Leinster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread.

Fireball07 · 12-03-2012 3:41pm

chancer12 wrote: »

Fireball, do you have to?

Someone had to

roycon · 12-03-2012 10:37pm

[Jackass] wrote: »

Nacewa and the front 5 (particularly second row and tight-head) are the only areas we need imports.

We still need a long term solution in second row though, and I don't know where that's going to come from. Toner, Flanagan, Browne, maybe somehow sign Caldwell and then a top quality NIQ with McLoughlin able to cover would be decent options in squad.

Touch wood squad is coming back together nicely towards the end of this season now. Just hope they can hit the ground running ahead of Ospreys, Munster & Cardiff, and those games all going well, hopefully we can kick on from there with momentum to carry us into the end season shoot outs.

caldwell would never and should never be signed. complete loose cannon. would just bring trouble even though hes very talented

Richard Hillman · 12-03-2012 10:45pm

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

There are Red weights

This should not be

They are competing against the weights. The Red is the enemy. They must overcome the Red

12-03-2012 10:46pm

roycon wrote: »

caldwell would never and should never be signed. complete loose cannon. would just bring trouble even though hes very talented

He used to be. Was most definitely on the path to righteousness until the other week when got sucked into getting binned in first 5 mins.

Nothing wrong with having a bit of manic about you. Nathan Hines is one of the dirtiest players ever to wear blue, and we all miss him!

justsomebloke · 12-03-2012 10:47pm

Meh no power cages is a bit disappointing, hate those sort of racks

irishbucsfan · 12-03-2012 10:52pm

Deleted User wrote: »

He used to be. Was most definitely on the path to righteousness until the other week when got sucked into getting binned in first 5 mins.

Nothing wrong with having a bit of manic about you. Nathan Hines is one of the dirtiest players ever to wear blue, and we all miss him!

Nathan Hines was a leader and a gentleman off the field though. Possibly couldn't be a bigger contrast to Caldwell off the field.

GerM · 12-03-2012 11:03pm

roycon wrote: »

caldwell would never and should never be signed. complete loose cannon. would just bring trouble even though hes very talented

Penalty count is way, way down and has one yellow card this season for Bath in about 25 games already. He's been their player of the season. Absolutely the sort of bloke that the provinces should be looking at. Big, physical, comfortable with the ball in hand. We produce practically none of his sort. He shouldn't be playing in England.

ssaye · 13-03-2012 3:28pm

http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/newsroom/9633.php

Leinster A V Connacht A Tomorrow 3pm

Thorn playing, Berquist back
Good team
LEINSTER ‘A’:
15: Andrew Conway
14: Andrew Boyle
13: Brendan Macken
12: Colm O’Shea
11: Darren Hudson
10: Mat Berquist
9: John Cooney
1: Jack McGrath CAPTAIN
2: Aaron Dundon
3: Jamie Hagan
4: Brad Thorn
5: Mark Flanagan
6: Rhys Ruddock
7: Dominic Ryan
8: Leo Auva’a
REPLACEMENTS FROM: Tom Sexton, James Tracy, Martin Moore, Jordi Murphy, David Doyle, Alan O’Connor, Noel Reid, Steve Crosbie, Sam Coghlan-Murray
CONNACHT 'A':
15: Matthew Jarvis
14: James Loxton
13: Brian Murphy
12: Tadhg Leader
11: Darragh Leader
10: Jack Carty CAPTAIN
9: Dave Moore
1: Finlay Bealham
2: Dermot Murphy
3: Rodney Ah You
4: Conor Kindegren
5: Mick Kearney
6: Dave Heffernan
7: Eoghan Grace
8: Eoin McKeon
REPLACEMENTS:

16: Kevin O’Byrne
17: Dennis Buckley
18: Jamie Stephens
19: Brian Moylett
20: Isaac O’Grady
21: Mark Dolan
22: Matt Dever
23: Conor Fitzgibbon

justsomebloke · 13-03-2012 3:30pm

interesting to see how thorn gets on

Big Nelly · 13-03-2012 3:32pm

Strong team from Leinster

13-03-2012 3:33pm

Jack McGrath captain? With Ruddock in the team too...

Odd I would've thought.

Tox56 · 13-03-2012 3:33pm

Wonder how many members of that Connacht 'A' team thought they would be playing against Brad Thorn at some point in their career.

irishbucsfan · 13-03-2012 3:35pm

emmet02 wrote: »

Jack McGrath captain? With Ruddock in the team too...

Odd I would've thought.

McGrath is the A teams captain.

He will be caotaining them in the B&I Cup so no point changing having anyone else given this is a warm up for that.

thomond2006 · 13-03-2012 3:40pm

That Leinster A back five of the scrum would put it up to most Pro12 equivalents, very strong.

Podge_irl · 13-03-2012 4:40pm

ssaye wrote: »

4: Conor Kindegren

Poor guy

Clegg · 13-03-2012 4:44pm

I'm assume Thorn is playing in the 'A' game so he can be familiarised with the Leinster set-up. Either that or Leinster just want to have the craic with Connachts second row.

Could be a bit of a massacre tomorrow.

13-03-2012 4:46pm

Podge_irl wrote: »

Poor guy

A little tiny part of me wants to see him trounce Thorn.

Tox56 · 13-03-2012 4:48pm

Deleted User wrote: »

A little tiny part of me wants to see him trounce Thorn.

Is that even possible? There are certain laws of the universe, I believe this is one.

Seph503 · 13-03-2012 5:04pm

That A team is ridiculously strong :O.

Big Nelly · 13-03-2012 5:05pm

Seph503 wrote: »

That A team is ridiculously strong :O.

I wonder would Connacht like the Leinster A team as there starting team for Rabo....can't believe how strong it is....

Tox56 · 13-03-2012 5:14pm

Big Nelly wrote: »

I wonder would Connacht like the Leinster A team as there starting team for Rabo....can't believe how strong it is....

How different is this team to the possible B&I Final team?

Big Nelly · 13-03-2012 5:15pm

Tox56 wrote: »

How different is this team to the possible B&I Final team?

I would guess this will be more or less the starting team for Semi.....

Podge_irl · 13-03-2012 5:19pm

Big Nelly wrote: »

I would guess this will be more or less the starting team for Semi.....

Em...minus Thorn hopefully!

Tox56 · 13-03-2012 5:36pm

Big Nelly wrote: »

I would guess this will be more or less the starting team for Semi.....

Semi yes. Getting ahead of myself there..

thomond2006 · 13-03-2012 5:41pm

Podge_irl wrote: »

Em...minus Thorn hopefully!

Hopefully not, Nagle would take him to the cleaners.

ambid · 13-03-2012 5:52pm

Awesome team. I wonder is it free admission for season ticket holders?

totallegend · 13-03-2012 5:52pm

Big Nelly wrote: »

I would guess this will be more or less the starting team for Semi.....

Would imagine one of the back-row will be kept as cover for the seniors, probably one of the props as well but otherwise yeah, this could be very close to the A team for the semi.

Part of me is convinced that Thorn will go down with injury at some point in this match.

thomond2006 · 13-03-2012 5:54pm

totallegend wrote: »

Part of me is convinced that Thorn will go down with injury at some point in this match.

Anti-jinx got in early

irishbucsfan · 13-03-2012 6:01pm

totallegend wrote: »

Big Nelly wrote: »

I would guess this will be more or less the starting team for Semi.....

Would imagine one of the back-row will be kept as cover for the seniors, probably one of the props as well but otherwise yeah, this could be very close to the A team for the semi.

Part of me is convinced that Thorn will go down with injury at some point in this match.

Generally when both games are at home the injury cover plays the A game unless there's a genuine injury concern. Last season Harris Wright was even on the bench for the heineken cup and playing A games the night before!

.ak · 13-03-2012 6:50pm

Bah, why does this have to be on at 3pm? I'll be stuck in work. Doubt it'll be televised?

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