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<blockquote data-quote="shazbooger" data-source="post: 224789"><p>Now thats what I wanted to see. Its a performance of that quality that can really kick off a season. The RDS was buzzing again, and Leinster put in a pretty perfect performance. </p><p></p><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (shtove @ Oct 18 2008, 07:24 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=354494" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p>Didnt see it like that at all. Granted I was at the game and you never quite see it as clearly, but I didnt think we were bossed at all. It was a good contest but neither team dominated. Wasps had a lot of the ball but they were taking a lot of big hits. Sackey for example, everytime he had the ball he got two Leinster players at the same time and ended up being driven back with the ball. By the end of the game he looked less and less interested in running it.</p><p></p><p>I felt Leinster dominated through their defense. Three times Wasps were on our line with the ball and came away with nothing to show for it. In the second half they gave Danny Cipriani absolutely no space and Wasps just got themselves into more and more trouble as they tried to shift it out the line. Leinster swarmed them and the breakdown contest ended up behind their gainline. Leinster turned them over and were pretty clinical in space. Where Wasps failed to Score, Leinster converted a lot more of their chances.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Luke Fitzgerald is the real deal at centre. With and without the ball he looked class.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Staunton is not, and never will be a full back. Kearney beat him everytime for the high ball. Free turnovers really.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">O'Driscoll is a has-been, he's finished and will never be the same player again :wall:</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cipriani looked lively but I expected more. With ball in hand he was alright but all through the second half he just got his team in trouble. Not a good day the office.</li> </ul><p>It could have been a costly game for Leinster. "it was confirmed that Brian O’Driscoll suffered a knee ligament injury, while Leo Cullen suffered a suspected broken collarbone". O'Driscoll hobbled off at half time so hopefully it wont be too serious (thank **** it wasnt the hamstring). CJ, Wright and Fitzgerald all looked like they were hurting at the end. Fitzgerald looked like he was playing through a hamstring strain (lots of stretching) but went to the end.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shazbooger, post: 224789"] Now thats what I wanted to see. Its a performance of that quality that can really kick off a season. The RDS was buzzing again, and Leinster put in a pretty perfect performance. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (shtove @ Oct 18 2008, 07:24 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=354494']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> Didnt see it like that at all. Granted I was at the game and you never quite see it as clearly, but I didnt think we were bossed at all. It was a good contest but neither team dominated. Wasps had a lot of the ball but they were taking a lot of big hits. Sackey for example, everytime he had the ball he got two Leinster players at the same time and ended up being driven back with the ball. By the end of the game he looked less and less interested in running it. I felt Leinster dominated through their defense. Three times Wasps were on our line with the ball and came away with nothing to show for it. In the second half they gave Danny Cipriani absolutely no space and Wasps just got themselves into more and more trouble as they tried to shift it out the line. Leinster swarmed them and the breakdown contest ended up behind their gainline. Leinster turned them over and were pretty clinical in space. Where Wasps failed to Score, Leinster converted a lot more of their chances. [list][*]Luke Fitzgerald is the real deal at centre. With and without the ball he looked class. [*]Staunton is not, and never will be a full back. Kearney beat him everytime for the high ball. Free turnovers really. [*]O'Driscoll is a has-been, he's finished and will never be the same player again :wall: [*]Cipriani looked lively but I expected more. With ball in hand he was alright but all through the second half he just got his team in trouble. Not a good day the office. [/list]It could have been a costly game for Leinster. "it was confirmed that Brian O’Driscoll suffered a knee ligament injury, while Leo Cullen suffered a suspected broken collarbone". O'Driscoll hobbled off at half time so hopefully it wont be too serious (thank **** it wasnt the hamstring). CJ, Wright and Fitzgerald all looked like they were hurting at the end. Fitzgerald looked like he was playing through a hamstring strain (lots of stretching) but went to the end. [/QUOTE]
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