Babbling 'brook

There's quite a difference between querying whether it would be the worst thing and saying that it would be a good thing. I wouldn't like him to go and doubt he will but I'd be disappointed to see Conan leave and it'd be understandable if he chose to do so. It wouldn't be the worst thing in the wor...

Northampton team : 15. Ben Foden; 14. Ken Pisi, 13. Luther Burrell, 12. JJ Hanrahan, 11. Jamie Elliott; 10. Steve Myler, 9. Nic Groom; 1. Alex Waller, 2. Mikey Haywood, 3. Paul Hill, 4. Michael Paterson, 5. Courtney Lawes, 6. Jamie Gibson, 7. Tom Wood, 8. Louis Picamoles 16. Dylan Hartley, 17. Etha...

you can prize jamie heaslip from my cold dead fingers. :) I'd say his plan is 2 more years to take him to the world cup. Shortly After that he will be 36. Retire. Conan will be in his prime by then. If I was him I'd be happy to bide my time for 2 years and play all the games jamie doesn't. (about h...

There's quite a difference between querying whether it would be the worst thing and saying that it would be a good thing.

I wouldn't like him to go and doubt he will but I'd be disappointed to see Conan leave and it'd be understandable if he chose to do so.

Only way I see us losing this is if Courtney Lawes goes head hunting for Carbery. This level of confidence sits a little uneasily but can't remember the last time I was as excited by a Leinster teamsheet. Hopefully Adam Byrne can continue his form. Thought he was poor enough in the pre-season game a...

Sacrilegious as it may be, would it be the worst thing in the world if Jamie did move on?

He is the best number 8 Ireland's ever produced and I very much doubt he's going anywhere anyway but can't help feel if he re-signs Jack Conan could look to move on which would be a pity.

I really don’t see this game going ahead. How can anyone expect players to perform the day after his funeral? I don’t know how Glasgow could really be expected to play against them. I do appreciate this is a professional game but given the emotional intensity involved I think there’s a strong chance...

Can the quality of the ref's performance be clarified?

Admittedly I wasn't as sober at the end of the game as I was at the start but I thought he was dreadful.

I really don’t see Jamie leaving. He's the world's youngest 32year old. I think it’s time Dom Ryan did move on. He could absolutely do a job in the AP but will play less and less for Leinster. Then it’s a case of if they can hang on to the others. If it’s a case of having to lose one of Jordi, Leavy...

@molloyjh no worries. I took it you meant I was being "foolish". I apologise. Glad to hear we're on the same page. @ Dirk Stickler - a "mile" is certainly one way of expressing the distance between Murray and McGrath, though not the one I personally would use. In terms of experi...

Luke a mile behind Murray? McGrath outplayed his opposite number last week in the Aviva in front of 40.000 punters. What more d'yiz want? I see no reason, why he shouldn't put in another sterling performance tomorrow!Plus currently he's playing better than Marmion, who due to poor form is being out...

Luke a mile behind Murray? McGrath outplayed his opposite number last week in the Aviva in front of 40.000 punters. What more d'yiz want? I see no reason, why he shouldn't put in another sterling performance tomorrow!Plus currently he's playing better than Marmion, who due to poor form is being out...

This is a bit worrying, it's a fairly strong Castres team. Slightly concerned about Furlong, despite his good start to the season. He;s still only 23. Furlong is the best tighthead in Ireland he'll be grand (albeit this will be a test in scrums) Kockott on bench screams theyre not going full metal ...

Wonder when will people realise Luke McGrath is clearly 1st choice 9. I wasn't questioning his status as Leinster no.1 but if he wants to become a serious alternative to Murray / Marmion for Ireland its matches like these he needs to stand out in. Dupont is extremely good and a really dangerous run...

That’s a pretty good side. I don’t know a damn thing about SR’s but Mick Kearney has looked a better player than Ian Nagle to me. I’ll trust Leo on that one. He does seem to love Molony. Harsh on Jordi but it would’ve been harsh on any of the 5 looking to get into the 4 places. The Sexton injury is ...

I don't mind the backline. Makes sense to start Henshaw and see what he's got in the tank. Ideally Reid will replace him after 55/ 60. The only issue I have is the backrow. I like Jordi and Ruddock but i'd have preferred to see VDF at 7 and Leavy at 6. I know they're conscious of getting people up t...

molloyjh wrote:

Dirk Stickler wrote:Where the f*ck is van der Flier?!!

Our biggest club game and the national coach is picking the team.

What chance does the Pro12 have at all?!

If the national coach was picking the team it would be Leavy that was left out.

"Start Rhys and Jordi. Put whoever you want on the bench."

Where the f*ck is van der Flier?!!

Our biggest club game and the national coach is picking the team.

What chance does the Pro12 have at all?!

Boss
POC
Jerry Flannery
David Wallace

Toss
Ian Dowling
Johne Murphy
Andrew Conway

“The lovely Munster passion is sooo much more passionate than the passion at Leinster, which is passion but not really passion. Oh and the pride…”

You were never good enough for Leinster. Simple as.

I wouldn’t mind seeing Ryan at some stage but this is one area where Leo really should be the best judge. Presumably he’s not hitting the S&C targets (not an issue for Porter) required for the step up. A year to build himself will only be a good thing long term. I imagine he’ll be pushing pretty...