even clifden that might have two spare seats, thought the game was at 3pm and the last bus back is at 6 to Lettterfrack
Suggest send a message and link of your post (Copy where the post number is on right upper of post) to the Clan Twitter or Facebook accounts, more reach that way....
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5 years 7 months ago #62804
Cheers I put it up on the clan Facebook page
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5 years 7 months ago #62806
Sacriledge, but Paul Boyle looks like a John Muldoon is the making...
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5 years 7 months ago #62807
He’s a Paul Boyle in the making.
connachta wrote: Sacriledge, but Paul Boyle looks like a John Muldoon is the making...
He’s a Paul Boyle in the making.
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5 years 7 months ago #62808
Must get the bonus point win. Very important
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