I fucking accidentally deleted it off the sky plus. Seething so I am.
Itāll be in your trash folder
Well theyāve generally known for roughly 5ish seasons that Ross is the most consistently fit 10 they had but doesnāt have the minerals to be a top 10. They backed him, probably hoping heād get less static and develop in attack, and yesterday was his biggest test. They never saw Frawley as a 10, that was forced on them by the IRFU iirc.
I always felt Ross Byrne wouldāve been an ideal lad to be Carberryād to Ulster/Connacht and they couldāve looked for a Gopperth-type signing. Not a long-term solution but an upgrade on Ross Byrne.
In fairness itās very hard to get a guy better than Ross Byrne who is happy to sit on the bench when sexton is around.
Good players tend not to be happy on the bench.
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This gimp loved it
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Itās on ITV player
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Iām not good with technology
Itās called itvx. It should be on your telly.
The absolute thinnest of thin margins sees him going from ājohnnys successor has come.of ageā to āhes not much good this fellaā.
He played 10 pretty much every single minute of the entire HC campaign. If he wasnāt much good, they wouldnāt have made the final.
Iām talking about him possibly starting ten for Ireland in the World Cup.
Leinster steam rolled pretty much every single side they met until the final. These are the games when the world class players shine.
Sexton couldnāt get in ahead of contepomi and then lost massive semi final.
Sexton is probably the best player weāve ever produced.
Iām not saying Byrne is that level. But Iām saying its way too early to write Byrne off as only average the way many have. Unfair measuring stick.
I actually think his brother is the better all round footballer but sure and steady worked for the likes of David Humphreys, who carved a career out between ROG and Sexton. Byrne perhaps similar role and style
Sport is brutal at that level and timing is everything as you point out but Ross is 28. I just donāt think heād good enough.
Harry should have gone to Connacht for this year and got game time.
You need game time to really develop.
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Isnāt moloney the lineout caller?
I donāt think thereās any harm in being a 7/10 player in a team with loads of 8s and 9s.
The problems with Leinster werenāt really at the door of Ross Byrne yesterday imo.
Was it weird that la Rogchelle kicked for touch with the last two penos rather than going for a scrum. Would have thought scrum the better option for retaining possession. Was it because the prop was gone and theyād have to make a sub or what was the thinking would you say?
The scrum is always risky as the refs have no idea what is going on and could give away penalty very easily.
Iād always go line out. Every single time.
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Teams see lineout as way safer.
Donāt watch much Rugby, but would have thought ball retention a lot higher in the scrum.
I know you can lose a penalty on it, but Iād say thats 1 in 5. Whereas a lineout is more like 1 in 4. I donāt know Iām just talking shite here obviously.
ROG is rent free in the Leinster heads. Some of them on twitter are pretty ungracious cunts. Entitled bastards.
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Lineout pretty much a given, particularly if inside attacking 22 as many wont contest in the air as donāt want to risk rolling maul driving where the jumper was
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