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QF: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers

Predicted Winner

  • Leinster

    Votes: 17 65.4%
  • Leicester Tigers

    Votes: 9 34.6%

  • Total voters
    26
  • Poll closed .
Leinster for me. They're just a better team and are playing at home in front of 50,000 people.

Its 1/2 for Leinster in the bookies and -5pts @ 10/11. Thats about correct. The -5pts could be dodge because Leicester are hard to shake off.
 
Didn't think Kearney was back?
Suppose you could cheer on Murphy in the stands!
 
I want to see Sean O'Brien try and run through Alesana Tuilagi - talk about unstoppable force vs immovable object
Wrong brother, Manu's tackling is immense, Alesana just randomly runs forward and hopes he hits someone.

I hope someone remembers to switch on Youngs' brain, he looked directionless. If Leinster can unsettle him early, *whimpers*
 
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This should be a great game and this is so hard to predict. The main questions are, can Leinster front up to the physical in your face style of Leicester? and can Leicester cope with Leinster's high pace and penetrating game along with the 45,000 Leinster fans?

Leiciester are clearly in great form and they are dominating the Aviva Premiership as usual. They have a great away record and they can grind out wins against any team, however after watching them they do seem to have alot of holes in their defence. Leinster are not playing brilliantly but when have they played brilliantly in the Magners league this season? They have still managed to win most their games (only lost 2 in 2011 I think) and they have a very good home record. Nigel Owens is referee and I think Leinster will be very happy with that as it seems that both Ireland and Leinster's scrum is solid when he refs. Leinster seem to pick up the intensity in the H-cup and I think they are the team to beat and if anyone is going to beat them Leicester are in the position to do it.

I will predict Leinster to win by no more than 6 points and I expect the winner of this game to lift the trophy.
 
Only thing I will say is you cant really judge these teams based on ML and Premiership because both teams are different animals come Heineken Cup.
 
A lot of talk on the Tigers board about playing Castro at LH.
 
Tru dat ... :lol: does not really work for me.
 
If it was a good idea, it would've been done in the last two seasons.
 
This should be a great game and this is so hard to predict. The main questions are, can Leinster front up to the physical in your face style of Leicester? and can Leicester cope with Leinster's high pace and penetrating game along with the 45,000 Leinster fans?

Leiciester are clearly in great form and they are dominating the Aviva Premiership as usual. They have a great away record and they can grind out wins against any team, however after watching them they do seem to have alot of holes in their defence. Leinster are not playing brilliantly but when have they played brilliantly in the Magners league this season? They have still managed to win most their games (only lost 2 in 2011 I think) and they have a very good home record. Nigel Owens is referee and I think Leinster will be very happy with that as it seems that both Ireland and Leinster's scrum is solid when he refs. Leinster seem to pick up the intensity in the H-cup and I think they are the team to beat and if anyone is going to beat them Leicester are in the position to do it.

I will predict Leinster to win by no more than 6 points and I expect the winner of this game to lift the trophy.

Obviously Leinster has not needed to play brilliantly in the Magner's League this year, as they still have a great record, but they would be at the top of the Magner's League if they had played brilliantly. I think the gravity of the situation ( Heineken Cup, against a great Tigers side, fan expectations, etc.) will cause them to play harder than they have in a long time. As a Leinster fan I think they win, but by a slim margin. Good luck, Leinster!
 

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