Leinster Academy 2021-22

[Oldschoolsocks]

Might be looking to convert Tector to a prop. "He is ... a keen farmer, working on the family farm all his life." [source: https://www.irishrugby.ie/2022/07/08/si ... r-academy/ ]

It seems like a missed opportunity that we don’t have an exhibit at the ploughing championships each year.

Route Massey Ferguson?

It’s just common sense

[Oldschoolsocks]

Might be looking to convert Tector to a prop. "He is ... a keen farmer, working on the family farm all his life." [source: https://www.irishrugby.ie/2022/07/08/si ... r-academy/ ]

https://youtu.be/LDG_ayxarIY

Start the clip at 15 seconds in, pretty much sums Woodie up

[mildlyinterested]

So sub-academy player who got academy places:

Prop
Rory McGuire(Blackrock/Leinster)
Oisin Michel(Cill Dara/Connacht)

Backrow
Diarmuid Mangan(Newbridge/Leinster)
James Culhane(Blackrock/Leinster)

Outhalf
Charlie Tector(Kilkenny/Leinster)
Sam Prendergast(Newbridge/Leinster)

Centre
Ben Brownlee(Blackrock/Leinster)
Fionn Gibbons(Castleknock/Munster)
Daniel Hawkshaw(Belvedere/Connacht)

Back Three
Aitzol King(Balbriggan RFC-CUS/Leinster)
Shane Mallon(Longford RFC-Roscrea/Connacht)

[hugonaut]

Might be looking to convert Tector to a prop. "He is ... a keen farmer, working on the family farm all his life." [source: https://www.irishrugby.ie/2022/07/08/si ... r-academy/ ]

https://youtu.be/LDG_ayxarIY

Start the clip at 15 seconds in, pretty much sums Woodie up

Literally laughed out loud at that. Thank you!

[Ragsy]

So sub-academy player who got academy places:

Prop
Rory McGuire(Blackrock/Leinster)
Oisin Michel(Cill Dara/Connacht)

Backrow
Diarmuid Mangan(Newbridge/Leinster)
James Culhane(Blackrock/Leinster)

Outhalf
Charlie Tector(Kilkenny/Leinster)
Sam Prendergast(Newbridge/Leinster)

Centre
Ben Brownlee(Blackrock/Leinster)
Fionn Gibbons(Castleknock/Munster)
Daniel Hawkshaw(Belvedere/Connacht)

Back Three
Aitzol King(Balbriggan RFC-CUS/Leinster)
Shane Mallon(Longford RFC-Roscrea/Connacht)

What do you think Leinster will do with Gunne and McCarthy, sign them during the season like Osbourne or wait till next year?

I was surprised when they signed Prendergast they did not sign Gunne at the same time.

[mildlyinterested]

So sub-academy player who got academy places:

Prop
Rory McGuire(Blackrock/Leinster)
Oisin Michel(Cill Dara/Connacht)

Backrow
Diarmuid Mangan(Newbridge/Leinster)
James Culhane(Blackrock/Leinster)

Outhalf
Charlie Tector(Kilkenny/Leinster)
Sam Prendergast(Newbridge/Leinster)

Centre
Ben Brownlee(Blackrock/Leinster)
Fionn Gibbons(Castleknock/Munster)
Daniel Hawkshaw(Belvedere/Connacht)

Back Three
Aitzol King(Balbriggan RFC-CUS/Leinster)
Shane Mallon(Longford RFC-Roscrea/Connacht)

What do you think Leinster will do with Gunne and McCarthy, sign them during the season like Osbourne or wait till next year?

I was surprised when they signed Prendergast they did not sign Gunne at the same time.

Prendergast has done a year in the sub-academy, Gunne hasnt.

They could join early, just depends on how they perform over the next few months.

[Fireworks]

So Leo met withe Scot Rennie and we are looking for a new coach at the end of this season. Honesty don't know enough about him to have an opinion. Any thoughts......m

[mildlyinterested]

Who?

Dave Rennie? Somehow i doubt he will replacing lancaster

[LeinsterLeader]

So Leo met withe Scot Rennie and we are looking for a new coach at the end of this season. Honesty don't know enough about him to have an opinion. Any thoughts......m

This guy? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Rennie

Don't know much about him either but I think we can do better

[naraic]

So Leo met withe Scot Rennie and we are looking for a new coach at the end of this season. Honesty don't know enough about him to have an opinion. Any thoughts......m

Leo met with Dave Rennie the Australia coach. They have been friends for years.

When Rennie was head coach in Glasgow Leo and Dave went out for a pint together after the match when we played Glasgow. Sometimes before the match they would meet and have lunch.

[naraic]

accidental triple post

[naraic]

accidental triple post

[cormac]

There’s an article on the42.ie about Leo and Dave Rennie meeting up fairly regularly for coffee and a chat about rugby. They met this week. Started when Leo visited the Chiefs nearly ten years ago.

[Ruckedtobits]

So Leo met withe Scot Rennie and we are looking for a new coach at the end of this season. Honesty don't know enough about him to have an opinion. Any thoughts......m

This guy? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Rennie

Don't know much about him either but I think we can do better

Dave Rennie is probably one of the five best Head Coaches on the planet.

That said, I would be surprised if he was interested in a Club coaching role now. NZ fans website listed him alongside Crusaders & Blues Head Coaches (Robertson & McDonald) as the strongest candidates to succeed Foster & Schmidt after RWC23.

Leo & Rennie are long-term friends and a catch-up would be perfectly normal