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camroc1

There isn't. Leinster usually don't hit full capacity in the rds, it's just the top European games. It's also the croke novelty factor for this particular game. Can't move to LDR indefinitely untill you hit avg attendances of at least 30k. Leinster are also stuck to a long term lease with the RDS n...

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Leinster Rugby (caps in brackets): 15: Ciarán Frawley (82) 14: Rob Russell (28) 13: Liam Turner (27) 12: Charlie Ngatai (22) 11: Andrew Osborne (1) 10: Harry Byrne (64) 9: Luke McGrath (206) 1: Cian Healy (273) 2: Lee Barron (16) 3: Thomas Clarkson (36) 4: Brian Deeny (16) 5: Jason Jenkins (34) 6: D...

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Ulster need a hooker? News to me. Herring is what, 33? And the wunderkind Stewart hasn't followed up on last season, not to say that he won't. WHo else do Ulster have ? James McCormick is very highly rated and is on a development deal, Harry Walker is in the academy and captaining Ireland u19 along...

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John McKee is a better hooker than that strawberry blonde fella you had a couple of seasons ago who does punditry for Off the ball. John McKee is at Leinster because the Ulster Academy wanted to turn him into a prop, and he and his Dad told them where to stick it, and he came down to Trinity and Le...

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Of course it would be, if it’s financed by a government grant. There will be a time in the future when we are a highly competitive team where we will easily fill out a 20,000+ Ravenhill. When Ulster have went far in Europe and played big games at Lansdowne road we have always brought 30,000/40,000 ...

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irishrugbyua wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:40 am 65k tickets sold

As I commented earlier, there is an enormous supressed demand for Leinster tickets.

Leinster/RDS need to start planning for 30k+ spectators, and the IRFU to increase LR capacity to at least 65k.

camroc1

You had Simon Shawe and have currently John McKee. Munster have had Chris Farrell. Connacht have had Willie Faloon, Jonny Murphy, Conor Carey etc So you complain that other provinces dont give you good players (but dont acknowledge its Ulsters fault for actually signing them) and then cite two abso...

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I welcome his comments in relation to them applying for “10’s of millions worth of grants”. With Casement Park inevitably getting a lot more than was originally agreed then Ulster rugby are the poor relations. Football and GAA will get well over £60million each (GAA likely over £100million) and Uls...

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https://youtu.be/Ypke3Z6wt2Q Ulster new CEO I welcome his comments in relation to them applying for “10’s of millions worth of grants”. With Casement Park inevitably getting a lot more than was originally agreed then Ulster rugby are the poor relations. Football and GAA will get well over £60millio...

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Who's going to tip off the IT ?

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The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has published its monthly data on the number of Commencement Notices (residential construction starts) for March and for Q1 2024. The data shows that a record 11,956 homes were commenced in the first three months of 2024, up 63% on the same p...

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Its a combination of the M50 being at capacity and the closeness of the junctions, and of course selfish drivers. The one that gets me is the guy who, instead of getting into the 4th exit lane good and early, zooms up the outside lane until almost at the junction, flicks on his indicator ( if you'r...

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Its a combination of the M50 being at capacity and the closeness of the junctions, and of course selfish drivers. The one that gets me is the guy who, instead of getting into the 4th exit lane good and early, zooms up the outside lane until almost at the junction, flicks on his indicator ( if you're...

camroc1

It's not aimed at committed shinners.

It's aimed at the large disgruntled floating vote the shinners hoovered up last time.

camroc1

The political debate about health is getting, well, interesting. Yesterday you had Harris claiming that the SF 'alternate' budget allocated less money to Health than the actual budget to howls of derision from SF. Today you had the SF document disappearing from the SF website, before appearing again...

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BoI extend deal with the four provinces in € 15m deal to 2028. Unfortunately no details of how that money is sliced. https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2024/04/17/bank-of-ireland-signs-15m-sponsorship-deal-with-irish-rugby-provinces/ Interesting paragraph on how Leinster use it though : Shane Nolan...

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Leinster fans running around the internet like Chemical Ali, telling everyone that everything is fine in Irish rugby, so. :lol: I know it's a troll, but I'll bite anyway. Ireland are currently ranked No. 2 in the world, after more than a year being ranked at 1. Ireland won the 6N this season after ...

camroc1

I'll take Deegan. Don't see the point in bringing in Leinster 4th choice LH just reinforces that we are by miles the poor relation. He's not going to strengthen your 23 but he will strengthen your squad as a stop gap. We're losing a 2 time world cup winning LH and replacing him with Leinster's cast...

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Should be interesting to see how the new centres of excellence do. We don't have the schools and the clubs have shown they don't have the resources to bring through players at schools' level. This will in theory give the best players access to the things schools players have. Main difference is it ...

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Alan O'Connor, ex Ulster captain and played more than 100 times for Ulster, and you call him 'cancerous'. He's what would be a 'legend' in every other province. Hmmm, a poisonous atmosphere at Ulster you say.......... I think you missed the entire point of that exchange, Cam! :lol: Apoliogies to Wi...

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And now we learn that ICU beds have increased by 30% in the last 4 years.

https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/202 ... ss-report/

camroc1

The two main coaches at Wallace I went to school with and played rugby with Both went in to teaching There are no kiwi or aussie coaches, never have been Cant speak for other schools but I know MCBs coach is the son of the last coach! TBH, that sounds like schools in Ulster need to get the finger o...

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Alan O'Connor, ex Ulster captain and played more than 100 times for Ulster, and you call him 'cancerous'. He's what would be a 'legend' in every other province.

Hmmm, a poisonous atmosphere at Ulster you say..........

camroc1

Why not go the whole hog and franchise out teams to private owners ? See how long that lasts as the Cork Langers play their derby match against the Limerick Gowls in front of 3,500 people on some sub LoI pitch in the Cork hinterland. We are where we are. The IRFU have essentially let each province m...

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It's also very likely that we'll have Keenan, Frawley, Ringrose, Henshaw, Osborne, Lowe and Larmour away in Ireland camp from the middle of January to the end of March; and that's when Barrett will earn his money.

camroc1

The real reason Barrett is coming to Leinster is probably altogether more prosaic. He's not doing it for money - he could get a damned sight more than the reported € 200k elsewhere. I suspect his 'sabbatical' comes with restrictions on the minutes he is allowed to play, and Leinster are probably the...

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So Leinster steal Snyman off us and sign Barrett, while we also lose Frisch and sign Billy Burns! :lol: It is objectively a bit shit Personally think something needs to be don about central contract situation The South African Snyman was let go by Munster, and picked up by Leinster because he wante...

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How ? By fúcking Leinster up ? When I were a lad Ulster would have 6 or 7 players in every Irish team. My father tells me that in the '50's it was 8 or 9. What's happened from when players like Alastair McKibben were capped straight out of school, to Ulster importing from Leinster ? What exactly sh...

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IRFU are fukking up Irish Rugby medium to long term. Good for Leinster short term, but fukking everyone else. Hopefully Humph can sort it, but not holding my breath. How ? By fúcking Leinster up ? When I were a lad Ulster would have 6 or 7 players in every Irish team. My father tells me that in the...

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iarmhiman wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:38 pm
Mr. Very Popular wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:37 pm
iarmhiman wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:35 pm

Surely there is one more troll bomb to be played
1 to make us get really mad.

Kidney to take over from Leo.
Well to see cammy's reaction i wouldn't say no but would then go into despair

Starts stropping knife whilst whistleing "Duelling Banjos".

camroc1

Nolanator wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 6:40 pm This is hilarious.

Between RADGE, CC for Sheahan, and now Jordie. Top lolz from Leinster

Thinking about it, the saving on the central contract for Sheahan probably pays for Barrett and Snyman on its own. It gets better and better !

camroc1

Especially considering that after all expenses we'll have cleared close on € 2.5m from our last two home matches. 92k tickets sold over the last 2 weekends. Pretty effing decent. Whatever about the away cut and the stadium rent and whatever, very nice windfall for Leinster. Opposition teams will ge...

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HighKingLeinster wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 6:20 pm
irishrugbyua wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 6:18 pm 200k for 6 months according to GT
Fairly cheap tbf

Especially considering that after all expenses we'll have cleared close on € 2.5m from our last two home matches.

camroc1

Ulsters Red Hand wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 6:09 pm
camroc1 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 6:03 pm Jordie for a year from December it is !
Only 6 months according to someone ITK on the Ulster forum

I just assumed a year given he's taking a years sabbatical from the Hurricanes.

camroc1

Ballinacree, Co Meath, stand up and take your place amongst the great places of Leinster !

camroc1

Jordie for a year from December it is !

camroc1

irishrugbyua wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:18 pm
triplebogey wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:10 pm Leinster appear to be teasing a new signing on Twitter?

I dunno if they're messing or not.
ill be amazed if its Jordie Barrett

Because we're worth it.........

camroc1

CM11 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:23 pm ticketless, just wondering whether any of the extra budget for covid ended up sticking.

All of it, as far as I am aware.

camroc1

Just came on to post that. The HSE really is a basket case.

Over a six year period budget increased by € 8 bn and headcount by 30% yet the activity/productivity measure was either negative

, or two times behind headcount growth

, or three times behind budget growth

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irishrugbyua wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:54 am Two club backs starting for Leinster at the weekend, Jamie Osborne(Naas) and Ciaran Frawley(Skerries) great to see.

And in the pack, Furlong, of course, and would you call Milne a product of Birr RFC ?

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