AIL 2024/2025

Lost Ormond

Some clubs have announced their coaching set ups for next season so may as well start the new thread.

Division 1A: Cork Constitution, Terenure College, Clontarf, Lansdowne, Ballynahinch, Young Munster, UCD, City of Armagh, St. Mary’s College, Garryowen

Division 1B: Shannon, Dublin University, Old Wesley, Old Belvedere, Highfield, UCC, Blackrock College, Naas, Nenagh Ormond, Queen’s University

Division 2A: Buccaneers, Cashel, MU Barnhall, Banbridge, Navan, Old Crescent, Ballymena, Greystones, Instonians, Galway Corinthians

Division 2B: UL Bohemian, Malone, Wanderers, Sligo, Dungannon, Malahide, Rainey, Skerries, Clogher Valley, Galwegians

Division 2C: Dolphin, Belfast Harlequins, Bruff, Enniscorthy, Midleton, Tullamore, Clonmel, Omagh Academicals, Ballyclare, Monkstown

Tipp1991

I've heard both Dan Goggin & Fionn Gibbons will be playing with St. Mary's next season. Anyone else hear anything on player transfers?

Hey_Ho_Lets_Go_3

Gibbons gone from Munster academy then?

RuPi

Two good signings, you would imagine the Conor Hayes link played a part there.

Heard Harry O’Riordan to Lansdowne but presumed that was just because it’s silly season and players get linked everywhere.

Craig Ronaldson and Rhys Ruddock added to Lansdowne’s coaching panel.

Tipp1991

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122152849#Comment_122152849

I believe so.

Chico Flores

Harry O'Riordan 100% gone to Lansdowne

Marys and ourselves (Terenure) trying to get Alex Molloy from Wesley

Think Fionn Gibbons still with Young Munster.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122163160#Comment_122163160

Alex Molloy was sensational last season for Wesley, but have heard from people around that squad that he couldn’t give a **** about playing at higher levels.

Chico Flores

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122163257#Comment_122163257

Yeah no idea - id say it could be a money talks situation, albeit not like Wesley short of that either

Chico Flores

Luke Rigney from Shannon joining Terenure

Lost Ormond

Gareth Steenson joining Armagh coaching team as back/attack coach

theVersatile

EDIT: Appear to have sleep typed this - appreciate the ironic "Thanks" from @Lost Ormond though :)

Stainalert

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122191101#Comment_122191101

That's a very good signing

luke9311

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122188341#Comment_122188341

i suppose u have any idea how shannon are shaping up this year going into 1b again?

Lost Ormond

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122200232#Comment_122200232

Might lose a few players and attracting players in North Munster might not be as easy with nenagh having went up from 2a

Chico Flores

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122203598#Comment_122203598

Well they have defo lost Okeke to Coventry and Luke Rigney to Terenure.

I think Alan Flannery gone to Cashel too

RuPi

There had been talk Mick Cooke was moving up to Dublin?

Rhys Ruddock confirmed as an Assistant Coach for Lansdowne for next season (alongside Declan Fassbender as Head Coach, and Craig Ronaldson and Mark Flanagan as backs and line out coach).

Lost Ormond

Jj hanrahan joining corinthians as backs coach

Tipp1991

Heard rumours that Chris Farrell will be playing with Clogher Valley next season.

Hey_Ho_Lets_Go_3

Blackrock signed Mikey Yarr from Lansdowne.

Having SCT winning outhalf and SCT captain signing from Rock too.. imagine they wont be the only ones.

luke9311

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122218800#Comment_122218800

luke hickey annouced on their coaching ticket too

Chico Flores

Dan Goggin has gone to St Marys - the former Munster player

luke9311

damien mccabe is naas defence coach for the coming season

Lost Ormond

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122228694#Comment_122228694

Is he staying with leibster and Irish youths as well?

luke9311

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122228714#Comment_122228714

i'd imagine so i think he still works in leinster as coach and player development officer

Lost Ormond

Dates for game weekends confirmed

https://www.irishrugby.ie/2024/06/07/season-plan-confirmed-for-2024-25-irfu-club-competitions/

Stainalert

Will Hickey signing for Terenure

Hey_Ho_Lets_Go_3

Wondered where he'd end up after being released by Ospreys.

luke9311

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122242361#Comment_122242361

cian kelleher retired from the pro game too dunno what his plans are RE: club rugby, but he annouced his retirement on social media

Chico Flores

Greg Jones is joining St Marys having been let go from Ulster

Lost Ormond

www.irishrugby.ie
Promotion The Aim As Barker And Smyth Give Rainey Fresh Impetus

the longroad short

Any signings in Cork/Limerick

luke9311

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122297253#Comment_122297253

i think sean french is back with con but unsure as i heard hes up in dublin but also heard from cork lads hes back in cork so who knows…

theVersatile

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122297253#Comment_122297253

Evan O'Connell and Jake O'Riordan both gone to Young Munster from Bohs I believe.

Michael Cooke of Shannon has returned to England to play National League 1.

Chico Flores

Fixtures are now available

https://www.irishrugby.ie/all-ireland-leagues-old/men/fixtures-results/

Stainalert

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122298286#Comment_122298286

Thought he had signed for Terenure ?

Chico Flores

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122301685#Comment_122301685

100% not with us.

Lost Ormond

Great to have fixtures out so early. Can start planning which games I should be able to go to now.

Stainalert

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122301711#Comment_122301711

My bad

telmah

Heard that Angus Lloyd has joined Highfield along with Max abbott.

Lost Ormond

Connacht league fixtures made.

Games start August 23rd. Wegians playing corinthians and bucks play sligo

Games then next 2 weekenfs

Ulster premiership starts same weekend as connacht

Division 1 group a

Dungannon, Ballynahinch, malone and Queens

Division 1 group B

Banbridge, instonians, armagh and rainey

Division 2

Ballymena, Ballyclare, Clogher Valley, omagh. Belfast harlequins

Lost Ormond

Leinater league fixtures up now as well

Games starting weekend of August 17th

Cup

Group A

Old Wesley, Lansdowne, Terenure, Mary's

Group B

Clontarf, Trinity, UCD, Old Belvedere

League

Group A

Greystones, Barnhall, Malahide, Naas

Group B

Blackrock, wanderers, Navan, Skerries

Shield

Enniscorthy, Tullamore, Monkstown

luke9311

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122372686#Comment_122372686

group A in cup is a coin toss literally lol…. very hard to predict a winner out of that any of them sides are no easy walk overs

mdrnrgby

Any update on Munster Senior Cup? Will it be the group stage format again or straight knockout?

Lost Ormond

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122389552#Comment_122389552

You would hope group format or at least change the 2 charity cups to group formats. Anything to give clubs a few competitive games instead of 1 or 2 knock out games then friendlies

mdrnrgby

Munster Senior Cup will be group format again this year. First games played on weekend of Aug 31st.

Group 1- Highfield, Nenagh, Shannon, Cork Con

Group 2 - Garryown, Young Munster, UCC

Group 3 - Clonmel, Bruff, UL Bohs, Cashel

Group 4 - Old Crescent, Dolphin, Midleton

Lost Ormond

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122415288#Comment_122415288

Think these should probably be the charity cups played in group format and then leave Senior cup played off in knockout format. Groups make it that 2 division 2 clubs guaranteed to make semis which should hopefully incentivise clubs to take cup more seriously than some others have in recent years

Lost Ormond

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122415449#Comment_122415449

On this switch nenagh and Shannon with ucc in groups 1/2 and then bruff and bohs with Dolphin and midleton and you have 2 groups of north Munster teams and 2 of south munster

Purist98

Tom Connolly moved from Trinity to Lansdowne

luke9311

very sad news coming out of Munster and cork this evening, Munsters instagram and Irfu site both have posts up on it respectively…. Cork con prop Rory burke has sadly passed away. Rip

Stainalert

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122491817#Comment_122491817

Terrible new. RIP