J4/5 (Social Rugby) Season 2014/2015

GavMan · 12-09-2014 9:55am

Heard Seapoint are fielding an under 23 side in Div 8

Teferi · 12-09-2014 9:58am

I don't like U23 teams, they have far too much energy on a Saturday morning.

Eoin · 12-09-2014 10:38am

GavMan wrote: »

Heard Seapoint are fielding an under 23 side in Div 8

I meant to update this - yeah, it looks like that's the case, although I think that there will be a good few J4/J5 players from the current squad involved too.

stephen_n · 12-09-2014 10:54am

Oh joy, a whole team of people half my age to chase around the pitch

.ak · 12-09-2014 11:11am

Ugh, they'll probably know how to pass the ball too, and tackle. Show offs.

Eoin · 12-09-2014 11:16am

I really doubt it's going to be a full squad of youngsters.

stephen_n · 12-09-2014 11:23am

Mary's did that well last year in Div 10 a good blend of young lads, with a few experienced players, to bring them along. Surprised they aren't going into Div 10 as a development team though.

Winters · 12-09-2014 11:36am

Eoin wrote: »

I really doubt it's going to be a full squad of youngsters.

I really HOPE it's not going to be a full squad of youngsters.

Malahide's second pre season friendly tomorrow verses Clontarf at home.

Eoin · 12-09-2014 11:37am

Personally I think Div 10 should be for people relatively new to the game, rather than fellas in their early 20s who've played a good bit before.

.ak · 12-09-2014 12:04pm

Yeah. Played div10 last year (or 11, can't remember) and I found it relatively a good mix of players, young and old, but the younger players were generally new to the sport. I didn't see any development type players, and I think they'd have a field day if they did.

In the Cup we saw something like that, and they were like Harlem Globetrotters against us.

stephen_n · 12-09-2014 12:13pm

Eoin wrote: »

Personally I think Div 10 should be for people relatively new to the game, rather than fellas in their early 20s who've played a good bit before.

I suppose it depends on what way you look at it, there is still a fair step up coming from 20's to junior rugby, regarding if you have played all the way through schools/underage. A season in division 10, for those who are never really going to go much higher than Div 4 or 5 in their career, it might not a bad thing.

Eoin · 12-09-2014 12:16pm

That's true; and I guess once the players find their level and it's not just a blatant ploy to get silverware, then it's fine (and I definitely don't think that's the case with us for a couple of reasons).

LeinsterDub · 12-09-2014 2:46pm

Playing Seapoint tomorrow so will let you know what they are like

Eoin · 12-09-2014 2:51pm

Are you Unidare? I'll be there too.

LeinsterDub · 12-09-2014 5:05pm

Eoin wrote: »

Are you Unidare? I'll be there too.

Yeah. Well Ravens since the name change

Eoin · 12-09-2014 5:22pm

Cool, I'll be there watching tomorrow. That's the same Seapoint J4 team from last year, not the new one that's been entered.

.ak · 12-09-2014 11:34pm

Just finished my first friendly of the season. Black and blue but it was great craic. Defo amazing the difference having a season under your belt makes in terms of fitness. Roll on this season.

Teferi · 13-09-2014 12:38am

Nice one, who were you playing? We had a training match last week against each other so a mix of J2 - J5. We done 3 sets of 20 minutes which was probably just enough. Playing Mary's tomorrow so looking forward to that, I'm sure I'll be sore on Sunday.

.ak · 13-09-2014 1:10am

We just played ourselves. One squad of established players and golden oldies vs the noobs. I got through 60 min and had no issues with fitness but need to get used to contact work again tho, fairly stiff!

devolution · 13-09-2014 3:01pm

Teferi, get back in off the wing & into the pack where you belong, your interrupting our showboating!!!

Teferi · 13-09-2014 3:36pm

devolution wrote: »

Teferi, get back in off the wing & into the pack where you belong, your interrupting our showboating!!!

I was born to be a winger.

LeinsterDub · 13-09-2014 8:46pm

Ground was too hard for the proper studs. Feet are cut off me.

.ak · 13-09-2014 9:00pm

Yeah tried to go back to studs there last week and my feet suffered from it. Played a match in mouldies last night and had no issues.

Really don't know how some of the forwards run around on that ground with 8 long studs. Must be doing some damage to your joints.

chris85 · 13-09-2014 9:01pm

.ak wrote: »

Yeah tried to go back to studs there last week and my feet suffered from it. Played a match in mouldies last night and had no issues.

Really don't know how some of the forwards run around on that ground with 8 long studs. Must be doing some damage to your joints.

Mouldies were enough today to play in and I am front row. No issues with grip.

.ak · 13-09-2014 9:02pm

chris85 wrote: »

Mouldies were enough today to play in and I am front row. No issues with grip.

How'd that friendly go?

chris85 · 13-09-2014 9:06pm

.ak wrote: »

How'd that friendly go?

A win which was good. Very warm today and a bit of sunburn to prove it. Scrum went ok most of time and lineout functioned well I think with a few steals on both platforms. First game for me this season so happy to get full game in to be honest. Malahide were good today, tough pack and some good runners.

cloneslad · 13-09-2014 9:26pm

chris85 wrote: »

A win which was good. Very warm today and a bit of sunburn to prove it. Scrum went ok most of time and lineout functioned well I think with a few steals on both platforms. First game for me this season so happy to get full game in to be honest. Malahide were good today, tough pack and some good runners.

Very familiar looking lad playing for malahide. I think the lads let him score, twice, in the hope that he'd realise he made a silly decision and come back to the club.

Winters · 14-09-2014 2:34am

Ha. I was on his shoulder for his first and there was no way he was going to offload for that!

.ak · 15-09-2014 12:00pm

Feels like the knee is gonna take longer to get used to playing than I thought. Haven't been able to squat or push off it since Saturday. Hopefully it isn't like this after every match...

eoferrall · 15-09-2014 12:18pm

.ak wrote: »

Feels like the knee is gonna take longer to get used to playing than I thought. Haven't been able to squat or push off it since Saturday. Hopefully it isn't like this after every match...

it gradually eases up. done both knees and its the twisting and so forth that you can't really replicate in rehab.

My physio had be stand one legged on a rugby ball so the knee had the stress of the leg constantly readjusting to not fall off which helped... maybe not if sore though!

stephen_n · 15-09-2014 12:20pm

.ak wrote: »

Feels like the knee is gonna take longer to get used to playing than I thought. Haven't been able to squat or push off it since Saturday. Hopefully it isn't like this after every match...

First match always hurts more than any other match, just the way it goes.

.ak · 15-09-2014 12:31pm

stephen_n wrote: »

First match always hurts more than any other match, just the way it goes.

Yeah that's it I hope. First match last season my old ankle injury (held together by a plate!) flared up but never gave too much issue after that.

This is my first match after fracturing my knee despite months rehab and conditioning in the gym... but yeah, nothing really replaces 60 minutes of twisting and turning and knocking the knee.

dregin · 15-09-2014 12:46pm

Balancing on one foot with your eyes closed helps work on your balance, but it'd probably get a bit of movement into the knee too.

.ak · 15-09-2014 1:43pm

dregin wrote: »

Balancing on one foot with your eyes closed helps work on your balance, but it'd probably get a bit of movement into the knee too.

Yeah I do that as part of my rehab, and single leg squats.

salmocab · 15-09-2014 1:49pm

Played 20 mins yesterday against the guards and stiff as fcuk today. Nice set up out there in westmanstown.

.ak · 16-09-2014 11:39am

Someone was a silly boy and tried to do some training and sprinting on their bad knee last night.

Now said silly boy is crying into a pack of nurofen.

cloneslad · 16-09-2014 12:15pm

.ak wrote: »

Someone was a silly boy and tried to do some training and sprinting on their bad knee last night.

Now said silly boy is crying into a pack of nurofen.

you looked like you were suffering after the 4th set. Did you train on?

.ak · 16-09-2014 12:18pm

cloneslad wrote: »

you looked like you were suffering after the 4th set. Did you train on?

Just did some passing drills. Tried to do sprints at the end and then pulled up, thought it'd be okay if I wasn't pushing through it but there you go, I'm obviously not a physio. Tendon is in bits today. Few days of ice n' nurofen should sort it tho...

The Lost Sheep · 17-09-2014 1:37pm

All divisions are up on Leinster website now
All divisions to start September 27th or October 4th

.ak · 17-09-2014 1:39pm

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

All divisions are up on Leinster website now
All divisions to start September 27th or October 4th

The domestic section of the LR site sucks. Are they up on the sportsmanager site yet?

EDIT: Yes. http://sportsmanager.ie/cake/rugby/leinsterNew/upcomingFixtures

.ak · 17-09-2014 1:46pm

Ugh. 'Metro' league by name only. We have Normans, De La Salle, Barnhall, Clondalkin and Stillorgan in our league. So much for using the ol' bike to get to games.

stephen_n · 17-09-2014 2:15pm

.ak wrote: »

Ugh. 'Metro' league by name only. We have Normans, De La Salle, Barnhall, Clondalkin and Stillorgan in our league. So much for using the ol' bike to get to games.

Well you have Suttonians and the Warriors, that's six near home games for you

molloyjh · 17-09-2014 2:27pm

.ak wrote: »

Ugh. 'Metro' league by name only. We have Normans, De La Salle, Barnhall, Clondalkin and Stillorgan in our league. So much for using the ol' bike to get to games.

Normans are in feckin' Kilkenny! Bloody hell, I though Maynooth was bad initially.

stephen_n · 17-09-2014 2:31pm

molloyjh wrote: »

Normans are in feckin' Kilkenny! Bloody hell, I though Maynooth was bad initially.

It's only really about 1hr 15mins from Clontarf.

dregin · 17-09-2014 2:37pm

stephen_n wrote: »

It's only really about 1hr 15mins from Clontarf.

Have you driven it before? took us WELL over 2 hours to get down there a couple of seasons ago. The Normans lads are really sound though. Was a great trip.

cloneslad · 17-09-2014 2:38pm

stephen_n wrote: »

It's only really about 1hr 15mins from Clontarf.

We played them a few years ago, we met up at 10am, or something ridiculous like that, for a 2pm kick off. We had to go to a pub to kill time because we got there so early.

stephen_n · 17-09-2014 3:00pm

The new road down makes it less than an hour from Dublin (M50)

Was Miss Daisy in the car with you?

.ak · 17-09-2014 3:19pm

stephen_n wrote: »

Well you have Suttonians and the Warriors, that's six near home games for you

I honestly have no idea what squad I'll be in, but I imagine I'll be in our j6 squad, atleast until I get the leg back to full strength, so no suttonians or warriors for me.

molloyjh · 17-09-2014 3:20pm

stephen_n wrote: »

It's only really about 1hr 15mins from Clontarf.

Well about an hour and a half anyway. Then you have to factor in the travel to Clontarf for those of us who don't live there. For me that's at least 30 mins. So its at least 2 hours travel time there and the same again on the way back, if not more. That's a complete pain in the arse in fairness.

.ak · 17-09-2014 3:23pm

Ah yeah but you wouldn't bother going to the club first if you were closer.... Unless you were stuck for lift...

J4/5 (Social Rugby) Season 2014/2015

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