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hermie

Yeah McCann can do a great job for ulster at6 or 8 but he is not likely to get international honours there. Can ulster afford to shunt him to 7 though when they are lacking in ball carriers already? He’s not likely to get many international caps, imo. The quality of other options there is just frea...

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Selfishly, I'd like to see our coaching team left untouched for another year or two. But I can see both Leamy and Prendergast being of interest for that gig. Both fairly senior at Munster. Would that not be a bit of a sideways move, at best, for either? I'm not sure how it works to be honest - I'd ...

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Mr. Very Popular wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 4:26 pm
triplebogey wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 1:23 pm Jackman saying Munster trying to sign a big name/money NIQ back three player. Doesn't give a name.
Should be easy to figure out, who is injured right now?

Can't be Telea, he's fit.

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triplebogey wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 5:20 pm Would be a kick in the stones for him but I'd leave Moloney out of the final 23 if Ryan is actually fit. Jenkins was really good against La Rochelle.

Jenkins has been very good lately alright. Although the lineout was rubbish after Molony went off against NH. It's a tough call with everyone fit.

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Oh, and you don't have McCarthy involve either at the weekend or this weekend which is unlikely? Sorry yeah, he'll play. I was thinking that he hadn't played at the weekend as I started and then forgot. I wouldn't be risking Sheehan or JGP personally. Although Sheehan could easily start. I just thi...

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Oh, and you don't have McCarthy involve either at the weekend or this weekend which is unlikely? Sorry yeah, he'll play. I was thinking that he hadn't played at the weekend as I started and then forgot. I wouldn't be risking Sheehan or JGP personally. Although Sheehan could easily start. I just thi...

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triplebogey wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 3:53 pm Prendergast in particular, dunno why he'd take the U20s job. He's been the attach coach at Stade and Racing, been a senior coach for 10+ years.

Leamy is a bit earlier in his career though. He started with the Leinster academy only in 2019 or something.

Yeah especially Prendie

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James Ryan is expected to return to full training this week ahead of the game against Ulster this weekend. Hugo Keenan is expected to return to full training this week ahead of the game against Ulster this weekend. Gggggggggeeeeeeeettttttttttt iiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn...

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diarm wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 3:16 pm Selfishly, I'd like to see our coaching team left untouched for another year or two.

But I can see both Leamy and Prendergast being of interest for that gig.

Both fairly senior at Munster. Would that not be a bit of a sideways move, at best, for either?

hermie

irishrugbyua wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 3:07 pm Interested to see who takes over the irish 20s..

Willie Faloon maybe?

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We have Kilgallen, Daly, Nash, Coombes, Haley, Campbell, McCarthy and O'Connor for back 3 next season, and O'Brien able to cover. Surely to god any available money to spend on a NIQ should be going to a decent loosehead? Somebody said on here that none of the provinces are allowed to sign NIQ props...

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So if Leinster was to pick its quickest backline just on pace (been quite 1 paced recently) reckon it would be nearly as quick as any in Europe, 10 is where I struggle and a couple out of position. 9 JGP 10 Prendergast (Maybe Harry) 11 Russell 12 JOB 13 Ringrose/Turner 14 TOB 15 Keenan Frawley at 10.

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Really hard to know how the table will finish but assuming the top 4 all win their remaining games plus another couple of assumptions (basically home wins outside the aforementioned games) then I think we get : Glasgow Leinster Munster Bulls Stormers Treviso Ulster Edinburgh Giving: Glasgow v Edinb...

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booji boy wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 9:17 am I personally don't think this woman is hot enough for this case to be summarily thrown out. Now that South African teacher from a few years back who was shagging the swim team. Different story!

I believe there's a thing called Rule 1!

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RWC2015 wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 9:59 pm
Floppykid wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 9:24 pm JOB on the other hand, still has top end pace.
Him, Keenan and Larmour would be pretty rapid if lacking in bulk. (Lowe)
And T'OB looked pretty fast yesterday too..

Fastest in the squad by all accounts.

hermie

Osborne glides rather than looking like he's legging it. Taller players usually do. He's probably similar to Horgan in terms of height, acceleration and pace. Not a criticism, more an observation but Prendergast the younger might just have the most singular gait I've ever seen. Didn't Dan Carter ha...

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Just thinking, did I see someone on here say Jamie Osborne was slow lately? Didn't look particularly slow making a 50m linebreak yesterday to me. I think Floppy was quoting one of the Molecast lads who in turn was defending Byrne by banging on about the lack of pace in the Leinster backline. He mad...

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There aren't really any of my favourite groups who I haven't seen but would have had an opportunity to see. Maybe a few I've only seen in bigger venues and passed up the opportunity to see them in smaller ones on their way up. Joanne Newsom would be one. The Strokes another. Not a crazy huge fan but...

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Anyone watch that Squidge video No. I don't really enjoy his content for the most part these days. Think the last one I watched was his Sexton tribute. Do you genuinely dislike the content or just him/his online presence? The latter seems to be the case with a lot of people. Not on twatter myself (...

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Anyone watch that Squidge video on scrummaging with Tom Harrison? It was interesting but Harrison was really playing to the expected audience! Showed several Leinster/Ireland scrums where our boys were slightly illegal or questionable and made a big point of that and showed the Welsh women for examp...

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Tis a day for outside pints, everyone take a half day. Fine suggestion. Am going to bail at 2, hit the road for Dublin and a select gathering of ageing gentlemen and trays of creamy pints awaits. Drop the top on the motor and scald myself en route like a true redderneck. Feck match fitness, at this...

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Munster side. Don't know why they don't like the side like every other team does but anyway.. Munster: Simon Zebo; Calvin Nash, Alex Nankivell, Seán O’Brien, Shane Daly; Jack Crowley, Craig Casey; Jeremy Loughman, Niall Scannell, Stephen Archer; RG Snyman, Tadhg Beirne (C); Peter O’Mahony, Alex Ken...

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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GNNllO4W4AAxTcn?format=jpg&name=small Wasn't expecting that team at all. Really flogging Doris. Swapping Osborne and Henshaw makes no sense (surely a game to start Ngatai). Frawley looked fecked at the end of the NH game. Still no Ringrose is a disappointment. Maybe they...

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irishrugbyua wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 12:01 pm

Wasn't expecting that team at all. Really flogging Doris. Swapping Osborne and Henshaw makes no sense (surely a game to start Ngatai). Frawley looked fecked at the end of the NH game. Still no Ringrose is a disappointment.

hermie

Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 11:00 am Gunne is the only one who you see pass and say yeah he has it

Definitely. He's got a break too and isn't small.

hermie

Mole guys noted Osbourne's lack of pace on the latest podcast, wonder if that'll hold him back at all. He's a 12 so probably not, but he's very young to be so lacking in acceleration. He was doing some mental gymnastics to defend Ross Byrne though. Osborne is plenty fast for 12 which looks like his...

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true but yhat just means they havent f**ked up with a cant miss prospect at scrumhalf. Yeah I know what you mean. It would be nice to see a late bloomer starting to shine because of a good development program but it hasn't really happened. scrumhalves need to play to develop.. and academy scrumhalv...

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yeah i tend to agree, leinster get some credit for his development but it doesnt dispel their longstanding issues at developing homegrown scrumhalves. scrumhalves through academy since 2010: John Cooney(1990) Luke McGrath(1993) Nick McCarthy(1995) Charlie Rock(1995) Hugh O'Sullivan(1998) Paddy Patt...

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Gunnes two years below Murphy. In that case there's only a year between Murphy and Foley? Probably should have passed him out by now then if was going to. no two years between them too. Foley - 1999 Murphy - 2001 Gunne - 2003 Foley is 24, Murphy is already 23. He's close enough to have passed him o...

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Yeah JGP arrived the finished article tbf..... JGP's development into a world class scrumhalf doesn't happen without Farrell picking him as his guy. He would probably still be playing second fiddle to McGrath at Leinster without his Ireland involvement. yeah i tend to agree, leinster get some credi...

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irishrugbyua wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 10:04 am Cian Healy coming back for another year confirmed.

Hero

hermie

I think that Foley is better than Murphy right now. Might not be in two seasons but that's not much good to Leinster who already have a better prospect a year below him in the academy. Gunnes two years below Murphy. In that case there's only a year between Murphy and Foley? Probably should have pas...

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I think that Foley is better than Murphy right now. Might not be in two seasons but that's not much good to Leinster who already have a better prospect a year below him in the academy.

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Every match report of the last few seasons seem to always single out JGP, Aki and quite often Lowe. Which is why they've been the recent Irish recipients of the player of the year award. Oh. Wait. Hmmmmm. :P I imagine that’s been the likes of Doris (he back in form yet, genuine question) and POM an...

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Guess he's happy enough being a utility back. Fair, he's picked up a lot of Leinster Euro caps doing it. Utility back/bench is his level unless he moves. I was about to type bench cover, but that's an increasingly irrelevant put-down in the modern game. There are 23 starters, they just start playin...

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That pitch in Ravenhill looks like it's a slab of concrete with some fake grass sprinkled on top. Who was the back three player who minced his face on it earlier this season, I mean WTF do I know but I'm convinced it wouldn't have been that bad on grass. We've had a load of injuries that are, imo, ...

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Murphy did join the squad but he wasn't initially selected, was an injury call-up after someone stood on Conan's foot and broke it in training. Schmidt obviously liked him, and he was probably not far off his peak at that stage, for example he started the 2018 Euro final ahead of Conan (might have ...

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Skimmed through this article: https://www.the42.ie/leinster-northampton-endgame-6373161-May2024/ On the last few mins of the SF (pro-tip, disable Javascript on the page and you bypass the paywall), the break at the end where NH had an overlap on the left wing, from my view on the Hill I thought we ...

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I find it fairly impossible to see Deegan progressing beyond his current role as good squad player. He's started 87 games for Leinster and only 3 have been in Europe, he's benched a bit but when everyone is fit there just isn't space for him. Conan ain't going anywhere yet and Doris is Doris. I'd b...

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I heard he could be going to Japan. Will you stop looking for Lads that left for a reason back like Marty and Thornbury. I would rather back our academy lad who have potential rather than hasbeens. Thornbury is better than Deeny, who is a middling URC player at best (happy to be proved wrong on tha...

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