Leinster Academy 2021-22

[ronk]

These are probably the top players leaving school this year, who I'd assume are being recruited by english clubs:

Paddy McCarthy(TH Prop/Blackrock)
Gus McCarthy(Hooker/Blackrock)
Fintan Gunne(Scrumhalf/St. Michaels)
Sam Berman(Centre/St. Michaels)
David Colbert(Back Three/Gonzaga)
Ruben Moloney(Fullback/Blackrock)

No backrows. Nice that there's a scrumhalf in there.

[Lock9541]

Fintan Gunne is a really good prospect. I’d rate him ahead of the other academy scrumhalves at the moment, expect him to be starting Leinster A and AIL straight from school.

[sunshiner1]

by mildlyinterested »

These are probably the top players leaving school this year, who I'd assume are being recruited by english clubs:

Paddy McCarthy(TH Prop/Blackrock)
Gus McCarthy(Hooker/Blackrock)
Fintan Gunne(Scrumhalf/St. Michaels)
Sam Berman(Centre/St. Michaels)
David Colbert(Back Three/Gonzaga)
Ruben Moloney(Fullback/Blackrock)

Or will end up in other provinces academies as well.

[mildlyinterested]

https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/preview-le ... enior-cup/

Perhaps, the most interesting long-term prospect in schools rugby is the gigantic Alan Spicer.

The second-row forward made quite the impression when coming off the bench against Munster in the interprovincial decider, literally dwarfing those around him.

Incredibly, coming in at around 6’10” and 120kg, he still has another year at the Leinster Schools level.

[mildlyinterested]

Or will end up in other provinces academies as well.

not too worried about that really, if they are staying in ireland they'll stay in dublin until after u20s.

[Lock9541]

Spicer is the biggest school boy I’ve ever seen. We’ve never had a pro rugby player as big as that in Ireland and this guy is still only 5th year in school.

[ronk]

It's not how big you are, it's how big your brothers are.

[hugonaut]

https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/preview-le ... enior-cup/

Perhaps, the most interesting long-term prospect in schools rugby is the gigantic Alan Spicer.

The second-row forward made quite the impression when coming off the bench against Munster in the interprovincial decider, literally dwarfing those around him.

Incredibly, coming in at around 6’10” and 120kg, he still has another year at the Leinster Schools level.

Good to see the website staff getting on board the train. They made the rookie error of not printing his name in ALL CAPS though.

SPICER

[riocard911]

Hopefully he'll be playing for Belvo vs 'knock in the SC next week!!!

[Ruckedtobits]

@hugonaut has had him on the radar for almost two years:

S P I C E R

Son of a Leinster father and prospect since whenever.

Now, let's leave him alone to make his own mark!

[Morf]

https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/preview-le ... enior-cup/

Perhaps, the most interesting long-term prospect in schools rugby is the gigantic Alan Spicer.

The second-row forward made quite the impression when coming off the bench against Munster in the interprovincial decider, literally dwarfing those around him.

Incredibly, coming in at around 6’10” and 120kg, he still has another year at the Leinster Schools level.

Good to see the website staff getting on board the train. They made the rookie error of not printing his name in ALL CAPS though.

SPICER

Prudence be damned! This train has a cocktail bar!

[mildlyinterested]

Cormac Foley starting at 9 for Lansdowne in Bateman cup final today.

[Lock9541]

One of the Belvo players who’s in 5th year is in the sub academy, trains with them every week

[bronxbull]

Alan Spicer played for Belvedere today.
He is a massive kid but needs a good bit of conditioning.He put in a few big tackles but seemed to get hurt himself in the process.
He may or may not make it but he will need the space to grow into that huge frame.

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[Lock9541]

Alan Spicer played for Belvedere today.
He is a massive kid but needs a good bit of conditioning.He put in a few big tackles but seemed to get hurt himself in the process.
He may or may not make it but he will need the space to grow into that huge frame.

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The other second row for Belvo was huge aswell, he wasn’t far off Spicer in terms of size, he looked about 6’7

[erskinechilders]

The size of him in the inpho photo!

https://inpho.ie/assignment/IzgkO2HLOPZ ... OrtZZkg..a

[Donnybrook1]

One of the Belvo players who’s in 5th year is in the sub academy, trains with them every week

Who’s this ?

[Lock9541]

One of the Belvo players who’s in 5th year is in the sub academy, trains with them every week

Who’s this ?

Alan Spicer, still only 16. He’s 6’10 and could potentially reach 7ft.

[Oldschoolsocks]

I think you’ll find that the spelling is SPICER

[mildlyinterested]

LH Prop
Marcus Hanan (21/Clane RFC/Old Belvedere) - injured.
Jack Boyle (19/St. Michaels/UCD) - irish 20s.
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Oisín Michel (U20/Cill Dara RFC/Lansdowne) - irish 20s.
Ben Popplewell (U20/Wexford RFC/Lansdowne) - started at 3 for Lansdowne.
George Hadden (U19/Gorey RFC/Clontarf)
Adam Duffy (U19/Dundalk RFC/Lansdowne)

TH Prop
Temi Lasisi (20/Enniscorthy RFC/Lansdowne)
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Rory McGuire (U20/Blackrock College/UCD) - irish 20s.
JJ Hession (U20/St. Michaels/Lansdowne)

Hooker
John McKee (21/Campbell/Old Belvedere)
Lee Barron (20/St. Michaels/DUFC) - bench for Trinity.
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Howard Noonan (U20/Greystones RFC-Temple Carrig/Old Wesley) - bench.
Barry Gray (U20/Carlow RFC/Clontarf) - bench for Clontarf.
Tom Barry (U19/Gonzaga/Lansdowne FC)

Lock
Jack Dunne(23/St. Michaels/DUFC) - bench for Leinster.
Charlie Ryan (22/Blackrock/UCD) - injured.
Joe McCarthy (20/Blackrock/DUFC)
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Mark Morrissey (U20/Blackrock College/UCD) - irish 20s.
Conor O'Tighearnaigh (U20/St Michael’s College/UCD) - irish 20s.
Jim Peters (U19/Portlaoise RFC/Clontarf)
Max Dunne (U19/St. Michaels/DUFC)

Lock-Blindside
Brian Deeny (21/Wexford RFC/Clontarf) - injured.
Alex Soroka (20/Belvedere/Clontarf) - started at 6 for Clontarf.
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Fionn McWey (U20/Portloaise RFC-Roscrea/Old Belvedere) - started at 6 for Old Belvedere.
Paul Deeny (U20/Wexford RFC/Clontarf)
Diarmuid Mangan (U19/Newbridge/UCD) - bench for UCD, 1 try.
Daniel Leane (U19/St. Marys/St. Marys) - started at 4 for St. Marys.

Backrow
Martin Moloney (22/Athy RFC/Clontarf) - started at 6 for seniors.
Sean O'Brien (21/Blackrock/UCD) - started at 7 for UCD, 1 try.
Mark Hernan (21/St. Michaels/Lansdowne) - injured.
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James Culhane (U20/Blackrock/UCD) - irish 20s.
Donough Lawlor (U20/Newbridge/Lansdowne)
Luke Callinan (U20/Castleknock/Lansdowne)
Josh O’Hare (U19/Dundalk RFC/Lansdowne FC)

Scrumhalf
Cormac Foley (22/St. Gerards/Lansdowne) - started at 9 for Lansdowne.
Ben Murphy (20/Pres Bray/Old Wesley) - started at 9 for Old Wesley.
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Michael Moloney (U20/Blackrock/UCD)
Conor Duggan (U20/Castleknock/MU Barnhall)

Outhalf
David Hawkshaw(22/Belvedere/Clontarf) -
Charlie Tector (19/Kilkenny/Lansdowne) - irish 20s.
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Sam Prendergast (U19/Newbridge/Lansdowne)

Centre
Liam Turner (22/Blackrock/DUFC)
Jamie Osborne (20/Naas RFC/Naas) - started at 13 for Leinster.
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Fionn Gibbons (U20/Castleknock/UCD) - irish 20s.
Ben Brownlee (U20/Blackrock/UCD) - irish 20s.
Daniel Hawkshaw (U20/Belvedere/Clontarf) - irish 20s.
David Dooley (U19/Tullamore RFC/MU Barnhall) - started at 12 for MU Barnhall.

Back Three
Rob Russell (23/St. Michaels/DUFC) - started at 11 for Trinity.
Andrew Smith (21/St. Michaels/Clontarf) - irish 7's
Niall Comerford (21/Blackrock/UCD) - bench for UCD.
Max O'Reilly (21/St. Gerards/DUFC) - started at 15 for Trinity.
Chris Cosgrave (20/St. Michaels/UCD) - started at 15 for UCD, 4 cons.
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Dylan O’Grady (U20/Belvedere/UCD) - started at 14 for UCD, 1 try.
Aitzol King (U20/Balbriggan RFC-CUS/Clontarf) - irish 20s.
Shane Mallon (U20/Longford RFC-Roscrea/UCD) - irish 20s.
Callum O’Reilly (U20/St Michael’s/DUFC)