Leinster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread II

Pudsy33

opinionatedfan wrote: »

we havent been playing well enough lately to suggest we will win either trophy.

Funnily enough I'm far mire confident of winning the Amlin.

awec

Tell you what, don't think for a second we are all square.

We might have beaten you home and away this season in the Rabo, but we still owe you one hell of a pasting for Twickenham last year and making it 4 in a row for you would be a step in the right direction. :P

.ak

awec wrote: »

Tell you what, don't think for a second we are all square.

We might have beaten you home and away this season in the Rabo, but we still owe you one hell of a pasting for Twickenham last year and making it 4 in a row for you would be a step in the right direction. :P

3 in a row?

molloyjh

.ak wrote: »

3 in a row?

I think he was referring to CL finals.

awec

.ak wrote: »

3 in a row?

molloyjh wrote: »

I think he was referring to CL finals.

I am indeed! :P

.ak

Ow... ah... my feelings...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5reDsSIiAk

Teferi

IF Ulster and Leinster make it to the final I would really like to see them do it in the Aviva. If they just sold the vast majority of the tickets for 20 a pop surely they would just about sell it out.

.ak

Teferi wrote: »

IF Ulster and Leinster make it to the final I would really like to see them do it in the Aviva. If they just sold the vast majority of the tickets for 20 a pop surely they would just about sell it out.

I think it's more the logistics at issue, it'd be 2 weeks to organise it...

Having said that I have no idea what's involved in ticketing an event in the Aviva, so I could be talking out me arse here...

molloyjh

awec wrote: »

I am indeed! :P

And here was me thinking you were a nice guy.

Teferi wrote: »

IF Ulster and Leinster make it to the final I would really like to see them do it in the Aviva. If they just sold the vast majority of the tickets for 20 a pop surely they would just about sell it out.

It would also be a great event for the league itself, having the final in a national (modern) stadium.

errlloyd

Someone said during the Eddie o Sullivan era, that a good team, is a team who play poorly and still win. Leinster have played poorly this season. I don't mean they've been boring an unattractive. But I mean they've been poor, and I still think we were only a whisker away from getting on a plane to clermont second year running.

awec

.ak wrote: »

I think it's more the logistics at issue, it'd be 2 weeks to organise it...

Having said that I have no idea what's involved in ticketing an event in the Aviva, so I could be talking out me arse here...

They can't sell tickets for the final until the finalists are known right?

So can't a plan be put in place whereby if Ulster and Leinster progress tickets go on sale for the Aviva, otherwise if it's only one of the two it's the RDS?

molloyjh wrote: »

And here was me thinking you were a nice guy.



It would also be a great event for the league itself, having the final in a national (modern) stadium.

That's only cause you've never met me :P

Dravokivich

errlloyd wrote: »

Someone said during the Eddie o Sullivan era, that a good team, is a team who play poorly and still win. Leinster have played poorly this season. I don't mean they've been boring an unattractive. But I mean they've been poor, and I still think we were only a whisker away from getting on a plane to clermont second year running.

They've already been this season.


:pac:

errlloyd

Dravokivich wrote: »

They've already been this season.


:pac:

You are correct!! I'd say Leo is on first name basis with the mayor at this stage.

ssaye

http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/cuttingedge-techniques-get-injured-stars-fit-faster-29201707.html

Larbre34

This is a new departure, slightly missed the zeitgeist though

http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/european/2013/0417/381868-sexton-and-racing-metro-whats-it-all-about/

Larbre34

Larbre34 wrote: »

This is a new departure, slightly missed the zeitgeist though

http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/european/2013/0417/381868-sexton-and-racing-metro-whats-it-all-about/

This figure makes him the highest paid Irish rugby player, usurping the €450,000 that Leinster and Ireland No 8 Jamie Heaslip lodges into his bank account per annum.

Highly doubt that this is tax free.

Indo is mud

Dravokivich

Larbre34 wrote: »

This is a new departure, slightly missed the zeitgeist though

http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/european/2013/0417/381868-sexton-and-racing-metro-whats-it-all-about/

Heh, like how the video, from RTE2 has a Rugbydump overlay. Can they not use their own clips?

Mahatma Geansai

How is Jamie Healip the highest player in the country? :eek:

Mahatma Geansai

Mahatma Geansai wrote: »

How is Jamie Healip the highest player in the country? :eek:

because he hasn't missed an international game since he started for Ireland basically.

andrewdcs

Mahatma Geansai wrote: »

How is Jamie Healip the highest player in the country? :eek:

by getting paid more than anyone else. . .
ba dum tschhhhhhhh.


Timing. I dont think the renewal rate for anyone will / can go there much.
I mean, I think Heaslip is a fantastic player, who would/could make more in France, but he seeme'd to get a deal beyond where a backrow central contract should go given competition for places on the Irish team, let alone Leinster. *and as pointed out, he has kept that place, but I still wouldnt see his next contract matching or breaching this.

Tox56

Lack of depth at 8 and a very good injury/disciplinary record coupled with great fitness basically.

opinionatedfan

Tox56 wrote: »

Lack of depth at 8 and a very good injury/disciplinary record coupled with great fitness basically.

Not to mention being an excellent player

Mahatma Geansai

opinionatedfan wrote: »

Not to mention being an excellent player

When the contract was signed, most likely.

Grimebox

People forget that Heaslip used to regularly get MOTM for Leinster games earlier in his career

Teferi

Mahatma Geansai wrote: »

When the contract was signed, most likely.

Still is.

opinionatedfan

Mahatma Geansai wrote: »

When the contract was signed, most likely.

if he isn't excellent, he is still very good and far better than any alternative.

Buer

Heaslip was getting lots of stick from his detractors in 2011 when he signed his contract. He was getting stick from his detractors in 2005 when he burst on the scene. He'll be getting stick from them in 2016 when he's winding down.

I wish every player was as bad as him.

.ak

I think 450k is incorrect though, no?

trouttrout

opinionatedfan wrote: »

if he isn't excellent, he is still very good and far better than any alternative.

I don't think Heaslip has been far better than Coughlan this year, but his age is the defining factor there

opinionatedfan

trouttrout wrote: »

I don't think Heaslip has been far better than Coughlan this year, but his age is the defining factor there

Heaslip has been better by a distance, maybe not more than previous seasons but still a significantly better player.