Leinster Team Talk Thread (Love you Furlong time)

Serbian · 03-03-2025 07:31PM

Also came here to reply to LeakyBoots, that’s some comic timing from Easterby 😂

50HX · 03-03-2025 07:48PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123228542#Comment_123228542

My bad, apologies

Do you think we are the same person😁?

Sheep Shagger · 08-03-2025 03:20PM

Opening training session next week, 7pm Tuesday.

https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/2025/03/07/st-marys-college-rfc-to-host-open-training-session/?fbclid=PAY2xjawI5PyxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABpktZh45u_GUILC0gKwT_G9ZelEpW1FF8wCK9EsVLYEfHl1eBPxW1N8fBwg_aem_nnZ6FZRnalesoTk5GDonNA

Clegg · 08-03-2025 05:06PM

The collective head loss that has occurred since Prendergast became Ireland's starting 10 has ruined this board.

For Petes Sake · 08-03-2025 09:30PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123245294#Comment_123245294

It's not just this board. There is a certain cohort that are desparate for him to have a kamikaze fall from grace and it's sickening that this lot call themselves Irish fans.

LostArt · 08-03-2025 09:33PM

When Leinster do the double it'll be despite him 😅

Clegg · 08-03-2025 10:02PM

It's gotten bad enough on here and elsewhere that there's no point trying to discuss Prendergast or Ireland. Every weakness gets magnified and strength downplayed. He's had a decent tournament all things considered.

If Leinster do win a trophy this season there's no doubt the praise will be distributed elsewhere.

AbusesToilets · 08-03-2025 10:07PM

Prendergast does need to work on his aggression. He looks too cerebral when he plays.

For Petes Sake · 08-03-2025 10:13PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123246234#Comment_123246234

This can be true, but it doesn't mean that any shortcomings involving Ireland or Leinster are down to him, which many would make you believe.

Clegg · 08-03-2025 10:18PM

There are absolutely things Prendergast has to get better at. He needs to be a more consistent threat at the gain line for instance. But the narrative has become that he never brings the ball up to the line. He does it plenty, but can still do it more.

The other is that the attack becomes a bit of a mess past three or four phases. That's true as well, but that's also the case when Crowley starts at 10 for Ireland. Or when Frawley is at 10 for Leinster. At Prendergast's age, Sexton wasn't the playmaker and backline organiser he became in his late 20's and 30's. That comes with experience.

We have a gem on our hands, but people have become so blinded with envy/anger whatever that it'll never be good enough.

Exclamation Marc · 08-03-2025 10:23PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123246220#Comment_123246220

Agreed. I think the most irritating thing (for me) to read is the soccer mentality of "he's had a bad game, he needs to be dropped indefinitely". There's barely a world class player who hasn't made it to where they made it to without playing through adversity. If we dropped everyone who had a bad day today or any day, we wouldn't have a team. Not only that, rugby is such a team sport that ultimately an individuals performance can be entirely influenced by those around them.

I hope Sam gets plenty of time at 10 and I hope Crowley does as well. Alternating between them could be great but dropping either on the basis of a bad day at the races won't help them.

I'd be embarrassed to call myself an Irish rugby fan if I couldn't get behind players just because they don't wear my provincial colours. You can tell there's so many posters around these days who salivate every time Sam makes a mistake and it's just sad.

Anyways, onwards and upwards for him.

For Petes Sake · 08-03-2025 10:26PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123246286#Comment_123246286

You can guarantee the same lot wouldn't even acknowledge a good performance either.

Perennial losers, I call them.

Clegg · 08-03-2025 11:17PM

Fintan Gunne broke his wrist during the Ireland A game last weekend according to Murray Kinsella. That's a season ender you'd imagine.

Also leaves Leinster in bother wrt to the 9 jersey over the next few weeks. JGP won't travel to South Africa and Cormac Foley is still injured. We'll be down to our 5th choice scrum half. Whoever that actually is.

johnh6767 · 08-03-2025 11:22PM

I’m a Leinster supporter and a massive Sam fan, but I still 100% get why my friends from Munster are incensed why Crowley isn’t starting given he guided us to a grand slam last year . What am I missing? World Cup 27 perhaps?

AbusesToilets · 08-03-2025 11:22PM

That's **** news, he was seeing some consistent game time finally

For Petes Sake · 08-03-2025 11:32PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123246430#Comment_123246430

Is McGrath injured?

5th choice would be Oliver Coffey.

Exclamation Marc · 08-03-2025 11:32PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123246438#Comment_123246438

If anyone is "incensed" by a coaching decision, maybe rugby isn't for them.

Your question is more for the Ireland thread than here. The 6N campaigns this year and last year are not like-for-like, the individual games aren't even like-for-like so that argument of what went last year is irrelevant.

In any event does anyone have the head for yet another Sam v Crowley discussion...

For Petes Sake · 08-03-2025 11:35PM

Jack Crowley also didn't lead Ireland to a Grand Slam.

Exclamation Marc · 08-03-2025 11:36PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123246430#Comment_123246430

Damn. That's awful news. South Africa would have been a great opportunity for him to get game time. Thank god Luke is having a purple patch this year.

johnh6767 · 09-03-2025 07:15AM

Terrible news he was going great , that A game has done great damage to many

RichieRich_89 · 09-03-2025 11:32AM

They'll probably just take two scrumhalves to SA then - McGrath and Coffey, which sounds a bit risky until you remember Ireland took just two 9s to the 2019 World Cup. It's also probably a good bit easier for a non-scrumhalf to fill in there now with the law tweaks protecting scrumhalves. I guess Jimmy O'Brien could step in if necessary - unless one of the other outside backs likely to travel has an underage career as a scrumhalf I'm unaware of. I'd imagine Liam Turner would also be used to passing from the base from playing 7s.

It's bad luck for Gunne, but a real opportunity for Coffey, who looked reasonably promising off the bench against Cardiff.

Clegg · 10-03-2025 04:08PM

Midi Olympique is reporting that Slimani and Leinster have reached an agreement for him to stay another season.

Exclamation Marc · 10-03-2025 04:12PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123251225#Comment_123251225

Brilliant news if true. He's been a revelation and one of our best ever NIQs.

AbusesToilets · 10-03-2025 04:14PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123251225#Comment_123251225

That's fantastic, all the more so given Furlong's issues

Exclamation Marc · 10-03-2025 04:53PM

Leinster confirming that they'll be back in the RDS for the 26/27 season.

Regarding loyalty back to the RDS, they noted:

“Season Ticket Holders that were with us before the move to the Aviva Stadium will always be our priority and we’ve engaged a world-renowned consultancy to support us in that return to the RDS, and we will also look after those that have joined us this current season and into next year.

salmocab · 10-03-2025 04:58PM

another bloody full season of the aviva is a pain in the ass. I’ve skipped a few games this year and probably will again next year.
I don’t hate the aviva like many do but for anything less than the biggest matches I find it flat and soulless.