Provincial Schools thread 2012-2013 *MOD WARNING POST 1*

rugbyman2015

Jack O'Neill from Castleknock named captain. Really must be a bright prospect for this season in particular

Hagz

Two good tight-heads there, and very impressive loose-head. Great to see Leinster producing so many props.
Jack O'Neill and Cian Kelleher are the two guys I'm most exited about.

fox_1973

Quint2010 wrote: »

ormond lad wrote: »

Team is up online now
http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/domestic/newsroom/10202.php
LEINSTER UNDER-19:
15: Cian Kelleher (St Michael’s College)
14: Jack Keating (Presentation College Bray)
13: Adam Byrne (Naas RFC)
12: Stephen O'Neill (Terenure College)
11: Ian Fitzpatrick (The King’s Hospital)
10: Conor McKeon (Gonzaga College SJ)
9: Dermot Lavelle (Gonzaga College SJ)
1: Peter Dooley (Birr RFC)
2: Dylan Donnellan (Clongowes Wood College SJ)
3: Shane Delahunt (Kilkenny College)
4: Ross Molony (St. Michael's College)
5: Robert Somerville (Terenure College)
6: Stephen Keelan (Clongowes Wood College SJ)
7: Jack O'Neill (Castleknock College)
8: Sean Coughlan (Blackrock College)
REPLACEMENTS:
16: Matthew Lowe (Gonzaga College SJ)
17: Eoghan McKeever (CBC Monkstown)
18: Brian Cunningham (Navan RFC)
19: Diarmuid Hickey (Kilkenny RFC)
20: Dermot O'Flynn (Blackrock College)
21: Darragh Henry (Castleknock College)
22: Sam Sterling (Kilkenny College)
23: Daniel Jordan (CBC Monkstown)

No sign of Dan Leavy. Is he injured or did he get promoted straight to the U20's I wonder?

Dan leavy gone straight to 20s also peader Simmons

thebaz

fox_1973 wrote: »

Dan leavy gone straight to 20s also peader Simmons

I assume that means he has left michaels for the leinster academy ?

fox_1973

thebaz wrote: »

fox_1973 wrote: »

Dan leavy gone straight to 20s also peader Simmons

I assume that means he has left michaels for the leinster academy ?

That must be the case, had he still got a year left in school?

Hagz

thebaz wrote: »

I assume that means he has left michaels for the leinster academy ?

He left Michaels as in he completed 6th year.

ormond lad

Munster schools A beat West Munster u17 development squad today in abbeyfeale.
u17 Bowen Shield and u15 McCarthy Cup league fixtures have been made
here

charliemant

For the 2013 munster junior cup what schools would be favourites to get to the final and what schools would have the best players and squads?thanks

fox_1973

Half time in Northampton

Leinster u19 23 - Saints u19 10

Edit: 55 mins gone, Leinster 23 Saints 20

fox_1973

Full time

Leinster 30 Saints 27

Hagz

fox_1973 wrote: »

Full time

Leinster 30 Saints 27

Do you know the scorers?

fox_1973

Hagz wrote: »

Do you know the scorers?

No, not yet was only following the saints twitter, they only give their scorers

fox_1973

TIMELINE for Leinster V Saints u19 KO 12.30pm

2mins LEIN Try Fitzpatrick Con McKeon 0-7
8mins SAINTS Try Allcock 5-7
12mins LEIN Pen McKeon 5-10
14mins SAINTS Try Skelcey 10-10
24mins LEIN Pen McKEON 10-13
29mins LEIN Try S O'Neill 10-20
34mins LEIN DG McKEON 10-23
HALF-TIME SAINTS 10 LEINSTER 23
40mins SAINTS Try Hall Con Hooley 17-23
45mins SAINTS Pen Hooley 20-23
50mins LEIN Try Kelleher Con McKeon 20-30
65mins SAINTS Try Penalty Con Mallinder 27-30
FULL-TIME SAINTS 27 LEINSTER 30

Hagz

Thanks Fox. Here's some pics from the game.
http://www.sportsfile.com/more-images/1208144/5000/
http://www.inpho.ie/assignment/kaZBl9X2OUtgPfPjrKSp5g..a?ts=UaL2m2hDYd6dz8zZdYgQCg..a
Good win considering we lost to them last season. Leinster's first trophy this season, of many

fox_1973

yeah great win especially after last year

ormond lad

There was several games played this afternoon in annacotty(UL Bohs ground) today.
Munster u18 schools played english school side, Millfield School 1sts.
Millfield won this game on a scoreline of something like 19-5 but that scoreline doesnt say much for the game where Munster barely got out of their 22 in the match and couldnt cope physically with the massive english side.
IMO Munster A schools if given the same attention wrt training, coaching etc would beat the u18 schools
In game 2 Connachts u18 schools side played the munster A schools(side made up of players not in the top rugby playing schools in munster)
Connacht are a super super side, with some of the best offloading in the tackle ive ever seen at u18/19 level.
Connacht won this game about 35-5
In game 3 the munster A schools played Millfield Schools 2nds in the first half and this finished 5-5. for the 2nd half the connacht u18 schools took over from the munster A schools side and they went on to win 17-0.
I left then but Millfields 3rds were playing a north munster u16/17 youths side
Connacht are a super side at u18 level and their games against Leinsters u18 clubs and schools sides(Connacht basically have the same squad for both the youths and schools interpros) should be top class affairs

A great days rugby only hampered by the fact that while all the english school sides, the connacht 18s and munster 18s schools were all in official jerseys, socks, shorts and had warm up gear etc the munster a schools looked like a joke beside them with the kids wearing their own gear and were not even given the chance to wear munster jerseys for their game

KJY

ormond lad wrote: »

There was several games played this afternoon in annacotty(UL Bohs ground) today.
Munster u18 schools played english school side, Millfield School 1sts.
Millfield won this game on a scoreline of something like 19-5 but that scoreline doesnt say much for the game where Munster barely got out of their 22 in the match and couldnt cope physically with the massive english side.
IMO Munster A schools if given the same attention wrt training, coaching etc would beat the u18 schools
In game 2 Connachts u18 schools side played the munster A schools(side made up of players not in the top rugby playing schools in munster)
Connacht are a super super side, with some of the best offloading in the tackle ive ever seen at u18/19 level.
Connacht won this game about 35-5
In game 3 the munster A schools played Millfield Schools 2nds in the first half and this finished 5-5. for the 2nd half the connacht u18 schools took over from the munster A schools side and they went on to win 17-0.
I left then but Millfields 3rds were playing a north munster u16/17 youths side
Connacht are a super side at u18 level and their games against Leinsters u18 clubs and schools sides(Connacht basically have the same squad for both the youths and schools interpros) should be top class affairs

A great days rugby only hampered by the fact that while all the english school sides, the connacht 18s and munster 18s schools were all in official jerseys, socks, shorts and had warm up gear etc the munster a schools looked like a joke beside them with the kids wearing their own gear and were not even given the chance to wear munster jerseys for their game

Did any Waterpark/De La Salle lads play for the A schools? I think a few lads from the club got trials

ormond lad

KJY wrote: »

Did any Waterpark/De La Salle lads play for the A schools? I think a few lads from the club got trials

There was a few players who are in school in either de la salle or newtown playing. jamie cross, isaac daly, geoff graham, peter traynor

KJY

ormond lad wrote: »

There was a few players who are in school in either de la salle or newtown playing. jamie cross, isaac daly, geoff graham, peter traynor

Yeah Isaac's a good player, will probably make Youths next year. Is A school under 19 so?

ormond lad

KJY wrote: »

Yeah Isaac's a good player, will probably make Youths next year. Is A school under 19 so?

it is u19. As long as you are not in 1 of the 8 A schools and still in secondary school the september the interpros are played you can play A schools

ormond lad

charliemant wrote: »

For the 2013 munster junior cup what schools would be favourites to get to the final and what schools would have the best players and squads?thanks

You can barely guess with junior cup how teams will go in january right before the cups start nevermind in august when the schools havent even started back training
Wait until a few games of the Limerick schools league have been played and you may see how the limerick schools are doing. fixtures for tat league as well as the cup draws are available on the munster schools website http://www.munsterschoolsrugby.com/

fox_1973 wrote: »

Full time

Leinster 30 Saints 27

http://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/rugby/match/6338.php

ormond lad

Ulster u18 schools play Lancashire u18s today
Ulster Schools Team
15. Jack Owens (Campbell College)
14. Josh Fullerton (Campbell College)
13. John McClure (RBAI)
12. Rory Bell (RBAI)
11. Rory Campbell (RBAI)
10. Conor Shiels (Coleraine AI)
9. Aaron Kennedy (Banbridge Academy)
1. Michael Lagan (Methodist College)
2. Andrew Shaw (Bangor GS)
3. Aaron Gilkinson (Wallace HS)
4. Alexander Thompson (Banbridge Academy)
5. Thomas Donnan (Down HS)
6. Daniel Dass (BRA)
7. Andrew McGrath (RBAI)
8. Daryl Morton (Captain, RS Armagh)
Replacements:
16. Scott Finlay (Sullivan Upper)
17. Chris Griffiths (Sullivan Upper)
18. Adam Kirk (Ballymena Academy)
19. Lewis Benson (Belfast HS)
20. Calvin Kernohan (Ballymena Academy)
21. James Gallagher (Methodist College)
22. Jack Milligan (RS Dungannon)
23. Jordan Garford (Belfast HS)
24. Connor McKee (Methodist College)

intouchrugby.com

fox_1973

Leinster schools u18 were in action today in France, leinster 25 bayonne 12 sorry I don't have a link with the team

ormond lad

ormond lad wrote: »

Ulster u18 schools play Lancashire u18s today

Match report from this game is available here
The Lancashire team will play the Ulster youths in Campbell College
tomorrow while the u18 Schools team will play a Lanquedoc U18 team in Queen’s at 2-00pm on Friday

ormond lad

All the irish u18 and 19 fixtures were released today.
the u18 schools side is not competing in the FIRA-AER tournament and the irish youths are back playing in the tournament after 2 years of the irish schools competing.
The irish schools will play the same fixtures as the irish youths did last season and will play a french u18 side and an english u18 side.
The irish youths play the irish schools on december 30th
the irish schools and u19s play england in dublin on match 30th and both will then go on to play france in france on the weekend of april 5th/6th/7th

mrpdap

Interesting piece on the back page of d'Echo re changes to Munster Senior Cup from 13/14 season.
Players will have to have been enrolled for at least one school year before they are eligible to play in The Cup.
May prevent schools enticing players in but unfair to a player who changes school of his own accord.

ormond lad

mrpdap wrote: »

Interesting piece on the back page of d'Echo re changes to Munster Senior Cup from 13/14 season.
Players will have to have been enrolled for at least one school year before they are eligible to play in The Cup.
May prevent schools enticing players in but unfair to a player who changes school of his own accord.

heard that yesterday and kind of agree with it.
the schools have always "raided" the u17 regional development youths squads and u18 provincial youths squads for players but IMO this has increased a considerable bit the past 2/3 years.
It stops schools bringing in very good players specifically for a year for the player to help win the cup with the kid repeating their leaving to play SC similar to what happened to several players over the years including Donnacha Ryan who repeated in Munchins and won SC in 2002
It will just mean the schools(rockwell especially) will start looking to the u17 development squads and look at those who are only tys and 3rd years when playing development squad instead of those in 5th year
This will really affect rockwell and the 2 cork schools more than the limerick schools like if you look at rockwells starting team from 2012 senior cup final and i think there was at least 5 who had only moved to the school at the start of the 11/12 school year

fox_1973

Leinster schools u18 in action again tonight in France....Leinster 52 Dax 14, sorry again, no links available yet for the team but did feature 5 Terenure players

Paddy Thornton
Harrison Brewer
Billy Dardis
Tim Schmidt
Robert Lawlor

Also Leinster U19 v Connacht U19 meet on Friday 6pm @ North Kildare Rugby Club, should be a good game

ormond lad

fox_1973 wrote: »

Leinster schools u18 in action again tonight in France....Leinster 52 Dax 14, sorry again, no links available yet for the team but did feature 5 Terenure players

Paddy Thornton
Harrison Brewer
Billy Dardis
Tim Schmidt
Robert Lawlor

Also Leinster U19 v Connacht U19 meet on Friday 6pm @ North Kildare Rugby Club, should be a good game

Big win for Leinster. Game between them and Connacht in few weeks time in u18 interpros should prob be the decider from what ive seen of the provincial sides so far
fox if you are going to the 19s game would you be able to tell me how sam sterling gets on? Not often a nenagh native is on a leinster underage squad

fox_1973

ormond lad wrote: »

fox_1973 wrote: »

Leinster schools u18 in action again tonight in France....Leinster 52 Dax 14, sorry again, no links available yet for the team but did feature 5 Terenure players

Paddy Thornton
Harrison Brewer
Billy Dardis
Tim Schmidt
Robert Lawlor

Also Leinster U19 v Connacht U19 meet on Friday 6pm @ North Kildare Rugby Club, should be a good game

Big win for Leinster. Game between them and Connacht in few weeks time in u18 interpros should prob be the decider from what ive seen of the provincial sides so far
fox if you are going to the 19s game would you be able to tell me how sam sterling gets on? Not often a nenagh native is on a leinster underage squad

Sure, no problem, will probably only catch the second half the way things are looking