A series of sloppy passes keeps handing away the and lot of.missed tackled has made all of their scores look easy.

ok, 0-24 after half an hour, even against the wind, even with Cardiff robbery, we probably don't deserve HCup

GTTC wrote: This game streaming for anyone yet on tg4 website?

Should be working now, didn't start transmitting until exactly at kick off.

This game streaming for anyone yet on tg4 website?

pinky wrote:

Decadence wrote: A group from the Ospreys Supporters Club are making their way to Galway this weekend for the game, we've arranged with them to be in The Dail Bar from 6.00 on Friday night, anyone who wants to drop in and meet them feel free to join us.

Should be in for one or two this evening. Anyone joining?

Good performance from the Ospreys crowd last night. I was the only Connacht in the Village. Our best hope is if they're all as hungover as I am and can't sing.

Wish I could be there tomorrow just to tell Swifty what a legend he is. Come on lads leave it all out there see what happens!!! I'll be watching, praying, hoping for something...

wp_rathead wrote: 15. Tiernan O’Halloran
14. Fionn Carr
13. Robbie Henshaw
12. Bundee Aki
11. Matt Healy
10. Jack Carty
9. Kieran Marmion

1. Denis Buckley
2. Tom McCartney
3. Rodney Ah You
4. Andrew Browne
5. Aly Muldowney
6. John Muldoon (captain)
7. Eoghan Masterson
8. Eoin McKeon

Replacements:

16. Dave Heffernan
17. JP Cooney
18. Finlay Bealham
19. Michael Swift
20. George Naoupu
21. John Cooney
22. Miah Nikora
23. Shane O’Leary

Only chance we have tomorrow is to try and take on the Ospreys up front. If we try and engage in a shootout we will be lose badly and concede a 4 try bonus. As mentioned previously limiting Rhys Webb's effectiveness is essential if we are to give ourselves a chance.

The starting 15 will have to pretty much do it for us. George Naoupu and John Cooney might give us something off the bench and we might get a few minutes out of Swifty at the end.

Wish they had announced all the departures before the game so we can give them a proper send off. It'll be the end of an era seeing Swifty retire tomorrow. Been a crowd favourite since he first arrived and has always led by example. He deserves everyone to put their body on the line tomorrow like he has done on all the 200+ games he has played for Connacht to give him the send off he deserves. He has shipped huge punishment over the years for the Connacht cause through some good days and a lot of very bad ones. He was always a 100% player and that's all anyone can ask.

swift4prez wrote: One thing I've been giving out about in the last few seasons cadman, is that connacht used to have their end of season party, before the last game of the season. What kind of mind set is that? No wonder they would be thinking of holidays rather than last 80 minutes.finally this season the match is after our last game

Agree that the timing of the end of season party was questionable, but there has also been precious little to play for come Connacht's last game in prior seasons. Let's hope the carrot of 6th place has everyone's mind on the game and not their up coming holidays. Bucking the playing poorly in the last game of the season trend would be a further sign of progress.

I know Fionn hasn't exactly covered himself in glory this season, but he hasn't played much rugby at this level all season and none since December so he's in a tricky spot here. He's a professional though so let's hope he can be counted on come Saturday. Preseason I had him down as Connacht's top try scorer so he has his work cut out for him.

Would love to be able to make it, but have to sneak on home sadly! Enjoy!

Decadence wrote: A group from the Ospreys Supporters Club are making their way to Galway this weekend for the game, we've arranged with them to be in The Dail Bar from 6.00 on Friday night, anyone who wants to drop in and meet them feel free to join us.

Should be in for one or two this evening. Anyone joining?

7 Connachtmen - O'Halloran, Henshaw, Carty, Buckley, Browne, Muldoon & McKeon - and 2 more home-grown players - Marmion and Masterson - in the starting 15. Kudos due to O'Carolan and the rest of the academy staff.

15 Dan Evans
14 Hanno Dirksen
13 Ben John
12 Josh Matavesi
11 Eli Walker
10 Dan Biggar
9 Rhys Webb

1 Nicky Smith
2 Scott Baldwin
3 Dmitri Arhip
4 Tyler Ardron
5 Alun Wyn Jones
6 James King
7 Justin Tipuric
8 Dan Baker

REPLACEMENTS

16 Sam Parry
17 Marc Thomas
18 Aaron Jarvis
19 Rory Thornton
20 Dan Lydiate
21 Tom Habberfield
22 Sam Davies
23 Jonathan Spratt

Where's Niyi? He is not on the injured/unavailable list?

lads just a thought, if its a thing you cant make the game and are a season ticket holder, try and get someone to use it, better to have someone in the stands as opposed to a gap.

"This is probably the most experienced team that we can put out and that will be vital against Ospreys"
Lam made the perfect summury
Good to trust Browne Marmion and Swift. Just pray Carr has learnt how to tackle, and J.P how to scrummage at loosehead...

Worried about Carr on the wing :sick:

Swifty on the bench is MASSIVE though, if we're still in the game with 10-15 mins to go the lift in the crowd with him coming on will be huge

Didn't think I could be more gutted to not make the game, but not being able to clap the big man off the pitch after so many years of service is a total sickener