LEINSTER MADE IT six straight Pro12 victories with a 13-0 win over Connacht at the RDS this evening.
Leo Cullen’s side were fully deserving of the win as they leapfrog Connacht into second in the standings – but should their try have been awarded?
After Dave Kearney came off his wing to pierce through the Connacht defence, Leinster managed to recycle the ball and build a number of phases.
The western province had found themselves on the backfoot for the majority of the contest but defended resolutely until they were eventually broken down by Josh van der Flier.
The flanker powered his way over from a couple of metres out and after consulting with the TMO, referee George Clancy awarded the try. From there, Leinster took complete control before seeing out the win.
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But the game-clinching score was contentious, to say the least. Clancy slipped on the greasy surface in the build-up and couldn’t have been in the best position to determine whether van der Flier grounded the ball.
Nonetheless, he asked the TMO ‘is there any reason I cannot award the try?’ and although replays proved inconclusive, Marshall Kilgore saw no reason to chalk it off.
What do you think? Should it have counted or not?
Poll Results:
This was for the legendary Andrew O Donnell RIP.
Come on the Little Village.
Andrew O Donnell would be beaming
This was for the legendary Andrew O Donnell RIP.
Come on the Little Village.
This was for the legendary Andrew O Donnell RIP.
Come on the Little Village.
This was for the legendary Andrew O Donnell RIP.
Come on the Little Village.
Ryan Deegan scored the first goal for Davis
God I hate that Thomas Davis club so much, run by fools, coaches are fools,I’ll never forget them bringing shamrock rovers to court cause the sdcc was giving us a stadium, like they already get enough from government for the terrible little club house they have,
@Happy entertainment: bit rich someone from SRFC talking about other clubs being run by fools. How is the grass growing in Glenmalure?
@PJL M: oh our Glenmalure suite in our nice big tallaght stadium is going great how is the little club house?we make more money in a week than you guys in a year so rovers must not be that badly run,
@Happy entertainment: yeah, it will never be your real home in Milltown, maybe some fools running your club made a mess of things…
@PJL M: it is our real home, and yeah many years ago the it was run by ppl who sold the fans out,sure I suppose they should have burnt it down for insurance purposes instead like some places do hint hint new club house that is still a kip,anyway you just enjoy it while it lasts numbers down in Thomas Davis , supporters down and believe me I know very well how Thomas Davis is run was involved in it for years until they tried to rob what was not for them,
@Happy entertainment: typical rovers
@John O Reilly: what’s typical?in fact you would say what Thomas Davis did was typical gaa, take what they don’t own
@Happy entertainment:”what they don’t own” have you heard anything in the news about the FAI & the people running it?
@my name: sorry who runs the fai?Do rovers run the fai?no they don’t you clown?but Thomas Davis were funded by the Gaa trying to take tallaght stadium
@Happy entertainment: it’s still extremely rich if you trying to take the moral high ground when your entire governing body is as corrupt as the Godfather series. Oh and you’re a clown
They could pass a ball to each other
Interesting that McDermottroe a former junior club player in Roscommon was the top scorer for Castleknock