Ospreys away, Sunday, Nov 8th 3pm
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Good solid side again. Great to see Milne getting a shot with a full pack.
Ospreys side below.
Pretty sizeable pack which should be a test. Would imagine they're trying to match up to our size.
No real 7 for them in the side though so Penny might be able to make some hay.
Backs, beside Scott Williams, are pretty green though. 9/10/12 are inexperienced.
No Dan Evans at 15 either for them.
Ospreys side below.
Pretty sizeable pack which should be a test. Would imagine they're trying to match up to our size.
No real 7 for them in the side though so Penny might be able to make some hay.
Backs, beside Scott Williams, are pretty green though. 9/10/12 are inexperienced.
No Dan Evans at 15 either for them.
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Good that they feel confident to have Leavy cover the back row by himself, a positive step for him, although having Fardy playing helps.mildlyinterested wrote: ↑November 7th, 2020, 11:58 am 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)
I presume Frawley is injured because other wise he at least makes the bench.
Personally I’d of liked to see Dan given a start and I don’t see the point in investing minutes in Parker if he’s leaving shortly but a good team to go get 5 points tomorrow
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I think we'll be keeping Parker. He's cheap, Irish, has looked solid and with Bent possibly coming to an end we could do with the depth to protect Clarkson a bit.
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Re: Ospreys away, Sunday, Nov 8th 3pm
Will probably depend on Furlong and Abdaladze's injuries. If Vakh isn't going to be fit before the 6N, then we'll still need Parker until the end of March.
Look out Itchy, he's Irish
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Irish qualified.
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Yeah Vakh and his return from injury is the big question. Doesn't sound great at the moment but I hope he'll be back.
As an aside, it has been interesting to see Parker's body shape changing since he joined. Looks like he has lost a few kgs and is more mobile.
Leinster S&C doing a job on him.
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That seems really odd given that he was only released in the summer by Munster and has barely been involved with Jersey.wixfjord wrote: ↑November 7th, 2020, 12:28 pmYeah Vakh and his return from injury is the big question. Doesn't sound great at the moment but I hope he'll be back.
As an aside, it has been interesting to see Parker's body shape changing since he joined. Looks like he has lost a few kgs and is more mobile.
Leinster S&C doing a job on him.
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Re: Ospreys away, Sunday, Nov 8th 3pm
Confirmed. Congrats to him.curates_egg wrote: ↑November 6th, 2020, 4:13 pm 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.
Only 26. Could go on for ten more years.
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Good core of very experienced forwards around Milne and Penny. A decent test for both with the assurance of Dooley & Dan on the bench. Players will learn fast in that environment but Milne in particular will have to focus his mind on his scrummaging.
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According to Wikapedia , although he played underage for Engerland , he IS. Irish Qualified
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Luckily for us scouts around Europe aren't doing their job. It's a miracle that we have been able to retain the likes of Bent and Molony in the squad.curates_egg wrote: ↑November 7th, 2020, 1:23 pmConfirmed. Congrats to him.curates_egg wrote: ↑November 6th, 2020, 4:13 pm 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.
Only 26. Could go on for ten more years.
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miracle might be overstating it for me..
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It's a bit of a tongue in cheek comment but they certainly could have successful club careers elsewhere. But as we've seen with interviews with other players, they are happy to be in this environment even if they are not 1st/2nd choice players, which is a credit to the club.
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Can agree with all of that.Keith wrote: ↑November 7th, 2020, 3:40 pmIt's a bit of a tongue in cheek comment but they certainly could have successful club careers elsewhere. But as we've seen with interviews with other players, they are happy to be in this environment even if they are not 1st/2nd choice players, which is a credit to the club.
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Re: Ospreys away, Sunday, Nov 8th 3pm
Do we know if frawley is actually injured or just out of favour at moment? This is a big season for him to be fair. Is he a ten or a 12? Massive call for him to make. If he's a ten then he might need to move on but I'm hoping he stays. He's a very talented lad but at his age he needs some decent minutes and even when fit he won't be getting a start. Any thoughts?
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Nobody needs to move, with JS and RB away at Ireland camp or maybe JS retiring And HB getting a cap we need to be able to field a team during international windows.carlow man wrote: ↑November 7th, 2020, 6:20 pm Do we know if frawley is actually injured or just out of favour at moment? This is a big season for him to be fair. Is he a ten or a 12? Massive call for him to make. If he's a ten then he might need to move on but I'm hoping he stays. He's a very talented lad but at his age he needs some decent minutes and even when fit he won't be getting a start. Any thoughts?
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