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As a Leinster fan I agree.

As a Belvo fan I agree even more

Young Munster 82 - 21 UCD is an incredible score. That’s a strong team put out by Munsters. A decent few players released by Munster and nobody bar O’Tighearnaigh released for UCD from Leinster (from what I can see from the team sheet).

2 late tries with pretty much last 2 plays of the game secure Belvo try and losing BPs. 10 points ahead with a big point difference and Nenagh at home to come probably means we should be safe with UCD in the playoff. Can’t see UCD getting more than 2 wins with Tarf, Marys and Nure 3 of 5 of their remaining games.

UCD are supplying 80% of the Irish tight five for the U20s which definitely won’t have helped them.

Mary’s vs Terenure was a super contest. Mary’s winning without Dean (arguably the best player in the league at 10) is massive for them.
Young Munster putting UCD to the sword. Young Munster look a contender for top 4 now. If that squad is playing week in week out they will be title contenders when they get to play offs.

Cork Con beat Clontarf, seems Clontarf are struggling without their Leinster players.

Lansdowne back to winning ways - much needed.

Nenagh unfortunately on another end of a hiding.

YM are esstnailly Munster "A"

What happens for example for the SA tour and Munster bring a big squad, maybe with no internatonals?

How would YM fare then?

Great to have the derby on a stream, credit to Marys, worthy winners at the weekend. Pitch was very heavy it seemed but fair play to them, begrudgingly, will come down to Clontarf game at end of the season to see who has top spot I would think

Cannot remember last time Tarf lost two in a row.

Only looking at the lower league tables for first time in a few weeks there, Galwegians and Barnhall will win their respective leagues in next two or three games.

Well it matters in the sense of playing 3rd or 4th, but seen as all sides are good. That might hinder more than help. Id love to see Trinity back up. They dont have any Leinster lads really this year and play such great rugby

What are the rules around this? Could someone like Andrew Smith who hasn’t played with Munster this year or Jordon Coughlan who’s an ex pro have been selected?

Connacht want 2 AIL teams in 2A and have supported Galwegians this year. Fair enough as buccs are still recovering from the Eddie era and the fall out from it.

Bit of a shake up in Connacht, Connemara and Creggs had been dominant for a while.

Dromore likely to get shafted by the Ulster Branches inability to construct a season plan that doesn't punish success in the AL Ireland Junior Cup.

Clogher, Ballyclare, Enniskillen all been caught by this in previous years and they either don't care about the players, or aren't creative enough to fix it.

Dromore remaining fixtures (9 Fixtures in 35 Days)

Sat 14th - Towns Cup Semi Final v Hinch 2s

Wed 18th - League v CIYMS (H)

Sat 21st - League v Enniskillen (A)

Weds 25th - League v Cooke (H)

Sat 28th - League v Bangor (H)

Sat 7th - League v Omagh (A)

Weds 11th - League v Ballymoney (A)

Sat 14th - League v Randalstown (A)

Sat 21st - League v Portadown (H)

If they do manage all that, 6 consecutive Saturdays and 3 Wednesdays to win the league, including the 2 sides currently above them, they will be going straight in All Ireland Playoffs against Leinster, Munster and Connacht sides who have maybe played 3 games in that period, and in addition Dromore might have a Towns Cup Final to deal with as well.

I believe the Junior Playoffs this year are Ulster Winner v Leinster Winner and Munster v Connacht.

Player Welfare at the bottom of the list for the Ulster Branch.