Leinster v Sharks Sat 8th Oct 17.05pm RTE/Premier Sports

[the spoofer]

Well we did enough moaning when they were doing nothing, so credit were it's due. Fair play to LR for stepping it up another notch!

Leinster Rugby Family Day This Saturday

After a winning start in the BKT URC, Leinster Rugby welcome the Cell C Sharks this Saturday 8 October at 5.05pm to the RDS.

This weekends match day will have loads of activities and activations for family and friends. Gates will open from 3pm, for more details ahead of Saturday see below.

Bank of Ireland - Family Fun Zone

First class bouncing castle, mix of fun inflatable games such as rugby toss and rugby velcro darts
The catch challenge
Leinster Rugby skills training
Face painting, candy floss and popcorn in association with Novaerus by McGreals


Laighin Den Fanzone

3pm - Fanzone opens
4.30pm - Player Q&A (MC OLSC member)
4.50pm - Fanzone closes
5.05pm - Match kick off

Final Whistle - Fanzone opens with live music (Pop Gods)

7.30pm - Player Q&A (senior coach and player of the match)

Season Ticket Holder Pack Collection
Collection open pre game from 3pm and closes 4.50pm sharp and re-opens post game at the final whistle.

Now they just need to up their real ale/craft beer game and bring in the 2-pinter jugs - the only thing the English Premiership clubs get right!

The Brits do that real ale sh!t because the don’t have proper Guinness.

[wixfjord]

That Fanzone is a great idea, exactly what's needed.

I've seen us doing more advertising for tickets on social media too, which is another positive step.

[wixfjord]

I find the writing off of Max O'Reilly based on 53 minutes in the first game of the season a bit knee jerk I must say.

[FLIP]

The Brits do that real ale sh!t because the don’t have proper Guinness.

The Guinness in the UK is shite no doubt about it. But the ale and craft game in Ireland is nowhere near as good as the UK or US, probably because of the monopoly Guinness basically has.

[the spoofer]

The Brits do that real ale sh!t because the don’t have proper Guinness.

The Guinness in the UK is shite no doubt about it. But the ale and craft game in Ireland is nowhere near as good as the UK or US, probably because of the monopoly Guinness basically has.

And because Guinness is lovely.

[RoboProp]

The Brits do that real ale sh!t because the don’t have proper Guinness.

The Guinness in the UK is shite no doubt about it. But the ale and craft game in Ireland is nowhere near as good as the UK or US, probably because of the monopoly Guinness basically has.

And because Guinness is lovely.

Guinness is lovely, but match day Guinness in the plastic cups is pish

[Flash Gordon]

The Brits do that real ale sh!t because the don’t have proper Guinness.

The Guinness in the UK is shite no doubt about it. But the ale and craft game in Ireland is nowhere near as good as the UK or US, probably because of the monopoly Guinness basically has.

Guinness in the UK depends I would say but in bars the UK is way ahead of us in terms of craft/ales. Thing were getting decent here but the choice has been knocked off the bar and we're back to standard offerings. Biggest thing to hit Ireland in the last year has been Moretti....another bog standard lager made by a multinational, just what we need!

[neill_m]

Leinster v Cell C Sharks
RDS Arena, Dublin – KO 17.05 IRE & UK / 18.05 ITA & SA
Referee: Craig Evans (WRU, 35th league game)
AR 1: Peter Martin (IRFU) AR 2: Keane Davison (IRFU)
TMO: Jon Mason (WRU)

[Oldschool]

Had a couple of pints of Guinness non alcoholic.
Thought it was quite acceptable.

[Oldschool]

I find the writing off of Max O'Reilly based on 53 minutes in the first game of the season a bit knee jerk I must say.

Yeah a bit trigger happy.

[Oldschool]

The Guinness in the UK is shite no doubt about it. But the ale and craft game in Ireland is nowhere near as good as the UK or US, probably because of the monopoly Guinness basically has.

And because Guinness is lovely.

Guinness is lovely, but match day Guinness in the plastic cups is pish

Bin there, done that, won't be doing it again.

[Flash Gordon]

I find the writing off of Max O'Reilly based on 53 minutes in the first game of the season a bit knee jerk I must say.

Yeah a bit trigger happy.

Completely, he's still a kid with lots to learn but he's a talented kid. Not sure anyone is writing him off though?

[wixfjord]

I find the writing off of Max O'Reilly based on 53 minutes in the first game of the season a bit knee jerk I must say.

Yeah a bit trigger happy.

Completely, he's still a kid with lots to learn but he's a talented kid. Not sure anyone is writing him off though?

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I'm with RTB, I would move lads around a little so we don't play have to play O'Reilly. I'm not a fan at all.

I’m terms of the other area where we lack depth, the three quarters, Max O’R and Rob Russell are not the answer.

I'm not sure what you call that, but it's fairly negative around a guy who had a poor game in his last outing but has also hade some nice flashes in a blue jersey.

[Barry]

Had a couple of pints of Guinness non alcoholic.
Thought it was quite acceptable.

It is very acceptable but unfortunately not on sale in the new fan zone which is tough if you have to drive 50km home after every home game.

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[ronk]

I find the writing off of Max O'Reilly based on 53 minutes in the first game of the season a bit knee jerk I must say.

Yeah a bit trigger happy.

Completely, he's still a kid with lots to learn but he's a talented kid. Not sure anyone is writing him off though?

He's getting criticism consistent with that, posters here are generally too equivocal to come out and directly write off a Leinster player.

IIRC, Keenan got his share too early on. Not having a go at posters, I think specialist fullbacks come through slightly differently.

[Flash Gordon]

Yeah a bit trigger happy.

Completely, he's still a kid with lots to learn but he's a talented kid. Not sure anyone is writing him off though?

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I'm with RTB, I would move lads around a little so we don't play have to play O'Reilly. I'm not a fan at all.

I’m terms of the other area where we lack depth, the three quarters, Max O’R and Rob Russell are not the answer.

I'm not sure what you call that, but it's fairly negative around a guy who had a poor game in his last outing but has also hade some nice flashes in a blue jersey.

He certainly wasn't the only one who had a poor game that day. Clearly the lads have gone through the academy and have been picked for the first team so the coaches see something in them. Russell had a poor game vs Zebre for sure but one of the issues that made that happen was him over running passes. Luke Fitzgerald used to do that and it's absolutely coachable.

[wixfjord]

The coastal outfit welcomed the likes of Bok skipper Siya Kolisi and big-name signing Eben Etzebeth to its Durban training facility on Monday, but did not dispatch any of the returnees to join the tour squad in Ireland.

https://www.sarugbymag.co.za/phepsi-bok ... -got-fizz/

[Ruckedtobits]

If Leinster can get a result against Sharks on Saturday, they could well retain their top of the table position right through to the Autumn International window. Connacht away on the 4G, followed by Munster in the Aviva and then a trip to Scarlets will complete their seven-game intro to the 18-game calendar.

This could be vital given the different focus our internationals will experience through November and then European games intermixed with Interpro derbies and then the 6N games, all against the backdrop of the 2023 RWC with Ireland being promoted by our media as having a big chance to make a big impact.

The international momentum and subsequent pressure from the turn of the year will be immense. This season it will be worse than ever because the URC fixtures will see our internationals (possibly barring J10) playing more games than previously and our Squad players will not be rotated as previously. Saturday is an important game for us.

[mildlyinterested]

[Dave Cahill]

Leinster Rugby (caps in brackets):

15. Jimmy O’Brien (55)
14. Jordan Larmour (76)
13. Robbie Henshaw (70)
12. Charlie Ngatai (3)
11. Rob Russell (6)
10. Johnny Sexton (185) CAPTAIN
9. Luke McGrath (178)
1. Andrew Porter (93)
2. Dan Sheehan (31)
3. Michael Ala’alatoa (28)
4. Ross Molony (142)
5. Jason Jenkins (3)
6. Ryan Baird (40)
7. Will Connors (28)
8. Jack Conan (118)

16. John McKee (4)
17. Cian Healy (250)
18. Vakhtang Abdaladze (19)
19. James Ryan (59)
20. Rhys Ruddock (211)
21. Cormac Foley (6)
22. Ross Byrne (131)
23. Garry Ringrose