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Munster vs Leinster buildup

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  • Registered Users Posts: 101 ✭✭Blackclaret


    It'll be interesting to see what happens with Henshaw in the Irish set up if McCloskey and Ringrose continue to develop the way they have this season. Maybe it won't happen in 2016 but sooner or later we could have two top quality specialist centres available for selection and it doesn't make a lot of sense to leave one out for a guy who is playing out of position. Of course Henshaw could also continue to develop and then you've got a real headache. I'd really like to see him moved back to 15 though, especially when Rob K is pretty much our only real option there for the foreseeable future.


    Can think of many worse headaches, strong competition for all positions is the ideal would have thought, wish we had that problem at 9&10 although really think Luke McGrath could step up.


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,937 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    Can think of many worse headaches, strong competition for all positions is the ideal would have thought, wish we had that problem at 9&10 although really think Luke McGrath could step up.

    Competition is always a good thing but it would be a shame to have one of McCloskey, Ringrose or Henshaw, just for example, sitting on the bench all the time when it's possible to accommodate all 3 of them.

    Obviously that's assuming all 3 of them continue to progress the way they have been and nobody else comes along in the meantime and makes a better case to be picked and everyone is fit at the same time etc. etc.


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,576 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    We've full backs up the wazoo!


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,937 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    We've full backs up the wazoo!

    International quality FBs who are actually played at FB?


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,576 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    International quality FBs who are actually played at FB?

    No, but we tend to field in average 4 per game, in and out if position.
    Payne, Henshaw and Zebo are all solid options. Madigan,Fitz and TOH can do a job there.
    We come back to Rob Kearney basically blocking everyone by being the incumbent and forcing Payne et al to play at centre for club and country.


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,937 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    No, but we tend to field in average 4 per game, in and out if position.
    Payne, Henshaw and Zebo are all solid options. Madigan,Fitz and TOH can do a job there.
    We come back to Rob Kearney basically blocking everyone by being the incumbent and forcing Payne et al to play at centre for club and country.

    Payne and Henshaw I'd take as genuine options to replace Kearney but I don't think any of the rest of those names are genuine options if Kearney was long term injured. Even Payne isn't a realistic option in the long term given he's older than Kearney.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,813 ✭✭✭CMOTDibbler


    No, but we tend to field in average 4 per game, in and out if position.
    Payne, Henshaw and Zebo are all solid options. Madigan,Fitz and TOH can do a job there.
    We come back to Rob Kearney basically blocking everyone by being the incumbent and forcing Payne et al to play at centre for club and country.
    Kearney isn't forcing Payne to play in the centre. People seem to forget that Payne played at centre for the Blues and Northland before moving to Ulster. Pat Lam was his coach at the Blues coincidentally.

    Robbie Henshaw is playing mostly at centre for Connacht albeit in the 13 jersey. FitzGerald hasn't really played full back since his school days and his early days at Leinster when Kearney was injured. His few later appearances at full back didn't go that well for him.

    Madigan can play full back in the same way that Zebo can; mostly harmless. Which leaves TOH, who is probably the best prospect really, but an untested one.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭Pink Fairy


    Leinster
    How's the preview of the Munster v Leinster game coming along.... We're getting a do-over right?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,166 ✭✭✭✭Zzippy


    Well exactly. Just first choice for his country for a single year. When opportunity opened wide as we had two long term centre legends fade from the scene effectively together.
    Whereas Madser had Sexy in situ in both Leinster and Ireland with the MOC shambles bringing in J Gop (who I liked btw - equally as badly treated by MOC as Mads), and switching them every 10 minutes without a clue what he wanted either of them to do.
    Henchie is by no means cemented in the team at all, and pressure is there. I could see him drop out for a few years, then come back solidly as a full back as Gorgeous Rob declines.


    Mod: Enough with the stupid nicknames. You're not 11 (presumably) and this isn't bebo. Text speak is not allowed, making up cringy nicknames as if you know the players is akin to text speak. Use their actual names in future please.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭The Rape of Lucretia


    Zzippy wrote: »
    cringy nicknames is akin to text speak.

    No it isnt. Text speak is abbreviation dropping vowels. Cringy nicknames are not forbidden.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,166 ✭✭✭✭Zzippy


    No it isnt. Text speak is abbreviation dropping vowels. Cringy nicknames are not forbidden.

    Do not debate a mod instruction on thread or backseat mod.


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