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Pro 14 finals

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2018 11:38 am
by Donny osmond
Out now.

Emba travel to Thomond park for their game, surely no tougher game in club rugby, with winner to play Leinster in Dublin in the semi.

Cheetahs will travel to Llanelli, with the winner coming to Scotstoun for the semi.

I'd say Glasgow have fallen on their feet here

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Re: Pro 14 finals

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2018 11:40 am
by Donny osmond
No disrespect meant to Scarlets or Cheetahs, but a home game against either of them is a very different prospect to facing Munster or Leinster away

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Re: Pro 14 finals

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2018 6:54 pm
by whatisthejava
Well I can’t see either team progressing, Glasgow are just so easy, lost some of the hard edge from the start of the season and even if ed do get a result next week then I can’t see them getting past Leinster.

Mind u what a kick in the nuts that would be to the pro14 if the final was in Ireland with the 2 favorites not there.

Re: RE: Re: Pro 14 finals

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2018 7:33 pm
by Donny osmond
whatisthejava wrote:Well I can’t see either team progressing, Glasgow are just so easy, lost some of the hard edge from the start of the season and even if ed do get a result next week then I can’t see them getting past Leinster.

Mind u what a kick in the nuts that would be to the pro14 if the final was in Ireland with the 2 favorites not there.
Glasgow have a decent chance, despite being a poor version of their previous selves.

Edinburgh... sorry but nae chance

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Re: Pro 14 finals

Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2018 7:51 pm
by Big D
Glasgow may get to the final but won't beat Munster or Leinster.

Re: Pro 14 finals

Posted: Wed May 02, 2018 11:19 am
by whatisthejava
If there is one team in the pro 14 that Munster cant bully its Edinburgh (well and Leinster) so although i dont think they will win its not beyond the possibility , scarlets did it last year and everyone thought they had no chance,

If Ed can meet Munster in the forwards and put Murray and their 10 under pressure then i think Munster wont have it all their own way, Murray is a class above but keep targeting the standing leg and he really doesnt like it

No point talking about Leinster until Sat at 5pm

Re: Pro 14 finals

Posted: Wed May 02, 2018 2:22 pm
by switchskier
Whilst I think that he's the best in the world can I just get my pre-emptive moan in that, once again, Nigel
Owens is reffing Munster in a high profile game.


We're doomed I tell you.

Re: Pro 14 finals

Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 4:31 pm
by switchskier
Teams are up. A little surprised that Bennett is straight back in but Cockerill obviously rates him. Delighted that SHC is starting and just realizing that Lay and Berghan are seemingly our first choice props. Who'd have called that at the start of the season and that the scrum would be pretty good?

That Munster backrow is intimidating.

Munster: S Zebo; A Conway, S Arnold, R Scannell, K Earls; JJ Hanrahan, C Murray; J Cronin, R Marshall, S Archer, J Kleyn, B Holland, P O'Mahony (capt), J O'Donoghue, CJ Stander.

Replacements: M Sherry, D Kilcoyne, C Parker, G Grobler, R Copeland, J Hart, I Keatley, D Sweetnam.

Edinburgh: B Kinghorn; D Fife, M Bennett, C Dean, D van der Merwe; J van der Walt, S Hidalgo-Clyne; J Lay, S McInally (capt), S Berghan, B Toolis, G Gilchrist, M Bradbury, J Ritchie, B Mata.

Replacements: N Cochrane, A Dell, WP Nel, L Carmichael, C du Preez, N Fowles, D Weir, J Johnstone.

Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

Re: Pro 14 finals

Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 4:40 pm
by OptimisticJock
Bennett Johnstone is my only issue with the team.

Re: Pro 14 finals

Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 6:42 pm
by hugh_woatmeigh
Has Ford upset Cockerill? He's been playing prem 1 for at least a month.

Re: Pro 14 finals

Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 6:43 pm
by hugh_woatmeigh
switchskier wrote: That Munster backrow is intimidating.
Bill Mata, mate.

Re: Pro 14 finals

Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 6:56 pm
by ARM
Next years Pro14 final at Celtic Park!

Re: Pro 14 finals

Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 7:38 pm
by Edinburgh in Exile
hugh_woatmeigh wrote:Has Ford upset Cockerill? He's been playing prem 1 for at least a month.
He isn’t the form Hooker by a fair stretch. Not sure, but think he may have been coming back from an injury. Not sure about you, but I’ve been pretty pleased with how our front row has been going.

Re: Pro 14 finals

Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 8:28 pm
by hugh_woatmeigh
Edinburgh in Exile wrote:
hugh_woatmeigh wrote:Has Ford upset Cockerill? He's been playing prem 1 for at least a month.
He isn’t the form Hooker by a fair stretch. Not sure, but think he may have been coming back from an injury. Not sure about you, but I’ve been pretty pleased with how our front row has been going.
I don't really think Cochrane and Ford are in the same league but sure, I take your point.

Re: Pro 14 finals

Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 8:42 pm
by OptimisticJock
ARM wrote:Next years Pro14 final at Celtic Park!
No chance either jock team will be there then.

Re: Pro 14 finals

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 10:35 am
by SerjeantWildgoose
If Ulster get to the final will they have to have one of them police escorts while their fans march from Central Station?

Re: Pro 14 finals

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 11:09 am
by OptimisticJock
It'll be an excuse for polis Scotland to use their horses.

Re: Pro 14 finals

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 1:57 pm
by SerjeantWildgoose
It would make a pleasant post-match change for the weemins of Weegieville. To be sexually assaulted by a spide instead of beaten senseless by their home-grown Ned?

Re: Pro 14 finals

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 3:18 pm
by Tobylerone
SerjeantWildgoose wrote:It would make a pleasant post-match change for the weemins of Weegieville. To be sexually assaulted by a spide instead of beaten senseless by their home-grown Ned?
Sexual assault AND beaten senseless is fairly normal in Glasgow, sporting events add a hint of justification.

Re: Pro 14 finals

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 3:32 pm
by Adder
Gilchrist... Way to feck up an overlap

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Re: Pro 14 finals

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 3:33 pm
by hugh_woatmeigh
Ball was out of that Munner scrum. So it's fair game for SHC to go for it. Bad reffing from Nige.

Re: Pro 14 finals

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 3:45 pm
by Adder
That's 2 penas against Cronin around the breakdown.

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Re: Pro 14 finals

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 3:58 pm
by hugh_woatmeigh
Edinburgh could do with actually having an attack... Non existent.
Over committing men to the break down & are therefore outnumbered by defenders. So their already stodgy attack is even less effective today.

Re: Pro 14 finals

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 4:01 pm
by hugh_woatmeigh
SHC back to usual. He needs to stop taking that stupid step before passing. Twice he's had the ball knocked out of his hands in promising positions.

Re: Pro 14 finals

Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 4:07 pm
by Adder
hugh_woatmeigh wrote:SHC back to usual. He needs to stop taking that stupid step before passing. Twice he's had the ball knocked out of his hands in promising positions.
1 because of a kick going through the middle of the ruck...