Champions Cup QF. 2 - Leinster Rugby v Wasps

[Cruz_del_Sur]

Wow, you dont see sexton kicking like that often!

 

[TheSaffycen]

Hahahahaahahahahaha

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Hahahahahahahaha

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

And that is why you dont **** about as you go for the try. Idiotic.

 

[Cruz_del_Sur]

That was tragicomic. Want to feel sorry for him but genuinely cant

 

[HenryChinaski]

absolutely unforgivable for any professional rugby player let alone a 40 times capped international.

 

[TheSaffycen]

I can't wait until this happens to Ashton....
Even though it was dropped Leinster must be scared as hell, Beale, Wade and Le Roux could do anything.

 

[Brabander]

One for future Rugby fail compilation video's haha

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Was there a ruck there?

 

[HenryChinaski]

Cooper-Woolley had McGrath under pressure there. Good lad.

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O'Driscoll is right, given how much possession and general dominance Leinster have 8 points - now 5 through Gopperth penalty - is good for wasps.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Wasps are so weak and passive in the tackling, none of the players want to front up and really get in the faces of Leinster.

 

[TheSaffycen]

Jack Conan is quite a player, hadn't seen him before this game but he's been really impressive

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Conan, Stander, Heaslip... Thank God Joe Schmidt is smarter than me! Class try that, world class grounding action.

 

[HenryChinaski]

Ah now I understand why Carberry looks so promising. It's because was born in New Zealand.

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Wasps are so weak and passive in the tackling, none of the players want to front up and really get in the faces of Leinster.

It's what happens when you're used to bullying poor quality opposition week in week out through being able to run through or around weak defences. Once you get tighter opposition who play with intensity you suddenly realise you're in with the big boys.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Game, set, match, Coventry nice in March?

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

It's what happens when you're used to bullying poor quality opposition week in week out through being able to run through or around weak defences. Once you get tighter opposition who play with intensity you suddenly realise you're in with the big boys.

Yeah it's something about Irish sides, they are really happy to front up physically whilst English sides are so passive, Sarries being the exception. They seem to just want to do the bare minimum to get a player to ground, often by hugging around the shoulders whilst standing still and then just fan out with minimal attempt to slow the ball down. It seems to have infiltrated many English sides and the national side and really is infuriating to watch. Same in attack, everyone taking the ball static against an uprushing defence.

 

[HenryChinaski]

Game, set, match, Coventry nice in March?

Dunno mate, I'm in sunny Paris :p

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Henshaw and Ringrose owning Gopperth and Daly, Carbery's superior hands to his opposite number providing a difference too. A lot more impetus to Leinster's play than Wasps.

 

[HenryChinaski]

Yeah it's something about Irish sides, they are really happy to front up physically whilst English sides are so passive, Sarries being the exception. They seem to just want to do the bare minimum to get a player to ground, often by hugging around the shoulders whilst standing still and then just fan out with minimal attempt to slow the ball down. It seems to have infiltrated many English sides and the national side and really is infuriating to watch. Same in attack, everyone taking the ball static against an uprushing defence.

Spot on. And I don't want to be harsh to the backs because our forwards' tackling has been poor too but when you face this sort of opposition you get to see that having backs reluctant to tackle is a serious problem. Cipriani is hailed as a genius very often in this outfit but the moment you put him under pressure he may as well not be on the field.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Dunno mate, I'm in sunny Paris :p

Haha! The two most partisan guys here watching with half interested Frenchies!

 

[Every Time Ref]

Physicality an issue for Wasps, also the lack of any sort of Plan is hurting them. For a backline with 4 flyhalves the lack of control and structure is appalling. BOD called it in commentary, Leinster are stopping Wasps going wide by getting up quickly, including keeping their wingers in the defensive line - so why are Wasps not kicking into that space?

Wasps reminding me a bit of Bath 2 years ago ... doubt it will end quite so badly though!

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Haha! The two most partisan guys here watching with half interested Frenchies!

Half interested rugby fans sounds like your in Dublin mate.

Just seen the Le Roux thing. Hahaha was Loz being serious when he said he would give that?

 

[Groundhog]

Old IQ Haskell shows again

 

[Every Time Ref]

Just seen the Le Roux thing. Hahaha was Loz being serious when he said he would give that?

I know! Enjoyed how BOD just openly laughed at him!

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Serious gas. Young JC isn't flawless!

 

[HenryChinaski]

Half interested rugby fans sounds like your in Dublin mate.

Just seen the Le Roux thing. Hahaha was Loz being serious when he said he would give that?

Loz is a real ***. Makes the rest of us wasps fans look like even bigger ***** than we already are.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Aha, that Le Roux dive is class

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Are we singing The Fields? That makes as much sense as when Munster sing it.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Some try that, Alec Guinness

 

[TheSaffycen]

Gopperth is such a classy player, Cipriani being shown up.