A selection of the “keyboard warrior” reactions after the full-time whistle of our featured matches of the weekend.
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Richard Mifsud Great game management from the boys in the first 50 minutes won the match. Cheetahs’ tactics in the first half were poor given the conditions. Much better second 40 from them and in particular exerting dominance at scrum time, which Robin McBride will be concerned about though TBH it’s probably a combination of fatigue on our two starting props and a better replacement front row for the Cheetahs. Basically we played smarter rugby given the deluge and got the rewards. Very patchy from 50-70 minutes but better final ten. Standouts Connors deservedly POTM, the starting pack, Frawley, Luke, Joe T and the back three. A mention for the Cheetahs high ball receivers in the conditions 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. Finally, the Nugget Show 😂😂😂. 17-0 and on to the Ospreys #COYBIB
I have never seen surface water on the pitch in the RDS, which will give you some indication about how wet that was today. Absolutely mankey. Fair play to the players. To get a bonus point in those conditions was a real boon. #LEIvCHE— #RugbyLeinster (@RugbyLeinster_) February 15, 2020
Conor Cronin Horrid conditions, tough on the front rows with that many scrums, and not just with cheetahs demolishing Leinster in the scrum in the second half.
Frawley is awesome to watch, he's a real quality 10 and I just hope Leinster can hold on to him, and I'd say the same of the back row who were excellent today
Frawley is awesome to watch, he's a real quality 10 and I just hope Leinster can hold on to him, and I'd say the same of the back row who were excellent today
Great bonus point win @leinsterrugby in such tough weather conditions! #JoinTheRoar #LEIvCHE #Pro14 #Rugby— Cillian Lyons (@cillianlyons) February 15, 2020
Paul Smith Impressive win in awful conditions. Could easily been one of those games that finished with single figures but once Leinster scored the first try there was only 1 winner. Connors, Deegan, McGrath, Frawley and Ruddock were excellent and I also thought the starting front row were very good. Dooley and Bent don't get a lot of plaudits but they were both really good today. I'm sure Cronin is hoping the VT broke for that lineout throw though, he'll get a serious slagging over that one on Monday 😂. All in all we did what we needed to do, scored 5 tries and another BP win secured. Oh, and the second Jersey is really nice too.
Picking up where we left off @leinsterrugby Great win.... I absolutely love this team 💪🏻💙#LEIvCHE— Hannah Caffrey♡ (@HannahCaffrey91) February 15, 2020
Declan Finlay Fair play to the supporters who turned up in those horrendous conditions.
David Bouchier-Hayes it was absolutely miserable from a weather point of view.
Picking up where we left off @leinsterrugby Great win.... I absolutely love this team 💪🏻💙#LEIvCHE— Hannah Caffrey♡ (@HannahCaffrey91) February 15, 2020
Reenen Stenekamp We were awful. No plan. No nothing. Klaar.
Joe Sheppard (reply) I thought considering the conditions, Cheetahs played well. Your line speed in D was good to me. You never gave up and thoroughly deserved both Tries. Leinster just didn't give you anything tangible.
Joe Sheppard (reply) I thought considering the conditions, Cheetahs played well. Your line speed in D was good to me. You never gave up and thoroughly deserved both Tries. Leinster just didn't give you anything tangible.
Dweba really put a shift in and Wiese looked pretty solid but the Cheetahs were pinned back for so long and really struggled to execute as Connors had such an influence for Leinster while Deegan had an impact with McGrath lively and Ronan Kelleher made his presence felt #LEIvCHE— JNSports (@JNSports1) February 15, 2020
Alan MacDonagh Leinster played the conditions better. All that can really be said tbh. Cheetahs have a good go at it in the second half.
So the ref obviously WAS controlling the weather with his whistle today! 😁 #LEIvCHE— Grace O'Sullivan (@gosulli) February 15, 2020
Noel Hewson Hard to harsh on teams based on conditions. Leinster back row was probably the difference.
Nice BP win @leinsterrugby a hard slog in that weather. And fair play to all the supporters, grounds staff, and volunteers keeping the show on the road. 👏🏼 #LEIvCHE #COYBIP— JackieMc (@Jackiem23) February 15, 2020
Micheal Quinn Leinster did as was required in first 50, poor there after
Nice BP win @leinsterrugby a hard slog in that weather. And fair play to all the supporters, grounds staff, and volunteers keeping the show on the road. 👏🏼 #LEIvCHE #COYBIP— JackieMc (@Jackiem23) February 15, 2020
Andrew Potts Sort of a novelty game in those conditions. Leinster killed the wind in the first half which is good field management
Who just penciled Sean Cronin in for lineout throwing training first thing on Monday morning? 😂 #LEIvCHE— Pat O'Loughlin (@Pat_O_Loughlin) February 15, 2020
Elizabeth Hackett The Poor Cheetahs were frozen God Love them.
Micheal Quinn Leinster did as was required in first 50, poor there after
Conditions could've made the match a lottery but Leinster (back row in particular) did more than enough to tip the odds in their favour. Definitely hasn't been a good weekend for The Pro14 SA Experiment. Kudos to all fans who braved the elements to the end! #LEIvCHE— Harpin' On Rugby 🏉 (@HarpinOnRugby) February 15, 2020
Many thanks to all who offered opinions.
Look out Monday for our match writeup JLP
