European Cup Rugby

[gilgamboa]

@glasagusban

ROG was lucky to escape a hosing

Some craic if SOB and Sexton bate him in the tunnel at HT

[peddlerscross]

Embarrassing for the two big Leinster boys to let a little pup from Cork get away without being decked.

[Fagan_ODowd]

My source says Gerry Thornleys account was accurate.

A lot of Sextons remarks were of the why don’t you let O’Gara ref it altogether variety.

@tallback

@peddlerscross

I heard there were a lot of expletives used by the bould Johnny under the stand at HT and a bit of finger wagging at the official at FT.

Anything beyond that and wearing a God damn awful suit, which must have been like a red rag to a bull to ROG?

I think it’s fairly notable that La Rochelle - who were quick to come out after the came and throw around allegations of disrespect have kept fairly schtum on the half-time “incident”

I’d say the story in the paper yesterday about how Leinster were determined not to let ROG get to the ref at half time again and had sent Sean O’Brien to intercept him if he tried and then when he did it kicked off a bit has a feeling of truth about it

There’s no doubt that if Sexton and O’Gara were both there - there’s enough bolshiness between the pair of them to kick anything off You’d pity the poor ref caught between the pair of them.

I can’t remember stories of coaches looking to talk to the refs at half-time before. I would have thought that it’s not allowed?

[peddlerscross]

The Rugby lads could probably do with hiring a Big Rob Ryan type match day steward to prevent this sort of hi-jinks from occurring.

[BruidheanChaorthainn]

O gara has genuinely melted the Leinster lads heads. James Tracey was close to tears on Newstalk earlier.

[neilld]

There was nobody saving them in that second half😃

[neilld]

The bigger and more skilled team won, there was no hard luck I don’t think. La Rochelle are possibly the greatest club side of all time, they shouldve won by more.

[myboyblue]

Sean O Brien needs to be thrown out of rugby for good

[LionelRitchie]

Can’t see what the fuck value he adds in a coaching ticket. By all accounts, a fucking ham and a boar too boot

[myboyblue]

@LionelRitchie

Can’t see what the fuck value he adds in a coaching ticket. By all accounts, a fucking ham and a boar too boot

Marking opposition coaches?

Tbh I’m not sure what Leo adds either

[flattythehurdler]

The French only go at it full bore when the weather is good and it’s big knockout games. A book by an oul NZ warhorse who played there explains it (good read, can remember neither the name of the book nor the player, but it’s the rubby version of a dog in a hat).

[gilgamboa]

@flattythehurdler

The French only go at it full bore when the weather is good and it’s big knockout games.

It’s not like the old Galway route to an all Ireland final that you can stay at home until the semi final

[gilgamboa]

@flattythehurdler

A book by an oul NZ warhorse who played there explains it (good read, can remember neither the name of the book nor the player, but it’s the rubby version of a dog in a hat).

If say this is the book…a good read

[neilld]

I think Sexton said he was the best player he ever played with. VDF, Dorris, Ryan, Furlong, world class players, would get in any team but I don’t think any of them are as good as a prime Sean O’Brien.

[mick_jones]

The fucking cunt

[BruidheanChaorthainn]

I’d have a suspicion Sean o Brien is a big step down on Denis Leamy.

[flattythehurdler]

That’s the one. Anyone who knows anything about rubby knows the French sides barely try a leg in the European competitions in the winter.

[Bisto]

This thread is an eye opener and really lays bare the advantages Ireland has over the other rugby nations.

[LionelRitchie]

Unreal player. He was fucking immense around world cup 2011. Absolute wanker and meathead off the pitch by all accounts.

Good player doesn’t necessarily translate into a good coach

[Diabhal]

Was it Paul Howard who was threatened with a solicitor’s letter from Sexton Sr because he incorrectly awarded a try to somebody that wasn’t Sexton in some match report for the Schools Cup?