2024/2025 Not Heineken Cup

[Oxbow]

One hell of a half from the Saints.

Fat Lady.........

James Lowe? I know he got outpaced by Freeman but that's a tad harsh.

[Slick]

The Leinster lads on reddit (and there are a lot of them) have been frothing.

About what? He's obviously a star in the making

Being too arrogant and he won't find life so easy when he plays a proper side [Leinster]/comes up against Josh van der Flier. Blah blah. I think it was also partly to do with people being more interested in Saints' games in the European knockouts than Leinster's domination of some deeply inferior teams.

The focus on Pollock reminded me a lot of people ragging on Ashton for the 'Ash splash' as if he was the only winger in the world to regularly dive over the line tbh. People who just don't like a cocksure young player who can back it up, so they pick at any and eveything.

To be fair, if you take out the try, a lot of that is true so far

[salanya]

Prendergast desperately needs some tackle lessons.
Or maybe just some more fire up his arse to make tackles.

Can see Leinster scoring several tries, but with the defence today, I can't see Saints not scoring any further tries.

[OomStruisbaai]

Leinster on the dive.?

[sockwithaticket]

About what? He's obviously a star in the making

Being too arrogant and he won't find life so easy when he plays a proper side [Leinster]/comes up against Josh van der Flier. Blah blah. I think it was also partly to do with people being more interested in Saints' games in the European knockouts than Leinster's domination of some deeply inferior teams.

The focus on Pollock reminded me a lot of people ragging on Ashton for the 'Ash splash' as if he was the only winger in the world to regularly dive over the line tbh. People who just don't like a cocksure young player who can back it up, so they pick at any and eveything.

To be fair, if you take out the try, a lot of that is true so far

I think he's done fine, some good some bad.

The Leinster fans taking umbrage seemed to think anyone hyping up some of the things he's been doing in recent weeks aren't fully aware he's a 20 year old in his first season of senior rugby and that playing what is essentially the Irish national team is a big challenge for anyone, let alone a lad so early in his career.

[Slick]

Being too arrogant and he won't find life so easy when he plays a proper side [Leinster]/comes up against Josh van der Flier. Blah blah. I think it was also partly to do with people being more interested in Saints' games in the European knockouts than Leinster's domination of some deeply inferior teams.

The focus on Pollock reminded me a lot of people ragging on Ashton for the 'Ash splash' as if he was the only winger in the world to regularly dive over the line tbh. People who just don't like a cocksure young player who can back it up, so they pick at any and eveything.

To be fair, if you take out the try, a lot of that is true so far

I think he's done fine, some good some bad.

The Leinster fans taking umbrage seemed to think anyone hyping up some of the things he's been doing in recent weeks aren't fully aware he's a 20 year old in his first season of senior rugby and that playing what is essentially the Irish national team is a big challenge for anyone, let alone a lad so early in his career.

You must have come across Irish rugby supporters before?

[Slick]

Prendergast desperately needs some tackle lessons.
Or maybe just some more fire up his arse to make tackles.

Can see Leinster scoring several tries, but with the defence today, I can't see Saints not scoring any further tries.

His tackling has been absolutely appalling. Someone like Marcus Smith at least puts in the effort and is brave, Prendergast just doesn’t seem in the least bit interested or have any technique. Hard to overstate how poor he has been in that respect

[Slick]

Also an odd decision, Leinster player came through and picked it up off the ground, which is fine, but no Northampton player was trying to hold on, so why a penalty when Northampton go back at him. You don’t get a penalty just for lifting the ball off the floor

[sockwithaticket]

Leinster have been much better so far this half, but Saints are hanging on in there well.

[Slick]

Absolutely no way the ref saw that

[sockwithaticket]

What a try.

[OomStruisbaai]

Whatta try.

[Slick]

Fin Smith has been absolutely brilliant all game

[Oxbow]

Lovely little pass by Dingwall.

[Slick]

Lovely little pass by Dingwall.

Ahh, I thought that was Smith. Still be brilliant though

[OomStruisbaai]

Augustus having a ball here

[OomStruisbaai]

Why de fuck did Lowe kick?

[Oxbow]

Ah there's nothing wrong with that.

[Slick]

Ah there's nothing wrong with that.

[Oxbow]

Ah there's nothing wrong with that.

Having seen it again...

[OomStruisbaai]

Irish milking a red here

[sockwithaticket]

Given some of the stuff we see mitigated to yellow, that feels like penalty only tbh.

[Sandstorm]

Red for me. Lucky to get a yellow.

[Oxbow]

That wasn't a penalty.

[sockwithaticket]

Very harsh on Pollock to give Leinster that pen imo.

[OomStruisbaai]

This is the ball game. Leinster will run riot from here

[Oxbow]

O'Brien could have doid.

[sockwithaticket]

That's very dim from Augustus.

[Slick]

Honestly, Irish rugby, just awful cunts

[Slick]

O'Brien could have doid.

Quite, all premeditated and pathetic

[Simian]

Divey O'Divey

[sockwithaticket]

Brilliant turnover from Coles and Pollock combining there.

Hope Leinster come to rue not taking the points in such a tight game.

[Oxbow]

Ah just fuck off.

[sockwithaticket]

Coles hasn't done anything wrong there.

Byrne's on the floor and plays the ball.

Penalty Saints.

[Kawazaki]

You can't play the ball if you're not on your feet.

[OomStruisbaai]

Must be a knock on

[Oxbow]

Absolute bollocks of a decision.

[Oxbow]

Get the fuck in!

[Sandstorm]

Damn, that’s a semi final!! Well done Saints.

[sockwithaticket]

Justice for Saints in the end. Deserved winners, especially with the weird ref fuckery in the last 10.