Connacht v. Bulls - 1st October 2021 - 7.35 pm. KO

 



Number/Name/Caps (* denotes uncapped)


15. Tiernan O’Halloran (191)


14. John Porch (41)


13....

Cannot wait for this match - will be great to have a competitive game back in the Sportsground (even under reduced capacity). Have to admit I don't know a huge amount about the Bulls. Leinster put them to sword last week, but not sure how much we can glean from a game like that.

The last time I was in the SG is was 30 degrees plus - I'm fully expecting to see that kind of weather again tomorrow.

So, some match eh?

Managing to keep a team like the Bulls scoreless for 75 minutes is some achievement, and a credit to the defensive team. The stats say 50/50 possession, but seemed like they had the ball for a much longer stretches. Lineout was working well, we had a great maul, scrum was solid. The Toms were on fire, and some debut for Hansen. Papali'i was great too, drawing bodies in to tackle him, making yards.

Conditions really didn't suit Bulls, and up until the 3rd try I thought they might come back. Once we got that score, seems like their heads went down and we only grew in confidence.

Really really pleased.

(also, this weeks Craggy Rubgy Pod is hilarious, they all seem giddy as anything.)