Leinster Academy 2021-22

[the spoofer]

Academy would look something like this?

LH Prop
Marcus Hanan (21/Clane RFC/Old Belvedere) - Year 3
Jack Boyle (19/St. Michaels/UCD) - Year 2

TH Prop
Temi Lasisi (20/Enniscorthy RFC/Lansdowne) - Year 2
Rory McGuire (U20/Blackrock College/UCD) - Year 1

Hooker
John McKee (22/Campbell/Old Belvedere) - Year 3
Lee Barron (21/St. Michaels/DUFC) - Year 2

Lock

Backrow
Alex Soroka (21/Belvedere/Clontarf) - Year 3
Sean O'Brien (21/Blackrock/UCD) - Year 3
Mark Hernan (21/St. Michaels/Lansdowne) - Year 2
James Culhane (U20/Blackrock/UCD) - Year 1

Scrumhalf
Ben Murphy (20/Pres Bray/Old Wesley) - Year 2

Outhalf
Charlie Tector (19/Kilkenny/Lansdowne) - Year 1

Centre
Ben Brownlee (U20/Blackrock/UCD) - Year 1

Back Three
Rob Russell (23/St. Michaels/DUFC) - Year 2
Andrew Smith (21/St. Michaels/Clontarf) - Year 3
Niall Comerford (21/Blackrock/UCD) - Year 3
Max O'Reilly (21/St. Gerards/DUFC) - Year 3
Chris Cosgrave (20/St. Michaels/UCD) - Year 2
Aitzol King (U20/Balbriggan RFC-CUS/Clontarf) - Year 1

Surely one or two of the back three players will be moved on to the 7's program?

No locks in the academy would be a surprise.

Spicer shaped hole!

Seriously though, I'd have thought that one of the lads from this years 20's would have got a chance.

[mildlyinterested]

Academy would look something like this?

LH Prop
Marcus Hanan (21/Clane RFC/Old Belvedere) - Year 3
Jack Boyle (19/St. Michaels/UCD) - Year 2

TH Prop
Temi Lasisi (20/Enniscorthy RFC/Lansdowne) - Year 2
Rory McGuire (U20/Blackrock College/UCD) - Year 1

Hooker
John McKee (22/Campbell/Old Belvedere) - Year 3
Lee Barron (21/St. Michaels/DUFC) - Year 2

Lock

Backrow
Alex Soroka (21/Belvedere/Clontarf) - Year 3
Sean O'Brien (21/Blackrock/UCD) - Year 3
Mark Hernan (21/St. Michaels/Lansdowne) - Year 2
James Culhane (U20/Blackrock/UCD) - Year 1

Scrumhalf
Ben Murphy (20/Pres Bray/Old Wesley) - Year 2

Outhalf
Charlie Tector (19/Kilkenny/Lansdowne) - Year 1

Centre
Ben Brownlee (U20/Blackrock/UCD) - Year 1

Back Three
Rob Russell (23/St. Michaels/DUFC) - Year 2
Andrew Smith (21/St. Michaels/Clontarf) - Year 3
Niall Comerford (21/Blackrock/UCD) - Year 3
Max O'Reilly (21/St. Gerards/DUFC) - Year 3
Chris Cosgrave (20/St. Michaels/UCD) - Year 2
Aitzol King (U20/Balbriggan RFC-CUS/Clontarf) - Year 1

Surely one or two of the back three players will be moved on to the 7's program?

No locks in the academy would be a surprise.

Spicer shaped hole!

Seriously though, I'd have thought that one of the lads from this years 20's would have got a chance.

COT is u19 so has another year, along with Mangan at that age grade and Spicer coming up.

[mildlyinterested]

add Diarmuid Mangan and Sam Prendergast to players joining academy

[Lock9541]

Dylan O’Grady spending another year in sub academy.

[mildlyinterested]

Sub academy players Oisin Michel(LH Prop/U20), Tom Barry(Hooker/U19), Diarmuid Mangan(Backrow/U19), Conor O’Tighearnaigh(Lock/U19), Daniel Leane(Lock/U19), Michael Moloney(Scrumhalf/U20), Charlie Tector(Outhalf/U20), Sam Prendergast(Outhalf/U19), Matthew Lynch(Outhalf/U19) , Dylan O'Grady(Back 3/U20), Ben Brownlee(Centre/U20) all pictured training with seniors today.

Rory McGuire missing with an injury.

[Lock9541]

Is Matthew Lynch the first Terenure player training with the Leinster squad since Girvan Dempsey?

[mildlyinterested]

Is Matthew Lynch the first Terenure player training with the Leinster squad since Girvan Dempsey?

Harrison Brewer and Billy Dardis

[Dave Cahill]

Oisin Heffernan?

[mildlyinterested]

Oisin Heffernan?

he went to Roscrea but played club rugby with Terenure.

I think Jack Aungier may have played a season of club rugby with Nure, not sure how much he actually played AIL though.

[Lock9541]

Leinster Rugby ‘A’ team:

15. Max O’Reilly
14. Chris Cosgrave
13. Daniel Hawkshaw
12. Ben Brownlee
11. Rob Russell
10. Charlie Tector
9. Michael Moloney

1. Michael Milne
2. Lee Barron
3. Vakh Abdaladze CAPTAIN
4. Brian Deeny
5. Conor O’Tighearnaigh
6. Diarmuid Mangan
7. Martin Moloney
8. Seán O’Brien

Replacements:

16. John McKee
17. Jack Boyle
18. Tom Connolly
19. Ruairi Clarke
20. Daniel Leane
21. Fintan Gunne
22. Sam Prendergast
23. Aitzol Arenzana-King
24. Dylan O’Grady

[Lock9541]

They’re playing tomorrow against
AIL Club XV team:

15. Alex Molloy (Old Wesley RFC)
14. Sean Galvin (Lansdowne FC)
13. Stephen Madigan (Lansdowne FC)
12. Justin Leonard (Old Belvedere RFC)
11. Craig Adams (Terenure College RFC)
10. Aran Egan (Dublin University FC)
9. Richie Fahy (UCD RFC)

1. Adam Coyle (Naas RFC)
2. Levi Vaughan (Terenure College RFC)
3. Ben Griffin (Clontarf FC)
4. JJ O’Dea (Old Wesley RFC)
5. Cormac Daly (Clontarf FC)
6. Harrison Brewer (Terenure College RFC) CAPTAIN
7. Ronan Watters (St Mary’s College RFC)
8. Conal Boomer (Terenure College RFC)

Replacements:

16. Luke Thompson (Lansdowne FC)
17. Harry Noonan (Old Wesley RFC)
18. Luke Rigney (Shannon RFC)
19. Jamie Berrisford (Dublin University FC)
20. Josh Pim (Old Wesley RFC)
21. Oscar Cawley (Naas RFC)
22. Caolan Dooley (Terenure College RFC)
23. Jack Keating (Old Belvedere RFC)

[cormac]

Leinster Rugby ‘A’ team:

15. Max O’Reilly
14. Chris Cosgrave
13. Daniel Hawkshaw
12. Ben Brownlee
11. Rob Russell
10. Charlie Tector
9. Michael Moloney

1. Michael Milne
2. Lee Barron
3. Vakh Abdaladze CAPTAIN
4. Brian Deeny
5. Conor O’Tighearnaigh
6. Diarmuid Mangan
7. Martin Moloney
8. Seán O’Brien

Replacements:

16. John McKee
17. Jack Boyle
18. Tom Connolly
19. Ruairi Clarke
20. Daniel Leane
21. Fintan Gunne
22. Sam Prendergast
23. Aitzol Arenzana-King
24. Dylan O’Grady

Isn't Fintan Gunne still in school?

[LeRouxIsPHat]

Gunne on the bench

I can't remember a schools player appearing for the A team before, Aaron Sexton did it for Ulster IIRC but can't think of anyone else in modern times.

[wixfjord]

Great to get these guys another game after some returning from SA and some training heavily with seniors for last few weeks.

Interesting that Diarmuid Mangan starts, Lancaster name checked him this week didn't he?

[mildlyinterested]

Leinster Rugby ‘A’ team:

15. Max O’Reilly
14. Chris Cosgrave
13. Daniel Hawkshaw
12. Ben Brownlee
11. Rob Russell
10. Charlie Tector
9. Michael Moloney

1. Michael Milne
2. Lee Barron
3. Vakh Abdaladze CAPTAIN
4. Brian Deeny
5. Conor O’Tighearnaigh
6. Diarmuid Mangan
7. Martin Moloney
8. Seán O’Brien

Replacements:

16. John McKee
17. Jack Boyle
18. Tom Connolly
19. Ruairi Clarke
20. Daniel Leane
21. Fintan Gunne
22. Sam Prendergast
23. Aitzol Arenzana-King
24. Dylan O’Grady

Isn't Fintan Gunne still in school?

yep everyone else is either in the contracted to leinster or in the sub-academy.

[Fifteen]

The 21 for the AIL team is the other Leinster U19s scrumhalf. He's still in school. Would be good to see the two of them on at the same time.

[mildlyinterested]

Ben Griffin is good enough to be with a provincial academy.

[Colmodon]

Ben Griffin is good enough to be with a provincial academy.

Saw him in Castle Avenue against Terenure and couldn't understand how he wasn't involved with a province. Exactly the type of frame required for a pro tight head. With a pro S&C programme he could be really excellent

[berliner]

Anyone know if this game is being streamed?

[mildlyinterested]

Ben Griffin is good enough to be with a provincial academy.

Saw him in Castle Avenue against Terenure and couldn't understand how he wasn't involved with a province. Exactly the type of frame required for a pro tight head. With a pro S&C programme he could be really excellent

Lost his u20 season to covid then injury. Only 21.