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Actually pleased there’s a pause to the 6N.

Cardiff Leinster should be a good game. You’d imagine Leinster will win as squad depth is way better but always tricky games to play these ones, I think I even remember, and I might be totally wrong on this, but an Ospreys team beating Leinster in Ireland when the 6N was on. It was basically a Leinster academy team but still.

Scarlets need a win against Edinburgh but they’ll probably lose. Should still have a half decent backline with Lloyd, Williams and Page but, yeah, will be a tough game.

Dragons at home to Benneton and Ospreys at home to Ulster. Again, both tough games. You’d imagine 2 away wins but Dragons have been alright so don’t be shocked if they can do it (they have the least amount of players with the Wales squad so should be ok)

Will see who, if anyone, gets released. I’m hoping Rhys Davies is released to play as all he sees to be doing in the Wales camp is holding tackle bags.
 
Rhys Davies injured @Welsh Exile .

Lloyd for Scarlets, as in Ioan who's now at Cardiff? They'll have to play Leggatt-Jones again at 10 as they haven't got anyone else.

You'd hope Dragons can beat Bennetton at home. They've only lost Wainwright and Carter to Wales, whearas Bennetton probably lose more players than any other club.
 
dullonien said:
Rhys Davies injured @Welsh Exile .

Lloyd for Scarlets, as in Ioan who's now at Cardiff? They'll have to play Leggatt-Jones again at 10 as they haven't got anyone else.

You'd hope Dragons can beat Bennetton at home. They've only lost Wainwright and Carter to Wales, whearas Bennetton probably lose more players than any other club.
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Had a brain fart there re Lloyd.

How did Davies get injured, holding tackle bags in camp?
 
Henshaw and Jimmy O'B expected for Leinster.

Will be interesting to see if Robbie gets the recall to Ireland camp. I'd suggest he probably shouldn't but expect him to.
 
Cardiff: Cameron Winnett; Jacob Beetham, Harri Millard, Ben Thomas, Mason Grady; Callum Sheedy, Aled Davies; Rhys Barratt, Liam Belcher (capt), Javan Sebastian, Josh McNally, George Nott, Alun Lawrence, Dan Thomas, Taine Basham.

Replacements: Daf Hughes, Danny Southworth, Keiron Assiratti, Rory Thornton, Evan Rees, Johan Mulder, Ioan Lloyd, Tom Bowen.
 
Scarlets: Jac Davies; Tom Rogers, Macs Page, Joe Roberts, Tomi Lewis; 10 Carwyn Leggatt-Jones, Archie Hughes; Kemsley Mathias, Marnus van der Merwe, Henry Thomas, Jake Ball, Sam Lousi, Max Douglas, Josh Macleod (c), Fletcher Anderson.

Replacements: Harry Thomas, Alec Hepburn, Harri O’Connor, Jac Price, Jarrod Taylor, Dane Blacker, Ioan Jones, Gabe McDonald.
 
Munster Rugby: Mike Haley (Preston Grasshoppers/Hartpury College); Calvin Nash (Young Munster RFC/Crescent College Comp), Tom Farrell (Coolmine RFC/Castleknock College), Dan Kelly (Rochdale Rugby Union/Kirkham Grammar), Shane Daly (Highfield RFC/PBC); JJ Hanrahan (Castleisland RFC/Rockwell College), Paddy Patterson (Blackrock College); Michael Milne (Birr RFC/Cistercian College Roscrea), Niall Scannell (PBC/Dolphin RFC), Michael Ala’alatoa (West Harbour RFC); Jean Kleyn (Hoërskool Linden), Fineen Wycherley (Bantry Bay RFC/Cistercian College Roscrea); Gavin Coombes (Skibbereen RFC/Bandon Grammar), Jack O’Donoghue (C) (Waterpark RFC), Brian Gleeson (Thurles RFC/Rockwell College).

Replacements: Lee Barron (Lansdowne RFC/St Michael’s College), Josh Wycherley (Bantry Bay RFC/Cistercian College Roscrea), John Ryan (Muskerry RFC/CBC), Edwin Edogbo (Cobh Pirates RFC), Alex Kendellen (PBC), Ethan Coughlan (Ennis RFC), Tom Wood (Ballina Killaloe RFC/St Munchin’s College), Seán O’Brien (Mullingar RFC).

Slightly disappointed in parts here, would have liked Sean Edogbo on the bench. Be nice if Wood gets some minutes, he has already passed out Butler now which is a great vote of confidence in him. He will need minding though. Edwin possibly on managed minutes as he may be involved v Wales?
 
Leinster Rugby (school / club in brackets)(caps in brackets):

15. Jimmy O’Brien (Newbridge College / Naas RFC) (110)
14. Joshua Kenny (Presentation College Bray / Greystones RFC) (9)
13. Rieko Ioane (Auckland Grammar School / Ponsonby Rugby Club) (7)
12. Robbie Henshaw (Marist College / Buccaneers RFC) (112)
11. Ruben Moloney (Blackrock College / Blackrock College RFC) (4)
10. Harry Byrne (St Michael’s College / Old Belvedere RFC) (83)
9. Fintan Gunne (St Michael’s College / Old Belvedere RFC) (26)
1. Jerry Cahir (Cistercian College Roscrea / Lansdowne FC) (7)
2. John McKee (Campbell College / Ards RFC & Terenure College RFC) (41)
3. Andrew Sparrow (St Mary’s College / St Mary’s College RFC) (4)
4. Alan Spicer (Belvedere College / Malahide RFC) (1)
5. Brian Deeny (St Peter’s College / Wexford Wanderers RFC) (46)
6. Max Deegan (St Michael’s College / Wanderers FC) (149) CAPTAIN
7. Scott Penny (St Michael’s College / UCD RFC) (98)
8. James Culhane (Blackrock College / De La Salle Palmerston FC) (22)

Replacements:
16. Gus McCarthy (Blackrock College / Old Belvedere RFC) (23)
17. Alex Usanov (Belvedere College / Malahide RFC) (2)
18. Rabah Slimani (AAS Sarcelles) (29)
19. RG Snyman (Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool) (29)
20. Josh Ericson (Skerries Community College / Skerries RFC) (2)
21. Luke McGrath (St Michael’s College / Old Belvedere RFC) (247)
22. Charlie Tector (Kilkenny College / Enniscorthy RFC) (25)
23. Andrew Osborne (Naas CBS / Naas RFC) (18)
 
The fallow week and week before and after are crucial weeks particularly for those mid table and fighting for top 8 in the URC . Stronger teams missing internationals are weaker and its a chance for others to make moves/the strong teams to slip up. Connacht v Glasgow is a good microcosm of this. Although Glasgow B prepared brilliantly in beating Munster last match pre 6N.
 
Well this is a **** show in cardiff, 30 men rolling around in a puddle...

Cardiff inexplicably turning down points for some reason with a failing lineout...3-0 cardiff should be 6 or 9 really.

Cardiff in control, but Leinsters bench will put them inder pressure
 
Leonormous Boozer said:
Not watching. Seems entertaining
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Awful quality wise, both teams kicked the leather off the ball, it had a bitnof bite though, got a bit tasty at times.

Cardiff tried to lose it come the end, a few dodgy ref calls at lineout, and Cardiff kicked to the Leinster 5m line 4 times to lose all 4 lineouts at the front ffs...

Deserved win for Cardiff
 
dirty harry said:
Awful quality wise, both teams kicked the leather off the ball, it had a bitnof bite though, got a bit tasty at times.

Cardiff tried to lose it come the end, a few dodgy ref calls at lineout, and Cardiff kicked to the Leinster 5m line 4 times to lose all 4 lineouts at the front ffs...

Deserved win for Cardiff
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Yeah, organised a few beers (heading home at 9.45, life has passed me by) and totally forgot about it.

Never expected that pack to win away though. Backline in theory should have been good but bad weather kills that and Reiko is as economic for the club as flushing cash down the toilet.
 
Just started to watch the Scarlets game. Why is Page at 12? I appreciate Roberts is a 13 as well but surely, out of the 2, he’s a better fit for 12 than Page.
 
Leonormous Boozer said:
Yeah, organised a few beers (heading home at 9.45, life has passed me by) and totally forgot about it.

Never expected that pack to win away though. Backline in theory should have been good but bad weather kills that and Reiko is as economic for the club as flushing cash down the toilet.
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Henshaw and Riko looked really poornin the centres, Henshaw doesnt look fit tbf.

I dont think the coaching helped, making thw 35 minute Rassie front row replacement made an immediate impact, butnon 70 mins they looked tired, Cardiff looked much more lively up front.

Bad game, one to right off, rare win for Cardiff over Leinster, but importantly theb11 game winning run is over, and Leinster are in danger of not managing 4th.

5 points ahead of Ulster and Stormer, but both have 2 games in hand, and those next games look very winnable, Lions, Dragons Ospreys etc...

Leinster have tongonto Glasgow and get something in a few weeks or their last few games will become must wins
 
dirty harry said:
Henshaw and Riko looked really poornin the centres, Henshaw doesnt look fit tbf.

I dont think the coaching helped, making thw 35 minute Rassie front row replacement made an immediate impact, butnon 70 mins they looked tired, Cardiff looked much more lively up front.

Bad game, one to right off, rare win for Cardiff over Leinster, but importantly theb11 game winning run is over, and Leinster are in danger of not managing 4th.

5 points ahead of Ulster and Stormer, but both have 2 games in hand, and those next games look very winnable, Lions, Dragons Ospreys etc...

Leinster have tongonto Glasgow and get something in a few weeks or their last few games will become must wins
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Yeah, start of the season left a mountain to climb. Trips to Belfast and Glasgow and the kids don't look comfortable away from home and Cullen doesmt seem to trust them as much as he did young players early in his tenure. Heard HB went off, hopefully precautionary because we'll need him.

Going to have to do it the hard way this year.
 
dirty harry said:
5 points ahead of Ulster and Stormer, but both have 2 games in hand, and those next games look very winnable, Lions, Dragons Ospreys etc...
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You might’ve missed it because it was SA only weeks, but Stormers form has fallen off a cliff. We lost to the Sharks twice in a row, fairly convincingly. There’s significant chance we lose to both the Bulls and Lions, which are away games.
 

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