Leinster Team Talk Thread (Love you Furlong time)

Sam should be aiming to be our number 10 at the start of the 25/26 season. Hes gotten bigger this season and his tackling has gotten better as the year has gone on.

He should aim to add more of a carrying threat to his game next year, it's a trait I don't particularly rate at outhalf but if he can get that better I don't see why he can't be pushing next year.

Same source has Brian Gleeson also off to Connacht - they're really stocking up on those young players…

I won't mention Luke

Connacht should be told to piss off.

Respectfully of course.

It's not the worst idea but it isn't a great idea either. Yes he would get more game time, but he could develop bad habits out in Connacht during his most important learning years that may stall his progress. That is pretty much what happened to Carbery, yes he did get injured too but mediocre coaching stalled him too. Stay at Leinster, get more game time assigned to him and push through the competition and make a claim for the jersey.

He is, but the path to the next step (starting a series of games) isnt abundantly clear. Particularly with Ross out of favour with Ireland. Ross will be 10 for the big matches, then Harry for the lesser matches with Prendergast getting sub appearances here and there.

He either needs one of the Byrnes to get injured or leapfrog them in the pecking order.

He's not going to be coached by Lancaster in Connacht though. They have a coaching team that are under huge scrutiny from their own fans including two guys who are in their first ever season as senior pro coaches in Fardy and Sexton. Wilkins is in his first season as running the show too.

Whatever way you cut it, it's a massive step down in terms of coaching from Nienaber and Bleyendaal.

There are pros and cons to Prendergast doing year at Connacht. Namely more minutes played in bigger games and more responsibility vs less good coaching.

I wouldn't object to him going for a year. But rugby is a fairly conservative sport and I would say its not the kind of thing that will realistically happen.

The one unknown variable is David Humphreys, as mentioned above. He might make a splash. But I wouldn't bet on it.

he might see the easy win here of being seen to help one of the poor unfortunate provinces at the expense of big bad Leinster.

I think that's really unfair on Humphrey's, tbh. He's strikes me as nothing but professional and I don't think public opinion will sway what he thinks is the right decision.