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so your claiming he is related to Feek and that why he was signed?

Feek has previously said “I first met Bent when he was playing for Taranaki B when I was working for the Hurricanes."

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alliswell wrote:He's not related to Schmidt ye spanners. He's got a Leinster contract through nepotism.

you mean he got a leinster contract because he is irish qualified through his grandmother.

Bent isn't great but he was solid enough for Leinster this season. Personally I don't want to see him travel.

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Hellraiser wrote:
CM11 wrote:
Malahide Mullet wrote:Keatley isn't training with the squad.

He was in Doolin
He was spotted at the training in Cork, I believe.

so did Archer, but since they left Cork he hasn't been training with the irish team in carton house.

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earl the beaver wrote:Ulster have this lad called Iain Henderson.

is he going to play lock for Ulster?

thought he was going to be stuck at 6?

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So top 3 locks in all three provinces?

Ulster: Dan Touhy(30), Franco Van Der Merwe(32), Alan O'Connor(22)
Leinster: Devin Toner(29), Mike McCarthy(33), Mick Kearney(24)
Munster: Donnacha Ryan(31), Mark Chisolm(33), Dave Foley(27)
Connacht: Aly Muldowney(32), Quinn Roux(24), Ben Marshall(25)

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Ah here Hurley is decent n adds a lot of bulk to a small back line but I'd be terrified for him at int level pace wise. Very disappointed mccloskey didn't make it surely he's be an excellent foil to either earls or Reid. Reid is tidy but badly needs a monster beside him.....is teo staying around af...

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Interestingly Ulster had both 1st choice props on the Irish under-18 schools team this year: Peter Cooper(Sullivan) & Daniel Kealey(Campbell) and they had two props on last years team: Conor McIlmurray(Campbell) & Elliott Boyd(Campbell). So hopefully that's a sign that there is some improvements be...

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Interestingly Ulster had both 1st choice props on the Irish under-18 schools team this year: Peter Cooper(Sullivan) & Daniel Kealey(Campbell) and they had two props on last years team: Conor McIlmurray(Campbell) & Elliott Boyd(Campbell). So hopefully that's a sign that there is some improvements bei...

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Ah just you wait lads, one of these days Big Licence won't be criminally underused by Doak as he is now and he'll be up there with the best! :x https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd5ZLJWQmss I would like to add in Ulster's defence that had the individual who I use as my avatar not been made out of cho...

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Yer Man wrote:
irishrugbyua wrote:Ulster are probably the furthest behind in terms of managing the development of talented homegrown prospects into professional players.
Fixed.

Taylor
Lutton
to be continued...

forwards maybe but outside backs you've a good run going. Injury allowing.

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Ah just you wait lads, one of these days Big Licence won't be criminally underused by Doak as he is now and he'll be up there with the best! :x https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd5ZLJWQmss I would like to add in Ulster's defence that had the individual who I use as my avatar not been made out of cho...

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I think buckley is a better a player than both kilcoyne and Cronin and to be honest not far off Mcgrath either. Hes a weapon in the scrum and after Best, the best front row on the deck in ireland. Whats hes not though is a good ball carrier which is what will keep him off the ireland team. Delighte...

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Iv heard Burke is the real deal alright from someone who tends to know scrummaging better than the rest of us. Any idea on maccabe? It's sad seeing Stewart maguire on that last he was really supposed to be the next big thing...was it the new scrum rules that screwed him or the fact that he could no...

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Props that have been in the Munster Academy in the last decade: Darragh Hurley(1985) Gary Walsh(1986) Dave Ryan(1986) Alan Cotter(1986) Pa O'Regan(1988) Stephen Archer(1988) Dave Kilcoyne(1988) John Ryan(1988) James Cronin(1990) Brian Scott(1993) Niall Horan(1993) Rory Burke(1994) Liam O'Connor(1995...

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Lazy Couch potato wrote:That's great news altho I was hoping for lood de jäger. Would you reckon this guy will be a starter or merely a layer between foley/Ryan and billy Holland

you'd hope Munster would trust Ryan/Foley to start.

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I think buckley is a better a player than both kilcoyne and Cronin and to be honest not far off Mcgrath either. Hes a weapon in the scrum and after Best, the best front row on the deck in ireland. Whats hes not though is a good ball carrier which is what will keep him off the ireland team. Delighte...

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Heard that Gordon Darcy is starting with Investec in January. Also 3 scrumhalves at leinster training today: Luke McGrath, Nick McCarthy, Charlie Rock . Nacewa playing fullback and wing. Still confused with his situation, unless Leinster are getting first refusal on him depending on how he looks in...

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CM11 wrote:
irishrugbyua wrote:Heard that Gordon Darcy is starting with Investec in January.

Also 3 scrumhalves at leinster training today: Luke McGrath, Nick McCarthy, Charlie Rock.
Nacewa playing fullback and wing.

FH?

not today, Marsh/Byrne/Carbery.

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Heard that Gordon Darcy is starting with Investec in January.

Also 3 scrumhalves at leinster training today: Luke McGrath, Nick McCarthy, Charlie Rock.
Nacewa playing fullback and wing.

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Seems that Chris Taylor might be poached by Canada, f*cking Allen Clarke. It was a baffling decision at the time considering how little homegrown props ulster had, especially ones who had played to a high level at irish under-20's. Just daft stuff, hopefully as I suspect Clarke will be gone soon bu...

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unseenwork wrote:Seems that Chris Taylor might be poached by Canada, f*cking Allen Clarke.

It was a baffling decision at the time considering how little homegrown props ulster had, especially ones who had played to a high level at irish under-20's.

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i doubt many schools 8's could have been professional 9's, unless i'm missing your point? On the other hand, McCloskey's a schools 9 that could have been a professional 8! Ulster have been producing some huge centres but undersized backrows. I wonder how tall McCloskey was in school? Well just the ...

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unseenwork wrote:
irishrugbyua wrote: i doubt many schools 8's could have been professional 9's, unless i'm missing your point?
On the other hand, McCloskey's a schools 9 that could have been a professional 8!

Ulster have been producing some huge centres but undersized backrows.

I wonder how tall McCloskey was in school?

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Productive afternoon in work today, tracked down every back to be in the Leinster Academy since 2005 to currently born since 1985. So everyone is aged between 20 and 30. Scrumhalf Derry Cloughlan(1985) - Out of rugby Cillian Willis(1985) - Out of rugby Matt Darcy(1986) - Irish 7's Paul O'Donohue(19...

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Productive afternoon in work today, tracked down every back to be in the Leinster Academy since 2005 to currently born since 1985. So everyone is aged between 20 and 30. Scrumhalf Derry Cloughlan(1985) - Out of rugby Cillian Willis(1985) - Out of rugby Matt Darcy(1986) - Irish 7's Paul O'Donohue(19...

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Productive afternoon in work today, tracked down every back to be in the Leinster Academy since 2005 to currently born since 1985. So everyone is aged between 20 and 30. Scrumhalf Derry Cloughlan(1985) - Out of rugby Cillian Willis(1985) - Out of rugby Matt Darcy(1986) - Irish 7's Paul O'Donohue(198...

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Looks like the AFL are chasing Leinster and Ireland under-18 centre/fullback Conor Nash. I believe he as another year in school in St. Pats in Navan at which point i'd say Leinster will have to offer him some sort of deal to stick with rugby. Played last season for Leinster and Ireland under-18 as a...

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jesus that baby blue one.

whats with all the very alternative second kits - black for munster, baby blue for ulster.

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Conn wrote:
irishrugbyua wrote:
Conn wrote:
Lavelle is quite small too, or at least he was anyway
Ah he'd be about average i'd say based on when I saw him for UCD earlier this year, maybe 5'10.
He's grown well so, he was always on the small side

decent sized anyway, not small like Rock or Osborne.

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Conn wrote:
Lavelle is quite small too, or at least he was anyway

Ah he'd be about average i'd say based on when I saw him for UCD earlier this year, maybe 5'10.

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Hard to call who the Leinster scrumhalf will be, Peters started at 19's last year, Lavelle was an u19 7's international but didn't play for Leinster 19's and Osborne played irish schools two seasons ago but wasn't with Leinster 19's last year either. All three are currently training with Leinster 2...

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Hard to call who the Leinster scrumhalf will be, Peters started at 19's last year, Lavelle was an u19 7's international but didn't play for Leinster 19's and Osborne played irish schools two seasons ago but wasn't with Leinster 19's last year either. All three are currently training with Leinster 2...

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Nope he is overage for the 2016 team, as is Young. Not sure concentrating on uni is an excuse for not playing 20's rugby, pretty much every 20's player is balancing rugby and college work. But I suppose it's possible. I'd say the u20 scrumhalf will either be Liam Free(Ulster), John Poland(Munster) ...

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Leinster have had a scrumhalf involved every year with the Irish under-20's since they moved to that format from under-21: 2007: Paul O'Donohue(5 caps) - retired due to injury, 18 appearances for Leinster(625 minutes) before moving to Connacht 2008: Dave Moore(8 caps) - out of rugby, 0 appearances ...

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Leinster have had a scrumhalf involved every year with the Irish under-20's since they moved to that format from under-21: 2007: Paul O'Donohue(5 caps) - retired due to injury, 18 appearances for Leinster(625 minutes) before moving to Connacht 2008: Dave Moore(8 caps) - out of rugby, 0 appearances ...

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Leinster have had a scrumhalf involved every year with the Irish under-20's since they moved to that format from under-21: 2007: Paul O'Donohue(5 caps) - retired due to injury, 18 appearances for Leinster(625 minutes) before moving to Connacht 2008: Dave Moore(8 caps) - out of rugby, 0 appearances ...

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Leinster have had a scrumhalf involved every year with the Irish under-20's since they moved to that format from under-21: 2007: Paul O'Donohue(5 caps) - retired due to injury, 18 appearances for Leinster(625 minutes) before moving to Connacht 2008: Dave Moore(8 caps) - out of rugby, 0 appearances f...

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Heard Charlie Rock is training with Leinster until the World Cup and then is headed to join the Ulster academy. I don't know why Leinster just didn't offer him an academy position. Even if he is quite small even by scrumhalf standards. Strange situation that, you would think Ulster would be keen on...

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Heard Charlie Rock is training with Leinster until the World Cup and then is headed to join the Ulster academy.
I don't know why Leinster just didn't offer him an academy position. Even if he is quite small even by scrumhalf standards.

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Does anyone actually expect us to win the world cup?
Semi final is my best case scenario.

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