Babbling 'brook

Barrett will be tying up an NIQ spot. We’re only allowed 3 and we have Snyman & Gnati already. How are we going to replace Mike A, our most urgent need?Maybe we should bring back Aungier from Connacht. Or maybe Charlie G is going to be dumped to free up an NIQ space.

Lowe was pictured at the Sale match
With the other non-playing Leinster guys

Thanks for that. Very happy to hear it.

Mildly

How come Diarmuid Mangan has been totally overlooked for the academy? He’s put in two great seasons with the U20s

It seems amazing that Dave Kearney is getting no game time.if Keenan, Lowe,O’Brien & Larmour go into Irish camp then we will be very short on back three players. We can include the Academy players but Smith & Comerford are with the sevens and Osborne will also be with the 6N squad, Frawley s...

Can anybody confirm whether Ross Moloney is injured or not? Otherwise Mick Kearney must have jumped over him in the pecking order. If he is injured we are getting very low on our 2nd row assets especially if Scott Fardy needs to be used in the back row given our injuries to experienced flankers.

Toulouse coming locked & fully loaded. 6-2 split on their bench too.
Toulouse team:
Medard
Kolbe Guitoune N’Tamack Huget
DuPont Ramos

Castets Marchand Faumuina
Tesori Arnold
Cros Elstadt Kaino

SUBS:
Mauvaka Baille Aldegheri Faasalele Madaule Placines Bezy Holmes

"Toner of the three is the one I'd least like to lose" Oldschool commented and I'd agree but Toulouse may have their problems at lock too. Tekori seemed to have a knock when he came off in the 55th min against Agen. He was replaced by Fa'asalele who had only been called in at the last minu...

[quote][/quote]Is Tomane's rugby nationality not based on the country he played for, I.e. Australia rather than the country for which he holds a passport ? If so, it does create a 4 into 2 does not go scenario in respect of Leinster's NIQs.

Sorry this should be in the Joe Tomane thread

Is Tomane's rugby nationality not based on the country he played for, I.e. Australia rather than the country for which he holds a passport ? If so, it does create a 4 into 2 does not go scenario in respect of Leinster's NIQs.

Edinburgh and Gloucester appear to be missing from the pools as set out above is there a reason for this?

Mildly,

Where are those leaving & rumoured to be leaving going, do you have any idea?

I was at the match at the Sportsground and I don't think the problem was with the guys who were playing. Just as for the Benetton match there was a huge lacking in leadership on the park. Jack Mc Grath is a great loose head but is not captain material and neither is Ross Moloney. If Isa, Johnny or S...

We still need a point from this game and if we put out a team similar to what played against Treviso, we may not get it. In particular we need some guys to lead against Connacht. Jack McGrath and Ross Moloney failed to do this versus B.Treviso. If Luke McGrath and Jack Conan are in the team we shoul...

I can't believe the amount of negativity there is about getting Saracens in the quarter final. To me this is the ideal time to get them at home. Their whole team is built around just four players; the 2 Vunipolas, Farrell & Itoje. Wiggleworth is a pretty good scrum half too but we have the back ...

You haven't included Max Deegan with the Academy. Has he been given a Senior contract?

James Lowe has confirmed that he will be playing for Tasman in the Mitre 10 cup. This competition runs to the end of October so it seems unlikely he'll be playing for Leinster in the first rounds of the European competition. Hopefully he can at least stay healthy until he gets here.

What has happened to David O'Connor? Has he been summarily dumped by Leinster? I wonder will Ulster go after him given the success they've had with his brother Alan.

Senior squad has been updated on Leinster site but Mike Ross is still included. Presumably we can't expect to see Tadgh Furlong until well in to the new season. Could Mike have been given a short term contract?