Babbling 'brook

I just don't see the evidence for this. We won 4 European Cups and 6 Nations with players who came through this system - nobdoy can tell me that 2011 team didn't have resilience or leadership. Same for the 2009 team. The 2018 team balls out a tough and tight game and it was Racing who bottled it. I...

Lancaster was full of praise for the Leinster and Irish system on the BBC podcast, so much so that he advised the English RFU to consider its benefits. Leinster are making efforts to identify non schools players. I think there is room for improvement and do think there is a bias towards schools lads...

How did Leinster Rugby allow Jackman to continue if he had a concussion every week? He says that he had 25 concussions in his last season.

Delighted to say that Leinster are doing a preseason country tour in August with open sessions in

Longford RFC 25/8
Kilkenny and Athy 26/8

LeRouxIsPHat wrote: ↑July 26th, 2022, 3:24 pm

the spoofer wrote: ↑July 26th, 2022, 3:21 pm I think Oli Jaeger can give up on his All Black dream. Not exactly the strongest crop of LH's around and he still doesn't get a look in.

*THs

But I thought the same earlier, particularly because the new NZ coach came from the Crusaders.

Apols. Of course.

I think Oli Jaeger can give up on his All Black dream. Not exactly the strongest crop of LH's around and he still doesn't get a look in.

Is this McKee on the left of the photo? https://www.sportsfile.com/id/2296303/ Looking like a bit of a tank. I am keen to see Jason Jenkins out there. He needs a Leinster pre-season more than anybody else in the squad. His last match was 03 June, which is more than six weeks ago now. Probably injur...

I listened to the Molecast at lunchtime. It was the one from the morning of the Maori game. They really should be getting a wider audience as the provide more insight into Irish rugby than the talking heads on the other podcasts that are floating around. Then again, they would have to dop the "...

I’m delighted for Tadhg Beirne and Peter O’Mahony but the over the best players in tour were Sexton and VDF. It seems to have dropped out of the conversation that there was 11 starters from Leinster in the team that beat NZ

Is this McKee on the left of the photo? https://www.sportsfile.com/id/2296303/ Looking like a bit of a tank. I am keen to see Jason Jenkins out there. He needs a Leinster pre-season more than anybody else in the squad. His last match was 03 June, which is more than six weeks ago now. Probably injur...

Ray Donovan wrote: ↑July 22nd, 2022, 1:07 am Paidi Farrell started life with Edenderry RFC but for some reason joined Tullamore.

Probably cause it's really hard from the smaller midland clubs to get looked at.

Don't let Lions near them or we'll end up with 4/5 with career threatening injuries or a lost 2/3 seasons. Jeremy Davidson, Keith Wood, Sean O'Brien, Jack McGrath etc Fully agree. The Lions should be a thing of the past. Don't let anyone tell you that a Lions win would surpass what we witnessed las...

He's irish born, isn't he? Kearney country? Yeah from Louth originally, played for Dundalk RFC before moving to Perth with his family. Thanks, thought I remembered something about that alright His father, Andy, is ex Newbridge College and was a pillar of Dundalk RFC before heading to Oz.

Will Connors, James Tracey, Ronan Kelleher all training.

Came up through the club system, played with Navan at underage. He's 6'6'' and 18st according to the "interweb" so decent size. We seem to have passed on him as an academy recruit and he went to Connacht but moved on pretty quickly. It will be interesting.

Player of the series - Josh Van der Flier? I think so. Could definitely make an argument for Sexton but Josh is one of the best - and most consistent - loose forwards I've seen in over 50 years watching rugby Josh, Beirne, POM, Sexton, Henshaw and Keenan would all be in the mix for me, but VDF wins...

I see some comments that Savea was unlucky to give away the penalty as the ball appeared out. He was penalised for for coming from an offside position which he clearly was.

Dave Cahill wrote: ↑July 16th, 2022, 8:53 am Just a reminder as a tribute to the mocker gods - Ireland led 22 - 7 at half time against New Zealand in the Aviva in 2013

Well played

Joe Molloy asked BOD if he had choice between WC semi or series win in NZ. BOD went for latter saying that just getting to semi should never be an aim but winning WC should be. I agree. Winning the series in NZ wd be a tangible achievement of real merit, one that has eluded so many touring teams, n...

Timoney is knocking on the door for sure. Who Coombes reminds me of is very young Heaslip. Both got a lot of early mileage out of big upright carries using their natural strength, fending and bumping tacklers, scoring handily from close range with power, showing some nascent offload game, defence i...