Leinster Team Talk Thread (Love you Furlong time)

joseywhales · 16-07-2021 12:37AM

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Surely it will be one final charge at the towns cup, held together with electrical tape and wintergreen

PMC83 · 16-07-2021 09:19AM

Any whispers on Kearney? Reckon he will try one last season or just call it a day?

Podge_irl · 16-07-2021 09:22AM

I guess he needs to finish his career in EU technically for the taxbreak, but his Leinster days are over. Wouldn't make any sense for Leinster to have him on the books.

Squidgy Black · 16-07-2021 11:52AM

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Maybe Pro D2 for a year to get the tax break, I can't see him signing with Leinster. He's back in Dublin for now it seems though

Teferi · 17-07-2021 12:24AM

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Kearney still has Top14 quality in him and D2 seems more dangerous for your health than the top level - I reckon if he goes it will be a T14 team.

jacothelad · 17-07-2021 08:18AM

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Given his vast experience under a number of top line coach philosophies and his long career I suppose he would make a successful coach potentially.

stephen_n · 17-07-2021 02:01PM

Kearney could easily end up at London Irish for a season. I assume even though they are not in the UK, it still counts as Europe.

dudley72 · 18-07-2021 10:41AM

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Pro D2 is now full of young French internationals. This is new agreement between the top clubs and the D2 clubs to get players experience so I wouldnt say it is dangerous. In Kearney case he would be exceptional at teaching this young players for France's benefit

Quin_Dub · 20-07-2021 02:42PM

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Any time I've seen any Pro D2 on TV it's looked fairly "agricultural" in nature - Extremely physical with lots of big Saffers and Islanders but seriously lacking in pace or skills.

Maybe that's changing but it's always seemed pretty dour fair.

dudley72 · 20-07-2021 02:42PM

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That was the Top 14.

Teferi · 20-07-2021 04:56PM

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From listening to plenty of podcasts from players who've played in the ProD2, there's lots of pressure to play through injuries, too many physical midweek sessions and a general lack of care for the players. Over and above what they had experienced in the Premiership/Top14/ProWhatever.

Richie_Rich89 · 21-07-2021 12:43PM

Wow! Conan a Test Lion. I have to say I wouldn't have called that before the tour squad was announced. Fair play to the guy.

It's good to see Leinster doing better than Saracens - 3 starters to 2 starters and a sub.

hold my beer · 21-07-2021 12:57PM

Bath and Montpellier in the Champions Cup pool stages

https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/montpellier-bath-champions-cup-pool-opponents/

salmocab · 21-07-2021 01:06PM

Conan a test Lion and it’s possible in a Leinster team next season he loses out to Doris. It shows that it’s possible that some coaches just want different things from players and using being a Lion to show who the better player is is a bit loose.

Quin_Dub · 21-07-2021 01:40PM

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On balance , if Doris hadn't gotten injured the Lions selection would probably have been reverse based on form before then.

Don't get me wrong I am a huge fan of Jack Conan and Leinster are beyond lucky to have the kind of depth they have in the back-row. How often have both players been available for selection at the same time in the last 12-18 months.as well?

There's a certain amount of "what a coach likes" involved , but I think it's more a case of two fantastic players and the vagaries of poorly timed injuries and guys taking opportunities when presented.

salmocab · 21-07-2021 05:15PM

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Not sure it would be reversed and obviously we’ll never know but Conan seems to me like he was picked with a plan in mind. I’m certainly not sure who I prefer at 8 for Leinster especially as I think backrows need to be picked as units.

21-07-2021 05:21PM

Think we've seen now for season after season that all the backrow players never seem to be fit at once. There always seem to be a couple with long term injuries at a given point in time.

Anyway, Conan had a bad injury at the RWC, he took a little while to get warmed up again after coming back from that, but since then he has been the best 8 in Ireland hands down. Deserves the start at the weekend and really hope he goes well.

Clegg · 21-07-2021 06:50PM

Bath away is normally a great weekend. Great town and lots of good pubs and restaurants.

Think I'll give it a miss this year however.

Lsdrugbyfan · 22-07-2021 03:12PM

Hugh Hogan will depart Leinster Rugby after eight and a half years to take up a role with Welsh outfit Scarlets.

FrannoFan · 23-07-2021 08:21PM

Well this was a grand user name for quite a while but I guess I'll have to stop now.

salmocab · 23-07-2021 08:32PM

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It was always going to end this way for you.

Nigzcurran · 24-07-2021 12:06AM

His goose is finally well and truly cooked!

Clegg · 24-07-2021 09:47PM

Provided that they all stay fit, and that's still a big ask, Leinster have a serious backrow. Conan had a fine display for the Lions today. He's still improving as a player at 28 too. Think we have to start counting him as one of the best 8's in the world currently.

Doris is the real deal, Ruddock was probably my Player of the Season and VDF wasn't far behind. There's Penney, Connors, Deegan and Leavy who all have designs on a starting spot as well.

Richie_Rich89 · 24-07-2021 11:21PM

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At the moment I think I'd be thinking along the lines of the following for the back five of the pack:

pusher lock: Jack Dunne

jumper lock: James Ryan

blindside: Josh Murphy

openside: Will Connors

no. 8: Jack Conan

bench lock: Ryan Baird

bench backrower: Caelan Doris

Faugheen · 25-07-2021 05:29PM

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I genuinely don’t understand your obsession with Josh Murphy.

He’s a good squad player, but he’s nowhere near the level of Ruddock or Doris.

salmocab · 25-07-2021 05:49PM

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Because it’s gets a response

Dubinusa · 25-07-2021 09:04PM

I think Murphy could be as good as Ruddock. He's a bigger man and if he could ever get his discipline in check, he could go a long way.

Buer · 25-07-2021 09:19PM

I'm a fan of Murphy. I think he had a very quietly effective season but two problems:

His discipline is poor. He has no business in a first choice team until he sorts it out.
He's 27 next season. Not a kid. He's not going to suddenly leap over guys like Ruddock. The scope for development just isn't there.

TRC10 · 25-07-2021 10:42PM

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I've seen his skills badly let him down on occasion too.

Lsdrugbyfan · 27-07-2021 09:28AM

Mark Hernan(21/Openside/Lansdowne) and Rob Russell(22/Back Three/DUFC) both training with leinster at the moment.

Leinster Team Talk Thread (Love you Furlong time)

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