Connacht vs Glasgow PRO12 Semi Final 6.30 May 21st

Here we go again!
( we're on the road again
we're on the road again we're on the way to paradise
we love the jungle deep. that's where the lion sleeps
for then those evil eyes they have no place in paradise ) Celtic song

The glass could be seen
half-empty : none of our senior props is sure to be there
half-full : none of our senior props is sure to be ruled out
Anyway if Buckley Bealham White are good to go, they will, no controversy here

I do think most of the team is nailed down even O'Leary ahead of Carty as 22, he did well, has a better kicking percentage and above all can cover all backline positions, which is priceless!

IMO there are just 4 debates for the picking order, maybe to surprise Glasgow a bit too

to start
SOB v McKeon
Niyi vs Poolman (if available)

on the bench
Ronaldson (if available) vs Robb
Browne (if available) vs Roux

For me it's all about the weather

Sunny team

SOB (more mobile)
Niyi (faster and unpredictable)
Roux (better ball carrier)
Robb (better defender out wide and more incisive)

Raining team

McKeon (experience and physicality)
Poolman (experience, kicking and tackling abilities)
Browne (experience,and tackling abilities)
Ronaldson (even just back from injury, one last kick to the post has more chance to be decisive under those conditions)

By all accounts, Glasgow are delighted to get Connacht instead of Ulster or Leinster. Strange considering the result.

You serious connachta? Sob more mobile than mckeon? I'd defo have it the other way around.

I was talking to someone who knows Dennis Buckley's brother and he said Buckley's fracture has healed and that as long as the ligaments strengthen in time he'll be available for the semi final.

God you made my day. And you made it to us all. The guy is just Wolverine!

Still a way to go and coming back so quick will likely put serious pressure on the injury so not 100% but at least he has a good chance

I saw bucks up town on Friday and he was off the crutches

Sounds positive.

If we have buckley Nathan and kane gleb fit I reckon we should do it.

Have you a source for this?

EvoGeo wrote: Have you a source for this?

Having slow-mo'ed through this several times, this was a non-impact concussion or sustained in previous scrum (Leinster player backs off, lifts arms above head prior to hit pleading to ref "don't ping me for offside", so no collision with elbow; Nathan hits him about a foot over his hip). If out for the season is all it is we'll take that and be happy with it.

eezipc wrote: By all accounts, Glasgow are delighted to get Connacht instead of Ulster or Leinster. Strange considering the result.

Are we?

Would be much more confident with either of those teams than you guys again.

Fair enough I was thinking I hadn't seen anything official, I thought I'd missed something.

If he is defo out then I wouldn't like to see him go to sa on Ireland tour either although that would be a blow to the player.

I don't understand why he hasn't been ruled out officially though if he had no chance of being fit?

kermis wrote:

eezipc wrote: By all accounts, Glasgow are delighted to get Connacht instead of Ulster or Leinster. Strange considering the result.

Are we?

Would be much more confident with either of those teams than you guys again.

I know right? But Andy Nicol said it straight after the game and I have read a few articles that say Glasgow will be more than happy to play Connacht again rather than go to RDS or Ravenhill.