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Re: Northampton vs Munster - Sunday 12.30pm
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 2:24 pm
by Oakboy
Several of us were advocating Langdon a few years back. He seemed to disappear for a while but he's back now and, arguably, leading the field for the England 2 shirt.
Re: Northampton vs Munster - Sunday 12.30pm
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 2:35 pm
by fivepointer
Cracking game. Saints pulled away in closing quarter and were good winners in the end. Hendy's first try was a thing of beauty.
Langdon was excellent. He should tour in the summer.
Re: Northampton vs Munster - Sunday 12.30pm
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 2:44 pm
by Spiffy
fivepointer wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 2:35 pm
Cracking game. Saints pulled away in closing quarter and were good winners in the end. Hendy's first try was a thing of beauty.
Langdon was excellent. He should tour in the summer.
He was good, but MOTM? Lawes for me.
Re: Northampton vs Munster - Sunday 12.30pm
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:03 pm
by Puja
Spiffy wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 2:44 pm
fivepointer wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 2:35 pm
Cracking game. Saints pulled away in closing quarter and were good winners in the end. Hendy's first try was a thing of beauty.
Langdon was excellent. He should tour in the summer.
He was good, but MOTM? Lawes for me.
Lawes has been ridiculous. Really exulting in his post-international career and a crying shame that Saints couldn't keep him for next year.
Puja
Re: Northampton vs Munster - Sunday 12.30pm
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 4:51 pm
by Banquo
Saints defence immense and their backline are great ball in hand. Freeman, Hendy, Dingwall I thought excellent, Mitchell made a difference. Lawes and Langdon excellent too. Odendaal was mostly good but a bit hit and miss. Saints didn’t get much from the ref esp at scrum time.
Re: Northampton vs Munster - Sunday 12.30pm
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 4:58 pm
by p/d
Fair few missed tackles in that backline.
Re: Northampton vs Munster - Sunday 12.30pm
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 4:59 pm
by Epaminondas Pules
Good fun game that. Both teams scramble was excellent. Thought saints would shoot thenselves in the foot but the recovered well several times and then just pulled away. Bench strength told a bit.
One note, and I’ll need to rewatch that moment, is when Bearne went through and Freeman tackled him, I could have sworn that Bearne targeted his head into Freeman as he went into contact. There was a very late change of head position to effectively lead with his nut.
Re: Northampton vs Munster - Sunday 12.30pm
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:00 pm
by Spiffy
Banquo wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 4:51 pm
Saints defence immense and their backline are great ball in hand. Freeman, Hendy, Dingwall I thought excellent, Mitchell made a difference. Lawes and Langdon excellent too. Odendaal was mostly good but a bit hit and miss. Saints didn’t get much from the ref esp at scrum time.
Munster players vomiting! They were Suzied I tells ya. This must be investigated.
Re: Northampton vs Munster - Sunday 12.30pm
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:03 pm
by Spiffy
Epaminondas Pules wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 4:59 pm
Good fun game that. Both teams scramble was excellent. Thought saints would shoot thenselves in the foot but the recovered well several times and then just pulled away. Bench strength told a bit.
One note, and I’ll need to rewatch that moment, is when Bearne went through and Freeman tackled him, I could have sworn that Bearne targeted his head into Freeman as he went into contact. There was a very late change of head position to effectively lead with his nut.
That's Beirne. He is not known for that kind of thing. Best player on the field today (as he usually is.)
Re: Northampton vs Munster - Sunday 12.30pm
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:06 pm
by Banquo
p/d wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 4:58 pm
Fair few missed tackles in that backline.
Yeah but look at the attack. Hence saying great ‘ball in hand ‘that was the clue
. Didn’t expect you to be a Roundhead Oliver
On a serious note, given the number of tackles Saints had to attempt, to come away with 89% made is pre decent, and their attack metres were phenomenal.
Re: Northampton vs Munster - Sunday 12.30pm
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:08 pm
by Epaminondas Pules
Autocorrect doing me in! I’ve not seen him be anything other than physical and fair which is why it stood out. I need to check it again.
And he was excellent. Stopped several attacks single handedly.
Re: Northampton vs Munster - Sunday 12.30pm
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:10 pm
by Epaminondas Pules
Banquo wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:06 pm
p/d wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 4:58 pm
Fair few missed tackles in that backline.
Yeah but look at the attack. Hence saying great ‘ball in hand ‘that was the clue
. Didn’t expect you to be a Roundhead Oliver
They were also against a bloody good side who challenged them well. What mattered was the recovery from missing which was largely excellent.
The only real defensive worry o saw was that Munster found the edge quite easily at times, especially on the left. They’d obviously done their homework on Saints defence.
Re: Northampton vs Munster - Sunday 12.30pm
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:13 pm
by Banquo
Epaminondas Pules wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:08 pm
Autocorrect doing me in! I’ve not seen him be anything other than physical and fair which is why it stood out. I need to check it again.
And he was excellent. Stopped several attacks single handedly.
Amazing breakdown work amongst everything else. Best utility back 5 forward about. He’s obviously learned doity tricks from POM
Re: Northampton vs Munster - Sunday 12.30pm
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:16 pm
by Banquo
Saints did well to eventually adapt at the breakdown and get more turnovers
Re: Northampton vs Munster - Sunday 12.30pm
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:29 pm
by Banquo
Oakboy wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 2:24 pm
Several of us were advocating Langdon a few years back. He seemed to disappear for a while but he's back now and, arguably, leading the field for the England 2 shirt.
He should certainly be touring. Shame he got banned at the wrong time tbh
Re: Northampton vs Munster - Sunday 12.30pm
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 6:55 pm
by FKAS
Banquo wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:29 pm
Oakboy wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 2:24 pm
Several of us were advocating Langdon a few years back. He seemed to disappear for a while but he's back now and, arguably, leading the field for the England 2 shirt.
He should certainly be touring. Shame he got banned at the wrong time tbh
Yeah that really seemed to count against him for the 6N.
Re: Northampton vs Munster - Sunday 12.30pm
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2024 5:12 pm
by Mellsblue
“The journey he went on last season at Bedford, week in, week out playing Championship rugby [was important],” Dowson said of Hendy.
“…the Championship, it just doesn’t deliver,” Sweeney said of the Championship.
