Connacht vs Glasgow PRO12 Semi Final 6.30 May 21st

indeed both Mckeon and Robb are tackling machines. Defence, rucks, scrum and midfield area are the keys for us to win.

FFS Glasgow fans are irrealisticaly confident. They didn't understand being Scottish internationals doesnt make your players better than ours, who are emerging, without much credential YET!!
Loughney JP AhYou SOL maybe SOB are the 5 out of 23 who are not sure bets . The 18 others ARE ROCK SOLID

Will be watching from London.

Have a wonderful day everyone.

Will be a tight game but we have more than a good chance.

It will be some statement if we can win.

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Anyone want a clan ticket please pm me , a friend of mine can't go

PM sent NewGuy. Have someone looking if it's still available.

Preview : Stats of the day

2nd choice Connacht LH 311 min played this season vs 2nd choice Glasgow TH 603 min played
on the bench 3rd choice Connacht LH 85min played this season vs 3rd choice Glasgow TH 149 min played

average recent tackling rate success for Connacht against Glasgow/Treviso/Leinster/Embra 85,7%
average recent tackling rate success for Glasgow against Connacht/Zebre/Treviso/Munster 83,3%

age of the teams

Front row : Connacht 88 years Glasgow 75 years
2nd row : Connacht 55 years Glasgow 50 years
Back row : Connacht 82 years Glasgow 83 years
9/10 : Connacht 49 years Glasgow 49 years
12/13 pairing : Connacht 48 years Glasgow 49 years
Back-three : Connacht 77 years Glasgow 86 years

Sub front-row: Connacht 78 years Glasgow 79 years
Other Subs Connacht 120 years Glasgow 127 years

Stats are interesting to break the common wrong feelings :
No Connacht props Loughney and J.P won't be at ease, they have played very few even compared to their Glasgow opposite
No Connacht tackling rate isn't that low compared to Glasgow (some teams are 90%+)
No Connacht lineup is not at all a "young" team compared to Glasgow

Just watched that on a dodgy stream here in France, brilliant stuff!
Well done Connacht!
Fantastic!!

Edinburgh baby...

Unreal unreal unreal unreal.

That was fantastic. We did not play our best rugby but still never went behind against the title holders and ran in two disallowed tries as well. On another day we may have won at a canter. So happy for everyone who was at the game, for all the players, for the entire staff of Connacht rugby. Now to wait patiently for Pinky to get through the weekends drinking so he can tell where we're sitting next week!

Thank you guys
Couldn't watch the final quarter. Too tense

Massive congratulations from Ulster to all our western brethren. It's been a magnificent season and every time I thought the wheels would come off, your guys just kept trundling on.
Now do us all a favour, enjoy your day in the sun and bring the trophy home to the west.

Congratulations guys, you deserved that one. We didn't really get going & were probably lucky to be within a score. You'd better bring some extra flags next week as i'd imagine most us going through will be supporting Connacht!

Magnificent Connacht ! Big shout out for Pat Lam,the squad,the supporters and the province. This is one final that I won't mind Leinster losing,I sincerely hope that you bring the Pro 12 silverware back to Galway !

Great photo on the RTE website.
We were all doing exactly what John Muldoon was doing....

www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2016/0521/790019-...final-with-leinster/

Hogg's interview on Sky, through tears of frustration and disappointment, shows pure class.
"Did the best team win?"
"Did indeed."
"Will Connacht win it now?"
"Here's hoping."