New thread for the new season
Think they mentioned a new 9 as well ? Didn't get the name though
bennie wont be happy looooool
didnt know sean is back on irish soil. thought he was still in the mlr
could still be in MLR. sides in that wont be in pre season for good while yet. new season doesnt start until february with pre season bit before christmas
We have certainly gone fairly wild on the signing of the players. Honestly not sure how I totally feel on it, like the good feeling in the club at the moment is great and if lads aren't playing 1s, they are playing down and then is making every side stronger.
Still a good few Nure lads in the 1s but less obviously.Just looking forward to getting to games.
John O'Connor - I have no idea who he is.
Shannon play UCC tonight in senior cup
Old Crescent host Nenagh Friday in a tie doubling up as senior cup 1st round and charity cup semi final
Saturday has rest of senior cup games
Bruff v Highfield, Cashel v Newcastle West, Clonmel v Sunday’s Well, Dolphin v Cork Con, Garryowen v Midleton, Bohs v Young Munster
Corinthians v Buccaneers and Galwegians v Ballina in Connacht Senior League
Leinster Senior League
D1
Friday
Trinity v Naas
Saturday
St Marys v Terenure
Lansdowne v Old Belvedere
D2
Skerries v Wanderers
Enniscorthy v Navan
Tullamore v Malahide
round3 of Ulster premiership this weekend
Armagh, Ballynahinch leading division 1 with Rainey and Dungannon undefeated in division 2 after 2 rounds
Sligo are in Pole position to win the Connacht Senior League, 2 rounds left and a bye this week but 6 points ahead of Galwegians and 7 ahead of Buccs who they play in the last week. Galwegians have a bye the last week so they cant win it. Buccs would need to beat Corinthians and Sligo to win it. The winner I believe gets into the Bateman Cup.
IRFU have also confirmed that video highlights will again be produced for the coming season with every game to be featured both the Men’s Division 1A and Women’s Division and select games also available from the lower men’s divisions
Bohs conceded to Young Munster. Cookies through to next round where they'll play winners of Clonmel and the well
Diarmuid Brannock has joined Clonmel from Lansdowne
Great news, it was a big success last season
@Chico Flores azia naser in lasndowne now as is sam burns assuming that is the same burns that played for wes
Sam Burns is the brother of the hooker who played in Wesley
Gotcha… was under the impression both played there rugby there in recent years
Results from the Leinster Senior League this weekend
1A Trinity 15 Naas 5 (Clontarf qualify)
1C Lansdowne 42 Old Belvedere 31 (Lansdowne qualify)
1B St Mary 19 Terenure 36 (Terenure qualify and UCD qualify as best runner up)
2A Enniscorthy 15 Navan 22 9 (Blackrock qualify)
2B Skerries 17 Wanderers 27 (Mu Barnhall qualify and Wanderers qualify as best runner up)
2C Tullamore 18 Malahide 17 (Greystones qualify)
17/09/22
D1 Semi-Finals
Clontarf v Terenure
Lansdowne V UCD
D2 Semi-Finals
Greystones v Wanderers
MU Barnhall v Blackrock
JJ O'Dea's signing to Clontarf has gone through and he is playing this weekend for them.
That took a while. Any teamsheet for Clontarf ?
Connacht Senior League final round. Corinthians Ballina is off Buccs host Sligo in winner takes all decider
Munster senior cup quarter finals are this weekend
Clonmel Young Munster, Cork Con Cashel, Garryowen Nenagh, Shannon Highfield. All games tomorrow.
In Munster plate. Dolphin Newcastle west tonight with other 3 games tomorrow - Sundays Well v Bohs, Midleton Old Crescent, UCC v Bruff
Sean O'Brien refused permission by the IRFU to line out for Tullow RFC. Apparently ex pros need permission to play Junior Rugby.
Good decision. I wonder if SOB would line out at AIL level for some other team given that he apparently isn't quiet finished.
Nothing to do with the IRFU. It's a Leinster Branch decision.
2022/2023 Leinster Branch Competition Regulations - Regulation 5.7
https://d2cx26qpfwuhvu.cloudfront.net/leinster/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/14143952/LR-Competition-Regulations-2022-2023-August-2022.pdf
All players who have played international (including 7’s), provincial, or professional rugby in any jurisdiction for the Senior full team, in the current or last 2 preceding seasons shall be ineligible to participate in any Competitions.
This regulation does not apply to Academy contracted players who can play Under 20’s, Metro League Div 1, 2 or for any first team of a Junior Club.
An application shall be made for exceptions to the above regulations. Notice in writing applying for such consent must be given to the DFA setting out the fullest possible information regarding the player in question. If consent is granted the Committee may restrict the level at which the player is allowed to play.
Its also to do with the time difference between when they retired from pro rugby and wish to play junior rugby. He only retired from pro rugby last season. Doubt he will play AIL. Its his home club he wants to play for, something id love to see a few more pros do
A culture of retired pros putting a year or two for their club would be great for the AIL and club rugby in general. Build a bit of buzz. Maybe draw some money too.
While I do agree that he appears to want to play for his home club perhaps he just wants to play at a lower standard. UCD may be a home away from home for him given that he was registered there for most of his Leinster career.
Could also assist in getting some people who follow provinces but raarely if ever go to club games become more regular club supporters
Lansdowne 55 UCD 26
Clontarf 19 Terenure 52
Quarter finals of munster senior cup
Young Munster 67 Clonmel 7, Nenagh 28 Garryowen 22, Highfield 17 Shannon 13, Con 32 Cashel 17
plate games didnt go ahead. Newcastle west conceded to Dolphin, Sundays Well conceded to Bohs, Bruff conceded to UCC
the final next week a neutral venue or be played in either lakelands or aviva back pitch do yeno?
Neutral venue - am hearing Templeville for both D1 & D2
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