In a new regular feature this season we’ll be sharing some of the initial “keyboard warrior” response to our featured matches of the weekend ahead of our writeup.
If you’d like to contribute stay tuned to our Facebook page for our “Feel free to leave your thoughts…” posts which show up around full time after Leinster & Ireland matches.
Early days, but the pack have picked up where they left off last season. The breakdown was a disaster. We only scraped the LBP because Edinburgh couldn't convert their chances. We earned nothing but a yellow card out there.
Rugbywaffle
@HarpinOnRugby good to see Leinster keeping their tradition of losing their first game of the season alive!
— Tran (@PTranman) September 4, 2015 Very few players performed on the Leinster team tonight. Fanning awful, Reid pretty ordinary, senior players like McCarthy and Boss showed exactly why they aren't on the Irish squad. All in all pretty shitty.
John Peeters
(good thread in reply to this one click here to check it out)
@HarpinOnRugby Bit surprised at our scrum tonight. I appreciate our subs were very young but would have expected starters to do better.
— Miriam Collins (@MiriamCol) September 4, 2015
Take a deep breath and count to 5. Games that is. It'll be that long before we really know where we're at. Remember how Joe's first season started? A match where we threw away a 10 point lead, away in Scotland. Besides, when it worked tonight, in fits and starts, there was some decent attacking shape and some solid defending. More of that and some focus on the rucking and it'll come good.
Cian Ó Muilleoir
Bias? Or just plain incompetence? Tackle assist? Release? Off his feet? Oh yeah, penalty for. pic.twitter.com/3btC6gUsP2
— Sarah Lennon (@sarahlennon08) September 4, 2015
Not blaming the ref but he's a whistle happy fecker.
It's like watching don baker play the harmonica
Boss and fanning were shocking,
Reid either starts tackling or he'll end up on the scrap heap.
Leo threw on the subs far too early. No need to replace McGrath and Hagen.
The defence was very good.
Isa trying kicks from the half way line was a silly. Putting those two kicks into the 22 and put them under real pressure should have been the call.
Seriously need to sort out attack.
Delighted to see so many young players get a chance just need to sort out a few problems
Oh Dan Leavy was really really good
Chris Mcdonnell
@HarpinOnRugby Just awful to watch. Depressing. Still though, early days for @leinsterrugby and Leo. And we tend to get off to slow starts!
— Paul Moran (@johnpaul_moran) September 4, 2015
Ulster were fantastic :-)
Rob Watson
Tough night for Leinster. Not sure ref to blame as some suggest. Offence never got going. Basic errors and poor decisions. Congrats Embra.
— Harpin' On Rugby (@HarpinOnRugby) September 4, 2015
Many thanks to all who offered opinions.
Look out Sunday for our match writeup JLP
