Zebre v Leinster Friday 17.45 Eir

[D4surfer]

Tim Corkery(Kilkenny RFC) sub academy outhalf on bench.

Sean O'Brien on the bench too.

[wixfjord]

Sheahan, Clarkson, Dunne, Soroka all starting, and loads of young lads on the bench!

Brilliant stuff, and makes this game far more exciting!

[mildlyinterested]

Leinster Rugby (caps in brackets):

15. Max O’Reilly (5)
14. Cian Kelleher (24)
13. Jimmy O’Brien (31)
12. Rory O’Loughlin (77)
11. Dave Kearney (162)
10. Harry Byrne (20)
9. Luke McGrath (143) CAPTAIN
1. Peter Dooley (88)
2. Dan Sheehan (8)
3. Thomas Clarkson (8)
4. Ross Molony (109)
5. Jack Dunne (13)
6. Josh Murphy (43)
7. Scott Penny (23)
8. Alex Soroka (1)

16. James Tracy (123)
17. Marcus Hanan (1)
18. Michael Bent (153)
19. Devin Toner (259)
20. Seán O’Brien (0)
21. Hugh O’Sullivan (26)
22. Tim Corkery (0)
23. Jamie Osborne (4)

[wixfjord]

Zebre start with two old boys in the engine room!

15. Gabriele Di Giulio* (42)

14. Pierre Bruno (22)

13. Jamie Elliott (43)

12. Enrico Lucchin* (18)

11. Giovanni D’Onofrio* (11)

10. Antonio Rizzi* (16)

9. Joshua Renton (39)

8. Renato Giammarioli* (54)

7. Potu Junior Leavasa (4)

6. Iacopo Bianchi* (12)

5. Ian Nagle (20) (Cap)

4. Mick Kearney (29)

3. Matteo Nocera* (11)

2. Massimo Ceciliani* (37)

1.Paolo Buonfiglio* (7)

A disposizione:

16. Niccolò Taddia* (0) giocatore invitato delle Fiamme Oro Rugby

17. Alexandru Tarus (13)

18. Eduardo Bello (58)

19. Samuele Ortis* (27)

20. Leonard Krumov* (56)

21. Nicolò Casilio* (15)

22. Guglielmo Palazzani (142)

23. Lorenzo Masselli* (17)

[mildlyinterested]

it may be Zebre away at 6pm on a Friday, the weekend of the 6 nations but i'm looking forward to this now.

[LeinsterLeader]

Over all a lot more experience in their team. I'd say they'll fancy their chances.....

Should be good craic anyway

[wixfjord]

Over all a lot more experience in their team. I'd say they'll fancy their chances.....

Should be good craic anyway

Loads of experience but not much quality!

[mildlyinterested]

players who started the season in the sub-academy from clane RFC, kilkenny RFC and naas RFC on the bench for leinster.

7 of the 23 are under-21.

[blockhead]

Over all a lot more experience in their team. I'd say they'll fancy their chances.....

Should be good craic anyway

Loads of experience but not much quality!

Looking forward to this game now. Early start though.

[D4surfer]

Over all a lot more experience in their team. I'd say they'll fancy their chances.....

Should be good craic anyway

Loads of experience but not much quality!

Not available due to injury: Giulio Bisegni, Tommaso Castello, Junior Laloifi, Giovanni Licata, Jimmy Tuivaiti

Called up for the Azzurro Six Nations 2021 team: Mattia Bellini, Luca Bigi, Carlo Canna, Oliviero Fabiani, Danilo Fischetti, Andrea Lovotti, Marco Manfredi, Maxime Mbandà, Johan Meyer, Federico Mori, Daniele Rimpelli, David Sisi, Jacopo Trulla, Marcello Violi, Giosuè Zilocchi

[erskinechilders]

How many of that 23 are sub academy / academy? My count is 7

[curates_egg]

Tim Corkery(Kilkenny RFC) sub academy outhalf on bench.

I don’t have the opportunity to keep up as well as most of you, but I don’t think I’ve even heard of him.

Is he some super talented bolter or is everyone else injured?

[blockhead]

Tim Corkery(Kilkenny RFC) sub academy outhalf on bench.

I don’t have the opportunity to keep up as well as most of you, but I don’t think I’ve even heard of him.

Is he some super talented bolter or is everyone else injured?

Rúaidhrí O'Connor@RuaidhriOC
Tim Corkery, of Bennettsbridge, St Kieran's College, Kilkenny and Kilkenny RFC, in line for his Leinster debut off the bench against Zebre tomorrow night, wearing the No 22 shirt

That's as deep into the GAA heartlands as Leinster have got so far

[cormac]

Tim Corkery(Kilkenny RFC) sub academy outhalf on bench.

I don’t have the opportunity to keep up as well as most of you, but I don’t think I’ve even heard of him.

Is he some super talented bolter or is everyone else injured?

He was sub 10 on the Ireland U-20's last season. I'm guessing Frawley and Hawkshaw are both injured though.

[mildlyinterested]

Tim Corkery(Kilkenny RFC) sub academy outhalf on bench.

I don’t have the opportunity to keep up as well as most of you, but I don’t think I’ve even heard of him.

Is he some super talented bolter or is everyone else injured?

He was sub 10 on the Ireland U-20's last season. I'm guessing Frawley and Hawkshaw are both injured though.

Yep injured.

Info on Corkery here: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=25744&start=500

[mildlyinterested]

Trying to think who could be traveling as 24th men: McGrath, McKee, McCarthy, Osborne, Smith.

[mildlyinterested]

8 Counties represented in 23:

Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow, Wexford, Kilkenny, Meath, Louth, Offaly

[mildlyinterested]

Corkery is the starting 10 in this highlight package, Jamie Osborne the starting 15.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BBgByJ ... omasOBrien

[Ruckedtobits]

Over all a lot more experience in their team. I'd say they'll fancy their chances.....

Should be good craic anyway

In so far as my, almost forgotten, Italian can read the Players with ( * ) beside their name are invitiees and there are 11 of them in the Zebre Squad - so not all that much experience.

[Ruckedtobits]

This is close as we've had for two seasons to a 'dead rubber'. Front five looks a bit spartan but everwhere else looks fine. However, I'd prefer if we were resting Luke who's too important in the context of the remainder of the season.