Magners League 2010/11
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Lee Grant
John Eales (66)
That was a poor display from Leinster who did not play as well as you'd expect from the thickness of some of their scrapbooks. The knives will be out for new coach, Josef Schmidt; not that their old coach, Aussie Michael Cheika, is having a lot of joy in Paris.
Edinburgh always have a go using the ball and deserved their win, though it was bloody odd to see Chris Paterson missing a couple of easy kicks in a row. They did well considering they lost their international flyhalf Godman for 6 months. Young Blair, his replacement, had a good game getting some decent delivery from big brother Mike who had a top match.
Visser, The Flying Dutchman, scored yet another try and may be on track to be the leading try scorer in the Magners this season as he was last. Johnno would have had his eyes on him for the England squad because he is England eligible having gone to school in England, but he wants to hang around and qualify on residence for Scotland.
Haven't seen the Munster game yet.
Edinburgh always have a go using the ball and deserved their win, though it was bloody odd to see Chris Paterson missing a couple of easy kicks in a row. They did well considering they lost their international flyhalf Godman for 6 months. Young Blair, his replacement, had a good game getting some decent delivery from big brother Mike who had a top match.
Visser, The Flying Dutchman, scored yet another try and may be on track to be the leading try scorer in the Magners this season as he was last. Johnno would have had his eyes on him for the England squad because he is England eligible having gone to school in England, but he wants to hang around and qualify on residence for Scotland.
Haven't seen the Munster game yet.
Thomond78
Colin Windon (37)
LG, it wasn't on any TV channel here; genuinely not sure if it's on anywhere. Four tries, one scored when a man down, dominated up front, Mushy and Leamy are on great form, and ROG got 23 points, as well as putting in a perfect grubber for the BP try.
Leinster v. Munster next weekend. Already nervous. I want vengeance.
Leinster v. Munster next weekend. Already nervous. I want vengeance.
Lee Grant
John Eales (66)
T78 - I don't think it's on here either on the Setanta we get in Oz come to think of it.
We got (delayed) the Leinster/Edingburgh and Dragons/Scarlets games on Saturday and on Wednesday we get the Connacht/Ulster game - 3 a week plus the highlights show of all games. It's the same for the Aviva.
[Saw the GAA final last weekend and that was a hoot - are they still all amateur players?]
That was a good derby match when Scarlets beat Dragons away at Rodney Parade despite the visitors nearly going into meltdown with 3 yellow cards and playing with 13 men after oranges.
The interesting thing for me in the game was a refereeing decision.
Preistland of Scarlets kicked the ball from 25M outside his own goal line and it ended up bouncing around in the Dragons in-goal. Harries of Dragons got his feet outside his dead ball line then reached over, belly on the ground, and grounded the ball.
The referee correctly awarded a 22 drop out despite the commentators braying about a brilliant use of the law. Like Harries they thought it should have been a Dragons scrum from where Priestland kicked the ball. The referee knew that the ball would have to be picked up to invoke the other outcome. Because the ball was grounded, and not picked up, the matter of whether the ball was still in motion, or not, did not arise.
IIRR I mentioned earlier that Scarlets were a crap team, but I beg leave to change that opinion. 12. Jonathan Davies, unfairly labelled as "a new Scott Gibbs" last year, is having a cracking run of form, 13. Regan King always looks like a swan amongst the ducks and 18 y.o. winger George North is one to watch.
We got (delayed) the Leinster/Edingburgh and Dragons/Scarlets games on Saturday and on Wednesday we get the Connacht/Ulster game - 3 a week plus the highlights show of all games. It's the same for the Aviva.
[Saw the GAA final last weekend and that was a hoot - are they still all amateur players?]
That was a good derby match when Scarlets beat Dragons away at Rodney Parade despite the visitors nearly going into meltdown with 3 yellow cards and playing with 13 men after oranges.
The interesting thing for me in the game was a refereeing decision.
Preistland of Scarlets kicked the ball from 25M outside his own goal line and it ended up bouncing around in the Dragons in-goal. Harries of Dragons got his feet outside his dead ball line then reached over, belly on the ground, and grounded the ball.
The referee correctly awarded a 22 drop out despite the commentators braying about a brilliant use of the law. Like Harries they thought it should have been a Dragons scrum from where Priestland kicked the ball. The referee knew that the ball would have to be picked up to invoke the other outcome. Because the ball was grounded, and not picked up, the matter of whether the ball was still in motion, or not, did not arise.
IIRR I mentioned earlier that Scarlets were a crap team, but I beg leave to change that opinion. 12. Jonathan Davies, unfairly labelled as "a new Scott Gibbs" last year, is having a cracking run of form, 13. Regan King always looks like a swan amongst the ducks and 18 y.o. winger George North is one to watch.
Thomond78
Colin Windon (37)
The Turks, bless them, are a great team to score points if the other team lets them. Play silly-buggers-swing-it rugby against the Turks, it'll get messy. Put the choke-hold on them, and you'll break them, quick smart. That said, I do love the Welshest of Welsh reason; the Turks love us, we love the Turks, and we both hate the Ospreys. 
North does look useful, mind.
And, yes, all the GAA players are amateurs. And more importantly; Cork won.
North does look useful, mind.
And, yes, all the GAA players are amateurs. And more importantly; Cork won.
Larno
Ward Prentice (10)
Didn't catch the Ulster game last night, but a report via the paterfamilias suggests it was a scrappy affair dominated by kicking ending in a 15-all draw. P. Wallace at 10, why? It's not like it worked before, so why try again?
Isn't Ezra Taylor playing with the Westies at the moment?
Isn't Ezra Taylor playing with the Westies at the moment?
Thomond78
Colin Windon (37)
Larno, Rolland did the Weshties no favours at all. And Trimble was haunted not to see a straight red for a shocking hit in the air. Nasty.
On current form, two things I'll say; one, the Weshties want and deserve a HEC place thus far (and if it's at the expense of, Loike, You, Loike, Totally Know Who, Roysh, I'd need Cyclo to reattach the cock I'd laughed off). Second, Elwood looks a dandy coach thus far.
On current form, two things I'll say; one, the Weshties want and deserve a HEC place thus far (and if it's at the expense of, Loike, You, Loike, Totally Know Who, Roysh, I'd need Cyclo to reattach the cock I'd laughed off). Second, Elwood looks a dandy coach thus far.
Thomond78
Colin Windon (37)
Larno
Ward Prentice (10)
This is good news, particularly about Leamy as Ferris broke again on Saturday night.
Lee Grant
John Eales (66)
T78
Thanks for postiing that link to UTube. I thought vision of the game would be in the Setanta highlights but it wasn't.
McGahan is putting out fairly strong sides isn't he? The team last weekend wasn't altogether about Munster playing Glasgow; it was about the upcoming game against Leinster also. They aren't in top gear yet but it looks like they are getting out of 2nd. New signing Murphy looked good but Deccie may be a bit concerned that some of the best Munster backs: Warwick, Howlett, Mafi and Slamming Sam are not Ireland qualified.
He will be concerned over the form of Leinster also, but the fact that not too many of the under-performing Leinster forwards in Glasgow are Ireland qualified may actually give him comfort.
Larno
It was well that you didn't watch the Connacht v. Ulster match because it was as boring as batshit. It was like the Waratahs were playing each other.The Westies have a bit more 80 minute steel this year but they lack the X factor and a bit of Y and Z as well. Ulster always looked the more likely to win but they left a few goals unkicked on the park and could only draw.
What is wrong with Ferris? The incident didn't look too serious.
It was good to see Rolland referee but he didn't have any better luck getting the scrums completed than a nose picker ref would. At one point he asked Connacht THP Hagan to keep his shoulders higher than his hips and then he turned to Ulster LHP Young and said something like: "And you give him room to do it."
They looked at him not game enough to smile, just in case; then when the scrum went down Connacht got the penalty.
Another time Rolland said "Don't push until the ball goes in."
Never in life Sir; never in life.
Thanks for postiing that link to UTube. I thought vision of the game would be in the Setanta highlights but it wasn't.
McGahan is putting out fairly strong sides isn't he? The team last weekend wasn't altogether about Munster playing Glasgow; it was about the upcoming game against Leinster also. They aren't in top gear yet but it looks like they are getting out of 2nd. New signing Murphy looked good but Deccie may be a bit concerned that some of the best Munster backs: Warwick, Howlett, Mafi and Slamming Sam are not Ireland qualified.
He will be concerned over the form of Leinster also, but the fact that not too many of the under-performing Leinster forwards in Glasgow are Ireland qualified may actually give him comfort.
Larno
It was well that you didn't watch the Connacht v. Ulster match because it was as boring as batshit. It was like the Waratahs were playing each other.The Westies have a bit more 80 minute steel this year but they lack the X factor and a bit of Y and Z as well. Ulster always looked the more likely to win but they left a few goals unkicked on the park and could only draw.
What is wrong with Ferris? The incident didn't look too serious.
It was good to see Rolland referee but he didn't have any better luck getting the scrums completed than a nose picker ref would. At one point he asked Connacht THP Hagan to keep his shoulders higher than his hips and then he turned to Ulster LHP Young and said something like: "And you give him room to do it."
They looked at him not game enough to smile, just in case; then when the scrum went down Connacht got the penalty.
Another time Rolland said "Don't push until the ball goes in."
Never in life Sir; never in life.
Lee Grant
John Eales (66)
Connacht was beaten at home by Leinster 6-18 last weekend but Setanata broadcast the game on Wednesday this week. This was a shame - not that it wasn't broadcast earlier but that they broadcast it at all. It was low grade stuff and full of errors from both sides. When they play like that one can see why Leinster lost so many games earlier in the comp. Thank God someone intercepted a pass for a try right on the bell so that I actually saw a game with a 5 pointer in it. 7 actually; so you can see there was a bit of tension in the result up until then.
As fun as that was the reason why I'm writing anything on the game is that the Connacht reserve bench had the name of Eastwood's Barry Fa'amuasili on it (notwithstanding that the commentators said he was from Randwick). I can't remember if the prop got on the park, nor Ezra Taylor, but since the Overseas Troubadour thread isn't up now I thought I'd write it somewhere so it can be noticed.
Can't recall that we had Barry listed as being offshore previously.
As fun as that was the reason why I'm writing anything on the game is that the Connacht reserve bench had the name of Eastwood's Barry Fa'amuasili on it (notwithstanding that the commentators said he was from Randwick). I can't remember if the prop got on the park, nor Ezra Taylor, but since the Overseas Troubadour thread isn't up now I thought I'd write it somewhere so it can be noticed.
Can't recall that we had Barry listed as being offshore previously.
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