Babbling 'brook

I fancy Clontarf & Cork Con to make the running this year and UCD to not be far off the top. What do people think? Will Lansdowne drop off alarmingly like previous winners Mary's and Belvo? Trinity and Shannon to battle for 1b maybe? Navan are a club i fancy to do well also and think they might...

Interpro and warm up fixtures for each of the age grade provincial sides in the coming weeks
http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/domestic/10 ... glU2zJOPMw

Maybe you are right. Impossibly hard to tell though until they have had a season or 2 of senior rugby. Macken and Conway were set to be the best thing since bod when they entered the academy. Adam Byrne is flavour of the month now. All these guys are pure potential. Some do not have the mental side...

Upcoming games for Leinster sides ahead of the Interpros
the Youths play the exiles in Templeville road Sunday week, the 19s play the Exiles Sunday week in Templeville road and play Italy Sunday fortnight in Donnybrook.
The 20s are scheduled to play Clontarfs AIL side in the next week or two.

Leavy isn't involved with the u20 setup. Brewer is out injured until mid october or that. My team from that selection of players. 1. Dooley 2. Delahunt 3. McKeever 4. Gardiner 5. Molony 6. Murphy 7. O'Neill 8. Timmins 9. McCarthy 10. McKeon 11. Fitzpatrick 12. Fromm 13. O'Loughlin 14. Byrne 15. Dar...

Only 24 teams next season. Welsh prem will only donate 4 sides instead of 12. Means there are 2 English teams in every group. We were poxed lucky with the 2 we got. why are the welsh welshing on it if you pardon the pun? too many weak sides competing. feel competition will be stronger if only the b...

With all games now played the final rankings and the pool draw for next year are below 1 england 2 wales 3 south africa 4 new zealand 5 france 6 argentina 7 australia 8 ireland 9 samoa 10 scotland 11 fiji 12 usa world trophy 1 italy england. argentina, australia, italy wales, france, ireland, fiji s...

I am looking forward to seeing what Greg o shea has to offer, as a keen track and field athlete, i have met Greg in ul training. He is turning his back on sprinting from next year on, and is a big loss to the sport. He is part of the national record holding 4x100 relay team which would make him fas...

Fireworks wrote:I believe Adam has another year of u20 to look forward to. At his age every year makes a huge difference. Hope he kicks on.

He is 20s next season. Should do well next year. Maybe bit too much expected of him after cameo with full Leinster side this season

Can only presume Ed Byrne isn't deemed fit enough to last 80 minutes. He's a far superior player to dooley. selection wreaks of club loyalty. not far superior. Dooley is their on form. He's been key to very strong scrum so far Dooley does plenty around pitch. Played a lot with Birr at 8 when younge...

Ireland Under-20 Team to play France Under-20 tomorrow 7.15pm 15 - Rory Scholes (Belfast Harlequins /Ulster) 14 - Darren Sweetnam (UCC/Munster) 13 - Thomas Farrell (Lansdowne/Leinster) 12 - Rory Scannell (Dolphin/Munster) 11 - Alex Wootton (Northampton Saints/ Exile) 10 - Steve Crosbie (Old Belveder...

True. But who gives a fock about 5th place when we are playing so well They should care every time they pull on an Irish jersey. For a good few of them it will probably be their last chance to do so. I'm sure they will. I meant who among the supporters will give a fock, having seen them play so wel...

It might be tough but it is worth keeping the pressure on. What a game we would have had with a full squad under Joe taking on a mid week all black selection. I am sure the munster contingent in IRFU would prefer that never happened as it might steal some of their thunder. Chip firmly still in plac...

8-0 Ireland lead after 17minutes
try by Darren Sweetnam

Team v Fiji: 15 - Darragh Leader (Galwegians/Connacht) 14 - Darren Sweetnam (UCC/Munster) 13 - Mark Roche (Lansdowne/Connacht) 12 - Tom Daly (Lansdowne/Leinster) 11 - Rory Scholes (Belfast Harlequins /Ulster) 10 - Steve Crosbie (Old Belvedere/Leinster) 9 - David Shanahan (Clontarf/Leinster) 1 - Edwa...

Great win. Only watching 2nd half now but good performance
Joyce, Daly, McGrath were good
Would have been interesting if both sides had been full strength. Think Ozzies were missing 4/5 who were on 7s duty.
Thankfully we've Fiji next and not Baby Blacks.

ceemec wrote:Is Thornbury injured? Also, am I missing something? Irish Rugby says Timmins is 6'2". Surely something is incorrect there if he's named at lock?

Thornbury is being rested as he is carrying a knock I believe.

ceemec wrote:Is Thornbury injured? Also, am I missing something? Irish Rugby says Timmins is 6'2". Surely something is incorrect there if he's named at lock?

Thornbury is being rested as he is carrying a knock I believe.

Team for Australia has been named 15 - Rory Scannell (Dolphin/Munster) 14 - Adam Byrne (UCD/Leinster) 13 - Thomas Farrell (Lansdowne/Leinster) 12 - Thomas Daly (Lansdowne/Leinster) 11 - Rory Scholes (Belfast Harlequins /Ulster) 10 - Steve Crosbie (Old Belvedere/Leinster) 9 - Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinst...

Frankly under 21 as an age grade is ridiculous. Guys are 3 and sometimes 4 years in this age grade before they hit Senior or Junior Rugby. Should be under 20 and then move them on. The situation with Under 21's in Lansdowne, UCD and to a lesser extent Trinity is really hurting participation levels....