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Lost Ormond

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121007014#Comment_121007014

cian huxford joined nure from corinthians. good signing

Chico Flores

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121009387#Comment_121009387

Yeah he got a job down here with a company he did placement with when in college. Adds depth to Backrow.

Conor Phillips making debut tonight too.

Stainalert

Terenure 61 DUFC 14

Chico Flores

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121015043#Comment_121015043

Ah it was a kids team put out by Trinity - we were alot better than them. Naturally a student side impacted by it still being summer, lads working or on J1 etc.

Think it was even blown up a little early.

Stainalert

How did Conor Phillips go ? Great signing

Chico Flores

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121016210#Comment_121016210

Got on for about 20 - as has had an injury. Scored a try.

Purist98

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121016139#Comment_121016139

Any idea of the Trinity line up or any names involved?

Lost Ormond

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121016139#Comment_121016139

Trinity often do that. no surprise either and as you say people still away. Trinity not back for classes for nearly 3 weeks so that miight be a factor as well

youvebeenrumbled

Yea, some dubious enough scores. Up to 28points were potentially not scores. So in reality it was more like 33-14 to Terenure. Also our Ireland U20s wingforward wasn't playing so he would have made a huge difference. Big tour up next week.

Chico Flores

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121017750#Comment_121017750

Eh.... not too sure what was dubious and I could say Jordan Coughlan, Luke Clohessy, Alan Bennie, Peter Sylvester, Marcus Hannan, Levi Vaughan, Sean McNulty etc weren't playing ... but that's the nature of these pre season games

Also as can often go in bigger score games the ref can even a few things up.

Not trying to have a go. Was a callow Trinity side

Chico Flores

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121017308#Comment_121017308

1Jerry Cahir

2Conall Henchy

4Cuan Doyle

5Max Dunne

6Dan Carroll

7DYLAN RYAN

8David Walsh

9Cormac King

10Harry Colbert

11Aidan Henry

12Louis McDonough

13Victor Allen

14William Twomey

15Taylor Gleeson 

16Oisin Mc closkey17Conor Cagney18Gerhard Zdunek19Luke O'Callaghan20Oscar Cawley21Conor Tracey22Hugh Goddard23Finn O’Connor

Stainalert

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121017361#Comment_121017361

Didn't Trinity ask for this game to be moved forward so they could go on tour ?

youvebeenrumbled

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121018042#Comment_121018042

Yea, well it was the same ref as the AIL game in Lakelands last year. Coincidence? I don’t think so!

There was at least 4 scores that just weren’t tries. We should have scored to at end of 1st half. My point is had it not been for some decisions and other factors the score would have been a lot closer and was reflective of the game.

I heard at the sideline from multiple sources that Terenure were brining in Michael Bent as player/scrum coach. That would be a great signing.

Chico Flores

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121019751#Comment_121019751

Correct!

Chico Flores

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121019903#Comment_121019903

I've no idea if ref was the same, can't even remember who reffed the AIL final, but that is more to do with the festivities afterwards and will take your word for it

But are suggesting the ref gamed this so we would win easily? You are going down a big rabbit hole there. It was a pre season game, where one side was a good deal stronger than the other.

At least 4 scores that weren't tries. We won by 47 points, maybe flattered us a little but bench was emptied early etc.

But ok.

No idea on Michael Bent - news to me.

youvebeenrumbled

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121020126#Comment_121020126

Oh terenure definitely better side, just the mistakes made the score line very flattering.

I just met an ex-UCD & YM player, said he had heard the Bent thing & to his knowledge was happening.

He’d still be a serious operator at that level.

Number 137

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121019903#Comment_121019903

This reference about the referee being in some way biased is hilarious nonsense. Referees makes mistake, and his decision to award that penalty at the end of last season's game was a poor call. But to imply a deliberate bias on an on going basis is tinfoil hat stuff.

luke9311

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121020728#Comment_121020728

gibbons?

youvebeenrumbled

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121021426#Comment_121021426

I don't want to get into names. As I'm not sure if it's confirmed and he only said to his knowledge it was happening. But that's at least 4 people who I have heard Bent is coming to Terenure, wouldn't be surprised if Leinster want him on the books during the World Championships.

In fairness to the ref, he had a great game overall.

upandunder23

Hope the IRFU get involved here, no room for it in the game! Christian trimble should never wear a banbridge shirt again

www. belfast telegraph. co. uk/sport/rugby/rugby-spectator-invades-pitch-and-tackles-randalstown-player-during-pre-season-friendly/a1079665375.html

luke9311

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121021988#Comment_121021988

fair yeah, wouldnt be the first time to hear of it tho..... malahide did it i think just before covid season or maybe it was the season after cant remember which but they had mike ross play coach for them in ail games. Don't think he stuck around long tho!

back to your other comment above though regarding the nure trin game not gonna read too much into the game tbh as 1. its very very early days but both sides probably missing players, college without some to various reasons, travelling j1 work etc etc and nure and chico flores pointed out were without some too jordan bennies sylvester etc etc to name a few but i do tend to question the draws for these comps....

i know its provincial and not all 1a 2a 2b 2c clubs are in leinster etc etc etc but like what benefit are the likes of skerries tullamore wanderers malahide gonna get out of a game v rock? cant predict a result that hasnt happened yet but say they field the players there suspected and talked about to bring in this year honestly what benefit is any ail div 2 10 or backrower gonna get out of facing an ian madigan or jordi murphy calibre type players when they're probably not gonna get than standard type when the ail starts.... seriously questionable! most them games should be seen as trying new combos players or plays etc etc work on in preseason but a mismatch like that i dont think does much for the lower league clubs...

gilesdebond

Naas vs Navan game is off. Navan conceded as they can't field

RuPi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121025414#Comment_121025414

Similar situation in Ulster where Harlequins can’t field v Instonians due to a lack of front rows.

Stainalert

Leinster Senior Cup

St. Marys College 28 Lansdowne 35

Old Belvedere 5 Terenure 57

DUFC 35 Old Wesley 49

Leinster League

Blackrock 36 Wanderers 24

MU Barnhall 45 Greystones 29

Malahide 50 Tullamore 19

Chico Flores

Word is Gavin Jones, the Trinity centre who joined Clontarf has had to retire on medical grounds. Awful shame and hope he is ok, a really really good player

Stainalert

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121039229#Comment_121039229

Sorry to hear that very good player

luke9311

between losing him and courtney going to oz last season, they will be at a big loss in the centre. jones was a handy player though always unfortunate when a player receives news like that

luke9311

by the way.... anyone in here know if ronan quinn the trinity winger still playing with them for the season coming up or has he moved on? if so where to? hes a handy player if you give him the ball an open space

youvebeenrumbled

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121043099#Comment_121043099

Quinny has gone to London for work. Big loss for us! Our attack was sharp vs Wesley. I hear James Nicholson who joined the Connacht Academy, has signed for Lansdowne. Huge signing if true! He was very good in the World Championships. My son is a youths player in Lansdowne, saw him down there at 1sts training.

luke9311

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121043594#Comment_121043594

yeah was thinking hes been with trin now for guts of 4-5 seasons so was thinking hes there or there abouts graduating from hes degree like so was thinking he must be on the move soon. hes one of them players i felt hes very good if u use him well i.e. get the ball out to him asap in acres of space and he craves it up... very similar to max mcfarland a number of years ago with tarf and trin. Thats an intresting move if it is true... cant say i heard anything myself of him other than the connacht move but somewhat surpised he didnt pick a club out west. players that go out that way usually end up playing with buccs or corinthians like mark boyle did when on connacht trial and stayed out there playing with them. Oisin dowling and senior players in connacht from with lansdowne links from what i remember im not sure if there till tied to them or not tbh...