Another horror place kick from Carty followed by a peach of a kick for touch. We need to shut the game down.

Magpie wrote: anyone got any links?

TG4 player.

If outside Ireland download the hola extension/add on from hola.org then TG4 player.

anyone got any links?

21-10 at half time. Happy enough with that scoreline. We haven't had a huge amount of ball but pleased that we have taken the opportunities that have come our way. Scrum has struggled a bit but really we just need to be smart, play territory and Zebre will cough up ball and ultimately tries. Carty missed another unforgivable penalty early on but has kicked well for territory on a few occasions, one just went over the try line but its the right idea in my view. We saw when Tiernan O'Halloran tried to take on the Zebre defence on his own with little support it cost us a needless 3 points. Kick well and keep the defensive line and we should emerge with all 5 points.

Absolut quality 3rd try, great training ground move

Cracking try. Mad open game.

Leader broke a finger in the captain's run, 6+ weeks recovery. O'Leary on to bench.

I'm worried that this has banana skin written all over it- no experience at 10, Zebre chasing Europe, last home game of the season, last game in front of his home fans for Bergamasco......we should win but I worry :sick:

N stansted now.Arrive Parma later today for game.

With last night's results a bit of good & bad, 

Hopefully we get the result we want / need. All to play for

For the small no. of Fans that have travelled to attend the game, 

wear the connacht colours & make the TV boys pay attention.

phatguerilla wrote: Anyone find the video posted by Connacht on youtube today a bit cringeworthy? I understand the maths of the league at the minute, so all it does it highlight that we're depending on other teams to slip up. Pat's normally about just focusing on Connacht and performing to the best of their ability. Is this a panic thing?

It's to inform the fair weather fan who will be out in force for next week asking about all the premutations. A smart video by the branch and keeping the casual fan informed. Panic would be a big overstatement for a simple YouTube post, that the branch didn't have to release. He only went with the focus on Connacht line when we were in 6th, we aren't anymore so why pretend and stick our heads in the sand.

I'd hope the branch would release another next week to drum up support for the Ospreys game,

Anyone find the video posted by Connacht on youtube today a bit cringeworthy? I understand the maths of the league at the minute, so all it does it highlight that we're depending on other teams to slip up. Pat's normally about just focusing on Connacht and performing to the best of their ability. Is this a panic thing?

anyone following the dragons v edinburgh game?

RogueXV wrote: Agree with the Cooney start, Marmion has not been able to reach the heights of his first two seasons this year. He hasn't necessarily been bad, just not at the level where you feel he's threatening to become Murray's understudy come RWC time.

Where were you from September to January? He was our player of the season up to that point and in his best ever foro,. Since that Wolfhounds game and selection of Boss over him, his own levels have dipped but I still don't think he has been awful. Cooney the right option as he has more form.

Agree with the Cooney start, Marmion has not been able to reach the heights of his first two seasons this year. He hasn't necessarily been bad, just not at the level where you feel he's threatening to become Murray's understudy come RWC time. I really hope Carty puts in a performance Saturday. He's backed into the starters role with Ronaldson's injury and Nikora's ineffectiveness, but has failed to take advantage. This back line is ready to break free with the right ball. Will Lam bring C. McKeon on if the game is still in the balance?

I would read a little more into Heffernan's presence in the squad if it were as a starter, but you could be right S4P.

I think bringing in Cooney is the right call, Marmion has lost a bit of the zip and fizz he had at the start of the season.

Ronaldson must be totally banjaxed.

From Zebre website

15 Dion Berryman
14 Giovanbattista Venditti*
13 Matteo Pratichetti
12 Gonzalo Garcia
11 Michele Visentin*
10 Luciano Orquera
9 Brendon Leonard
8 Andries Van Schalkwyk
7 Mauro Bergamasco (cap)
6 Filippo Cristiano
5 Valerio Bernabò
4 Quintin Geldenhuys
3 Dario Chistolini
2 Andrea Manici*
1 Matias Aguero

A disposizione:
16 Oliviero Fabiani
17 Andrea De Marchi
18 Luca Redolfini
19 Andrei Mahu
20 Jacopo Sarto
21 Guglielmo Palazzani
22 Alberto Chillon*
23 Mirco Bergamasco

All. Victor Jimenez

Non disponibili per infortunio:
George Biagi, Giulio Bisegni, Marco Bortolami, Hendrik Daniller, Tommaso D’Apice*, Kelly Haimona, Tommaso Iannone*, Andrea Lovotti*, Edoardo Padovani*, Leonardo Sarto*

Few things to read into that team!
1) Well done to Conor McKeon, BUT does this mean our outhalfs next season will be ONLY Ronaldson, Carty & McKeon. Was always thinking we couldnt start a season with only Craig and Jack but does Lam hope that young McKeon will turn into a top Pro12/Callenge cup starting outhalf. Not looking good

2) Does Heffernan being in the match day squad mean that he has snubbed Munsters offer and signed for Connacht?