Leinster Academy 22-23

[hugonaut]

Prendergast didnt do it.

Id be surprised if he did, but not shocked as he is obviously going to join at some stage but given he is only turns 18 this year they may not want to rush him.

You're right Mildly.

I had it in my head that Prendergast joined in the 2021-22 season. I remember that he trained with Leinster about this time last season, but he must have still been in the sub-academy then.

You could be right about Spicer ... but then again, so could I! Trying to predict the future here. It'd be unusual, but he is a special case.

[mildlyinterested]

Prendergast didnt do it.

Id be surprised if he did, but not shocked as he is obviously going to join at some stage but given he is only turns 18 this year they may not want to rush him.

You're right Mildly.

I had it in my head that Prendergast joined in the 2021-22 season. I remember that he trained with Leinster about this time last season, but he must have still been in the sub-academy then.

You could be right about Spicer ... but then again, so could I! Trying to predict the future here. It'd be unusual, but he is a special case.

Shame Belvo look unlikely to make a run in the cup, would have been good to see Spicer get a few more games at that level.

[riocard911]

Nigel Owens posted yesterday on TikTok his belief, that Belvo were gonna not just beat Michael's but win the whole thing. Dunno, where he got that idea. I wouldn't be as optimistic.....

[mildlyinterested]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmrMoyp ... tsAnalysis

Lansdowne vs UCD tonight at 8.

Prendergast, Foley, McElroy and Lasisi all start for Lansdowne.

Culhane, McGuire, O'Tighnearnaigh, Brownlee and Cosgrave all start, with McCarthy on the bench.

[Ruckedtobits]

Lansdowne 23 UCD 20

[mildlyinterested]

LH Prop
Marcus Hanan (22/Clane RFC/Terenure) - bench for Terenure
Jack Boyle (20/St. Michaels/UCD) - injured
--
George Hadden(U20/Gorey/Clontarf) - bench for Clontarf.
George Morris(U20/Gonzaga/Lansdowne)

TH Prop
Vakh Abdaladze (26/Coolmine RFC/Clontarf) - started at 3 for Clontarf.
Temi Lasisi (21/Enniscorthy RFC/Lansdowne) - started at 3 for Lansdowne.
Rory McGuire (20/Blackrock College/UCD) - started at 3 for UCD.
--
Paddy McCarthy(U20/Blackrock/DUFC)
Ronan Foxe(U20/Tullamore RFC/Old Belvedere) - started at 3 for Old Belvedere
Adam Daey(U19/Tullow RFC/Lansdowne) - injured.

Hooker
Tadgh McElroy (25/Dundalk RFC/Lansdowne) - started at 2 for Lansdowne, 1 try.
John McKee (22/Campbell/Terenure)
Lee Barron (21/St. Michaels/DUFC)
--
Gus McCarthy(U20/Blackrock/UCD) - bench for UCD.
Matt Victory(U20/St. Michaels/DUFC) - injured

Lock-Blindside
Alex Soroka (21/Belvedere/Clontarf)
Diarmuid Mangan (U20/Newbridge/UCD)
--
Conor O'Tighnernaigh(U20/St. Michaels/UCD) - started at 5 for UCD.
Max Dunne(U20/St. Michaels/DUFC) - injured
James Doyle(U20/Enniscorthy RFC/Lansdowne) - injured
Luke O'Connor(U19/Wexford RFC/Lansdowne)

Backrow
Sean O'Brien (22/Blackrock/UCD) - injured?
James Culhane (20/Blackrock/UCD) - started at 8 for UCD.
--
Liam Molony(U20/Blackrock/DUFC) - injured
Josh O'Hare(U20/Dundalk RFC/Old Wesley) - bench for Old Wesley

Scrumhalf
Cormac Foley (23/St.Gerards/Lansdowne) - started at 9 for Lansdowne, 1 try.
Ben Murphy (21/Pres Bray/Clontarf)
--
Fintan Gunne(U20/St. Michaels/Terenure)
Oscar Cawley(U20/Naas RFC/Naas) - started at 9 for Naas.

Outhalf
Charlie Tector (20/Kilkenny/Lansdowne)
Sam Prendergast(U20/Newbridge/Lansdowne) - started at 10 for Lansdowne.
--
Matthew Lynch(U20/Terenure/DUFC)

Centre
Ben Brownlee (20/Blackrock/UCD) - started at 12 for UCD.
--
Hugh Cooney(U20/Blackrock/Clontarf) - injured
Sam Berman(U19/St. Michaels/DUFC)
Charlie Sheridan(U19/Naas RFC/Naas) - started at 13 for Naas.

Back Three
Rob Russell (23/St. Michaels/DUFC)
Andrew Smith (22/St. Michaels/Clontarf) - irish 7's
Max O'Reilly (22/St. Gerards/DUFC) - started at 13 for DUFC.
Chris Cosgrave (21/St. Michaels/UCD) - started at 15 for UCD.
Aitzol King (20/Balbriggan RFC-CUS/Clontarf) - started at 14 for Clontarf.
--
Andrew Osborne(U20/Naas/Naas) - injured
Henry McErlean(U20/St. Michaels/Terenure) - injured
James Nicholson(U20/St. Michaels/UCD)
Noah Sheridan(U20/Wicklow RFC/Clontarf)
Reuben Moloney(U19/Blackrock/UCD) - injured
Davy Colbert(U19/Gonzaga/DUFC)

[mildlyinterested]

Boyle looking large on his return

[hugonaut]

Boyle looking large on his return

Really good to see him back on the pitch. Rory McGuire has also been spending time in the squat rack: https://www.sportsfile.com/id/2416219/

EDIT - covered elsewhere

[mildlyinterested]

Boyle looking large on his return

Really good to see him back on the pitch. Rory McGuire has also been spending time in the squat rack: https://www.sportsfile.com/id/2416219/

EDIT - covered elsewhere

McGuire was very impressive for UCD last friday. Huge man moves well for his size.

[riocard911]

Boyle looking large on his return

Can't wait to see him make his senior team debut!!!

[mildlyinterested]

Boyle, Culhane, McGuire, Milne and Clarkson.

[mildlyinterested]

Jack Boyle(1) and Rory McGuire(3) starting for UCD tomorrow.
Temi Lasisi(3) starting for Lansdowne.
Lee Barron(2) starting for Trinity.

Only Leinster involvement in AIL tomorrow that I can see with 20s camp.

[JKBA]

Is that Jacks first game back? Would be great if he could make his full debut before the end of the year

[mildlyinterested]

Is that Jacks first game back? Would be great if he could make his full debut before the end of the year

Yep id say he will barring an injury setback..

[Ruckedtobits]

McGuire & McCarthy may be better prospects than Clarkson from what I've seen in AIL.Thomas Connolly showed against Chile he's also a good prospect.

[mildlyinterested]

McGuire & McCarthy may be better prospects than Clarkson from what I've seen in AIL.

Clarksons lack of power/size is notable compared to those two.

[johng]

Joe McCarthy has gone from Leinster debut to touring NZ with Ireland in 6 months. He looks as tough as a pallet of 9 inch nails.

Imagine being his little brother and getting bullied by that for 19 years. But also having the same genetics.

I'd say Paddy is a fairly hardy lad at this point.

[mildlyinterested]

Jack Boyle with a try on his return to play played 40 mins, Rory McGuire off with a arm injury.

[Ruckedtobits]

McGuire & McCarthy may be better prospects than Clarkson from what I've seen in AIL.

Clarksons lack of power/size is notable compared to those two.

And it was apparent against that gargantuan No 17 for Cardiff. Clarkson held up 1/2 tries in his 22 mins on pitch. Hanan at LHP was far more effective in scrum.

[Blue Man]

McGuire & McCarthy may be better prospects than Clarkson from what I've seen in AIL.

Clarksons lack of power/size is notable compared to those two.

And it was apparent against that gargantuan No 17 for Cardiff. Clarkson held up 1/2 tries in his 22 mins on pitch. Hanan at LHP was far more effective in scrum.

Both Clarkson and Hanan were terrible in the scrum. Neither are anywhere near being frontline props on the basis that the can’t scrimmage