Ireland Under 20 2018 6 Nations and World Championships

stellenbosch

irishfan9 wrote: »

Options at Prop for Ireland u20:

James French(Munster/UCC)
Mark Bromell(Munster/UL Bohs)
Bryan O'Connor(Munster/UCC)

Jordan Duggan(Leinster/Naas)
Jack Aungier(Leinster/St. Marys)
Joe Byrne(Leinster/DUFC)
Evin Coyle(Leinster/UCD)

Campbell Classon(Ulster/Ballynahinch)
Tom O'Toole(Ulster/Banbridge)
Paul Mullen(Ulster/Armagh)

Mark Keegan(Connacht/Sligo)
Brian Diffley(Connacht/Buccaneers)

Joe Byrne started at TH for DUFC today in DIV 1A in a great win for DUFC and did really well again

stellenbosch

stellenbosch wrote: »

Joe Byrne started at TH for DUFC today in DIV 1A in a great win for DUFC and did really well again

Vs Young Munster in YM

D14Rugby

Hugh o'sullivan was on the bench for tarf today, don't know if he came on though

Tarf1234

D14Rugby wrote: »

Hugh o'sullivan was on the bench for tarf today, don't know if he came on though

He got about 30 minutes but was sin binned for 10 of that. Harsh yellow in my opinion. Cormac Daly started again and was v good again.

D14Rugby

Terenure beat Suttonians 20-11 and Marys beat MU Barnhall 15-7 today. I've no idea about teams for either game though. Somebody said that this was the last round but looking at the leinster website all the sections have one team played 3, one played 1 and 2 played 2 so do they have to play another round or two still or is there some weird rule I'm not aware of?

Leinster5

The Premier 1 Division for 2017/18 :

Lansdowne
UCD
Trinity
St. Mary's
Terenure
Blackrock
Navan
Clontarf

Should be a competitive league as from what I've heard teams like Terenure, Clontarf and Blackrock have improved since last season.

stellenbosch

Leinster5 wrote: »

The Premier 1 Division for 2017/18 :

Lansdowne
UCD
Trinity
St. Mary's
Terenure
Blackrock
Navan
Clontarf

Should be a competitive league as from what I've heard teams like Terenure, Clontarf and Blackrock have improved since last season.

Buccaneers pulled out of their match against Blackrock yesterday

Tarf1234

stellenbosch wrote: »

Leinster5 wrote: »

The Premier 1 Division for 2017/18 :

Lansdowne
UCD
Trinity
St. Mary's
Terenure
Blackrock
Navan
Clontarf

Should be a competitive league as from what I've heard teams like Terenure, Clontarf and Blackrock have improved since last season.

Buccaneers pulled out of their match against Blackrock yesterday

I saw that. I wonder if they couldn't field or just didn't want to be in Prem 1. Playoff system is a tough one OB looked too good for Prem 2.

Chico Flores

Barnhall needed to lose by less than 7 to go into Prem 1

Heard that last play Marys were winning 10-7, had a lineout on the Barnhall 5 but overthrew the ball. Barnhall player gathered the ball, tried to kick it out, rebounded off his own player into a Marys player who forced his way over for a try.

Looks like it will be Barnhall and OB to play for Prem 2

Some teams have an extra game played as they had to play each other for "right" to play the bigger two teams in group.

Still a funny one -

Lansdowne beat Marys fairly handily
Barnhall beat Lansdowne
Marys beat Barnhall by 8

But it's on the head to head

D14Rugby

Chico Flores wrote: »

Barnhall needed to lose by less than 7 to go into Prem 1

Heard that last play Marys were winning 10-7, had a lineout on the Barnhall 5 but overthrew the ball. Barnhall player gathered the ball, tried to kick it out, rebounded off his own player into a Marys player who forced his way over for a try.

Looks like it will be Barnhall and OB to play for Prem 2

Some teams have an extra game played as they had to play each other for "right" to play the bigger two teams in group.

Still a funny one -

Lansdowne beat Marys fairly handily
Barnhall beat Lansdowne
Marys beat Barnhall by 8

But it's on the head to head

Thats a crazy end to a game if thats what happened. Thats also a crazy qualification process, surely itd be easier to just have 3 rounds then top 2 go into the league.

irishfan9

Some but probably not all the eligible u20's in AIL action over the weekend.

Prop
Campbell Classon(Ulster/Ballynahinch) - started at 1.
Jordan Duggan(Leinster/Naas) - started at 1.
Joe Byrne(Leinster/DUFC) - started at 3.
James French(Munster/UCC) - bench.
Mark Bromell(Munster/UL Bohs) - bench.
Jack Aungier(Leinster/St. Marys) - bench.

Hooker
Tadhg McCarthy(Munster/UCC) - started at 2.
Dan Sheehan(Leinster/DUFC) - started at 2.
Claytan Milligan(Ulster/Ballynahinch) - started at 2.
John Hodnett(Munster/UCC) - started at 6, 1 try.
Cathal Duff(Leinster/Naas) - bench.

Lock
Cormac Daly(Leinster/Clontarf) - started at 4.
Ronan Coffey(Munster/Shannon) - started at 4.
JJ O'Dea(Leinster/Old Wesley) - started at 5.
John McCusker(Ulster/Rainey OB) - started at 5.
Matthew Dalton(Ulster/Malone) - started at 4, 1 try.

Backrow
Aaron Hall(Ulster/Ballynahinch) - started at 6.
Charlie Carmody(Munster/Shannon) - started at 6.
Joe Dunleavy(Ulster/Malone) - started at 6.
Richard Dunne(DUFC) - started at 7.
Matthew Agnew(Ulster/Ballymena) - started at 7.
Zac Ward(Ulster/Ballynahinch) - bench.
Sean Duffy(Munster/Cork Con) - bench.
Rueben Pim(Leinster/DUFC) - bench.

Scrumhalf
Aaron Rice(Munster/Garryowen) - started at 9.
Colin Sisk(Munster/Dolphin) - started at 14.
Hugh O'Sullivan(Leinster/Clontarf) - bench.
Michael Stronge(Ulster/Ballymena) - bench.

Outhalf
Michael Lowry(Ulster/Banbridge) - started at 10.
James Taylor(Munster/UCC) - started at 10, 1 con, 2 pens.
Callum Smith(Ulster/Malone) - started at 10.
Conor Dean(Leinster/St. Marys) - bench.

Outside Backs
Peter Maher(Leinster/Old Belvedere) - started at 11.
Tom McGann(Connacht/Buccaneers) - started at 11.
Craig Kennedy(Leinster/St. Marys) - started at 11.
Michael O'Neill(Ulster/Rainey) - started at 11, 1 try.
Matthew Norris(Ulster/Ballymena) - started at 11.
Tommy O'Callaghan(Leinster/Old Wesley) - started at 11.
Ted O'Donoghue(Leinster/Terenure) - started at 12.
Evan O'Gorman(Munster/Young Munster) - started at 12.
Daniel Hurley(Munster/Young Munster) - started at 14, 1 try.
Angus Kernohan(Ulster/Ballymena) - started at 14.
Myles Carey(Leinster/St. Marys) - started at 14, 1 try.
Michael Silvester(Leinster/DUFC) - started at 15.
Conor Hayes(Munster/Young Munster) - started at 15.
Alex Molloy(Munster/UCC) - started at 15.
Liam Barrett(Munster/Garrowen) - bench.

Tarf1234

D14Rugby wrote: »

Chico Flores wrote: »

Barnhall needed to lose by less than 7 to go into Prem 1

Heard that last play Marys were winning 10-7, had a lineout on the Barnhall 5 but overthrew the ball. Barnhall player gathered the ball, tried to kick it out, rebounded off his own player into a Marys player who forced his way over for a try.

Looks like it will be Barnhall and OB to play for Prem 2

Some teams have an extra game played as they had to play each other for "right" to play the bigger two teams in group.

Still a funny one -

Lansdowne beat Marys fairly handily
Barnhall beat Lansdowne
Marys beat Barnhall by 8

But it's on the head to head

Thats a crazy end to a game if thats what happened. Thats also a crazy qualification process, surely itd be easier to just have 3 rounds then top 2 go into the league.

It's a tough one but hard to find a truly fair way of doing it. Not many of the teams are a guaranteed level each year and excluding UCD/Trin/Lansdowne each year from qualification would give them an unfair advantage either perceived or actual. I can't think of a fairer way to do it but certainly don't think it's perfect by any stretch.

Apparently it was Hugo Lennox who kicked the ball into his own man

Chico Flores

Tarf1234 wrote: »

It's a tough one but hard to find a truly fair way of doing it. Not many of the teams are a guaranteed level each year and excluding UCD/Trin/Lansdowne each year from qualification would give them an unfair advantage either perceived or actual. I can't think of a fairer way to do it but certainly don't think it's perfect by any stretch.

Apparently it was Hugo Lennox who kicked the ball into his own man

It was Hugo Lennox - he had been outstanding up to that point

stellenbosch

irishfan9 wrote: »

Some but probably not all the eligible u20's in AIL action over the weekend.

Prop
Campbell Classon(Ulster/Ballynahinch) - started at 1.
Jordan Duggan(Leinster/Naas) - started at 1.
Joe Byrne(Leinster/DUFC) - started at 3.
James French(Munster/UCC) - bench.
Mark Bromell(Munster/UL Bohs) - bench.
Jack Aungier(Leinster/St. Marys) - bench.

Hooker
Tadhg McCarthy(Munster/UCC) - started at 2.
Dan Sheehan(Leinster/DUFC) - started at 2.
Claytan Milligan(Ulster/Ballynahinch) - started at 2.
John Hodnett(Munster/UCC) - started at 6, 1 try.
Cathal Duff(Leinster/Naas) - bench.

Lock
Cormac Daly(Leinster/Clontarf) - started at 4.
Ronan Coffey(Munster/Shannon) - started at 4.
JJ O'Dea(Leinster/Old Wesley) - started at 5.
John McCusker(Ulster/Rainey OB) - started at 5.
Matthew Dalton(Ulster/Malone) - started at 4, 1 try.

Backrow
Aaron Hall(Ulster/Ballynahinch) - started at 6.
Charlie Carmody(Munster/Shannon) - started at 6.
Joe Dunleavy(Ulster/Malone) - started at 6.
Richard Dunne(DUFC) - started at 7.
Matthew Agnew(Ulster/Ballymena) - started at 7.
Ronan Foley(Leinster/UCD)- started at 8, 1 try.
Zac Ward(Ulster/Ballynahinch) - bench.
Sean Duffy(Munster/Cork Con) - bench.
Rueben Pim(Leinster/DUFC) - bench.

Scrumhalf
Aaron Rice(Munster/Garryowen) - started at 9.
Colin Sisk(Munster/Dolphin) - started at 14.
Hugh O'Sullivan(Leinster/Clontarf) - bench.
Michael Stronge(Ulster/Ballymena) - bench.

Outhalf
Michael Lowry(Ulster/Banbridge) - started at 10.
James Taylor(Munster/UCC) - started at 10, 1 con, 2 pens.
Callum Smith(Ulster/Malone) - started at 10.
Conor Dean(Leinster/St. Marys) - bench.

Outside Backs
Peter Maher(Leinster/Old Belvedere) - started at 11.
Tom McGann(Connacht/Buccaneers) - started at 11.
Craig Kennedy(Leinster/St. Marys) - started at 11.
Michael O'Neill(Ulster/Rainey) - started at 11, 1 try.
Matthew Norris(Ulster/Ballymena) - started at 11.
Tommy O'Callaghan(Leinster/Old Wesley) - started at 11.
Ted O'Donoghue(Leinster/Terenure) - started at 12.
Evan O'Gorman(Munster/Young Munster) - started at 12.
Daniel Hurley(Munster/Young Munster) - started at 14, 1 try.
Angus Kernohan(Ulster/Ballymena) - started at 14.
Myles Carey(Leinster/St. Marys) - started at 14, 1 try.
Michael Silvester(Leinster/DUFC) - started at 15.
Conor Hayes(Munster/Young Munster) - started at 15.
Alex Molloy(Munster/UCC) - started at 15.
Liam Barrett(Munster/Garrowen) - bench.

Eoghan Clarke starts at 2 for Wanderers

Stainalert

irishfan9 wrote: »

Some but probably not all the eligible u20's in AIL action over the weekend.

Prop
Campbell Classon(Ulster/Ballynahinch) - started at 1.
Jordan Duggan(Leinster/Naas) - started at 1.
Joe Byrne(Leinster/DUFC) - started at 3.
James French(Munster/UCC) - bench.
Mark Bromell(Munster/UL Bohs) - bench.
Jack Aungier(Leinster/St. Marys) - bench.

Hooker
Tadhg McCarthy(Munster/UCC) - started at 2.
Dan Sheehan(Leinster/DUFC) - started at 2.
Claytan Milligan(Ulster/Ballynahinch) - started at 2.
John Hodnett(Munster/UCC) - started at 6, 1 try.
Cathal Duff(Leinster/Naas) - bench.

Lock
Cormac Daly(Leinster/Clontarf) - started at 4.
Ronan Coffey(Munster/Shannon) - started at 4.
JJ O'Dea(Leinster/Old Wesley) - started at 5.
John McCusker(Ulster/Rainey OB) - started at 5.
Matthew Dalton(Ulster/Malone) - started at 4, 1 try.

Backrow
Aaron Hall(Ulster/Ballynahinch) - started at 6.
Charlie Carmody(Munster/Shannon) - started at 6.
Joe Dunleavy(Ulster/Malone) - started at 6.
Richard Dunne(DUFC) - started at 7.
Matthew Agnew(Ulster/Ballymena) - started at 7.
Ronan Foley(Leinster/UCD)- started at 8, 1 try.
Zac Ward(Ulster/Ballynahinch) - bench.
Sean Duffy(Munster/Cork Con) - bench.
Rueben Pim(Leinster/DUFC) - bench.

Scrumhalf
Aaron Rice(Munster/Garryowen) - started at 9.
Colin Sisk(Munster/Dolphin) - started at 14.
Hugh O'Sullivan(Leinster/Clontarf) - bench.
Michael Stronge(Ulster/Ballymena) - bench.

Outhalf
Michael Lowry(Ulster/Banbridge) - started at 10.
James Taylor(Munster/UCC) - started at 10, 1 con, 2 pens.
Callum Smith(Ulster/Malone) - started at 10.
Conor Dean(Leinster/St. Marys) - bench.

Outside Backs
Peter Maher(Leinster/Old Belvedere) - started at 11.
Tom McGann(Connacht/Buccaneers) - started at 11.
Craig Kennedy(Leinster/St. Marys) - started at 11.
Michael O'Neill(Ulster/Rainey) - started at 11, 1 try.
Matthew Norris(Ulster/Ballymena) - started at 11.
Tommy O'Callaghan(Leinster/Old Wesley) - started at 11.
Ted O'Donoghue(Leinster/Terenure) - started at 12.
Evan O'Gorman(Munster/Young Munster) - started at 12.
Daniel Hurley(Munster/Young Munster) - started at 14, 1 try.
Angus Kernohan(Ulster/Ballymena) - started at 14.
Myles Carey(Leinster/St. Marys) - started at 14, 1 try.
Michael Silvester(Leinster/DUFC) - started at 15.
Conor Hayes(Munster/Young Munster) - started at 15.
Alex Molloy(Munster/UCC) - started at 15.
Liam Barrett(Munster/Garrowen) - bench.

Don't think Ronan Foley was in action for UCD this weekend

irishfan9

Stainalert wrote: »

Don't think Ronan Foley was in action for UCD this weekend

right you are.

Stainalert

Craig Kennedy looks a decent prospect for Marys

irishfan9

Stainalert wrote: »

Craig Kennedy looks a decent prospect for Marys

Wonder is he any relation to Terry.

Had no leinster underage involvement as far as I know.

D14Rugby

Tarf1234 wrote: »

It's a tough one but hard to find a truly fair way of doing it. Not many of the teams are a guaranteed level each year and excluding UCD/Trin/Lansdowne each year from qualification would give them an unfair advantage either perceived or actual. I can't think of a fairer way to do it but certainly don't think it's perfect by any stretch.

Apparently it was Hugo Lennox who kicked the ball into his own man

Yeah its hard to find a truly fair way but surely giving each team 3 cracks at it would be more fair that giving one team just one shot.
Anyway section 1 looks really competitive, no real stand out teams that are head and shoulders above the rest if im not mistaken so should be a good league

Chico Flores

Apparently the Old Belvedere players have all jumped ship - Sean McCrohan to Navan and a pile of others to UCD

irishfan9

Chico Flores wrote: »

Apparently the Old Belvedere players have all jumped ship - Sean McCrohan to Navan and a pile of others to UCD

thought it was too late to do that.

Chico Flores

irishfan9 wrote: »

thought it was too late to do that.

No idea - but 100% McCrohan signed for Navan yesterday/Sunday

irishfan9

Chico Flores wrote: »

No idea - but 100% McCrohan signed for Navan yesterday/Sunday

quality player if he can stay healthy.

Tarf1234

irishfan9 wrote: »

Chico Flores wrote: »

Apparently the Old Belvedere players have all jumped ship - Sean McCrohan to Navan and a pile of others to UCD

thought it was too late to do that.

Not too late to do it. Great signing for Navan if true - was hugely impressed with him again on Friday. interesting to see if anyone else leaves any of the none qualifying teams.

Chico Flores

Tarf1234 wrote: »

Not too late to do it. Great signing for Navan if true - was hugely impressed with him again on Friday. interesting to see if anyone else leaves any of the none qualifying teams.

As above I heard Belvo have lost a pile of players - 5/6 starters

I assume the likes of Suttonians and Barnhall, who were both not a million miles away from Prem 1 (Barnhall in particular) might have players being looked at

Or else the Suttonians lads might just play for their 1sts

irishfan9

someone like McCrohan would surely be good enough to play 1sts for Belvo.

Also Jack Dunne and Cormac Daly trained with Leinster's senior side yesterday, obviously just there for bodies but good to see.

Dunne is pretty big and doesn't look like he has stopped growing.

Stainalert

Chico Flores wrote: »

Tarf1234 wrote: »

Not too late to do it. Great signing for Navan if true - was hugely impressed with him again on Friday. interesting to see if anyone else leaves any of the none qualifying teams.

As above I heard Belvo have lost a pile of players - 5/6 starters

I assume the likes of Suttonians and Barnhall, who were both not a million miles away from Prem 1 (Barnhall in particular) might have players being looked at

Or else the Suttonians lads might just play for their 1sts

Really think this is a huge glitch in the system. Terrible system that allows players to jump ship just because their team hasn't qualified for the top league

D14Rugby

Stainalert wrote: »

Really think this is a huge glitch in the system. Terrible system that allows players to jump ship just because their team hasn't qualified for the top league

Ye that seems like a shocking loophole to have

Tarf1234

irishfan9 wrote: »

someone like McCrohan would surely be good enough to play 1sts for Belvo.

Also Jack Dunne and Cormac Daly trained with Leinster's senior side yesterday, obviously just there for bodies but good to see.

Dunne is pretty big and doesn't look like he has stopped growing.

McCrohan won't play first (his choice apparently). A Game on Saturday which they may be involved in...

Rugby087777

irishfan9 wrote: »

someone like McCrohan would surely be good enough to play 1sts for Belvo.

Also Jack Dunne and Cormac Daly trained with Leinster's senior side yesterday, obviously just there for bodies but good to see.

Dunne is pretty big and doesn't look like he has stopped growing.

Daly and dunne could be involved with A's in B & I cup this weekend if there training with seniors

irishfan9

Rugby087777 wrote: »

Daly and dunne could be involved with A's in B & I cup this weekend if there training with seniors

Certainly a possibility.

D14Rugby

Old belvo have posted that theyre playing old wesley away on sunday so the fixtures must be out for the leagues now.
Other than UCD do any other clubs have 2 20's teams?

stellenbosch

D14Rugby wrote: »

Old belvo have posted that theyre playing old wesley away on sunday so the fixtures must be out for the leagues now.
Other than UCD do any other clubs have 2 20's teams?

Trinity have 2 teams-my understanding is that Trinity 2nd team in Prem 2

The Lost Sheep

D14Rugby wrote: »

Old belvo have posted that theyre playing old wesley away on sunday so the fixtures must be out for the leagues now.
Other than UCD do any other clubs have 2 20's teams?

Trinity have 2 teams with their 2nd team in premier 2 and theyre the only club with that. UCDs second side are in premier 3.

D14Rugby

stellenbosch wrote: »

Trinity have 2 teams-my understanding is that Trinity 2nd team in Prem 2

Thanks, thats quite impressive to have them in the top two divisions

irishfan9

If only these games were covered properly

The Lost Sheep

irishfan9 wrote: »

If only these games were covered properly

By who?
Who do you expect/want to cover these? And what would you see as proper coverage?

Tarf1234

D14Rugby wrote: »

Old belvo have posted that theyre playing old wesley away on sunday so the fixtures must be out for the leagues now.
Other than UCD do any other clubs have 2 20's teams?

Fixtures were sent out on Monday. First 2 rounds (at least) are on the website. We have 2 teams again this year.

D14Rugby

Tarf1234 wrote: »

Fixtures were sent out on Monday. First 2 rounds (at least) are on the website. We have 2 teams again this year.

full leagues and fixtures online now. Old Belvo have 2 teams too.

The Lost Sheep

Premier 1
Terenure, UCD, Clontarf 1, Navan, St Marys, Blackrock, Lansdowne, Trinity 1
Premier 2
NUIG-Corinthians, Trinity 2, Old Belvedere, MU Barnhall, Suttonians, Old Wesley, Greystones, Buccaneers
Premier 3
Co Carlow, Skerries, Wanderers, Galwegians, Tullamore, Boyne, Seapoint, Naas, Clontarf 2, DLSP, Old Belvedere 2, UCD 2, Bective Rangers

Donal Walsh Trophy
Garryowen, Newcastle West-Estuary, Dolphin, Highfield, Shannon, UL Bohemians, Sundays Well, UCC, Young Munster, Bruff, Cork Con

Ulster has a 6 team league. Coleraine, Limavady, Rainey OB, City Of Derry, Ballymena, Ballymoney and will also have a christmas blitz in Rainey and an Easter Monday blitz in Coleraine.

Shame to see so few clubs fielding at 20s in terms of country overall.

irishfan9

Conor Hayes travelling with Munster A squad, think he is cover in case of injury.

Wouldn't surprise me to see him involved with Ireland u20, Silvester favourite to be starting fullback at the moment.

My Current u20 team.

1. Joe Bryne
2. Ronan Kelleher
3. Jack Aungier
4. Ronan Coffey
5. Jack Dunne
6. Sean Masterson
7. Richard Dunne
8. Caelan Doris
9. Jonny Stewart
10. Conor Dean
11. Peter Sullivan
12. Tommy O'Brien
13. James Hume
14. Daniel Hurley
15. Michael Silvester
16. Alex Clarke
17. Jordan Duggan
18. Tom O'Toole
19. John McCusker
20. Joe Dunleavy
21. Hugh O'Sullivan
22. James Taylor
23. David McCarthy

RugbyRugby2016

Anyone know if Charlie Ryan is still injured or what clubs he’s with?

irishfan9

RugbyRugby2016 wrote: »

Anyone know if Charlie Ryan is still injured or what clubs he’s with?

Trinity as far as I know, not sure on his health.

RugbyRugby2016

If Blackrock Rugby Club could just manage to hold on to a decent percentage of the SCT players coming out of Blackrock College every year they’d seriously challenge at u20 most years

irishfan9

RugbyRugby2016 wrote: »

If Blackrock Rugby Club could just manage to hold on to a decent percentage of the SCT players coming out of Blackrock College every year they’d seriously challenge at u20 most years

well the top players are headed to 1A clubs with the aim to play senior, not u20 rugby.

ArmchairQB

RugbyRugby2016 wrote: »

If Blackrock Rugby Club could just manage to hold on to a decent percentage of the SCT players coming out of Blackrock College every year they’d seriously challenge at u20 most years

A lot of Blackrock school have no association with Blackrock club they have played minis and youths in other clubs

irishfan9

u20 eligible players named in A teams for the weekend:

Matthew Dalton(Ulster) - Lock
Ronan Coffey(Munster) - Lock
Niall Murray(Connacht) - Lock/U19
Cian Huxford(Connacht) - Backrow/U19
Aaron Hall(Ulster) - Backrow
Joe Dunleavy(Ulster) - Backrow
Hugh O'Sullivan(Leinster) - Scrumhalf
Jonny Stewart(Ulster) - Scrumhalf
Conor Dean(Leinster) - Outhalf
Harry Byrne(Leinster) - Outhalf/u19
Michael Lowry(Ulster) - Outhalf
Angus Kernohan(Ulster) - Wing/U19
Michael Silvester(Leinster) - Back Three

RugbyRugby2016

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A lot of Blackrock school have no association with Blackrock club they have played minis and youths in other clubs[/quote]

True, but 10/15 yrs ago most of the senior players would end up playing in the club. They’d only lost 2 or 3 big players to UCD or Trinity

Obviously the academy requirements has a big impact now

D14Rugby

Most old boys clubs have lost their connection to their original schools these days in comparison to what it was bar terenure which isnt surprising considering they share grounds and coaches between the two.
Conor Dean playing for leinster a, surprising since im pretty sure he's been mostly on the bench for marys so far. O'sullivan, sylvestre and harry byrne involved too from a 20's pov.

irishfan9

D14Rugby wrote: »

Most old boys clubs have lost their connection to their original schools these days in comparison to what it was bar terenure which isnt surprising considering they share grounds and coaches between the two.
Conor Dean playing for leinster a, surprising since im pretty sure he's been mostly on the bench for marys so far. O'sullivan, sylvestre and harry byrne involved too from a 20's pov.

Dean only back from injury, the fact that he has been on the bench for marys won't really be a factor in selection for Leinster A, given Dean is odds on favourite to be Ireland u20 starting outhalf and is in the sub academy for the second year.

Dean played for A team last year too if I remember right.