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Squidgy Black · 03-05-2018 04:25PM

irishfan9 wrote: »

So leaving leinster academy:
Jeremy Loughman(LH Prop)
Oisin Heffernan(TH Prop)
Sean McNulty(Hooker)
Josh Murphy(Blindside)
Charlie Rock(Scrumhalf)
Ian Fitzpatrick(Wing)

Any idea when dev contracts will be announced? I'd be surprised if Murphy and Rock didn't get one. Is McNulty likely to get one or will they wait out for Kelleher to come through?

irishfan9 · 03-05-2018 04:51PM

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Any idea when dev contracts will be announced? I'd be surprised if Murphy and Rock didn't get one. Is McNulty likely to get one or will they wait out for Kelleher to come through?

likely once this carbery mess is sorted.

be surprised if mcnulty got 1.

MDunne14 · 03-05-2018 06:16PM

Connacht year 1
Mark balaski -wing
Niall Murray- second row
Michael Milne - prop
Colm Reilly - scrumhalf
Dylan Tierney - hooker.. few to be added after jwc and not sure what deal Conor Fitzgerald will be getting

irishfan9 · 03-05-2018 06:17PM

MDunne14 wrote: »

Connacht year 1
Mark balaski -wing
Niall Murray- second row
Michael Milne - prop
Colm Reilly - scrumhalf
Dylan Tierney - hooker.. few to be added after jwc and not sure what deal Conor Fitzgerald will be getting

so milne is joining.. not surprising

Wegians89 · 03-05-2018 06:56PM

MDunne14 wrote: »

Connacht year 1
Mark balaski -wing
Niall Murray- second row
Michael Milne - prop
Colm Reilly - scrumhalf
Dylan Tierney - hooker.. few to be added after jwc and not sure what deal Conor Fitzgerald will be getting

Had heard Sean o brien 3.0 will join Connacht if he isn’t offered Leinster, could Fitzgerald be getting a dev contract?

irishfan9 · 08-05-2018 04:22PM

Rumoured Munster Academy Class:

James French(LH Prop/UCC/Bandon)
Diarmuid Barron(Hooker/Garryowen/Rockwell)
Eoghan Clarke(Hooker/Wanderers/CBC Monkstown)
Jack Daly(Openside/Garryowen/Castleisland)
Ben Healy(Outhalf/Glenstal)
Sean French(Centre/PBC)
Muiris Rowsome(Wing/UCD/Castletroy)

Ayewserious · 08-05-2018 06:47PM

irishfan9 wrote: »

Rumoured Munster Academy Class:

James French(LH Prop/UCC/Bandon)
Diarmuid Barron(Hooker/Garryowen/Rockwell)
Eoghan Clarke(Hooker/Wanderers/CBC Monkstown)
Jack Daly(Openside/Garryowen/Castleisland)
Ben Healy(Outhalf/Glenstal)
Sean French(Centre/PBC)
Muiris Rowsome(Wing/UCD/Castletroy)

Rowsone is a bit of a suprise

Wegians89 · 08-05-2018 10:12PM

Any ideas on where the rest of the munster lads who got released will be going ? Apart from Fitzgerald that is.

irishfan9 · 09-05-2018 09:06AM

Heard Conor Dean is joining the Connacht Academy and Patrick Patterson is joining the Leinster one.

Wegians89 · 09-05-2018 09:37AM

irishfan9 wrote: »

Heard Conor Dean is joining the Connacht Academy and Patrick Patterson is joining the Leinster one.

Any idea what’s happening Luke carty? If Fitzgerald and dean are joining Connacht that’s two new tens, carty to focus on fullback?

irishfan9 · 09-05-2018 09:44AM

Wegians89 wrote: »

Any idea what’s happening Luke carty? If Fitzgerald and dean are joining Connacht that’s two new tens, carty to focus on fullback?

Dunno.

irishfan9 · 09-05-2018 12:26PM

Stroopwaffel wrote: »

Rowesome was offered a contract with Leinster alongside Kevin Kyne of UCD

fake news

irishfan9 · 14-05-2018 10:55AM

Talk that Rowsome was a mistake, some other back three player joining Munster Academy.

Ayewserious · 14-05-2018 10:59AM

irishfan9 wrote: »

Talk that Rowsome was a mistake, some other back three player joining Munster Academy.

Conor Philips possibly?

irishfan9 · 14-05-2018 11:13AM

Ayewserious wrote: »

Conor Philips possibly?

various possibilities. Phillips, Hayes or Wren probably.

Wegians89 · 24-05-2018 11:52AM

Have heard cormac daly and Sean o brien will be offered places in the Connacht academy if they preform to a certain standard at the jwc, presume a “certain standard” means they’re not terrible

Ayewserious · 28-05-2018 01:49PM

Rumours of Leinster signing Aaron o Sullivan (u19) from wasps

Dubinusa · 28-05-2018 02:02PM

Daly is a fine player, hope he signs with someone.

Squidgy Black · 28-05-2018 02:03PM

Ayewserious wrote: »

Rumours of Leinster signing Aaron o Sullivan (u19) from wasps

IQ, played as part of the Leinster development squad that played against the Ireland U20s back in December too.

Locke_Lamora · 28-05-2018 03:06PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhaIjN5DWzw

O'Sullivan playing 15 in that video. Looks a good player, and would be a good catch consider the back three stock currently in Leinster's academy. Tommy O'Brien is the only one I rate atm, but Jack Kelly would have a lot of potential - I could be missing someone though.

Locke_Lamora · 28-05-2018 03:07PM

Locke_Lamora wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhaIjN5DWzw

O'Sullivan playing 15 in that video. Looks a good player, and would be a good catch consider the back three stock currently in Leinster's academy. Tommy O'Brien is the only one I rate atm, but Jack Kelly would have a lot of potential - I could be missing someone though.

Actually, just remembered there's Liam Turner, Tom Roche and Peter O'Sullivan competing for an academy place I think.

ArmchairQB · 31-05-2018 09:55AM

Locke_Lamora wrote: »

Locke_Lamora wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhaIjN5DWzw

O'Sullivan playing 15 in that video. Looks a good player, and would be a good catch consider the back three stock currently in Leinster's academy. Tommy O'Brien is the only one I rate atm, but Jack Kelly would have a lot of potential - I could be missing someone though.

Actually, just remembered there's Liam Turner, Tom Roche and Peter O'Sullivan competing for an academy place I think.

Turner sub academy for next season I believe Roche and Sullivan were both cut from the. Sub academy earlier this year

RockBoysarewii · 31-05-2018 12:52PM

irishfan9 wrote: »

named in Ireland u20 squad but never played, was part of Trinity's u20 all ireland winning team but didnt play AIL afaik.

too small for pro backrow IMO.

Max Kearney’s only a slightly smaller than penny who’s coming in straight out of school in the same position.

FellasFellas · 25-06-2018 11:41AM

https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/leinster-rugby-academy-2018-19-confirmed/

Dubinusa · 25-06-2018 12:28PM

I really liked Keenan. I think he'll make it. Not sure about Kelly. C.O.B imo will not make a senior contract and J.O.B is with the 7's.
A lot of guys moving on. It's a shame really.
Surprised that nobody has offered Rock a spot.

arsebiscuits1 · 25-06-2018 12:44PM

Dubinusa wrote: »

I really liked Keenan. I think he'll make it. Not sure about Kelly. C.O.B imo will not make a senior contract and J.O.B is with the 7's.
A lot of guys moving on. It's a shame really.
Surprised that nobody has offered Rock a spot.

Rock is very small. I'm all about the underdog and being good enough at the basics to make it - but 5'6" and 75kgs is just too small

But he's the wrong age too. Not saying he's over the hill but there's a host of good prospects who are all 3 years younger than him.

Keenan is playing a lot of 7s. Not sure how much 15s he is going to get. Especially with our current back 3 rosted.

Kelly spend the majority of last season injured I think. A very good prospect but hasn't shown much to say he can cope at senior level. To be fair O'Loughlin make it most of the way through the academy with no hype

FrannoFan · 25-06-2018 01:46PM

FellasFellas wrote: »

https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/leinster-rugby-academy-2018-19-confirmed/

Some of those year ones are straight from schools aren't they?
Penny
Milne
Is baird as well?

Dubinusa · 25-06-2018 02:39PM

I think that Charlie Ryan will feel hard done by. Surprised he wasn't offered a spot. Could see him at another province? Same with Daly. Leinster letting a lot of potential talent slip thru the cracks.

arsebiscuits1 · 25-06-2018 02:46PM

Dubinusa wrote: »

I think that Charlie Ryan will feel hard done by. Surprised he wasn't offered a spot. Could see him at another province? Same with Daly. Leinster letting a lot of potential talent slip thru the cracks.

There's only so many spots available

It's the nature of professional sport. There is no fool proof way to ensure that those you're selecting will go on to fulfil their potential.

While you say they're letting potential talent slip through, I look at who they're nurturing to succeed with great enthusiasm

People go on about Tom Farrell a lot and how Leinster released him. But look at how many academy players younger than him have been internationally capped since he was released.

Squidgy Black · 25-06-2018 02:48PM

Dubinusa wrote: »

I think that Charlie Ryan will feel hard done by. Surprised he wasn't offered a spot. Could see him at another province? Same with Daly. Leinster letting a lot of potential talent slip thru the cracks.

I'd say Ryan will be offered sub-academy with the view of adding him in next year. Similar to his brother.

There's only so many full academy spots that can be awarded. We're lucky in a sense that we'd a fair few promoted to the seniors and a few leavers that we were able to give a couple players full spots straight out of school, but it's not the norm.

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