Leinster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread VI: End of the MOC [Revenge of the STH]

total former

jacothelad wrote: »

I think you might find some stiff resistance.....:D

It would set serious expectations for Leo, a semi wouldn't be good enough, we'd need to be going hard right up to the climax of the season.

DGRulz

It'll be his first season as a head coach and second as any sort of coach. Sure, a semi would be hard to achieve but given the circumstances it'd be huge.

irishbucsfan

DGRulz wrote: »

It'll be his first season as a head coach and second as any sort of coach. Sure, a semi would be hard to achieve but given the circumstances it'd be huge.

If a semi would be huge imagine how big it'd be if he managed to go the whole way?

Taco Corp

irishbucsfan wrote: »

If a semi would be huge imagine how big it'd be if he managed to go the whole way?

Are you still talking about rugby?

molloyjh

jacothelad wrote: »

I think you might find some stiff resistance.....:D

It's not the quantity of posts, rather the quality of them that matters, eh Jaco?

dregin

Any of you that bought tickets for the Molesley game received em in the post yet?

awec

dregin wrote: »

Any of you that bought tickets for the Molesley game received em in the post yet?

Nope.

dregin

From a mail the branch just sent out:

Season Tickets have now gone to print and will start arriving by post early next week right up until the beginning of September.

awec

Did anyone get an email about sorting their Aviva seats?

vienne86

awec wrote: »

Did anyone get an email about sorting their Aviva seats?

Not yet.

dub_skav

awec wrote: »

Did anyone get an email about sorting their Aviva seats?

No email about the Aviva, no Mosely tickets, no season ticket yet.

I think the branch have figured you out:

UnknownEntity

Still nothing.... 😕😕😕

vang

Mostly tickets arrived in post today!

vang

vang wrote: »

Mostly tickets arrived in post today!

They mostly come at night. Mostly.

molloyjh

Deleted User wrote: »

They mostly come at night. Mostly.

I don't know whether to post a picture of Newt or Cartman....

ktulu123

Mosley tickets came here too

dregin

Glad to see everyone else is having as much difficulty as me with remembering how to spell Moseley.

Some Yoke

Zane Kirchner is starting for South Africa against Argentina this weekend

awec

Some Yoke wrote: »

Zane Kirchner is starting for South Africa against Argentina this weekend

Does Kircho have much of a chance of being in their WC squad?

vienne86

awec wrote: »

Does Kircho have much of a chance of being in their WC squad?

I wouldn't have thought so.....and I hope not.

errlloyd

Some Yoke wrote: »

Zane Kirchner is starting for South Africa against Argentina this weekend

The south African rugby fans fb page I'm a member of are going into collective breakdown over this.

.ak

Why? It's only a friendly.

total former

awec wrote: »

Does Kircho have much of a chance of being in their WC squad?

The cynic in me thinks that his non-white status might help his cause.

errlloyd

.ak wrote: »

Why? It's only a friendly.

They've had a very embarrassing rugby championship and need a win.

As for the non white thing? I've said here before that I think south African rugby is biased against coloured players and not the other way round. In the long term if south Africa could get black kids to take rugby as seriously as white kids do (through creating a pathway for them into the currie cup, super rugby and national team) they'd be a much stronger rugby nation.

thomond2006

I thought a non-white quota was put in place recently?

Serbian

thomond2006 wrote: »

I thought a non-white quota was put in place recently?

I don't believe so. They've committed to putting seven non-white players in their squad for the matches leading up to the World Cup, but SARU were at pains to express that it's not a quota system. Effectively, they're making no guarantees over the number of non-white players that will travel to the actual World Cup.

On those grounds, I'd say it's likely that Kirchner will be used for the warm-ups, but won't make the final squad.

.ak

Speaking of which... Now that we have a pretty clear idea of what Leinster players won't make the RWC... We could put out a team like this:

15. Kirchner
14. Nacewa
13. T'eo
12. Reid
11. Kearney
10. Marsh
09. McGrath
08. Conan
07. Ryan
06. Locky (When's Ruddock due back?)
05. McCarthy
04. Denton
03. Furlong
02. Dundon (still listed on the website...)
01. Hagan

16. Byrne
17. Byrne/Dooley?
18. RBF
19. Beirne
20. Leavy
21. That SA dude I can't remember his name already.... :P
22. Byrne
23. Mick McGrath (or if he's feeling generous he'll let the ginger have a go...)

Not bad, few pot holes in the pack, but that's a good backline and someone with some really good talent will miss out...

dregin

.ak wrote: »

Speaking of which... Now that we have a pretty clear idea of what Leinster players won't make the RWC... We could put out a team like this:

15. Kirchner
14. Nacewa
13. T'eo
12. Reid
11. Kearney
10. Marsh
09. McGrath
08. Conan
07. Ryan
06. Locky (When's Ruddock due back?)
05. McCarthy
04. Denton
03. Furlong
02. Dundon (still listed on the website...)
01. Hagan

16. Byrne
17. Byrne/Dooley?
18. RBF
19. Beirne
20. Leavy
21. That SA dude I can't remember his name already.... :P
22. Byrne
23. Mick McGrath (or if he's feeling generous he'll let the ginger have a go...)

Not bad, few pot holes in the pack, but that's a good backline and someone with some really good talent will miss out...

Would expect to see Mick Kearney get a bit of game time early on.

irishbucsfan

I think Leavy would start over Locky, and also Moloney seemed to be favoured to Beirne last season.

total former

Have you just forgotten McFadden or do you think he'll make the RWC?