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Mullet 2 wrote:Why are you harshing up my buzz?

Leinster and Ireland will have to cheer you up
Ye can't have it all

You forgot de Dubz

Marys got much needed win against Armagh, I heard they had 7 under 20's team how times have changed from grizzled old lads playing.

It's across the board. Very few older lads playing at that level anymore and more significantly, few of those older lads play down the club teams either.

Uncle Fester wrote:It's across the board. Very few older lads playing at that level anymore and more significantly, few of those older lads play down the club teams either.

It's a bit better down the country but not like the old days when we fielded 5 teams! It got to the stage where we were doing well to field 1 but back up to 2 comfortably. We used get lads from the army, guards and banks but that all dried up. A good youth set up is vital. Are senior teams are a mixture, lads in their teens up to lads in their mid thirties.

Our 4/5s are nearly exclusively older lads to be honest- 2/3s is younger

And then 1s is obviously a mix depending on ability etc

Liathroidigloine wrote:

Uncle Fester wrote:It's across the board. Very few older lads playing at that level anymore and more significantly, few of those older lads play down the club teams either.

It's a bit better down the country but not like the old days when we fielded 5 teams! It got to the stage where we were doing well to field 1 but back up to 2 comfortably. We used get lads from the army, guards and banks but that all dried up. A good youth set up is vital. Are senior teams are a mixture, lads in their teens up to lads in their mid thirties.

When I started playing Marys used to put out 9 senior teams and then still have lads who didn't get a game. As I have said before in my 1st season, played in a cup final for the 7ths where one of our wingers went on to play for Ireland 2 years later against the All Blacks. The first team would have had plenty of lads late 20's early 30's. Unless you were exceptional Mal O'Kelly/Sexton you did not get near the firsts.
A couple of years ago they were struggling to put out 5 Senior teams with no J3 team until one of older lads got a load of old lads out of retirement to play J3. I would say I played 7 years after anyone else from my year and that would have only been 1/2 players max.
It was interesting I was down the club last week and talking to one of blazers who was giving out that Ballymena played 6 interpro players against us (I am guessing academy lads), no real sympathy as I am sure we would have done the same if had those players available to us.

Reuser wrote:

Mullet 2 wrote:Why are you harshing up my buzz?

Leinster and Ireland will have to cheer you up
Ye can't have it all

Wellity Wellity Wellity

Results the weekend - thats a good win Mullet - should lift the fears a bit

5/5 25/25 for us... cheers and thanks!!!

1A
Clontarf 17 UCD 6
Terenure 8 Dublin University 25
Cork Con 27 Garryowen 3
Shannon 31 UCC 20
Young Munster 12 Lansdowne 23

1B
Ballymena 13 Armagh 22
Banbridge 8 Old Wesley 15
Buccaneers 23 Malone 24
Naas 27 Ballynahinch 14
Old Belvedere 29 St Marys 24

2A
Cashel 30 Nenagh Ormond 7
Dolphin 22 Galwegians 17
Navan 32 UL Bohs 7
Old Crescent 14 Highfield 61
Queens 18 Blackrock 12

2B
Corinthians 36 Dungannon 12
Greystones 42 Sligo 0
Barnhall 27 Sundays Well 7
Rainey OB 37 Skerries 30
Wanderers 25 Belfast Harlequins 24

2C
Ballina 35 Thomond 20
Bruff 20 Seapoint 5
City Of Derry 10 Omagh 19
Midleton 6 Malahide 14
Tullamore 27 Bangor 0

Mullet 2 wrote:

Reuser wrote:

Mullet 2 wrote:Why are you harshing up my buzz?

Leinster and Ireland will have to cheer you up
Ye can't have it all

Wellity Wellity Wellity

Very good win down there.

Yeah the lads were delighted.

I suspect they were caught on the hop that this is a decent side struggling for form rather than a bad one.

Mullet 2 wrote:Yeah the lads were delighted.

I suspect they were caught on the hop that this is a decent side struggling for form rather than a bad one.

I didn't think ye had anything to worry about as the three below ye and Derry are all pretty weak. Tullamore beating Bangor was a bit of a surprise.

We beat Tullow in a high scoring game.

Bananaman, I heard that ye gave the students a good rattle but some handling errors cost you badly.

Jesus, Crescent are going from bad to worse. Cleat nowhere ready for the step up.

Liathroidigloine wrote:

Mullet 2 wrote:Yeah the lads were delighted.

I suspect they were caught on the hop that this is a decent side struggling for form rather than a bad one.

I didn't think ye had anything to worry about as the three below ye and Derry are all pretty weak. Tullamore beating Bangor was a bit of a surprise.

We beat Tullow in a high scoring game.

Bananaman, I heard that ye gave the students a good rattle but some handling errors cost you badly.

I am sick over it..... one that got away.

Lost 27-22 - got the double bonus. They had Michael Milne rolled out and both our props (your boy and our sub) sowed into him. But got the points.

Should have won..... it is coming. Blackrock next week. Lot more poisitive - like we are missing 4 lads from our first choice pack too

Leinster Academy Manager was there too!

PD was borderline unplayable in the second half along with our winger who is a club lad.

You're not getting him back.

redderneck wrote:Jesus, Crescent are going from bad to worse. Cleat nowhere ready for the step up.

Lost Bredan Guilfoyle as coach and no 8....

Huge loss really for them - mad to see Navan so dominant.

Banana Man wrote:

Liathroidigloine wrote:

Mullet 2 wrote:Yeah the lads were delighted.

I suspect they were caught on the hop that this is a decent side struggling for form rather than a bad one.

I didn't think ye had anything to worry about as the three below ye and Derry are all pretty weak. Tullamore beating Bangor was a bit of a surprise.

We beat Tullow in a high scoring game.

Bananaman, I heard that ye gave the students a good rattle but some handling errors cost you badly.

I am sick over it..... one that got away.

Lost 27-22 - got the double bonus. They had Michael Milne rolled out and both our props (your boy and our sub) sowed into him. But got the points.

Should have won..... it is coming. Blackrock next week. Lot more poisitive - like we are missing 4 lads from our first choice pack too

Leinster Academy Manager was there too!

PD was borderline unplayable in the second half along with our winger who is a club lad.

You're not getting him back.

I'd know Mikie from years back. He has done well for himself.

Sligo hammered 42 zip by Greystones. We’re in a bit of bother now. Need to start winning our home games.

Big step up?

Banana Man wrote:

redderneck wrote:Jesus, Crescent are going from bad to worse. Cleat nowhere ready for the step up.

Lost Bredan Guilfoyle as coach and no 8....

Huge loss really for them - mad to see Navan so dominant.

I'm way out of touch with the club at this stage; hadn't realised the significance of losing him...

Mullet 2 wrote:Big step up?

Not so much that as losing a few players, especially our Kiwi outhalf, and not replacing them. We have a very good pack but are down to the bare bones in the backs, something that was noticeable even last season. I remember watching us beat Thomond by 30 points in the final game last season to go up and thinking that if we had a couple of half decent wingers we’d have won by 60.

As Liathroidi said above provincial clubs generally replenished their playing stocks through bankers and army guys coming into town, but that doesn’t happen nowadays.

Banana Man wrote:

Liathroidigloine wrote:

Mullet 2 wrote:Yeah the lads were delighted.

I suspect they were caught on the hop that this is a decent side struggling for form rather than a bad one.

I didn't think ye had anything to worry about as the three below ye and Derry are all pretty weak. Tullamore beating Bangor was a bit of a surprise.

We beat Tullow in a high scoring game.

Bananaman, I heard that ye gave the students a good rattle but some handling errors cost you badly.

I am sick over it..... one that got away.

Lost 27-22 - got the double bonus. They had Michael Milne rolled out and both our props (your boy and our sub) sowed into him. But got the points.

Should have won..... it is coming. Blackrock next week. Lot more poisitive - like we are missing 4 lads from our first choice pack too

Leinster Academy Manager was there too!

PD was borderline unplayable in the second half along with our winger who is a club lad.

You're not getting him back.

Who is PD?

How did Milne(3), Ryan(13) and O'Sullivan(14) go for UCD?

irishrugbyua wrote:

Banana Man wrote:

Liathroidigloine wrote:

Mullet 2 wrote:Yeah the lads were delighted.

I suspect they were caught on the hop that this is a decent side struggling for form rather than a bad one.

I didn't think ye had anything to worry about as the three below ye and Derry are all pretty weak. Tullamore beating Bangor was a bit of a surprise.

We beat Tullow in a high scoring game.

Bananaman, I heard that ye gave the students a good rattle but some handling errors cost you badly.

I am sick over it..... one that got away.

Lost 27-22 - got the double bonus. They had Michael Milne rolled out and both our props (your boy and our sub) sowed into him. But got the points.

Should have won..... it is coming. Blackrock next week. Lot more poisitive - like we are missing 4 lads from our first choice pack too

Leinster Academy Manager was there too!

PD was borderline unplayable in the second half along with our winger who is a club lad.

You're not getting him back.

Who is PD?

How did Milne(3), Ryan(13) and O'Sullivan(14) go for UCD?

PD is our 13..lad from Longford...lovely player...

Milne is a monster..got their first try when 5m out. But we got after him in the scrum.. big time. Bit of the Tony Buckleys about him in scrum. Albeit we have a big scrum

Ryan is a nice player. Got a try but our lad at 13 got 1 and set up two and was the better.

O Sullivan played well.. fast and strong... really quick... best of the 3 for me

Peter Smith was there.. looking at one of our locks too.. lad who stsrte for our 1s.

I have their team if you want it

Banana Man wrote:

irishrugbyua wrote:

Banana Man wrote:

Liathroidigloine wrote:

Mullet 2 wrote:Yeah the lads were delighted.

I suspect they were caught on the hop that this is a decent side struggling for form rather than a bad one.

I didn't think ye had anything to worry about as the three below ye and Derry are all pretty weak. Tullamore beating Bangor was a bit of a surprise.

We beat Tullow in a high scoring game.

Bananaman, I heard that ye gave the students a good rattle but some handling errors cost you badly.

I am sick over it..... one that got away.

Lost 27-22 - got the double bonus. They had Michael Milne rolled out and both our props (your boy and our sub) sowed into him. But got the points.

Should have won..... it is coming. Blackrock next week. Lot more poisitive - like we are missing 4 lads from our first choice pack too

Leinster Academy Manager was there too!

PD was borderline unplayable in the second half along with our winger who is a club lad.

You're not getting him back.

Who is PD?

How did Milne(3), Ryan(13) and O'Sullivan(14) go for UCD?

PD is our 13..lad from Longford...lovely player...

Milne is a monster..got their first try when 5m out. But we got after him in the scrum.. big time. Bit of the Tony Buckleys about him in scrum. Albeit we have a big scrum

Ryan is a nice player. Got a try but our lad at 13 got 1 and set up two and was the better.

O Sullivan played well.. fast and strong... really quick... best of the 3 for me

Peter Smith was there.. looking at one of our locks too.. lad who stsrte for our 1s.

I have their team if you want it

I saw their team alright thanks.

Yeah Milne has moved back over to TH since finishing with the A's. Wonder if he is just taking time to re-adapt after focusing on 1 since he started in with Leinster.

Good to hear on O'Sullivan, first game back after injury afaik.

irishrugbyua wrote:

Banana Man wrote:

irishrugbyua wrote:

Banana Man wrote: I am sick over it..... one that got away.

Lost 27-22 - got the double bonus. They had Michael Milne rolled out and both our props (your boy and our sub) sowed into him. But got the points.

Should have won..... it is coming. Blackrock next week. Lot more poisitive - like we are missing 4 lads from our first choice pack too

Leinster Academy Manager was there too!

PD was borderline unplayable in the second half along with our winger who is a club lad.

You're not getting him back.

Who is PD?

How did Milne(3), Ryan(13) and O'Sullivan(14) go for UCD?

PD is our 13..lad from Longford...lovely player...

Milne is a monster..got their first try when 5m out. But we got after him in the scrum.. big time. Bit of the Tony Buckleys about him in scrum. Albeit we have a big scrum

Ryan is a nice player. Got a try but our lad at 13 got 1 and set up two and was the better.

O Sullivan played well.. fast and strong... really quick... best of the 3 for me

Peter Smith was there.. looking at one of our locks too.. lad who stsrte for our 1s.

I have their team if you want it

I saw their team alright thanks.

Yeah Milne has moved back over to TH since finishing with the A's. Wonder if he is just taking time to re-adapt after focusing on 1 since he started in with Leinster.

Good to hear on O'Sullivan, first game back after injury afaik.

O'Sullivan is very good in the air too.

Yeah Milne wasnt great at all at tight head, heard he played there last week too when they got humped by Trinity and he got roasted in scrum

Our two looseheads just got into him and he was either collapsing or hinging.

As I said, he is Tony Buckley like in size - so if he could tighten up on scrum.

No AIL 1A or 1B (bar one game) this weekend....

1B

Old Wesley v Naas

2A

Blackrock v Cashel
Galwegians v Old Crescent
Highfield v Navan
Nenagh v Dolphin
Bohs v Queens

2B

Belfast Quins v Greystones
Dungannon v Barnhall
Skerries v Corinthians
Sligo v Rainey
Sundays Well v Wanderers

2C

Bangor v Bruff
Malahide v City of Derry
Omagh v Tullamore
Seapoint v Ballina
Thomond v Middleton

Need to keep the big Mo

Shannon up to 3rd

Still the big game is on the Fri 25th Jan 2019

Disappointing to see Shannon back alright

Mullet 2 wrote:Disappointing to see Shannon back alright

Fark Orf

Mullet 2 wrote:

Reuser wrote:

Mullet 2 wrote:Why are you harshing up my buzz?

Leinster and Ireland will have to cheer you up
Ye can't have it all

Wellity Wellity Wellity

Jaysus
Big result
That opens 2C up nicely

Two week break now for the teams but weekends results below

1B
Old Wesley 23 Naas 31

2A
Blackrock 8 Cashel 22
Galwegians 12 Old Crescent 13
Highfield 40 Navan 10
Nenagh 24 Dolphin 23
Bohs 36 Queens 24

2B
Belfast Harlequins 0 Greystones 36
Dungannon 15 Barnhall 22
Skerries 19 Corinthians 20
Sligo 17 Rainey Old Boys 27
Sunday's Well 17 Wanderers 22

2C
Bangor 10 Bruff 15
Malahide 32 City of Derry 12
Omagh 55 Tullamore 17
Seapoint 23 Ballina 39
Thomond 15 Midleton 38

saw your guys defeated Blackrock at the weekend.

JP Fanagan ((U20) Premier 1 results:

@mubarnhallrfc 24-7 @BCRFC
@LansdowneFC 13-12 @UCDRugby
@ClontarfRugby 33-21 @DUFCRUGBY
@terenurerugby 19-25 @OldBelvedereRFC

irishrugbyua wrote:saw your guys defeated Blackrock at the weekend.

JP Fanagan ((U20) Premier 1 results:

@mubarnhallrfc 24-7 @BCRFC
@LansdowneFC 13-12 @UCDRugby
@ClontarfRugby 33-21 @DUFCRUGBY
@terenurerugby 19-25 @OldBelvedereRFC

You sure did - chatting with LG in the Junior Rugby thread on it.

Dominated them to be honest - the only team we havent had dominance in the scrum over is Clontarf this season - and their pack is ridiculous.

Didn't get the bonus - weather was muck though - we were a pass or two away from cutting them apart.

Rock arent up to much though.

We have been improving week on week to be fair - should have beaten UCD, unlucky not to get something from Terenure game and now a win.

So happy out... it is a great experience for the lads/ club - lots of u19s in the team. We are well past moral victories ... about development and pushing on.

Heard Tarf stacked their team into next year with no AIL - Hawkshaw and Adamson either playing or on the bench. Clontarf will win the All Ireland

Getting a first hand view of alot of the future of leinster/Irish rugby at the moment!!

Malahide 32 City of Derry 12

We're back baby

Banana Man wrote:

irishrugbyua wrote:saw your guys defeated Blackrock at the weekend.

JP Fanagan ((U20) Premier 1 results:

@mubarnhallrfc 24-7 @BCRFC
@LansdowneFC 13-12 @UCDRugby
@ClontarfRugby 33-21 @DUFCRUGBY
@terenurerugby 19-25 @OldBelvedereRFC

You sure did - chatting with LG in the Junior Rugby thread on it.

Dominated them to be honest - the only team we havent had dominance in the scrum over is Clontarf this season - and their pack is ridiculous.

Didn't get the bonus - weather was muck though - we were a pass or two away from cutting them apart.

Rock arent up to much though.

We have been improving week on week to be fair - should have beaten UCD, unlucky not to get something from Terenure game and now a win.

So happy out... it is a great experience for the lads/ club - lots of u19s in the team. We are well past moral victories ... about development and pushing on.

Heard Tarf stacked their team into next year with no AIL - Hawkshaw and Adamson either playing or on the bench. Clontarf will win the All Ireland

Getting a first hand view of alot of the future of leinster/Irish rugby at the moment!!

Tarf team

1 - Daragh Bolger
2- Killian Hickey
3- Charlie Ward(u19)
4 - Fionn Gilbert(u19)
5- Brian Deeney(u19)
6- Grellan Murray
7- Adam Fleming
8- Ruadhan Byron
9- Mark O'Sullivan
10- Conor Kelly
11 - Sam Barry
12 - Frankie O'Dea
13- Darragh Kelly
14- Jordan Wilkes
15- Tadhg Bird

16- Declan Adamson
17- Jonathan Bell
18 - Zach Sattar
19 - Jacob Maguire
20 - Greg Petherbridge
21- David Hawkshaw
22- Seni Reilly Ashiru

irishrugbyua wrote:

Banana Man wrote:

irishrugbyua wrote:saw your guys defeated Blackrock at the weekend.

JP Fanagan ((U20) Premier 1 results:

@mubarnhallrfc 24-7 @BCRFC
@LansdowneFC 13-12 @UCDRugby
@ClontarfRugby 33-21 @DUFCRUGBY
@terenurerugby 19-25 @OldBelvedereRFC

You sure did - chatting with LG in the Junior Rugby thread on it.

Dominated them to be honest - the only team we havent had dominance in the scrum over is Clontarf this season - and their pack is ridiculous.

Didn't get the bonus - weather was muck though - we were a pass or two away from cutting them apart.

Rock arent up to much though.

We have been improving week on week to be fair - should have beaten UCD, unlucky not to get something from Terenure game and now a win.

So happy out... it is a great experience for the lads/ club - lots of u19s in the team. We are well past moral victories ... about development and pushing on.

Heard Tarf stacked their team into next year with no AIL - Hawkshaw and Adamson either playing or on the bench. Clontarf will win the All Ireland

Getting a first hand view of alot of the future of leinster/Irish rugby at the moment!!

Tarf team

1 - Daragh Bolger
2- Killian Hickey
3- Charlie Ward(u19)
4 - Fionn Gilbert(u19)
5- Brian Deeney(u19)
6- Grellan Murray
7- Adam Fleming
8- Ruadhan Byron
9- Mark O'Sullivan
10- Conor Kelly
11 - Sam Barry
12 - Frankie O'Dea
13- Darragh Kelly
14- Jordan Wilkes
15- Tadhg Bird

16- Declan Adamson
17- Jonathan Bell
18 - Zach Sattar
19 - Jacob Maguire
20 - Greg Petherbridge
21- David Hawkshaw
22- Seni Reilly Ashiru

Thats a frankly insane team - and they have Hugo Lennox too not in that lineup

Bolger is u20.5s again next season too - but he hasnt kicked on at all.

Mullet 2 wrote:

Malahide 32 City of Derry 12

We're back baby

Told you so.

Banana Man wrote:

irishrugbyua wrote:

Banana Man wrote:

irishrugbyua wrote:saw your guys defeated Blackrock at the weekend.

JP Fanagan ((U20) Premier 1 results:

@mubarnhallrfc 24-7 @BCRFC
@LansdowneFC 13-12 @UCDRugby
@ClontarfRugby 33-21 @DUFCRUGBY
@terenurerugby 19-25 @OldBelvedereRFC

You sure did - chatting with LG in the Junior Rugby thread on it.

Dominated them to be honest - the only team we havent had dominance in the scrum over is Clontarf this season - and their pack is ridiculous.

Didn't get the bonus - weather was muck though - we were a pass or two away from cutting them apart.

Rock arent up to much though.

We have been improving week on week to be fair - should have beaten UCD, unlucky not to get something from Terenure game and now a win.

So happy out... it is a great experience for the lads/ club - lots of u19s in the team. We are well past moral victories ... about development and pushing on.

Heard Tarf stacked their team into next year with no AIL - Hawkshaw and Adamson either playing or on the bench. Clontarf will win the All Ireland

Getting a first hand view of alot of the future of leinster/Irish rugby at the moment!!

Tarf team

1 - Daragh Bolger
2- Killian Hickey
3- Charlie Ward(u19)
4 - Fionn Gilbert(u19)
5- Brian Deeney(u19)
6- Grellan Murray
7- Adam Fleming
8- Ruadhan Byron
9- Mark O'Sullivan
10- Conor Kelly
11 - Sam Barry
12 - Frankie O'Dea
13- Darragh Kelly
14- Jordan Wilkes
15- Tadhg Bird

16- Declan Adamson
17- Jonathan Bell
18 - Zach Sattar
19 - Jacob Maguire
20 - Greg Petherbridge
21- David Hawkshaw
22- Seni Reilly Ashiru

Thats a frankly insane team - and they have Hugo Lennox too not in that lineup

Bolger is u20.5s again next season too - but he hasnt kicked on at all.

Heard Bolger was good at the weekend. But yeah he hasn't.

Liathroidigloine wrote:

Mullet 2 wrote:

Malahide 32 City of Derry 12

We're back baby

Told you so.

Good win too.

Backline starting to click and having Poolman back is helping

irishrugbyua wrote:

Banana Man wrote:

irishrugbyua wrote:

Banana Man wrote:

irishrugbyua wrote:saw your guys defeated Blackrock at the weekend.

JP Fanagan ((U20) Premier 1 results:

@mubarnhallrfc 24-7 @BCRFC
@LansdowneFC 13-12 @UCDRugby
@ClontarfRugby 33-21 @DUFCRUGBY
@terenurerugby 19-25 @OldBelvedereRFC

You sure did - chatting with LG in the Junior Rugby thread on it.

Dominated them to be honest - the only team we havent had dominance in the scrum over is Clontarf this season - and their pack is ridiculous.

Didn't get the bonus - weather was muck though - we were a pass or two away from cutting them apart.

Rock arent up to much though.

We have been improving week on week to be fair - should have beaten UCD, unlucky not to get something from Terenure game and now a win.

So happy out... it is a great experience for the lads/ club - lots of u19s in the team. We are well past moral victories ... about development and pushing on.

Heard Tarf stacked their team into next year with no AIL - Hawkshaw and Adamson either playing or on the bench. Clontarf will win the All Ireland

Getting a first hand view of alot of the future of leinster/Irish rugby at the moment!!

Tarf team

1 - Daragh Bolger
2- Killian Hickey
3- Charlie Ward(u19)
4 - Fionn Gilbert(u19)
5- Brian Deeney(u19)
6- Grellan Murray
7- Adam Fleming
8- Ruadhan Byron
9- Mark O'Sullivan
10- Conor Kelly
11 - Sam Barry
12 - Frankie O'Dea
13- Darragh Kelly
14- Jordan Wilkes
15- Tadhg Bird

16- Declan Adamson
17- Jonathan Bell
18 - Zach Sattar
19 - Jacob Maguire
20 - Greg Petherbridge
21- David Hawkshaw
22- Seni Reilly Ashiru

Thats a frankly insane team - and they have Hugo Lennox too not in that lineup

Bolger is u20.5s again next season too - but he hasnt kicked on at all.

Heard Bolger was good at the weekend. But yeah he hasn't.

Neither has Aungier either really... both of those were wrecking balls when I coached against them coming up.