Leinster Academy 2021-22

[fourthirtythree]

Fair point. It wasn't well managed but I believe it would have been possible (accepting quarantine and potentially weaker teams).

[Fifteen]

Notable players missing:

LH Prop
Adam Duffy (Dundalk/Lansdowne FC/U19)

TH Prop
Paddy McCarthy (Blackrock College/U19) - injured

Hooker
Zach Baird (St. Michael’s College/U19) - injured

Lock
Diarmuid Mangan (Newbridge/UCD/U19) - irish 20's?

Backrow
Dan Carroll (St. Michael’s College/U19)
Inigo Cruise O’Brien (Blackrock College/U18) - injured

Outside Backs
Jed Tormey (Belvedere College/U19)
Andrew Osborne (Naas RFC/U19) - injured
Wilhelm de Klerk (St. Michael’s College/U18) - injured
Rueben Moloney (Blackrock College/U18) - injured
Jules Fenelon (St. Michaels College/U18) - injured
Charlie Sheridan (Naas RFC/U18) - injured

Great to see Noah Sheridan getting these chances though, I think he has a lot to offer. Also think the other Leinster 9 from the u19s interpros has been unlucky, don't think there's much between him and Gunne.

[Keith]

https://djcoilrugby.com/2021/12/03/utah ... ick-ogara/

Great move for him.

[mildlyinterested]

In interesting and not unexpected news, Temi Lasisi has confirmed he is in the process of converting to tighthead.

[hugonaut]

In interesting and not unexpected news, Temi Lasisi has confirmed he is in the process of converting to tighthead.

Not surprised at all. Very strong guy and pretty big, although the academy stats have him down as 3-4kg lighter than he was as an U20.

Basher Boyle is also an absolute cert at loosehead, he's going to overtake a whole range of guys ahead of him. Lasisi has just got out of the way rather than being leapfrogged!

[ronk]

And Porter. By stitching a different number on his jersey he's transformed the depth profile at loosehead and tighthead.

He's also raised the profile for a power loosehead, but tighthead is more immediate.

[riocard911]

In interesting and not unexpected news, Temi Lasisi has confirmed he is in the process of converting to tighthead.

Not surprised at all. Very strong guy and pretty big, although the academy stats have him down as 3-4kg lighter than he was as an U20.

Basher Boyle is also an absolute cert at loosehead, he's going to overtake a whole range of guys ahead of him. Lasisi has just got out of the way rather than being leapfrogged!

"Basher Boyle" - tres Beano-esque, HN!!!

[hugonaut]

In interesting and not unexpected news, Temi Lasisi has confirmed he is in the process of converting to tighthead.

Not surprised at all. Very strong guy and pretty big, although the academy stats have him down as 3-4kg lighter than he was as an U20.

Basher Boyle is also an absolute cert at loosehead, he's going to overtake a whole range of guys ahead of him. Lasisi has just got out of the way rather than being leapfrogged!

"Basher Boyle" - tres Beano-esque, HN!!!

My dad used to play with/against a guy called Basher - can't remember if it was Basher Boyle or Basher Boylan. Absolute beaut of a nickname!

[mildlyinterested]

LH Prop
Marcus Hanan(21/Clane RFC/Old Belvedere) - inj
Temi Lasisi(20/Enniscorthy RFC/Lansdowne) - inj
Jack Boyle(19/St. Michaels/UCD) - inj?
--
Ben Popplewell(U20/Wexford RFC/Lansdowne) - bench
Oisín Michel(U20/Cill Dara RFC/Lansdowne)
George Hadden(U19/Gorey RFC/Clontarf)

TH Prop
--
Mick McCormack(St. St. Marys/St. Marys) - started at 3
Thomas Connolly(Galwegians/DUFC) - started at 3
Rory McGuire (U20/Blackrock College/UCD) - bench, 1 try.
JJ Hession (U20/St. Michaels/Lansdowne)
Dylan Lynch(U20/Boyne RFC/Clontarf)

Hooker
John McKee(21/Campbell/Old Belvedere) - inj?
Lee Barron(20/St. Michaels/DUFC) - started at 2, 1 try.
--
Howard Noonan (U20/Greystones RFC-Temple Carrig/Old Wesley)
Barry Gray (U20/Carlow RFC/Clontarf) - bench.
Tom Barry (U19/Gonzaga/Lansdowne)

Lock
Charlie Ryan(22/Blackrock/UCD) - inj
Joe McCarthy(20/Blackrock/DUFC) - started at 5.
--
Mark Morrissey (U20/Blackrock College/UCD)
Ruairi Clarke (U20/Cill Dara RFC/Lansdowne) - bench
Conor O'Tighearnaigh (U20/St Michael’s College/UCD) - started at 5 for UCD u20.
Sean Walsh (U20/Seapoint RFC/Lansdowne) - inj
Jim Peters(U19/Portlaoise RFC/Clontarf)

Lock-Blindside
Brian Deeny(21/Wexford RFC/Clontarf) - inj
Alex Soroka(20/Belvedere/Clontarf) - inj
--
Diarmuid Mangan (U19/Newbridge/UCD) - inj?
Fionn McWey (U20/Portloaise RFC-Roscrea/Old Belvedere) - started at 7.
Daniel Leane(U19/St. Marys/St. Marys) - bench
Stephen Woods (U20/St. Michaels/DUFC)

Backrow
Martin Moloney(22/Athy RFC/Clontarf) - started at 6.
Sean O'Brien(21/Blackrock/UCD)
Mark Hernan(21/St. Michaels/Lansdowne) - inj
--
Donough Lawlor (U20/Newbridge/Lansdowne)
Paul Deeny (U20/Wexford RFC/Clontarf)
Luke Callinan (U20/Castleknock/Lansdowne)
Dylan Ryan (U20/St Michael’s/DUFC)
James Culhane (U20/Blackrock/UCD) - started at 8.

Scrumhalf
Cormac Foley(22/St. Gerards/Lansdowne) - started at 9
Ben Murphy(20/Pres Bray/Old Wesley)
--
Conor Duggan(U20/Castleknock/MU Barnhall) - started at 9.
Oisin Devitt (U20/Clongowes/UCD) - inj
Michael Moloney (U20/Blackrock/UCD) - started at 9 for UCD u20.

Outhalf
Charlie Tector(U20/Kilkenny/Lansdowne)
--
Sam Prendergast(U19/Newbridge/Lansdowne) - bench

Centre
Liam Turner(22/Blackrock/DUFC) - irish 7's
Jamie Osborne(19/Naas RFC/Naas)
--
David Dooley(U19/Tullamore RFC/MU Barnhall) - started at 12.
Conor Gibney(U20/Mullingar RFC/DUFC)
Ben Brownlee(U20/Blackrock/UCD)
Daniel Hawkshaw(U20/Belvedere/Clontarf)
Fionn Gibbons(U20/Castleknock/UCD)

Back Three
Rob Russell(22/St. Michaels/DUFC) - started at 15.
Andrew Smith(21/St. Michaels/Clontarf)
Niall Comerford(21/Blackrock/UCD) - irish 7s
Max O'Reilly(21/St. Gerards/DUFC) - inj
Chris Cosgrave(20/St. Michaels/UCD) - started at 15.
--
Aitzol Arenzana-King (U20/Balbriggan RFC-CUS/Clontarf)
Dylan O’Grady(U20/Belvedere/UCD) - started at 11, 1 try.
Callum O’Reilly(U20/St Michael’s/DUFC)
Scott Milne(U20/Tullamore RFC/DUFC)
Shane Mallon(U20/Longford RFC-Roscrea/UCD) - started at 13 for UCD u20.

[mildlyinterested]

Following UCD players have been selected for Irish u20 game against Italy this saturday:

Rory McGuire(TH Prop)
Mark Morrissey(Lock)
Conor O'Tighearnaigh(Lock)
James Culhane(Backrow)
Michael Moloney(Scrumhalf)
Ben Brownlee(Centre)
Fionn Gibbons(Centre-Wing)
Dylan O'Grady(Wing/Fullback)

[Barry]

Not surprised at all. Very strong guy and pretty big, although the academy stats have him down as 3-4kg lighter than he was as an U20.

Basher Boyle is also an absolute cert at loosehead, he's going to overtake a whole range of guys ahead of him. Lasisi has just got out of the way rather than being leapfrogged!

"Basher Boyle" - tres Beano-esque, HN!!!

My dad used to play with/against a guy called Basher - can't remember if it was Basher Boyle or Basher Boylan. Absolute beaut of a nickname!

Paddy "Basher" Boylan, played for lansdowne for years. Hard man

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[erskinechilders]

Following UCD players have been selected for Irish u20 game against Italy this saturday:

Rory McGuire(TH Prop)
Mark Morrissey(Lock)
Conor O'Tighearnaigh(Lock)
James Culhane(Backrow)
Michael Moloney(Scrumhalf)
Ben Brownlee(Centre)
Fionn Gibbons(Centre-Wing)
Dylan O'Grady(Wing/Fullback)

Do you have a full squad?

[mildlyinterested]

Following UCD players have been selected for Irish u20 game against Italy this saturday:

Rory McGuire(TH Prop)
Mark Morrissey(Lock)
Conor O'Tighearnaigh(Lock)
James Culhane(Backrow)
Michael Moloney(Scrumhalf)
Ben Brownlee(Centre)
Fionn Gibbons(Centre-Wing)
Dylan O'Grady(Wing/Fullback)

Do you have a full squad?

not yet no.

[Fifteen]

A win last night for the Leinster U19 clubs lads against Blackrock College, 36-31. Don't have the teams. That follows a loss to Michaels by one point and a draw with Belvedere College over the last couple of months. Don't think the schools had full strength teams out but good going all the same.

[mildlyinterested]

A win last night for the Leinster U19 clubs lads against Blackrock College, 36-31. Don't have the teams. That follows a loss to Michaels by one point and a draw with Belvedere College over the last couple of months. Don't think the schools had full strength teams out but good going all the same.

Good to see alright.

[mildlyinterested]

Ireland U20s (v Italy):
15. Dylan O’Grady (UCD RFC/Leinster)
14. Chay Mullins (Bristol Bears/IQ Rugby)
13. Fionn Gibbons (UCD RFC/Leinster)
12. Ben Brownlee (UCD RFC/Leinster)
11. Aitzol King (Clontarf FC/Leinster)
10. Charlie Tector (Lansdowne FC/Leinster)
9. Ethan Coughlan (Shannon RFC/Munster)

1. Ben Popplewell (Lansdowne FC/Leinster)
2. Dylan Murphy (Garryowen FC/Munster)
3. Rory McGuire (UCD RFC/Leinster)
4. Conor O’Tighearnaigh (UCD RFC/Leinster)
5. Mark Morrissey (UCD RFC/Leinster)
6. Lorcan McLoughlin (Queen’s University Belfast/Ulster)
7. Reuben Crothers (Ballynahinch RFC/Ulster)(Captain)
8. James Culhane (UCD RFC/Leinster)

Replacements:

16. Josh Hanlon (Ballynahinch RFC/Ulster)
17. Oisin Michel (Lansdowne FC/Leinster)
18. Darragh McSweeney (Shannon RFC/Munster)
19. Fionn McWey (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)
20. James McNabney (Ballymana RFC/Ulster)
21. Matthew Devine (Corinthians RFC/Connacht)
22. Tony Butler (Garryowen FC/Munster)
23. Darragh French (UCC RFC/Munster)
24. Conor Moloney (Young Munster/Munster)
25. Callum O’Reilly (Dublin University FC/Leinster).

[RugbyRugby2019]

Interesting that Culhane is playing 8. He seemed quite slight last time I saw him play (albeit that was two years ago against Gonzaga in the cup). I presume he's grown/bulked up since then

[mildlyinterested]

No Jack Boyle. Injured again?

[mildlyinterested]

Fionn Gibbons had an offer to move to Toulon but turned it down, big hopes for him. Both he and Brownlee would be good additions to the academy.

[mildlyinterested]

Interesting that Culhane is playing 8. He seemed quite slight last time I saw him play (albeit that was two years ago against Gonzaga in the cup). I presume he's grown/bulked up since then