Babbling 'brook

I think this is the second season in a row that Jack Boyle has been linked with a move away. If I remember correctly, last season he was linked with Exeter. It’s never a good look, especially for a younger player. He’s in the best environment to develop and he will get plenty of minutes with Porter...

I think this is the second season in a row that Jack Boyle has been linked with a move away. If I remember correctly, last season he was linked with Exeter. It’s never a good look, especially for a younger player. He’s in the best environment to develop and he will get plenty of minutes with Porter ...

mildlyinterested wrote: ↑March 29th, 2024, 9:27 pm milne is ready for the big time.

Absolutely. Can’t hold him back for much longer.

the spoofer wrote: ↑March 4th, 2024, 3:43 pm

elephantman wrote: ↑March 4th, 2024, 3:01 pm

mildlyinterested wrote: ↑March 4th, 2024, 2:29 pm

thats the latest rumour.

Lovely hurling!

Appropriate for a Birr man.

Haha, although Offaly are a little bit of a fallen giant in the hurling world..

mildlyinterested wrote: ↑March 4th, 2024, 2:29 pm

elephantman wrote: ↑March 4th, 2024, 2:28 pm

mildlyinterested wrote: ↑March 4th, 2024, 1:59 pm Ed Byrne odds on now. With Church retiring if we win the 5th star.

Does this mean Milne is likely to stay at Leinster now?

thats the latest rumour.

Lovely hurling!

mildlyinterested wrote: ↑March 4th, 2024, 1:59 pm Ed Byrne odds on now. With Church retiring if we win the 5th star.

Does this mean Milne is likely to stay at Leinster now?

wixfjord wrote: ↑March 2nd, 2024, 9:15 pm Jaysus Sam Prendergast is some liability in defence

He’s just turned 21 and still hasn’t filled out. Give the guy a break.

wixfjord wrote: ↑February 27th, 2024, 10:44 am Don't see Culhane in training photos yesterday which is a shame.

I guess we'll have to make do with just the four experienced top quality backrows to choose from then while our other four experienced top quality backrows stay with Ireland.

Such is life!

Tempting fate there!

cormac wrote: ↑February 26th, 2024, 2:44 pm Harry Byrne and Jordan Larmour back training with Leinster today. Tommy O’Brien involved too.

https://www.sportsfile.com/more-images/112402128/

Good to see Tommy O’Brien fit and available. Terrific player but incredibly unlucky with injuries.

ronk wrote: ↑January 22nd, 2024, 3:36 pm Hines was Scottish.

Strauss was pretty good.

South Africans tend to band together, so having a SA coach makes a big difference. We have one now.

Nathan Hines is a born and bred Australian.

I might be mistaken but I think he only moved to Scotland in his early 20’s.

Joe McCarthy is MOTM for me. What a player. Austin Healy comparing McCarthy to a young Eben Etzebeth in commentary. Maybe, but McCarthy reminds me a little bit of a young Sean O’Brien…albeit four inches taller. McCarthy was everywhere today. Carrying, tackling, aggressive, sticking up for his teamma...

Article in The Irish Times about Peter O'Mahony becoming a free agent. While we are in the mood for trolling our Southern cousins, this would be an amazing signing. We don't particularly need him, we may not even want him, but the meltdown would be incredible. "With the money freed up by Caela...

Rumours online linking Leinster with Handre Pollard and Damian McKenzie.

Neither seems plausible but then neither did RG Snyman!

Keith wrote: ↑December 15th, 2023, 5:43 pm Some Munster fans seem convinced Deegan is moving down there? Where has that come from?

I’d say just speculation on their part but I do fear a sting in the tail with Snyman moving to Leinster.

Delighted to see Conan perform so well tonight.

I’ve always thought Conan could do a brilliant job at 6 and tonight he was undoubtedly the best player on the pitch.

Even though Conan has played almost exclusively as an 8 I think 6 will play to all his strengths. Chuffed for him.

FLIP wrote: ↑October 15th, 2023, 12:35 am

elephantman wrote: ↑October 15th, 2023, 12:32 am Any chance whatsoever he plays on till the end of the season? Tries to get that fifth star..

As much as I love Sexton it's time for H Byrne, Prendegast, Tector or Frawley to grab the reins

I think you’re right. It was more tongue in cheek to be honest!

Any chance whatsoever he plays on till the end of the season? Tries to get that fifth star..

Forget coaching, Leo should really be approaching Johnny about playing on till May. Drico retired in May 2014. At the time he was asked would he not consider playing till the World Cup 2015, which was 16 months away. Drico replied that it wasn’t only 16 months away but two preseasons away and his bo...

The bug bear about Hugh Cahill as a commentator seems to be universal from the majority of fans but today he borderlined on disgraceful. We know his whole shtick is to be overly opinionated despite this not being the thing a calling commentator is supposed to do in a tried and tested method in coun...

Think it’s time for Ireland and Leinster to play Doris at 8 and fit other players around him. He’s the best 8 in Ireland by some distance. Ireland and Leinster are both better when Doris is at 8. Conan is a very good player but Doris is another step up. He does play at 8 for Ireland. He’s started a...