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- Tue Apr 23, 2024 8:39 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Munster would send the exact same level of team in Leinster's situation and you all damn well know it
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:28 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Leinster not signing a TH? fudge. doesnt look like it You’ll just have to make do with Barrett and Snyman. Tough times. Alternatively we should shit prop swap and give you Marty back for Byrne :thumbup: Give me a fit Tupou over both. Disaster. All this chat about moneybags Leinster and we can't eve...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:11 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Unfortunately the halfbacks who should have given a bit of cohesion to the game weren't very good and some of the young players such as Osborne and Brownlee were, simply, awful. Both very young of course but if Brownlee is going to Munster I'm not sure that he'll be that much of a loss from what I'...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:10 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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One way to look at the stats is that our inept attack kept the ball away from the Lions for significant periods of time and thus kept the score down. :lol: They basically scored anytime they got the ball. Would be nice to have some genuine pace though. Watching our players trying to keep up was dep...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:54 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Did you see the match stats? Whatever about losing, the scoreline is awful given how much ball we had. I would say nearly all their tries came of 1/2 phases and mainly turnover ball. All of the SA teams have lightening back 3s. Only saw the first half and certainly holds true for their 22 points th...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:50 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Unfortunately the halfbacks who should have given a bit of cohesion to the game weren't very good and some of the young players such as Osborne and Brownlee were, simply, awful. Both very young of course but if Brownlee is going to Munster I'm not sure that he'll be that much of a loss from what I'v...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:13 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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It’s a recurring theme based on McGrath’s season to date but it really is essential that JGP stays fit. McGrath is a good rugby player but not an especially good passer for a SH. The seasons where he did well for us he always had a run of games to crisp up his delivery. Between injuries and being d...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 1:26 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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- Fri Apr 19, 2024 7:33 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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One of my fondest memories of 09 was bumping into a friend on the way to the match and he was proudly wearing his Munster jersey (Clongowes lad, born and bred in Dublin. Statto knows who I'm talking about) and he was all full of it about how My syer were going to win and was I ready for a thorough ...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 7:28 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
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Re: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
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 ...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:42 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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He's on the bench. 6/2 splitNovember2019 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:41 pmDamn, Hodnett's a loss
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:40 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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And Jager and Casey as well probably.
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:39 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Munster: Simon Zebo; Calvin Nash, Antoine Frisch, Alex Nankivell, Shane Daly; Jack Crowley, Conor Murray; Jeremy Loughman, Niall Scannell, Stephen Archer; RG Snyman, Tadhg Beirne (C); Peter O’Mahony, Alex Kendellen, Jack O’Donoghue. Replacements: Eoghan Clarke, Josh Wycherley, Oli Jager, Tom Ahern,...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:38 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leinster Worlds best supported club team- The people's team!
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Re: Leinster Worlds best supported club team- The people's team!
What's the difference? Leo Cullen refers to Leinster as a club, that's good enough for me. No need to word police.
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:58 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Where'd you see that?
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:46 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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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: Diarmuid Mangan (1) 7: Scott Penny ...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:15 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Don't know about that. The emergence of Joe McCarthy has been massive.Son-Of-Ulster wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:07 am The performance last weekend also put an end to the notion that James Ryan going off injured lost Leinster the final.
It had an impact no doubt, but La Rochelle just stepped up a gear that Leinster couldn’t match at the time.
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:46 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
- Replies: 201
- Views: 5313
Re: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
Hika Reid, who was apparently an All Black, use to coach in Portadown college I think. Myself and a few others from the club was told to go to Belfast for some reason, Hika Reid took us for a few training sessions. Gary Longwell was there, Brian mclaaughlin was walking about, Niall Annett was very ...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:44 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
- Replies: 201
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Re: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
The draft system is a daft idea. Young lads will be shipped off to the four corners of Ireland when they just want to stay in Dublin with their mates, say fudge this and go to France. Also it will dilute provincial identity which is diluted enough as it is. I find the Kiwi system crazy. The three B...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:38 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
- Replies: 201
- Views: 5313
Re: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
The draft system is a daft idea. Young lads will be shipped off to the four corners of Ireland when they just want to stay in Dublin with their mates, say fudge this and go to France. Also it will dilute provincial identity which is diluted enough as it is. I find the Kiwi system crazy. The three B...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:15 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
- Replies: 201
- Views: 5313
Re: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
The draft system is a daft idea. Young lads will be shipped off to the four corners of Ireland when they just want to stay in Dublin with their mates, say fudge this and go to France. Also it will dilute provincial identity which is diluted enough as it is. I find the Kiwi system crazy. The three Ba...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:53 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Really? What did he say? He has been fairly gracious up to now.irishrugbyua wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:46 am ROG on OTB this morning, sour out and throwing barbs at leinster and leinster fans as to be expected.
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:22 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Why are Ulster suddenly incapable of producing players? The 2010s had a shit tonne of backs. They still have good backs. Good on paper, none of them are really fulfilling their potential bar McCloskey. Balacoune must be one of the biggest disappointments in recent years. Could have been top class. ...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:29 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: URCR14 Lions vs Leinster
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Re: URCR14 Lions vs Leinster
It's a total mystery. Hopefully some of those nearing full fitness - such as JOB, Ngatai, Ringrose - make it back.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 12:19 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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For about the hundredth time, publicly funded schools elsewhere in Ireland cannot put the same level of funding into rugby as the schools in Dublin do, the money isn't there. And no it didn't happen overnight but it's not a surprise that it started about 10 years after professionalism as Leinster's...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:59 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
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Re: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
leinster the new toulon.so many internationals but need more. wheres he even going to play when you have keenan at FB and henshaw/ringrose at centre-wing? Leinster are limited to 3 overseas signings and only in certain positions. Nothing like Toulon, Toulouse, Saracens, Racing, La Rochelle etc. Eve...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:46 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Hard to get your act together when one province has nearly double the budget of any of the others and they are haemorrhaging players while said province with the big budget stockpiles them And the Leinster schools system is a massive advantage, why do you think the other squads have loads of guys w...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:09 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Leinster have a smaller senior squad though with a bigger academy. Also it's not like the Leinster academy only provides for Leinster. Leinster have a 44 man senior squad containing 26 Irish internationals (21 of whom have been involved with Ireland in the past year) and 3 capped NIQs, Leinster are...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:08 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Leinster have a smaller senior squad though with a bigger academy. Also it's not like the Leinster academy only provides for Leinster. Leinster have a 44 man senior squad containing 26 Irish internationals (21 of whom have been involved with Ireland in the past year) and 3 capped NIQs, Leinster are...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:57 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Thats a big one Joey and I'd agree it's whats most important, for instance the IRFU haven't and apparently won't fund a single penny of Connachts Facility, which is unbelievable if you Consider that this is the only centre/HPU for an entire province. Not saying that's right but wasn't Leinster's HP...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:43 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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The solution is simple. Munster, Ulster, and, to a lesser extent, Connacht need to get their acts together. This. Leinster can probably help. As has been suggested, there ought to be some sharing of IP between the provinces, and no, Leinster’s big advantage isn’t having some fancy private schools. ...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:40 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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But I'm not suggesting a side pays a significant amount. Going on Thornley's article, the IRFU pay a certain amount of every contract anyway. So taking Aki and assuming a 500k salary. He'd be top tier so that leaves 390k. Connacht pay, let's say, 90k, IRFU 300k. But an even fairer solution might be...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:37 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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The solution is simple. Munster, Ulster, and, to a lesser extent, Connacht need to get their acts together. This. Leinster can probably help. As has been suggested, there ought to be some sharing of IP between the provinces, and no, Leinster’s big advantage isn’t having some fancy private schools. ...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:31 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Aki's contract would be approx 1/10 of Connachts budget for the next couple of seasons. anything like what you're suggesting would have to weighted against what the province takes in-in revenue But I'm not suggesting a side pays a significant amount. Going on Thornley's article, the IRFU pay a cert...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:59 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Thanks for posting Conn. Very interesting. In the dark days of MOC who would have foreseen this for Leinster?? Although Henderson being the only centrally contracted player 'produced' from one of the other three really doesn't underpin all the moaning.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:22 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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We already did that recently with "nobody beats Leinster four times in a row".Mr. Very Popular wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:20 amThey'll be digging up Axel next.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:20 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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JGP getting onto a central deal - GT long overdue. Which players are currently on central contracts? We know Doris and Sheehan are the recent ones. Presumably Furlong, Porter, JvdF, Ringrose and Henshaw as well? Ryan and Keenan? Would Gibson-Park make it 10? I think the central contracts are: Ulste...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:03 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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Which players are currently on central contracts? We know Doris and Sheehan are the recent ones. Presumably Furlong, Porter, JvdF, Ringrose and Henshaw as well? Ryan and Keenan? Would Gibson-Park make it 10?
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:52 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
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Re: Jordie Barrett to Leinster !
Did ya have to nick our Attack Coach as well? Hurricanes assistant coach Tyler Blyendaal joins All Black Jordie Barrett at Leinster https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350247881/hurricanes-assistant-coach-tyler-blyendaal-joins-all-black-jordie-barrett-leinster Sorry. I was sure Mike Prendergast would get...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:00 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
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The last few days on this thread have been epic. Leinster do have certain advantages but they are, by some distance, the best run province. The role Mick Dawson played in changing Irish rugby cannot be overstated. Would Leinster have offered JVG a contract extension? Would they prefer Kleyn to Snym...