Leinster Squad 18-19

[suisse]

Shane Delahunt is certainly a hooker I'd hope Leinster would look at in the future.. being a leinster man after all..

It's a DISGRACE how Leinster keep taking players from other provinces. The traffic has been going in one direction for too long. About time they gave some players to other teams.

[suisse]

All you guys talking about your favorite Strauss moment there. How about this? The dummy, the timing, the vision and the delivery. Absolutely gorgeous pass. He makes it look so easy to set Kearney free. If Furlong did this (and Furlong is a legend), he'd be on the Late Late Show.

*Disclaimer: Super annoying Miles Harrison alert.

https://youtu.be/qjxFow0FLRQ

[Grumpy Old Man]

All you guys talking about your favorite Strauss moment there. How about this? The dummy, the timing, the vision and the delivery. Absolutely gorgeous pass. He makes it look so easy to set Kearney free. If Furlong did this (and Furlong is a legend), he'd be on the Late Late Show.

*Disclaimer: Super annoying Miles Harrison alert.

https://youtu.be/qjxFow0FLRQ

Thank you - I enjoyed that!

[Darce]

All you guys talking about your favorite Strauss moment there. How about this? The dummy, the timing, the vision and the delivery. Absolutely gorgeous pass. He makes it look so easy to set Kearney free. If Furlong did this (and Furlong is a legend), he'd be on the Late Late Show.

*Disclaimer: Super annoying Miles Harrison alert.

https://youtu.be/qjxFow0FLRQ

How Hines poleaxing Bossy? You'd be off for that these days

[molloyjh]

All you guys talking about your favorite Strauss moment there. How about this? The dummy, the timing, the vision and the delivery. Absolutely gorgeous pass. He makes it look so easy to set Kearney free. If Furlong did this (and Furlong is a legend), he'd be on the Late Late Show.

*Disclaimer: Super annoying Miles Harrison alert.

https://youtu.be/qjxFow0FLRQ

6 years later and those last 5 mins still make me sick with nerves.

[suisse]

All you guys talking about your favorite Strauss moment there. How about this? The dummy, the timing, the vision and the delivery. Absolutely gorgeous pass. He makes it look so easy to set Kearney free. If Furlong did this (and Furlong is a legend), he'd be on the Late Late Show.

*Disclaimer: Super annoying Miles Harrison alert.

https://youtu.be/qjxFow0FLRQ

6 years later and those last 5 mins still make me sick with nerves.

2 things really stick out watching it.

1. I totally forgot about the Portuguese flanker assaulting Leo Cullen. It was funny but also ridiculous. Leo's face was cut to pieces at the end. Wtf was the dude thinking?

2. The tackle/collision that I'll never understand was Henke VDM on Bonnaire just before Fofana dropped the ball. Henke looked out of it. Flattened. I've no idea how on earth he (and someone else) stopped Bonnaire there. Even watching it now I think Bonnaire is about to score here.

[Lar]

All you guys talking about your favorite Strauss moment there. How about this? The dummy, the timing, the vision and the delivery. Absolutely gorgeous pass. He makes it look so easy to set Kearney free. If Furlong did this (and Furlong is a legend), he'd be on the Late Late Show.

*Disclaimer: Super annoying Miles Harrison alert.

https://youtu.be/qjxFow0FLRQ

How Hines poleaxing Bossy? You'd be off for that these days

I think it was Cudmore but your point stands.

[scentofgunpowder]

Shane Delahunt is certainly a hooker I'd hope Leinster would look at in the future.. being a leinster man after all..

He’s a Munster man really.

[mildlyinterested]

Shane Delahunt is certainly a hooker I'd hope Leinster would look at in the future.. being a leinster man after all..

He’s a Munster man really.

hows that?

From Offaly, played for leinster schools, leinster u19 and leinster u20. IIRC captained one of those sides too.

played leinster junior and senior cup for kilkenny college

[scentofgunpowder]

Shane Delahunt is certainly a hooker I'd hope Leinster would look at in the future.. being a leinster man after all..

He’s a Munster man really.

hows that?

From Offaly, played for leinster schools, leinster u19 and leinster u20. IIRC captained one of those sides too.

played leinster junior and senior cup for kilkenny college

His farm is somewhere between Birr and Portumna, can’t remember exactly where but it’s very likely it falls in north Tipperary.

He was captain of the Kilkenny SCT too.

[cormac]

Are Leinster going to announce who is contracted for next season or are we supposed to guess based on teamsheets when pre-season rolls around?

[LeRouxIsPHat]

I'm not being funny but I reckon they'll be announced after we hear that Joey is leaving.

[mildlyinterested]

I'm not being funny but I reckon they'll be announced after we hear that Joey is leaving.

more than likely.

[LeinsterLeader]

While the central contracts for Tadhg Furlong and Rob Kearney have already been announced, speaking to leinsterrugby.ie, Leinster Rugby Head Coach Leo Cullen confirmed that an additional 19 contracts have been signed as Leinster continue to build for the future.

“This is another significant announcement and a huge endorsement of the work being done at grassroots level by the domestic rugby team, the CROs and the CCROs on a daily basis across the 12 counties.

“Of the 21 contracts announced today 18 came through the Leinster Rugby system and played in clubs and schools around the province.

“It is also great to see four players promoted from the Academy in the last few months and they will all start next season in the Senior squad.

“Jordan Larmour has grabbed a lot of the headlines given his involvement with Ireland during the Six Nations and starting last weekend but Vakh Abdaladze, Josh Murphy and Caelan Doris have all made telling contributions for both Leinster ‘A’ and the Senior side in the Guinness PRO14 during the course of the season.

“I am delighted for them and indeed their families and congratulate them.”

Included in the list of 21 players are 12 Irish internationals with 280 caps between them.

Leinster Rugby – New Senior Contracts 2018/19:

1. Vakh Abdaladze, 2 Leinster Caps (LC), 1 Leinster Try (T)
2. Michael Bent, 4 Ireland Caps (IC), 106 LC, 1 T
3. Ed Byrne, 23 LC, 2 T
4. Seán Cronin, 61 IC, 151 LC, 26 T
5. Barry Daly, 26 LC, 17 T
6. Tom Daly, 10 LC, 2 T
7. Peter Dooley, 47 LC, 2 T
8. Caelan Doris, 1 LC
9. Tadhg Furlong, 6 British & Irish Lions Caps (BIL), 23 IC, 82 LC, 4 T
10. Dave Kearney, 17 IC, 122 LC, 23 T
11. Rob Kearney, 8 BIL, 83 IC, 196 LC, 39 T
12. Jordan Larmour, 3 IC, 20 LC, 7 T
13. Nick McCarthy, 26 LC, 3 T
14. Fergus McFadden, 34 IC, 169 LC, 23 T
15. Ross Molony, 64 LC, 3 T
16. Josh Murphy, 9 LC, 1 T
17. Andrew Porter, 7 IC, 28 LC, 1 T
18. Garry Ringrose, 13 IC, 48 LC, 12 T
19. Rhys Ruddock, 19 IC, 140 LC, 7 T
20. James Tracy, 6 IC, 64 LC, 4 T
21. Josh van der Flier, 10 IC, 60 LC, 7 T

*Statistics correct as of 12th May 2018

[mildlyinterested]

No Will Connors or Charlie Rock is notable from Academy given rumours.

[mildlyinterested]

So Leinster senior squad next season as of 16/05:

LH Prop
Cian Healy(30) - Signed central 3yr contract in 2016
Jack McGrath(28) - Signed central 3yr contract in 2016
Ed Byrne(24) - Signed contract in 2018
Peter Dooley(24) - Signed contract in 2018

TH Prop
Michael Bent(32) - Signed contract in 2018
Tadhg Furlong(25) - Signed central 3yr contract in 2018
Andrew Porter(22) - Signed contract in 2018
Vakh Abdaladze(22) - Signed contract in 2018

Hooker
Sean Cronin(32) - Signed contract in 2018
James Tracy(27) - Signed contract in 2018
Bryan Byrne(24) - Signed contract in 2017

Lock
Scott Fardy(34) - Signed 2 yr contract in 2017
Devin Toner(32) - Signed central 3yr contract in 2017
Ian Nagle(29) - Signed contract in 2017
Mick Kearney(27) - Signed contract in 2017
Ross Molony(24) - Signed contract in 2018
James Ryan(22) - Signed contract in 2017

Backrow
Sean O'Brien(31) - Signed central 3 yr contract in 2016
Rhys Ruddock(27) - Signed contract in 2018
Jack Conan(26) - Signed contract in 2017
Josh Van Der Flier(25) - Signed contract in 2018
Dan Leavy(24) - Signed contract in 2017
Josh Murphy(23) - Signed contract in 2018
Max Deegan(21) - Signed contract in 2017
Caelan Doris(20) - Signed contract in 2018

Scrumhalf
Jamie Gibson Park(26) - Signed 3 yr contract in 2016
Luke McGrath(25) - Signed contract in 2017
Nick McCarthy(23) - Signed contract in 2017

Outhalf
Jonathan Sexton(33) - Signed central 4 yr contract in 2015
Ross Byrne(23) - Signed contract in 2017
Joey Carbery(22) - Signed contract in 2017

Centre
Noel Reid(28) - Signed contract in 2017
Robbie Henshaw(25) - Signed 3yr contract in 2016
Tom Daly(25) - Signed contract in 2018
Rory O'Loughlin(24) - Signed contract in 2017
Garry Ringrose(23) - Signed contract in 2018

Back Three
Rob Kearney(32) - Signed central contract until 2019 WC.
Fergus McFadden(32) - Signed contract in 2018
Dave Kearney(29) - Signed contract in 2018
James Lowe(26) - Signed 3yr contract in 2017
Barry Daly(25) - Signed contract in 2018
Adam Byrne(24) - Signed contract in 2017
Jordan Larmour(21) - Signed contract in 2018

[wixfjord]

Delighted that Dooley is staying.

[LeRouxIsPHat]

Surprised Dooley stayed on but good news for us that he did.

I remember there being rumours of McCarthy leaving a year ago so happy that he's staying too. I know the foreigner rule helps his cause but I doubt he's played as much as he'd like and he needs games so was slightly worried about him going.

Happy for DK as well, things weren't looking great for him and I wouldn't have been surprised if we'd let him go.

[LeinsterLeader]

Overall though it does look a slightly weaker squad then this year (assuming we don't sign anyone else).

I suppose they're depending on a few more gems shining in the Academy

[Leinsterlunatic]

I thought Charlie Rock would get a development deal being honest.