Leinster v Bath

[fivepointer]

Leinster: Keenan; Larmour; Ringrose, Frawley; Lowe; R Byrne, Gibson Park; Porter, Kelleher, Furlong; Molony, Baird; Ruddock (capt), van der Flier, Doris.

Replacements: Sheehan, Healy, Ala'alatoa, Toner, Deegan, McGrath, J O'Brien, T O'Brien.

Bath: De Glanville; Rokoduguni; Butt, Ojomoh; Muir; Bailey, B Spencer; Boyce, Du Toit, Stuart; McNally, Ewels (capt); Ellis, De Carpentier, Bayliss.

Replacements: Dunn, Cordwell, Rae, Spencer, Richards, W Simpson, Hamer-Webb, Prydie.

[Puja]

Leinster are missing a few, but you really can't see anything other than another humping for Bath. The difference in quality in those XVs is stark: 2021!Roko vs Larmour, Butt vs Ringrose, Kelleher vs Du Toit, van der Flier vs De Carpentier, and those are just the most glaring examples.

Hopefully some of the young players will learn some valuable lessons.

Puja

[Peej]

Is the game going to go ahead? Seems there has been a Covid outbreak in the Leinster camp, though mostly confined to the coaching staff

[Puja]

Is the game going to go ahead? Seems there has been a Covid outbreak in the Leinster camp, though mostly confined to the coaching staff

The best result of Bath's season so far if it comes to pass!

Puja

[FKAS]

Is the game going to go ahead? Seems there has been a Covid outbreak in the Leinster camp, though mostly confined to the coaching staff

The best result of Bath's season so far if it comes to pass!

Puja

Hooper is checking Native American culture to see if there's such thing as a Covid dance.

That Leinster team looks ridiculous. Right now their replacements would be starting for Bath, well maybe not at halfback. I've heard the reserve hooker Sheehan is pretty handy if Bath thought they'd get some relief after Kelleher goes off.



At 2.30.

[Which Tyler]

Anything less than Leinster by 50 will be a great result for Bath.

Par would probably be about +60

[Which Tyler]

Bath appealing Muir's ban
https://www.bathrugby.com/news/bath-rug ... suspension


Here's the incident



I'm really not sure what grounds he's appealing on - whether intentional or not, he has a hand in JvdF's eye / eye area.

ETA:
From the Bath site: "In his plea, he accepted the brief description in the citing complaint but did not accept that he committed an act of Foul Play."

[Mikey Brown]

Are you serious? That looks like absolutely nothing to me?

[Which Tyler]

Yes - you can't put you hand/fingers in someone's eye / eye area - regardless of intent or brevity.
The only valid defence would be "my hand/fingers didn't make contact with the eye / eye area" - which would be immediately thrown out with video evidence.

It's a nothing incident, but it's also a fair cop.

[Mikey Brown]

Oooooh. Van der Flier. Lol. I thought they were saying he's gouged Ringrose.

Yes looks completely unintentional, but it's hard to argue that using an opposition players head to lift yourself up in the air is a sensible starting point, before you even get to contacting the eye area.

[Which Tyler]

Oooooh. Van der Flier. Lol. I thought they were saying he's gouged Ringrose.

I admit - I was ball-watching first time too.