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All Ireland League 2019-2020 Talk/Gossip/Rumours

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    #272
    irishbucsfan
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    Is it just me and my local knowledge or is there way more players skipping Leinster league than usual this year?


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    #273
    Stainalert
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    That's a serious win by Terenure. No doubt Clontarf were missing a few but even still.


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    #274
    The Lost Sheep
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    FellasFellas wrote: »
    Nure looking impressive. A good Terenure side is scary for the league compared to where they were last year. Have to assume Hinch, Cookies and UCD/Garryowen will be in or around bottom half of table.
    Wouldnt be so sure. Munster's have signed a lot and will be stronger this year.
    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    Is it just me and my local knowledge or is there way more players skipping Leinster league than usual this year?
    Is there? Havent seen too many team lists yet but are many clubs looking deeper in squads for players to play this time year?


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    #275
    ArmchairQB
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    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    Is it just me and my local knowledge or is there way more players skipping Leinster league than usual this year?


    wouldn't read to much into any of those results really, Terenure new coaches new systems back early and missing 2/3 starters at most other clubs missing 8/9/10 so they are taking per-season very seriously other clubs less so for a variety of reasons and building towards AIL. Results to watch are the ones the week before AIL especially if in same divisions. Although I do believe Terenure will be strong this year, UCD have stumbled across a settled team as all academy players unavailable and the so called less glamorous players getting a chance and are doing well under a new coaching set up as well.


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    #276
    RobbieRuns
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    ArmchairQB wrote: »
    wouldn't read to much into any of those results really, Terenure new coaches new systems back early and missing 2/3 starters at most other clubs missing 8/9/10 so they are taking per-season very seriously other clubs less so for a variety of reasons and building towards AIL. Results to watch are the ones the week before AIL especially if in same divisions. Although I do believe Terenure will be strong this year, UCD have stumbled across a settled team as all academy players unavailable and the so called less glamorous players getting a chance and are doing well under a new coaching set up as well.

    UCD will never have a bad team, so many good young players in Leinster particularly but they also get them from farther afield. Do not need Academy players


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    #277
    ArmchairQB
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    RobbieRuns wrote: »
    UCD will never have a bad team, so many good young players in Leinster particularly but they also get them from farther afield. Do not need Academy players


    UCD have had many bad teams but have always had very good players


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    #278
    D14Rugby
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    So apparently there's going to be a couple of hockey games on in donnybrook in November. Wesleys firsts are away that weekend I think but their other teams might be affected and Bective too.


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    #279
    Lucas44
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    D14Rugby wrote: »
    So apparently there's going to be a couple of hockey games on in donnybrook in November. Wesleys firsts are away that weekend I think but their other teams might be affected and Bective too.

    Surely the 4g surface in the brook would be too soft for hockey to be played on?


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    #280
    D14Rugby
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    Lucas44 wrote: »
    Surely the 4g surface in the brook would be too soft for hockey to be played on?

    They're dropping a hockey pitch onto it, like they did this summer at the stoop in England.


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    #281
    luke9311
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    D14Rugby wrote: »
    So apparently there's going to be a couple of hockey games on in donnybrook in November. Wesleys firsts are away that weekend I think but their other teams might be affected and Bective too.

    Internation games or local club level with local clubs near to donnybrook playing their games there do yeno?


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    #282
    D14Rugby
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    luke9311 wrote: »
    Internation games or local club level with local clubs near to donnybrook playing their games there do yeno?

    Women's Olympic qualifiers.


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    #283
    Chico Flores
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    Peter Claffey after signing for Terenure from Buccs


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    #284
    Chico Flores
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    Gearoid Lyons, ex of Young Munster and Nottingham playing for Clontarf today


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    #285
    The Lost Sheep
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    Senior League: Corinthians 7 Sligo 24, Galwegians 17 Buccs 29


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    #286
    luke9311
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    Chico Flores wrote: »
    Gearoid Lyons, ex of Young Munster and Nottingham playing for Clontarf today

    Tadgh McElroy play do you know?


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    #287
    Chico Flores
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    luke9311 wrote: »
    Tadgh McElroy play do you know?

    As far as I know he didn't


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    #288
    Gatekeeper23
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    Heard Naas are offsetting their loss of Cillian Dempsey to St.Marys by contacting various players just out of 20s in Dublin with nice offers.


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    #289
    RobbieRuns
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    Gatekeeper23 wrote: »
    Heard Naas are offsetting their loss of Cillian Dempsey to St.Marys by contacting various players just out of 20s in Dublin with nice offers.


    What’s a nice offer?


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    #290
    FellasFellas
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    Mary's really are so up and down, didnt they get hosed by UCD and then beat Tarf in a high scoring game? I wonder where they'll finish up in 1B. Tarf have been struggling, have they been playing 20s/J1s in the Senior League? I'm sure they'll pull it together anyway come October.


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    #291
    Gatekeeper23
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    RobbieRuns wrote: »
    What’s a nice offer?

    Accommodation etc


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    #292
    luke9311
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    FellasFellas wrote: »
    Mary's really are so up and down, didnt they get hosed by UCD and then beat Tarf in a high scoring game? I wonder where they'll finish up in 1B. Tarf have been struggling, have they been playing 20s/J1s in the Senior League? I'm sure they'll pull it together anyway come October.

    Don’t know the ins and outs of tarf players that came and go this season but I just know Finlay is working abroad (England I think could be wrong tho) and Mick McGrath went to malahide Mick alone would be a big loss in their team strength wise but they should still be a decent enough side to compete even without him then again it’s hard to know if some teams are taking Leinster league serious or not tho around this time of year...


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    #293
    Chico Flores
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    luke9311 wrote: »
    Don’t know the ins and outs of tarf players that came and go this season but I just know Finlay is working abroad (England I think could be wrong tho) and Mick McGrath went to malahide Mick alone would be a big loss in their team strength wise but they should still be a decent enough side to compete even without him then again it’s hard to know if some teams are taking Leinster league serious or not tho around this time of year...

    I think Tarf would have been without Mick McGrath for a good bit of season anyway with 7s commitments.

    Gearoid Lyons is a good bit of business, I think they have quite a few lads late back from J1s, so late back into the groove of the season if that makes sense. I think a few of their j1 lads went to Suttonians too, I know Conor Jennings did for sure.


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    #294
    Chico Flores
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    Gatekeeper23 wrote: »
    Accommodation etc

    To be fair to Naas they have had a big turnover of players. Dempsey gone to Marys

    Johnny Murphy and Fionn Carr retiring, I think they have two of their main backs gone traveling and their 8 and 1 did their cruciates toward the end of last season.


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    #295
    Callmedeece15
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    Chico Flores wrote: »
    To be fair to Naas they have had a big turnover of players. Dempsey gone to Marys

    Johnny Murphy and Fionn Carr retiring, I think they have two of their main backs gone traveling and their 8 and 1 did their cruciates toward the end of last season.

    Have heard from a good source that they went in strongly for Jordan Coghlan to replace Paulie, the logic being that he isn't expected to get much gametime over in Leicester and that he might fancy a move home if the offer was right. Added to the fact he went to school nearby they were pretty confident but they must not have managed to get the deal over the line.

    Shows good intent and I'd expect them to keep looking for a high level replacement based on this.


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    #296
    Gatekeeper23
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    Callmedeece15 wrote: »
    Have heard from a good source that they went in strongly for Jordan Coghlan to replace Paulie, the logic being that he isn't expected to get much gametime over in Leicester and that he might fancy a move home if the offer was right. Added to the fact he went to school nearby they were pretty confident but they must not have managed to get the deal over the line.

    Shows good intent and I'd expect them to keep looking for a high level replacement based on this.

    Heard they were in for some big names alright, so this doesn't surprise me given they have lost so many.

    Also rumoured to have made Craig Ronaldson one of their top targets for the coming season after being released from Connacht. A smart acquisition by all accounts having lost Hastie, Murphy and Carr - with Ronaldson's father a former Naas player. Would be v exciting to see him in the green and white hoops!!


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    #297
    Stainalert
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    Gatekeeper23 wrote: »
    Heard they were in for some big names alright, so this doesn't surprise me given they have lost so many.

    Also rumoured to have made Craig Ronaldson one of their top targets for the coming season after being released from Connacht. A smart acquisition by all accounts having lost Hastie, Murphy and Carr - with Ronaldson's father a former Naas player. Would be v exciting to see him in the green and white hoops!!

    Ronaldson has signed for Lansdowne


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    #298
    Chico Flores
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    I was told they had James Connolly, ex Connacht, who did play a little for them last season and is a local lad all lined up and then Nottingham came in.

    Ronaldson to Lansdowne is a bit of kick in the balls for Hastie I would imagine, especially with Harry Byrne there too. Although I did hear Rondaldson might be going to the USA.


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    #299
    luke9311
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    Callmedeece15 wrote: »
    Have heard from a good source that they went in strongly for Jordan Coghlan to replace Paulie, the logic being that he isn't expected to get much gametime over in Leicester and that he might fancy a move home if the offer was right. Added to the fact he went to school nearby they were pretty confident but they must not have managed to get the deal over the line.

    Shows good intent and I'd expect them to keep looking for a high level replacement based on this.

    Yeah would be interesting fair bit of travel for Jordan though as he’s from raheny way and tarf would have been his club growing up so would be abit of a stretch distance wise for him I’d imagine.


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    #300
    luke9311
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    Chico Flores wrote: »
    I was told they had James Connolly, ex Connacht, who did play a little for them last season and is a local lad all lined up and then Nottingham came in.

    Ronaldson to Lansdowne is a bit of kick in the balls for Hastie I would imagine, especially with Harry Byrne there too. Although I did hear Rondaldson might be going to the USA.

    Been honest with World Cup etc hard to see Harry been used much in the ail even last season he didn’t play as much 2-3 games max I remember off the top of my head


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    #301
    Squidgy Black
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    luke9311 wrote: »
    Been honest with World Cup etc hard to see Harry been used much in the ail even last season he didn’t play as much 2-3 games max I remember off the top of my head

    With Frawley injured for the first two months, and Sexton likely to be wrapped in cotton wool until the 6 Nations, he'll be in the 23 for Leinster up until Christmas more than likely if not after.


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