All Ireland League 2019-2020 Talk/Gossip/Rumours

Chico Flores · 10-07-2019 5:23pm

Gatekeeper23 wrote: »

Rumoured transfers doing the rounds, unsure on validity;

John McKee & Tim Murphy to UCD
Aaron Conneely to Wanderers
Edward Weaver to Lansdowne
Jack Aungier to Tarf
Naas bringing in 2 overseas players

I thought you were only allowed one overseas player?

UpTipp123 · 11-07-2019 11:56am

Paul Barr has left Cork Con and gone to Bandon, Willie going kilfeacle - certain he would of played in Limerick.

I see fixtures for leinster league are out - hopefully AIL ones come soon after.

i heard Gearoid Lyons is back in limerick - awaiting a contract in Uk but could end up playing AIL

stellenbosch · 11-07-2019 2:45pm

Gatekeeper23 wrote: »

Rumoured transfers doing the rounds, unsure on validity;

John McKee & Tim Murphy to UCD
Aaron Conneely to Wanderers
Edward Weaver to Lansdowne
Jack Aungier to Tarf
Naas bringing in 2 overseas players

JP Phelan to Tarf

shoutman · 11-07-2019 3:15pm

Two big props coming in for tarf, assume Aungier may make a lot of Leinster match day squads during the world cup?

Squidgy Black · 11-07-2019 3:47pm

shoutman wrote: »

Two big props coming in for tarf, assume Aungier may make a lot of Leinster match day squads during the world cup?

He'll be behind Bent and Vakh at the start but good chance he'll get some game time off the bench.

Stainalert · 13-07-2019 11:58am

Gatekeeper23 wrote: »

Rumoured transfers doing the rounds, unsure on validity;

John McKee & Tim Murphy to UCD
Aaron Conneely to Wanderers
Edward Weaver to Lansdowne
Jack Aungier to Tarf
Naas bringing in 2 overseas players

Where does Weaver play at the moment?

Chico Flores · 13-07-2019 2:19pm

Stainalert wrote: »

Where does Weaver play at the moment?

He is a Winger but can play 10 too.

Stainalert · 13-07-2019 2:24pm

Chico Flores wrote: »

He is a Winger but can play 10 too.

Which club?

Squidgy Black · 13-07-2019 2:28pm

Stainalert wrote: »

Which club?

Belvedere

UpTipp123 · 18-07-2019 3:41pm

PRO14 Fixtures are out - surely AIL will follow soon. i See the A competition ends 12th October, which is AIL game 2. then a week off im sure, which isn't the worse for clubs.

i see the cork teams are back from there clubs twitter accounts, Ryan foley with cork con and gerry hurely - good depth there. Dolphin also had big numbers.

are most clubs back now - any other transfers?

D14Rugby · 18-07-2019 3:44pm

UpTipp123 wrote: »

PRO14 Fixtures are out - surely AIL will follow soon. i See the A competition ends 12th October, which is AIL game 2. then a week off im sure, which isn't the worse for clubs.

i see the cork teams are back from there clubs twitter accounts, Ryan foley with cork con and gerry hurely - good depth there. Dolphin also had big numbers.

are most clubs back now - any other transfers?

Most clubs are back now to varying extents but still lots of players away

Stainalert · 18-07-2019 3:46pm

Hearing Tadgh McElroy is gone to Clontarf. Strange one given they have two quality hookers (Finlay & Adamson) already unless they are losing one of those

The Lost Sheep · 18-07-2019 3:47pm

UpTipp123 wrote: »

PRO14 Fixtures are out - surely AIL will follow soon. i See the A competition ends 12th October, which is AIL game 2. then a week off im sure, which isn't the worse for clubs.

i see the cork teams are back from there clubs twitter accounts, Ryan foley with cork con and gerry hurely - good depth there. Dolphin also had big numbers.

are most clubs back now - any other transfers?

not necessarily true because pro14 fixtures are out ail will be soo .
Majority of clubs will be back in some form or another

realhorrorshow · 18-07-2019 4:26pm

Stainalert wrote: »

Hearing Tadgh McElroy is gone to Clontarf. Strange one given they have two quality hookers (Finlay & Adamson) already unless they are losing one of those

Hasn’t Adamson signed for Connacht? He’ll be moving clubs if so.

shoutman · 18-07-2019 4:56pm

realhorrorshow wrote: »

Hasn’t Adamson signed for Connacht? He’ll be moving clubs if so.

Yep.

The Lost Sheep · 18-07-2019 4:58pm

realhorrorshow wrote: »

Hasn’t Adamson signed for Connacht? He’ll be moving clubs if so.

not necessarily. Only 5 senior clubs in province so some will stay or be affiliated to clubs in leinster/Munster as more clubs there better for there prospects

realhorrorshow · 18-07-2019 5:04pm

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

not necessarily. Only 5 senior clubs in province so some will stay or be affiliated to clubs in leinster/Munster as more clubs there better for there prospects

Think Connacht are moving all contracted players to local clubs from this season.

Stainalert · 18-07-2019 5:07pm

realhorrorshow wrote: »

Think Connacht are moving all contracted players to local clubs from this season.

That makes sense

RuPi · 18-07-2019 5:08pm

realhorrorshow wrote: »

Think Connacht are moving all contracted players to local clubs from this season.

I think it is only academy and development contracted players who are having to move to Connacht clubs. Fully contracted players are only meant to play 1A and B hence Eoghan Masterson couldn’t play for Buccs in their play off v Queens at the end of last season as he would have been playing against a 2A side.

GavMan · 18-07-2019 7:37pm

RuPi wrote: »

I think it is only academy and development contracted players who are having to move to Connacht clubs. Fully contracted players are only meant to play 1A and B hence Eoghan Masterson couldn’t play for Buccs in their play off v Queens at the end of last season as he would have been playing against a 2A side.

If that is the case, any idea who Jordan Duggan is moving too from Naas?

Lucas44 · 19-07-2019 12:26pm

GavMan wrote: »

If that is the case, any idea who Jordan Duggan is moving too from Naas?

No idea but he tore his acl towards the end of last season so he won’t be playing for anyone before Christmas

stellenbosch · 22-07-2019 9:31am

Stainalert wrote: »

Hearing Tadgh McElroy is gone to Clontarf. Strange one given they have two quality hookers (Finlay & Adamson) already unless they are losing one of those

Finlay working abroad at moment and Adamson to a Connacht club I believe

Chico Flores · 22-07-2019 10:45am

Michael Russell from Clondalkin to Wanderers

FellasFellas · 22-07-2019 3:34pm

LFC recruiting heavily as I understand. Predicting a big season from them, they usually play very well and then sometimes come unstuck towards middle and end of season. They'll be looking for a lot of consistency.

D14Rugby · 22-07-2019 3:38pm

FellasFellas wrote: »

LFC recruiting heavily as I understand. Predicting a big season from them, they usually play very well and then sometimes come unstuck towards middle and end of season. They'll be looking for a lot of consistency.

Build another bar in Lansdowne Road did they?

Stainalert · 22-07-2019 3:41pm

D14Rugby wrote: »

Build another bar in Lansdowne Road did they?

Ouch!

Stainalert · 22-07-2019 4:22pm

Energia AIL Fixtures now out - link below

https://www.irishrugby.ie/2019/07/22/energia-all-ireland-league-fixtures-announced/

Gatekeeper23 · 22-07-2019 5:28pm

FellasFellas wrote: »

LFC recruiting heavily as I understand. Predicting a big season from them, they usually play very well and then sometimes come unstuck towards middle and end of season. They'll be looking for a lot of consistency.

Any names as to who they have recruited?

I understand Tim Foley has joined them

shoutman · 23-07-2019 3:38pm

Is it normal to have AIL fixtures on the day of a six nations game?

The Lost Sheep · 23-07-2019 3:42pm

shoutman wrote: »

Is it normal to have AIL fixtures on the day of a six nations game?

yes generally is at least 1 round same weekend as a 6 nations game. Cant avoid all of them

Stainalert · 23-07-2019 3:52pm

Gatekeeper23 wrote: »

Any names as to who they have recruited?

I understand Tim Foley has joined them

Mark Flanagan (Bedford) has joined as has Peter Hastie (Naas) and Conail Doherty (UCD)

RobbieRuns · 24-07-2019 11:28am

Stainalert wrote: »

Mark Flanagan (Bedford) has joined as has Peter Hastie (Naas) and Conail Doherty (UCD)

Lansdowne are signing some great players. Look very strong.

The Lost Sheep · 24-07-2019 5:36pm

Nenagh ormond have put up their coaching team for the new season
Ivan Muldoon back as head coach
Josh Rowland who was with connacht for a while is an assistant coach

Stainalert · 24-07-2019 5:44pm

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

Nenagh ormond have put up their coaching team for the new season
Ivan Muldoon back as head coach
Josh Rowland who was with connacht for a while is an assistant coach

Presume Josh Rowland is a player coach

The Lost Sheep · 24-07-2019 6:09pm

Stainalert wrote: »

Presume Josh Rowland is a player coach

you would say so. Depends what age he is

Squidgy Black · 24-07-2019 6:22pm

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

you would say so. Depends what age he is

If I remember correctly he's only early 30s, and on the low side as well. Think he was late 20s when he signed for Connacht a couple of years ago.

luke9311 · 24-07-2019 10:28pm

Rowland is 30 I think

UpTipp123 · 25-07-2019 11:22am

Garryowen have signed Corrie Barratt (prop) from Banbridge, was in Ulster Academy for a bit i think. Heard from a few limerick lads that Bailey Faloon signed for Shannon before June 1st Deadline but changed his mind - now IRFU are saying he has to play with shannon even do he is training away with garryowen

Chico Flores · 25-07-2019 2:28pm

UpTipp123 wrote: »

Garryowen have signed Corrie Barratt (prop) from Banbridge, was in Ulster Academy for a bit i think. Heard from a few limerick lads that Bailey Faloon signed for Shannon before June 1st Deadline but changed his mind - now IRFU are saying he has to play with shannon even do he is training away with garryowen

Whats the June 1st deadline? Most transfers wouldn’t be done until well after that, into August/September etc

The Lost Sheep · 25-07-2019 2:57pm

Chico Flores wrote: »

Whats the June 1st deadline? Most transfers wouldn’t be done until well after that, into August/September etc

all clubs have to submit a list of players before June 1st. Many transfers will have been discussed at that point but obviously many not confirmed etc until later
Clubs are well into playing games and back 4/5 weeks of preseason by September so not really true to say most aren't done until then

List can be adapted until October 1st

UpTipp123 · 25-07-2019 3:05pm

June 01st is the deadline for moving clubs within the province, Limerick is crazy in month of may - silly season. Once it passes its unlikely a player will be released if he wants to leave to another club in the same city.

October 01st is for National transfers - outside the province, like lads moving Cork to Dublin etc.

Chico Flores · 26-07-2019 8:18am

UpTipp123 wrote: »

June 01st is the deadline for moving clubs within the province, Limerick is crazy in month of may - silly season. Once it passes its unlikely a player will be released if he wants to leave to another club in the same city.

October 01st is for National transfers - outside the province, like lads moving Cork to Dublin etc.

A club cannot block a player from moving. I don't know what Munster is like but from my experience there would be very few even inter province ones done by June.

Sure most u20s are probably done post leaving cert results etc from country clubs to Dublin clubs

RuPi · 26-07-2019 10:23am

School leavers and students have until the October deadline, majority of players moving clubs is done by the June deadline.

shoutman · 26-07-2019 12:11pm

Heard that Ivan Soroka and Matt D'arcy are joining Tony Ryan in getting pro-contracts as cover for the world cup. Unsure if all with Leinster or if Soroka and D'arcy are joining their former clubs of Connacht and Munster respectively.

gilesdebond · 26-07-2019 12:18pm

A player can move to any club up until the 1st October but after the 1st June the holding club has to agree to it and sign the transfer form.

D14Rugby · 27-07-2019 4:54pm

https://connachttribune.ie/galwegians-unveil-plan-for-new-facility-in-bushypark-033/

Galwegians unveil plans for new grounds. Pretty far from where they are currently and a bit outside the city, I'm sure they chose the site for a reason but I always wonder how wise it is clubs moving out of town from being in town as it means driving there is the only real option which might put potential players off as well as supporters.

The Lost Sheep · 27-07-2019 6:20pm

D14Rugby wrote: »

https://connachttribune.ie/galwegians-unveil-plan-for-new-facility-in-bushypark-033/

Galwegians unveil plans for new grounds. Pretty far from where they are currently and a bit outside the city, I'm sure they chose the site for a reason but I always wonder how wise it is clubs moving out of town from being in town as it means driving there is the only real option which might put potential players off as well as supporters.

its he other side of city and will affect NUIG whos underage set up was created in 2011 as there wasnt a club for underage rugby on west side of the city.
Its across the city but they had to move from glenina which wasnt good enough any more. The whole clubhouse/dressing rooms etc were nowhere near good enough.
Dont see it putting off players as improvements in facilities will attract players more than anything.
Though in galway recently i did hear there could still be few twists before anything for definite happens

ArmchairQB · 28-07-2019 2:16pm

Players in AIL are free to move to any club prior to May 31st without consent of club but must get consent of club they are leaving after May 31st. Transfers still allowed after May 31st but must have permission of club they are leaving

Chico Flores · 28-07-2019 10:10pm

Apologies lads, think I just misunderstood the rules. As we often have lads transferring in after J1s in the summer etc

UpTipp123 · 29-07-2019 9:08am

i know in Munster, June 01st is the deadline as the month of may is crazy with coaches scrambling for new players, cos they know after June 01st other clubs wont release there players.

Any Foreign,from another province, school players an junior club players can transfer up until 01st October.

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