Leinster Team Talk Thread (Love you Furlong time)

Surely the onus is on the other provinces to sell themselves to the Byrnes (R or H) as to the benefits of joining them and be able to put a competitive package together. All 3 provinces are reasonably competitive in URC and Ccup and for Harry, he’s still in the system if he starts tearing up trees.

Frawley might not be first choice OH any time soon but he won’t be leaving, especially if Ross Byrne leaves.

Frawley only signed a new contract last season so he isn’t even available

If rumours are to be believed, Connacht put an opportunity in front of him last summer but he had no interest in going there.

To be honest I would probably go abroad in the same position as both Byrne brothers. Ross won't feature for Ireland again and is unlikely to win anything at any other province. Why not go abroad and give another league a go.

Harry is slightly different where a good half a season could see him back in the Irish squad, but Crowley would be ahead of him at Munster while he would be behind beaten packs half the time at Connacht and Ulster. Either stick around Leinster and realistically fight for the bench spot or go abroad and give French/England a crack.

just turned 27 weeks ago. Don’t agree at all. Time will tell.

Yeah great news for the lad at this point, I think its an ideal move away from the Top Trumps carry on that happens in the bubble of the Irish system. Gloucester is a top Club and better run than many in the Prem.

I know Ross a bit through business connections, and I was talking to him at a sponsor commitment event, about 10 days after the Champions Cup Final last year. I was saying I had been in White Hart Lane and he was apologising to me for the disappointing outcome.

I remember saying to him, listen lad, you fellas work hard in a hugely competitive system and give great enjoyment to tens of thousands of us, week in week out. You should never feel the need to excuse yourself for coming up short against an exceptional team, to a beer drinking old fatty like me whose greatest athletic achievement is jumping to conclusions. So we had a laugh and I hope he felt a bit better than his day had started.

He's a sound man and a great servant, I wish him good fortune across the pond, hopefully we may see him back to finish out his career yet.

He'll do really well I think, I'd argue he's immediately a top 5 outhalf in the Premiership.

I don't think anyone on here would be particularly critical of Ross. He's a great servant. Close on 200 games for Leinster. He might have lacked something athletically to compete with the very very best but don't think anyone felt that was some sort of culpable failing.

On a personal level, Harry Byrne would be pretty foolish to stay in Leinster (assuming his contract is up this year). The coaches have made it pretty clear where he stands.

Was it ever released what length his contract extension signed last year was for.

I assume it was 2 yr extension which would run to Summer 26

Was his contract length announced? Various rumours at the time it was only 1 year.

I don't know, hence my qualifier.

Gloucester Rugby confirm the signing of Ross Byrne. Will be sad to see him go. Great player for Leinster and never had any worries when he was starting in Sexton's absence.

Byrne, Molony and Ruddock have all left or are leaving. They were a huge part of Leinster continuing to rack up points in the absence of the test players. We need the younger play rs to start stepping up now.

Tommy O'Brien is starting at 14 for Ireland. Hope for his sake that he makes it through the game unscathed and performs well.

Frawley starts at 10 so clearly Ireland is still looking at him as a viable third option there. Deegan captains at blindside.

Six Leinster players on the bench. Soroka had an impressive Emerging Ireland tour and has played well for us since returning. Hope he goes well again.

Very happy for Ross and wish him the best