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Robb red card can't stop Connacht toppling Kings

01 Mar 2020

(Photo By Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Connacht overcame an early Peter Robb red card to beat Southern Kings 29-19 in their Guinness PRO14 clash in Port Elizabeth.

The Irish visitors flew into a 14-0 lead after five minutes with Colby Fainga’a and Tiernan O’Halloran crossing and Jack Carty adding two conversions.

But Connacht centre Robb was dismissed after 15 minutes for striking Howard Mnisi in the neck with an elbow as he tried to fend off the centre.

Kings had a two-man advantage when Kyle Godwin was yellow-carded for an infringement on the Connacht try-line, and they quickly levelled as Stefan Ungerer and Erich Cronje scored tries and Siya Masuku landed two conversions.

Carty restored Connacht’s lead with a penalty before the break and the outside-half ran through soon after the restart for a 22-14 lead.

Cronje crossed again to reduce the deficit, but a penalty try gave Connacht a bonus-point win despite centre Tom Daly picking up a late yellow card.

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MT 13 minutes ago

Lions playing into Australia's hands claims ex-Wallabies skipper

I thought the three 7s plan by England worked poorly against Ireland. Not the team to do that against and it showed. It worked against Wales but thats not much of a barometer right now. We didn’t do it against France which was probably our best game.

Funny enough I think it could work well against Scotland who did batter England at the breakdown, Ritchie had a great day.

But it does require other players to do some carrying. As good as the Curry brothers are they aren’t great ball-carriers for me. Martin having a poor tournament before injury and Genge and Earl not doing much in that game in Dublin probably didn’t help either.

I prefer the three 6s approach we had last year for a time - Itoje, Martin and Chessum. Nice to have the options though if we ever got everyone fit.

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Cantab 13 minutes ago

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Spoilt for choice with so many contenders some of whom can play multiple positions. Only thing for sure is that there will be a bolter or two in the line up and surprise non selections as well.

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BA 20 minutes ago

'Not a normal rugby team' - The Leinster flex that floored Jake White

Exactly nothing in it between gun sides all over the place kinda same as top international sides although there is a bkack storm cloud coming 💪🏽💪🏽 Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone

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IkeaBoy 22 minutes ago

'Not a normal rugby team' - The Leinster flex that floored Jake White

I thought you were blocked, Ed!!!!!

How are you reading this lol!

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IkeaBoy 23 minutes ago

'Not a normal rugby team' - The Leinster flex that floored Jake White

On the day, yes.

Leinster’s last 3 CC finals were lost to French teams by a combined total of just 13 PTS. Fine margins.

Even the falling to Saints this year was by just 3 PTS.

They’ve been beaten recently but they haven’t been outclassed by a team for a good while.

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tf 29 minutes ago

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Tries can be the easiest part of the game for a winger. Catch, run fast ish, flop down. Being on the end of a great move isnt too hard. There are some finishes which are amazing but normally in the 5% while another 50% could be finished by most good wingers.

Takling, positioning, passing, ball in the air, running angles in set plays. That is 99 of the job which is way harder.

I'll have my opinions, but think a professional with 40+ hrs worth of analysis each week and years of experience, might, make the best choice. Journalist often just like a talking point.

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BA 32 minutes ago

'Not a normal rugby team' - The Leinster flex that floored Jake White

Leinster Chiefs Bordeaux Crusaders Bath all gun teams it’s much of a muchness to me between top sides especially if at full noise

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IkeaBoy 33 minutes ago

'Not a normal rugby team' - The Leinster flex that floored Jake White

The 2007 Croker game was important.

I remember hearing all the English players and back room staff got the guided tour and a walk around the museum. The original ‘Bloody Sunday’ and it’s context was explained to them. Obviously they were unaware of it and that would be understandable. It’s hardly their fault.

Interestingly, they still had Josh Lewsey in their squad. With his recent history as an officer in the British Army, I was surprised he hadn’t been better informed? Or maybe they just whitewash their history over at Sandhurst?

Apparently the SAS website has a timeline of all their ‘heroic’ deeds down through the years. The other ‘Bloody Sunday’ is referred to merely as ‘the Derry riots!’ Not even ‘Laaaandan-Derry’ 🤣

I’d chalk that first 40 mins performance up to the stadium. Done the Bulls totally in the scrum and at the breakdown. Didn’t see that coming at all.

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BA 36 minutes ago

'Not a normal rugby team' - The Leinster flex that floored Jake White

Nah I was just pointing out to the other dude that he can’t believe how Leinster can’t beat French clubs but it was Prem team tlthis year I believe Leinster are guns and can go with any club team out there along with a long list of others at top ends of the different comps including our Super sides and it’s much of a muchness between the top teams more what happens on the day ..u?

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RedWarriors 41 minutes ago

Scott Robertson opens up on drama surrounding Bongi Mbonambi's knock-on try

As a relatively neutral supporter (Irish) my recollection was that NZ were in yellow card territory anyway, under severe pressure and the try was not a bad concession. If it wasn’t an advantage play, NZ had a scrum on their own line and the yellow was coming. Early in the match so no excuses and NZ had chances to win the match later but couldn’t do it.

If it was later on in a match defining incident then you might have a point: See Sam Whitelock securing a penalty for holding on, near the NZ try line in red time versus Ireland (RWC 2023) while he was doing a hand stand. Every official in World Rugby takes a secret oath to ensure NZ win every match they referee. Amazing that Brace has been allowed to ref another match! You don’t hear SA, Ireland or anyone else complaining about that….

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IkeaBoy 44 minutes ago

'Not a normal rugby team' - The Leinster flex that floored Jake White

“No Irish team”

Leinster is unequivocally an Irish team.

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Tom 45 minutes ago

Lions playing into Australia's hands claims ex-Wallabies skipper

I'm not sure the backrow choices are so much about how much they want to move the ball and more a) how they want to defend and b) those are the best players we have available.

The England backrow was the dominant backrow in this year's 6N with an emphasis on 3 mobile jacklers able to cover the whole field between them and support in the wide channels. There aren't loads of hulking massive power players to choose from right now. The best flankers are mobile, we don't have any giant ball carrying eights and most of the locks are lighter and more athletic. No doubt this will transfer to attack and suit a faster game which the Aussies will enjoy but I don't believe the plan has been to pick a lightweight squad in order to play fast attacking rugby. Just the way the cookie crumbled.

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Wiseguy 48 minutes ago

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You totally invalidated your own argument. Move on. Maybe come back when Razor starts posting videos on social media.

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BA 51 minutes ago

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It was in Colesy hands he jumped quite far forward and made high contact late unfortunate timing for a great leap by the old fella but yea that’s a yellow

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IkeaBoy 53 minutes ago

'Not a normal rugby team' - The Leinster flex that floored Jake White

But not at full capacity though…