European Champions Cup 2017/18: Pool 3

[Cruz_del_Sur]

Ive always found irish commentators and press incredibly critical. I quite like it. Sets the bar high, sometimes a bit too high, granted.

Except during world cups. Must be something on the water or something but they tend to get unrealistic spikes of optimism every 4 years.

Solid game by Leinster btw. Cool headed and composed under pressure.

 

[snoopy snoopy dog dog]

Really impressed with Barry Daly today. Made a couple of crucial defensive reads and took his try brilliantly.

 

[Bluemoon]

Good win for Leinster in the end. Particularly with all of the injuries.

 

[munstermuffin]

Injuries probably helped. Ryan is a talent and I've seen top locks and he looks the part.

 

[snoopy snoopy dog dog]

Injuries probably helped. Ryan is a talent and I've seen top locks and he looks the part.

You're right. Having internationals Kearney, Ringrose, O'Loughlin, Sexton, Fardy, Leavy, O'Brien and Heaslip out made Leinster a better team..........

Leinster have excellent strength in depth but it was seriously put to the test today. They'll need Fardy and Sexton back at a minimum next week, despite Ryan and Byrne playing well in their absence. Looks like Nacewa picked up an injury in the first half too so O'Loughlin will also be needed ASAP..

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

You're right. Having internationals Kearney, Ringrose, O'Loughlin, Sexton, Fardy, Leavy, O'Brien and Heaslip out made Leinster a better team..........

Leinster have excellent strength in depth but it was seriously put to the test today. They'll need Fardy and Sexton back at a minimum next week, despite Ryan and Byrne playing well in their absence. Looks like Nacewa picked up an injury in the first half too so O'Loughlin will also be needed ASAP..

If he gets back on time Cullen might have to consider going full Rassie Erasmus and playing Byrne, Sexton and Carbery! I'd love to see Henshaw and Henshaw as a centre partnership because the man really has it all! The backrow really did well today, they really got the team some important territory and possession to ultimately win us the game, an area no one in Europe has an advantage over Leinster.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Come on Glasgow.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

If Exe want to win 9-0 and give Glasgow 23 minor injuries that keep the players out for 8 days that'd work.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Why do they keeping mentioning that Glasgow tigers game i'm getting PTSD

Dat Scrum

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

What a try.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Made it look easy... Gonna be tough to beat next week!

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Brown a big loss

 

[Scotty]

Come on chiefs. Alot of physicality and handling errors.

Slade some great tackles but couple of errors too

Could go either way.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Between Francis and Waldrom chiefs have the most hanging bench in the comp

 

[Abraxaz]

Jesus wept, can chiefs have a rolling maul without Glasgow blatantly coming in from the side and getting away with it.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Jonny Hill looks like the love child of Simple Jack and Ellen Degeneres

 

[ratsapprentice]

Simmonds to score is easy money at the moment.

 

[Scotty]

Come on Glasgow.

You a glasgow fan (as well as tigers obv) or anyone but exeter fan?

 

[Scotty]

Simmonds looks dangerous ball in hand but the only issue i see at 8 in an international sense is he lack of weight at the scrum, waldrom helped alot when he came on but that being said simmonds scored when he was at 7 lol

 

[Hound]

Leinster have excellent strength in depth but it was seriously put to the test today. They'll need Fardy and Sexton back at a minimum next week, despite Ryan and Byrne playing well in their absence. Looks like Nacewa picked up an injury in the first half too so O'Loughlin will also be needed ASAP..

Fardy will be back. He was only out because his wife went into labour.