Babbling 'brook

The Irish Time rugby podcast "The Counter Ruck" poses the question is the central contract system broken? Question, who won back to back 6 Nations? To me the short answer is, that it's working. What is broken is other provinces development of players, and I would posit that Munster aren't...

I am gobsmacked at the speed of sell-out, but not totally surprised it has happened. Since RWC23, I've been telling people of the extraordinary diversity of people I met in Bordeaux, Nantes and Paris at Irish matches and how many of them had never been able to get match tickets in Ireland. Many of t...

Barry wrote: ↑April 18th, 2024, 10:27 am

the spoofer wrote:Jimmy Gopperth has extended his contract with Provence Rugby in ProD2.

He turns 41 in June, starts most games.
Some man.

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And he took them back to the top of the Pro D2 last night with five kicks out of five. Great man!

Looks very light to only travel with 5 props, when one of them is Jager who is just a few weeks post knee surgery. The decision to release Keynan Knox mid-year looks increasingly baffling, and the only conclusion on Academy THP Darragh McSweeney must be that they don't rate him at all. Knox require...

Belated recognition for both Dan and JGP, but better late than never. One of the most important element of Leinster's overall development has been their employment of Community Development Officers. For over a decade we have had dedicated and experienced people employed in these roles supporting Clu...

The string of Leinster 'good new' stories continue.

I almost wonder if they'll announce on Friday that we're going to sign a nephew of Ollie le Roux, who plays tight-head and is Irish qualified.

Just pure imagination.........but after the last 5 days, who knows?

My goodness but aren't new coaches getting very young? Like Guards I suppose.

The bookies have this as 1 to 2 points in favour of Lions. Don't know how they can quote any price without knowing the squad. That very point came up on last weekend's game when the Bookies Spread only changed by one point when the LAR team was announced without Dulin. It raised the question as to ...

It is a remarkable vote of confidence in the players, coaches and the rugby culture of our Club, Leinster, that Jordie Barrett chose to spend his unique six-months sabbatical , with us. He had many options and I am delighted he decided to join Leinster and hope that he enjoys his time with us as muc...

It is a remarkable vote of confidence in the players, coaches and the rugby culture of our Club, Leinster, that Jordie Barrett chose to spend his unique six-months sabbatical , with us. He had many options and I am delighted he decided to join Leinster and hope that he enjoys his time with us as muc...

Doris had his legs taken from under him. Happened on the far side of the ruck so I can understand that the picture didn't look good. One of Jenkins penalties was manufactured when he was cleared out onto the ball. Some of that was balanced by calls against them. I thought our discipline was general...

Watching the Saint v Bulls game from Saturday evening, I was struck that it was for all the world a First Squad versus a Combined 2nd / Under 20 Squad who had travelled on myriad routes, with minimal training, to make the fixture. There was a great audience in Franklyn Gardens to appreciate the game...

paddyor wrote: ↑April 14th, 2024, 7:07 pm https://x.com/ClementMazella/status/1779524141353206010

What game and who is the culprit?

EPCR instruct on pricing and allocate tickets to each Club for sale / distribution. Historically, it has been very difficult for Leinster to influence EPCR in pricing policy.

Reviewing the Premiership table and Northampton results in the season thus far, following the World Cup, presents a very interesting picture. Six Clubs have conceded fewer points than the Saints, whilst three have scored more points than them. With ten wins from fourteen games, they lead the table, ...

At half-time, I thought that two Leinster players in particular were enjoying their contributions as much as we were enjoying their performances. Both Jordan Larmour and Tadgh Furlong have had recent days where their performances were more peripheral than centre stage and you felt for them as a Lein...

Loved, loved, loved yesterday. When you make yourself the jester and court the attention it’s hard to feel sorry for you when things don’t go your way. There of course might be some truth in the possibility of the toll of having to travel to and back from South Africa over the last two weeks having...

So Cian will get another chance to overtake RO'G in appearances and possibly contribute to getting us another shot in a final. Certainly no reason yesterday that he won't be the best option.

Absolutely delighted coming out of Aviva yesterday to hear the 6N's result against Wales. I look forward to watching it on the Player.

Well done to the entire Squad and Management. You deserved a win against Italy based on performance and it's great to finally get back on track.

A brilliant performance and a well-deserved and definitely much sought-after win for the lads. They should be really proud – they showed the best of themselves today. Cannot wait to watch it again! Hear, hear. I'm halfway through a re-watch having been to the game yesterday and it was actually bett...