Ospreys away, Sunday, Nov 8th 3pm

[mildlyinterested]

Very quick turn around away to Ospreys.. wonder if we will see any of the intls returning.. Conan/JVDF/Kelleher/Lowe etc.

[wixfjord]

Someone on the other thread made the point that the Wales game is on Fri evening, so probably won't get many guys back. Maybe Kelleher if he needs game time, and possibly Baird too if he's returning.

I'd go with something like:
Dooley, Sheehan, Bent, Baird, Fardy, Murphy, Leavy, Rhys, McGrath, H Byrne, Kelleher, Frawley, ROL, TOB, JOB
Milne, Tracy/Kelleher, Clarkson, Molony, Penny, HOS, Hawkshaw, DK

Rhys looked injured coming off but not too bad afterwards. Would leave us with a big hole at 8 if he is.

[alanair]

Someone on the other thread made the point that the Wales game is on Fri evening, so probably won't get many guys back. Maybe Kelleher if he needs game time, and possibly Baird too if he's returning.

I'd go with something like:
Dooley, Sheehan, Bent, Baird, Fardy, Murphy, Leavy, Rhys, McGrath, H Byrne, Kelleher, Frawley, ROL, TOB, JOB
Milne, Tracy/Kelleher, Clarkson, Molony, Penny, HOS, Hawkshaw, DK

Rhys looked injured coming off but not too bad afterwards. Would leave us with a big hole at 8 if he is.

A ‘big hole’ at 8.... who would that be then ???

[wixfjord]

Someone on the other thread made the point that the Wales game is on Fri evening, so probably won't get many guys back. Maybe Kelleher if he needs game time, and possibly Baird too if he's returning.

I'd go with something like:
Dooley, Sheehan, Bent, Baird, Fardy, Murphy, Leavy, Rhys, McGrath, H Byrne, Kelleher, Frawley, ROL, TOB, JOB
Milne, Tracy/Kelleher, Clarkson, Molony, Penny, HOS, Hawkshaw, DK

Rhys looked injured coming off but not too bad afterwards. Would leave us with a big hole at 8 if he is.

A ‘big hole’ at 8.... who would that be then ???

Maybe Jack Dunne, as i said in the other thread did you see the size of his hind quarters last night! Like a bullock!

[Jonny tight lips]

Josh Murphy could fill in at 8 although maybe we could get Conan back as you would imagine he won’t be in contention for the Irish 23. Be interesting to see who plays at 12, both of the last two guys to play there deserve the shirt.

[Ruckedtobits]

Surely if Conan was going to be released, like Ulster & Connacht players have been, surely Leinster would know by now?

[Jonny tight lips]

We will get a squad update to day so they would likely announce it then, all I said was “we could get” not “Conan will 100% play” and I only read about the other players being released after I posted as I had a long day at work so calm down a bit.

[cormac]

Munster have had a couple of players released too. Shane Daly and John Ryan.

[mildlyinterested]

Seán Cronin will hope to increase his training load after a minor thumb injury ruled him out of contention over the last few weeks while Ryan Baird and Tadhg Furlong will also hope to increase their training this week after adductor and calf strains respectively.

[cormac]

No injuries from the Glasgow game apparently.

https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/leo-cullen ... d=20OL8170

[mildlyinterested]

Jack Conan was rehabbing an issue in camp that hasn’t settled so will return to Leinster to continue his rehab programme.

[Jonny tight lips]

No team today? It’s normally announced within a minute of 12

[Pilotman123]

No team today? It’s normally announced within a minute of 12

Strange one alright

[mildlyinterested]

it won't be until tomorrow due to playing on Monday

[Jonny tight lips]

Thanks Mildly so is it that when we play on Sunday's the team is announced in Fridays unless the previous game was on a Monday?

I don’t expect that you know this but you seem to have an insight so thought I’d ask.

[cormac]

Thanks Mildly so is it that when we play on Sunday's the team is announced in Fridays unless the previous game was on a Monday?

I don’t expect that you know this but you seem to have an insight so thought I’d ask.

They appear to have changed the timing of team announcements in the Pro14 this season. Teams are now announced before midday on the day before the game.

So, for Sunday matches the team will be announced by midday on Saturday.

[curates_egg]

100th cap for Molony, assuming he plays.
Fair play to him. No headlines since his first season, but has been a very reliable performer for us since then.

[mildlyinterested]

Leinster Rugby (caps in brackets):

15. Jimmy O’Brien (21)
14. Cian Kelleher (16)
13. Rory O’Loughlin (72)
12. Tommy O’Brien (6)
11. Dave Kearney (151)
10. Harry Byrne (13)
9. Luke McGrath (131)
1. Michael Milne (11)
2. James Tracy (113)
3. Michael Bent (144)
4. Ross Molony (99)
5. Scott Fardy (64)
6. Josh Murphy (35)
7. Scott Penny (16)
8. Rhys Ruddock (177) CAPTAIN

16. Dan Sheehan (2)
17. Peter Dooley (78)
18. Ciarán Parker (1)
19. Devin Toner (251)
20. Dan Leavy (65)
21. Hugh O’Sullivan (22)
22. David Hawkshaw (1)
23. Liam Turner (1)

[mildlyinterested]

Frawley missing again.. no word on a injury but hasn't been pictured at training either.

[Pilotman123]

Frawley missing again.. no word on a injury but hasn't been pictured at training either.

Good to see the likes of Turner and Hawkshaw getting more game time though