Comedy spoof by a Leinster fan: #50 Emmett Farrell

Lansdowne RFC · Post by **Lansdowne RFC** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:35 am

Visiting sides rarely leave Welford Road with a victory in Europe, but when they do, they tend to sneak home by only a handful of points. However, on Saturday 15th January 2000, coach Mike Ruddock took his unfancied Leinster team to the English Midlands for a Pool 1 encounter. The men from Dublin 4 returned home with a stunning 32-10 win, with tries from Bob Casey and John McWeeney. Fly-half Emmett Farrell knocked over the two conversions, added five penalites, and then put the gloss on a wonderful personal, and team performance, with a raking drop goal that sent the 12,458 home fans into shock and awe. Playing opposite the young Andy Goode, Farrell had one of his most effective performances in a Leinster jersey. Farrell is now Technical Analyist for Leinster Rugby, while Goode is an England out-half....

But, the former Blackrock number 10 will never forget the day in 2000, when he shook the Crumbie.

Dave Angel · Post by **Dave Angel** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:05 am

I remember that game.

Tigers were already out of the Heineken Cup and so fielded a largely weakened side as a win wouldn't have made any difference to their season.

Leinster tried their hardest & still only managed a 22 point victory, despite Leicester's first choice kicker not even starting the match & Martin Johnson not even being named in the matchday 22!

Not so much "shook the Crumbie" as "caused a minor ripple in the A&L"

Iain · Post by **Iain** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:01 am

Ah let him have his fun Dave Angel, it almost makes up for the mauling they took in the Quarter Final the following season en route to us winning it. Nearest they've ever had to Heineken Cup glory

simon redshaw · Post by **simon redshaw** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:06 am

Not forgetting too that mauling at Lansdowne in April 2005 although we didn't win the Cup then!

Lansdowne RFC · Post by **Lansdowne RFC** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:34 am

Haha can't believe you edited the title of the post..... I thought it was rather appropriate.....

And in fairness, we didn't exactly have a full strenght team out either.... Stuart Forster played his third (and last ever match) in a Leinster jersey, so he could hardly have been classed as a stalwart. Declan O'Brien was in for Trevor Brennan, and Gary Halpin for Peter Coyle.

Ah the mauling in January 2002? 29-18 is hardly a major bashing now. Although that match will always be remembered because we just couldn't handle you'r driving maul, think Back scored a brace that day; and our half was standing on one leg for whole time he was on. It got so ridiculous at times, that Brian O'D and even Adam Magro had to slot in at 10 because Matty Williams wouldn't play Christian Warner.

The thrashing of 2005? Yeah, no comment! hehe..... It made Deccie Kidney a very popular man in Dublin

orla - mumha abú! · Post by **orla - mumha abú!** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:50 am

winning the heineken cup made declan kidney a very popular man down south! and making leinster lose it made him a legend!

stevetelcom2000 · Post by **stevetelcom2000** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:52 am

Dave Angel wrote:I remember that game.

Tigers were already out of the Heineken Cup and so fielded a largely weakened side as a win wouldn't have made any difference to their season.

Leinster tried their hardest & still only managed a 22 point victory, despite Leicester's first choice kicker not even starting the match & Martin Johnson not even being named in the matchday 22!

Not so much "shook the Crumbie" as "caused a minor ripple in the A&L"

But isn't Welford Road a fortress. Thats what I keep getting told.

Seems its only a fortress in the Heiny till the Irish teams arrive.

orla - mumha abú! · Post by **orla - mumha abú!** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:56 am

i think there are 2 meanings for fortress in the dictionary. the one that relates to thomond (correct meaning) and the ine that relates to welford road (wrong!)

Dave Angel · Post by **Dave Angel** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:20 pm

stevetelcom2000 wrote: But isn't Welford Road a fortress. Thats what I keep getting told. Seems its only a fortress in the Heiny till the Irish teams arrive.

Welford Road is a fortress for the league and less so for the Heineken Cup.

Thomond Park is a fortress for the Heineken Cup but less so for the League it seems.

Glasgow Warriors?!? If you're going to get beaten by someone at your "fortress", at least make sure its someone even half-decent, not a bunch of Scots who finished bottom of the table with only 3 wins!

orla - mumha abú! · Post by **orla - mumha abú!** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:14 pm

a but like the other threads are saying..... the league is worth nothing!

stevetelcom2000 · Post by **stevetelcom2000** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:31 pm

Dave Angel wrote:
stevetelcom2000 wrote: But isn't Welford Road a fortress. Thats what I keep getting told. Seems its only a fortress in the Heiny till the Irish teams arrive.

Welford Road is a fortress for the league and less so for the Heineken Cup.

Thomond Park is a fortress for the Heineken Cup but less so for the League it seems.

Glasgow Warriors?!? If you're going to get beaten by someone at your "fortress", at least make sure its someone even half-decent, not a bunch of Scots who finished bottom of the table with only 3 wins!

I never called TP a fortress. I never would. Its just a rugby ground that Munster play some of their games at. True we have never lost an ERC game there. But all this talk of fortress's is rubbish. The 1st 4 games I seen at Welford/Aylestone Rd they got beat. And when we played you in the 1/4 final we out sang, outdrank, and outplayed you. Mind you I manage the 1st 2 on me own usually.