Babbling 'brook

Seems like a troll but there's a rumour Kleyn could be career over due an eye injury. Injury sustained by a gouge in the Leinster game to boot.

Gerry breaks down central deals: https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2024/04/17/blue-bloods-irfu-national-contract-system-will-continue-to-load-the-dice-in-leinsters-favour/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter reveals JGP going to get bumped up. Each contract is underpinned by the union on...

Gerry breaks down central deals: https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2024/04/17/blue-bloods-irfu-national-contract-system-will-continue-to-load-the-dice-in-leinsters-favour/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter reveals JGP going to get bumped up. Each contract is underpinned by the union on...

Guy hasn't played in a year or more. Sounds like an agent fishing tbh.

mildlyinterested wrote: ↑April 17th, 2024, 8:09 am Ben Brownlee and Paddy McCarthy being linked with Munster on twitter.

https://x.com/JoeNaConnacht/status/1780490993017540642

Ben O'Connor?

So, what’s Leinster’s annual budget? €8m ex CCs according to Donal Lenihan with an annual budget of 18/19m IIRC from about 2-3 years ago Sorry, so that's a total of €18- €19 Million, when all Central Contracts values are accounted for? The English Premiership wage cap is €6.4 Million- correct? And ...

Big Spenders???[emoji2955] I really like Jim Hamilton, but he’s infected with this virus that need us as being super-resourced vis-a-vis their bloody Premiership! We are big spenders - there's no need to be embarrassed about it. Irish provinces have large budgets - in comparison to the Premiership ...

Are they flying out at midnight or what?

Dave Cahill wrote: ↑April 15th, 2024, 10:11 pm

paddyor wrote: ↑April 15th, 2024, 9:57 pm

Dave Cahill wrote: ↑April 15th, 2024, 6:06 pm

From December 24 till June 25

OneF reckons he's being signed as Farrell/Easterby will be fast tracking Osbourne and Leinster will be without Henshaw, Ringrose and Osbourne for next seasons 6N period

OneF? I should know this.

Derek Foley, rugby correspondent for the Star

Thanks

scentofgunpowder wrote: ↑April 15th, 2024, 6:13 pm I wonder if there's a commercial element to Barrett's signing? Perhaps they are expecting Aviva fatigue to set in and hoping a big name signing can shift some tickets?

Coupd be. We’ll be homeless next season.

It's JB - short term contract next december Short term until Dec? So is he available for urc run in and champions cup semi? From December 24 till June 25 OneF reckons he's being signed as Farrell/Easterby will be fast tracking Osbourne and Leinster will be without Henshaw, Ringrose and Osbourne for...

Great week for the parish. Kicking off with "leave Rog alone", Sheehan gets a CC and then we sign Barrett.

Theleinsterlad wrote: ↑April 15th, 2024, 2:32 pm Hearing that GAA premium ticket holders are getting first dibs at tickets for the match - premium priced at €100

Nice one

ronk wrote: ↑April 15th, 2024, 3:07 pm

PeteIRL wrote: ↑April 15th, 2024, 2:54 pm Were Munster not looking at Kelly, or am I mashing that idea together from various podcast comments?

He's an IQ centre, they haven't even signed a centre yet for next season, sure they were looking.

THey're signing Tom Farrell from Connacht apparently

Gonna dissent from the agreed wisdom. We’re gettting to play in Dublin because of the “avarice” of EPCR in the first place. This ties in with Stephen Jones criticism in the times(he’s not the first). Home country advantage is a compromise EPCR make to cover themselves with attendances. We are I’d sa...

I don't really buy this idea of ROG as a cheque book coach. He joins La Rochelle ahead of the 2019-20 season with Jonno Gibes as his Director of Rugby. Then he becomes top dog for the 2021-22 season. He certainly hasn't signed most of their best players. Botia and Atonio are over a decade at La Roc...

dougie the flanker wrote: ↑April 14th, 2024, 6:27 pm Do you think that ROGs antics and his standing with of Leinsters fans (and you would assume players) will hurt any future chances of being a future Irish coach?

I do but I'm not really the guy who could tell you. Like I don't think the media profile and "brand" are doing him any favours.

I'd say there will be a very good travelling support from Northampton for this one. The fact they had a home fixture in the Round of 16 and the Quarter Final and are in London for the final means they were always going to travel. The Croke Park curiosity factor will probably get a few more over who...

So the big question from that game is stick or twist on Osborne/ringer?