QF: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers

[Teh Mite]

So the prospect of BOTH Castro and Cole isn't slightly phasing at all? When Stankovich is waiting in the wings?

:huh:

 

[Feicarsinn]

Nah, I'm pretty confident our front row can stand up well against whatever Leicester put out.

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

I think the guy who said that Leinster are simply a better side is wrong, I think it's hard to separate them, but home advantage should do just that. Plus The Irish teams just have an annoyingly good record in this competition.(to be fair Leicester's isn't bad either).

Leciester have more than enough quality to win this game I just don't think they will.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Nah, I'm pretty confident our front row can stand up well against whatever Leicester put out.

You called it!

 

[Teh Mite]

I didn't realise Hartley had signed for Leinster.

 

[Feicarsinn]

You called it!

Dan Cole= Overrated

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Possibly, but compared to what people were saying about Cian Healy when he were came on the seem, he's vastly underrated

 

[Teh Mite]

Bigging up Healey by calling Cole over-rated is like a drug dealer criticising a banned driver for being a criminal.

 

[Feicarsinn]

All I'm saying is that it's not a department I'm worried about. We can handle the Leicester props. The game wont be decided in the front row, it's 6-13 where this game will be decided.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Going to be a good battle, that's for sure

O'Brien vs Croft
Jennings vs Newby
Heaslip vs Waldrom
Boss vs Youngs
Sexton vs Flood
D'arcy vs Allen
O'Driscoll vs Tuilagi


A lot of big names in there, can't wait!

 

[profitius]

I think the guy who said that Leinster are simply a better side is wrong, I think it's hard to separate them, but home advantage should do just that. Plus The Irish teams just have an annoyingly good record in this competition.(to be fair Leicester's isn't bad either).

Leciester have more than enough quality to win this game I just don't think they will.

I said that. I think the Tigers are a very good team but Leinster are playing very well this year. Schmidt has take them to a higher level than Cheika and they beat Clermont well at home. Home will make a big difference as always and theres that home semi final carrot for both teams.

They were just talking on the radio about Leicester beating Leinster at Lansdown Rd about 5 or 6 years back.

 

[Teh Mite]

How many times do I have to say it?

Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, EVER write off Leicester. At your own peril.

 

[durbutter]

How many times do I have to say it?

Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, EVER write off Leicester. At your own peril.

I would agree with this, even playing badly they can play winning rugby.

Anyone predicting a slugfest with a penalty kick to decide it?

 

[Feicarsinn]

I don't think anyone has written off the Tigers.

 

[Teh Mite]

i don't think anyone has written off the tigers.

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switching their frontrow all over the place the week before a q/f

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.

this is leinster's for the picking !

 

[Feicarsinn]

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Apart from D'orce outside's comment not one of those was writing Leicester off.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Apart from D'orce outside's comment not one of those was writing Leicester off.

And no one really listens to him anyway :lol:

 

[Feicarsinn]

And no one really listens to him anyway :lol:

Exactly

 

[monkeypigeon]

And no one really listens to him anyway :lol:

I log-on just to see what he has to say...

And where's DantheMan_NZ gone?

 

[King_D'Arcy]

Going to be a good battle, that's for sure




A lot of big names in there, can't wait!

O'Brien > Croft
Jennings ? Newby
Heaslip >> Waldrom
Boss << Youngs
Sexton > Flood
D'arcy > Allen
O'Driscoll >>> Tuilagi


? = I dunno
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>>> = NOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOM