Leinster Preseason 19-20

[mildlyinterested]

Frawley injured. Hopefully not serious.

Yeah not great for him, could give Harry B a chance to overtake him in pecking order.

2nd preseason in a row he has gotten injured.

[mildlyinterested]

Hugo Keenan (Jimmy O'Brien, 62); Fergus McFadden (Adam Byrne, 50), Jimmy O'Brien (Rory O'Loughlin, half-time), Joe Tomane (Conor O'Brien, half-time), Cian Kelleher (Dave Kearney, half-time); Ciaran Frawley (Ross Byrne, 28), Hugh O'Sullivan (Jamison Gibson-Park, half-time); Peter Dooley (Michael Milne, 66), Rónan Kelleher (Bryan Byrne, 66), Michael Bent (Roman Salanoa, 66), Ross Molony CAPTAIN, Ryan Baird, Max Deegan (Caelan Doris, 62), Scott Penny (Will Connors, 50), Caelan Doris (Scott Fardy, half-time).

So looks like at half-time, Fardy comes on at 6 and Deegan moves to 8. At 62 minutes, Doris replaces Deegan at 8.

Finishing team:

Milne, Byrne, Salanoa, Molony, Baird, Fardy, Connors, Doris, JGP, RB, Kearney, COB, ROL, Byrne, JOB.

[Peg Leg]

19-22 now.

We're actually losing if you measure the score by the new system: Northampton 19 -3 St. Michael's

Made me laugh like Mutley

[wixfjord]

Great that Baird seems to be getting loads of game time. Looks like he's being fast tracked ahead of Dunne which is interesting.

[mildlyinterested]

Baird's always been the better prospect in comparison to Dunne, whose progress last season was a pleasant surprise. Both are still only 20 so just baby giraffes in 2nd row terms.

[LeRouxIsPHat]

Great that Baird seems to be getting loads of game time. Looks like he's being fast tracked ahead of Dunne which is interesting.

I think it's interesting in terms of what we want to do as a team as well. We could play him as a rangy 6, but if we've decided that we want a baller like him in the engine room then I think that says a lot about how we want to play. I know we've always wanted to play high tempo stuff but I thought that the Saracens game might have made us rethink things.

I'd say Baird could become a really important impact sub very quickly, he's perfect for it really.

[backrower8]

19-22 now.

We're actually losing if you measure the score by the new system: Northampton 19 -3 St. Michael's

Made me laugh like Mutley

Fair play!

Mind you, quite frequently those scoring systems work in the Swordsmens' favour

[backrower8]

Frawley injured. Hopefully not serious.

Yeah not great for him, could give Harry B a chance to overtake him in pecking order.

2nd preseason in a row he has gotten injured.

Who has the most development potential Frawley, Ross or Harry?

[arsebiscuits1]

Frawley injured. Hopefully not serious.

Yeah not great for him, could give Harry B a chance to overtake him in pecking order.

2nd preseason in a row he has gotten injured.

Who has the most development potential Frawley, Ross or Harry?

Probably a lot of recent bias from me here but hard to look past Harry. He's got the silky passing and effortless kicking technique of Ross but seems a good bit more athletic. Have been extremely impressed with what I've seen of him.

I do like the look of Frawley a lot also. Both obviously far from the finished article but I think Harry probably has a higher ceiling

[mildlyinterested]

Leinster Rugby ‘A’ v Ulster ‘A’ – Celtic Cup Round 4
(Leinster senior caps in brackets)

15. Jack Kelly(St. Michaels) (1)
14. Andrew Smith(St. Michaels) (U20)
13. Gavin Mullin(Blackrock) (2)
12. Tommy O’Brien(Blackrock)
11. Rob Russell(St. Michaels)
10. Harry Byrne(St. Michaels)
9. Rowan Osborne(Clongowes)
1. Charlie Ward(Tullow RFC)(U20)
2. Dan Sheehan(Clongowes)
3. Tom Clarkson(Blackrock)(U20)
4. Charlie Ryan(Blackrock) CAPTAIN
5. Jack Dunne(St. Michaels) (5)
6. Brian Deeny(Wexford RFC)(U20)
7. Ronan Watters(St. Marys)
8. Ronan Foley(St. Marys)

Replacements
16. Harry Noonan(Greystones RFC)(U20)
17. John McKee(Campbell)(U20)
18. Jack Aungier(Suttonians RFC)
19. Cian Prendergast(Newbridge)(U20)
20. David Aspil(High School)
21. Patrick Patterson(Blackrock) (3)
22. Tim Corkery(Kilkenny RFC)(U19)
23. Liam Turner(Blackrock)

[Xanthippe]

Frawley injured. Hopefully not serious.

Yeah not great for him, could give Harry B a chance to overtake him in pecking order.

2nd preseason in a row he has gotten injured.

Interesting that Ferg took the conversions before Ross came on for Frawley

[johng]

From the same low key we....ll i wouldn't call it a website really more a social media platform.

https://twitter.com/leinsterrugby/statu ... 60512?s=08

Match highlights

[blockhead]

Nice one John. Looked like a cracking game.
Fardy was blowin a bit. Enjoyed his summer I bet.
Too many shrimps on the barbie there Scott!

[johng]

Apparently its the septics that call them shrimp. The ausies call them prawns like us....

[joooooe]

From the same low key we....ll i wouldn't call it a website really more a social media platform.

https://twitter.com/leinsterrugby/statu ... 60512?s=08

Match highlights

One more thing for the "work on" list for training next week: placing the ball for a try. Some very ropey finishes!

[blockhead]

Apparently its the septics that call them shrimp. The ausies call them prawns like us....

So Neighbours couldn't even get that right!
If Kylie wasn't so cute Id......

[wixfjord]

A lot of lovely little touches from JOB in that. Really looking forward to seeing how (and where) he develops.

The cross kick from Byrne was a beauty. Such a hard skill too.

[wixfjord]

One of our forwards hit a serious line for the third try. Right before Bent. Think it was Baird. Lovely stuff and HOS did well too.

[LeRouxIsPHat]

Apparently its the septics that call them shrimp. The ausies call them prawns like us....

I thought they called the small ones shrimp and the big ones prawns? Either way I'm hungry now.

[LeRouxIsPHat]

A lot of lovely little touches from JOB in that. Really looking forward to seeing how (and where) he develops.

The cross kick from Byrne was a beauty. Such a hard skill too.

I love how the reports didn't say who made the crossfield kick but we all knew who it was

HOS looked far more decisive in that clip, good to see.