Guinness Pro14 - Round 13

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Round 13

Friday, February 28

Leinster v Glasgow Warriors – KO 19:35

RDS Arena, Dublin

Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU, 183rd Championship Appearance)

AR1: Joy Neville (IRFU), AR2: Wayne Davies (WRU),

TMO: Ian Davies (WRU)

Live on eir Sport 1, Premier Sports 2, DAZN, pro14.tv



Edinburgh v Blues – KO 19:35

BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Referee: George Clancy (IRFU, 121st Championship Appearance)

AR1: Ian Kenny (SRU), AR2: Mark Patton (IRFU)

TMO: Leo Colgan (IRFU)

Live on eir Sport 2, Premier Sports 1, DAZN, pro14.tv

Deferred: Monday, 22:00 S4C


Saturday, February 29

Munster v Scarlets – KO 17:00

Thomond Park, Limerick

Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU, 43rd Championship Appearance)

AR1: Sean Gallagher (IRFU), AR2: Keith Allen (SRU)

TMO: Neil Patterson (SRU)

Live on Premier Sports 1, eir Sport 1, DAZN, pro14.tv

Deferred: Sunday, 15:40 S4C



Dragons v Toyota Cheetahs – KO 17:15

Rodney Parade, Newport

Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU, 52nd Championship Appearance)

AR1: Adam Jones (WRU) AR2: Stuart Gaffikin (IRFU)

TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)

Live on Premier Sports 2, Super Sport 5, S4C, DAZN, pro14.tv



Sunday, March 1

Isuzu Southern Kings v Connacht – KO 13:00 UK / 15:00 SA

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Referee: JD Cwengile (SARU, 3rd Championship Appearance)

AR1: Divan Uys (SARU), AR2: Ben Crouse (SARU),

TMO: Christie Du Preez (SARU)

Live on S4C, Premier Sports 2, eir Sport 1, Super Sport 1, DAZN, pro14.tv

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Leinster Rugby (caps in brackets):

15. Hugo Keenan (13)
14. Dave Kearney (147)
13. Jimmy O'Brien (16)
12. Joe Tomane (20)
11. James Lowe (42)
10. Harry Byrne (8)
9. Luke McGrath (122)
1. Peter Dooley (75)
2. Seán Cronin (180)
3. Michael Bent (134)
4. Ryan Baird (6)
5. Scott Fardy (57) CAPTAIN
6. Josh Murphy (31)
7. Will Connors (14)
8. Max Deegan (61)

16. James Tracy (107)
17. Michael Milne (7)
18. Jack Aungier (4)
19. Jack Dunne (6)
20. Rhys Ruddock (171)
21. Jamison Gibson-Park (87)
22. Ciarán Frawley (24)
23. Fergus McFadden (183)

The H Byrne takeover has begun!

 

[snoopy snoopy dog dog]

10. Harry Byrne (8)
4. Ryan Baird (6)

Leinster by 50+

 

[big ginger 8]

Love the balance of that backrow. Hoping for a big performance from Dooley since there's a good chance he'll start vs Sarries.

GLASGOW WARRIORS
Glenn Bryce, Tommy Seymour, Huw Jones, Nick Grigg, Kyle Steyn, Pete Horne, George Horne, Aki Seiuli, George Turner, D'arcy Rae, Rob Harley, Tim Swinson, Ryan Wilson, Tom Gordon, Matt Fagerson.
Replacements:
Mesulame Dolokoto, Alex Allan, Ewan McQuillin, Andrew Davidson, Callum Gibbins, Jamie Dobie, Ruaridh Jackson, Nikola Matawalu,

 

[Leinster Fan]

Dooley has been having a great season but the level of scrutiny on him is going to go way up. Depends on Healy's injury but could be a massive few weeks for his career if he starts and looks the part against Sarries.

Loosehead is a worry if neither Healy or Byrne make it back, Milne is having a good season but he's not really ready. Could well see Porter or even Bent back over there for Europe.

 

[munstermuffin]

Big game for us tomorrow as it's looking like our 2 games with Treviso will be marked as 0.0draws.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

That was impressive stuff

 

[big ginger 8]

Baird is new hype train.

 

[Groundhog]

Big game for us tomorrow as it's looking like our 2 games with Treviso will be marked as 0.0draws.

That's pretty dire news. I did pass maths and big ginger 8 did foundation and got a C2 so I'm not sure how much this fucks us over. We're one or two poor performances away from panic stations.

 

[Al Bangor]

I didn't think my Warriors had much of a chance at defeating Leinster, and I was right. I wouldn't be surprised if Leinster finished the Pro 14 season undefeated.

 

[munstermuffin]

That's pretty dire news. I did pass maths and big ginger 8 did foundation and got a C2 so I'm not sure how much this fucks us over. We're one or two poor performances away from panic stations.

We have Treviso twice in next few weeks. If neither game has played it goes down as 2 0.0draws. Not ideal when other teams around could puck up 4 or 5 points per game. All based on corona virus. And here in Thomond now it wet windy and wild

 

[munstermuffin]

Baird is new hype train.

100% agree. And looks like he has bulked a bit

 

[snoopy snoopy dog dog]

Leinster appear to be at a completely different level to all other teams in the Pro 14. The best you can hope for as a supporter is to win regularly with panche, blood young players, have massive competition for players and compete for trophies. At international level, that describes New Zealand for years. At club level, Leinster are now at that point.

If there was a Leinster Mount Rushmore, there'd be four glorious mugs of Leo Cullen on it.

 

[Groundhog]

Scarlet's four throws two punches and then gets absolutely manhandled by the entire Munster pack. Red card for rats tail. What a fool.

 

[Groundhog]

Good result got there. We conspired to **** it away a bit. Wycherley, Casey, O'Byrne and Holland were outstanding for me. Managed the game well. Glad Coombes grabbed the try for himself at the end.

 

[munstermuffin]

Good result got there. We conspired to **** it away a bit. Wycherley, Casey, O'Byrne and Holland were outstanding for me. Managed the game well. Glad Coombes grabbed the try for himself at the end.

Conditions can't be underestimated. A BP in that is phenomenal

 

[snoopy snoopy dog dog]

Conditions can't be underestimated. A BP in that is phenomenal

Hard to argue with a bonus point win against a playoff contender while giving significant playing time to a bunch of up and coming players.

 

[Leinster Fan]

Conditions can't be underestimated. A BP in that is phenomenal

Was watching Dublin Tyrone and if the conditions there were anything like the Munster game a great result. Given the youth in the team great showing.

 

[Al Bangor]

We have Treviso twice in next few weeks. If neither game has played it goes down as 2 0.0draws. Not ideal when other teams around could puck up 4 or 5 points per game. All based on corona virus. And here in Thomond now it wet windy and wild

Yes, the coronavirus is screwing up travel plans all around the World. And I expect it to get much worse before it gets better.

 

[Groundhog]

Conditions can't be underestimated. A BP in that is phenomenal

Agreed. Don't mean to come across as harsh on the boys but we did mess up a few scores. Overall a great performance and great result with young players tested against a decent opposition. Really happy with the outcome and our future prospects.