Babbling 'brook

johng wrote: ↑April 23rd, 2024, 1:40 pm Moichaels is on Aylesbury rd. As D4 as you can get. Posh enough for the French Embassy. The dark blue section on the Monoply board

Moichaels is on Ailesbury rd...spelling please!

Some rugby folk in New Zealand see Jordie's very short-term sabbatical move as partly motivated by his post playing career planning. Apparently he is already well-advanced in his coaching qualifications and is seen as a definite coach of the future. An opportunity to spend 6 months in one of the 3 b...

I was expecting at least one of Jenkins/Molony and Healy/Milne, Frawley and maybe Harry might head home, and a bare bones selection for this one, but I wonder will plans change? Well, it looks like Jenkins AND Molony have stayed on. Frawley and Healy are also in this video: https://twitter.com/lein...

Double post

This year's trip to SA is very akin to last year's. Underresourced team. Surely we could have given Kelleher and Conan and Connors much needed game time? Andrew Osborne has got more opportunities than merited to my mind. His defensive reading makes Stockdale look good. But maybe that is down to our ...

Boyles not in SA by the look of things. Neither is Ben Murphy or Temi Lasisi who are also leaving. How are you sure of their absence? Presumably 8/9 guys will return to Dublin on Monday and there are another set of players who will step in to their shoes, including Boyle et al? the brought a large ...

mildlyinterested wrote: ↑April 19th, 2024, 5:01 pm Boyles not in SA by the look of things.

Neither is Ben Murphy or Temi Lasisi who are also leaving.

How are you sure of their absence? Presumably 8/9 guys will return to Dublin on Monday and there are another set of players who will step in to their shoes, including Boyle et al?

mildlyinterested wrote: ↑April 19th, 2024, 11:02 am

backrower8 wrote: ↑April 19th, 2024, 10:58 am I understand, from a high profile source a month ago, that Byrne is 'looking for a club'.

Ed?

Heard anything about Jack Boyle?

Yes, Ed.

Nothing re Boyle.

I understand, from a high profile source a month ago, that Byrne is 'looking for a club'.

If a neutral, 4 Leinster players seems a bit excessive. Have we had (4 or more) before?

As a Leinster supporter, 4 seems like a cunning way of diluting Leinster players' votes.

It's been an incredible week...with more to come. The Admin is right on top of the ticketing. Does all of this signal a new approach? I for one think that there are dividends to come from greater engagement and transparency in terms of growing following and engagement (including commercial/monetisat...

Leo already did. And saying another word before the game would put more people off, which would make him the incompetent one. They're not going to change it now, but if you give them a bloody nose they'll retaliate when they get a chance. As long as he stay quiet, it's win win. Poor attendance and ...

It looks like to sit essentially along the side of the pitch (Hogan or Cusack stands) it's a minimum of €75 + fees per ticket. So much for the strategy of not robbing people. Utter nonsense how they appear to have designated c. 80% of the stadium as Category 1. The exact same as last year. Milking ...

There is absolutely zero justification in the world for why Ulster have signed Werner Kok given the state of their current squad, but that's absolved of any furore whatsoever. It is possible that Werner Kok's role is to demonstrate to a herd of underperforming/emerging wingers how to be a real pro ...

mildlyinterested wrote: ↑April 16th, 2024, 2:29 pm

FtD wrote: ↑April 16th, 2024, 1:51 pm Any sense at all as to the Leinster squad that travelled today yet?

Nothing.

Treating it as a regular match week where the opposition get as little time as possible to game plan based on our selection.

There is absolutely zero justification in the world for why Ulster have signed Werner Kok given the state of their current squad, but that's absolved of any furore whatsoever. It is possible that Werner Kok's role is to demonstrate to a herd of underperforming/emerging wingers how to be a real pro ...

Totally agree Flash. Anyway, booing gives him more attention, would have preferred no reaction. Watching the game back, it seems that the TV director took the view of not showing the LAR coaching staff (ROG) after he was booed a few times. It was wal-to-wall Leo & Co in the second half. The cyn...

Tadgh Furlong could be our most important player tomorrow, the 2 LAR loose head props are 21 year old Penverne age 21, 6:2, 111kg and Kaddouri aged 20, 6:2, 114kg. They both played against Ireland Under 20’s last July and have played very little for LAR. The Tongan hooker Latu is 31 and unlikely to...

Kelleher, Josh and Conan are three high class internationals to bring on...I don't think LAR have the same impact...but I fear their backline more than the heavies this time. Overall I feel our refreshed approach and talent, at home, in another week without travel, will see us the right side of the ...

Leo saying Healy was available but Milne deserved the spot. Interesting/confusing given that Milne hasn't started a competitive fixture and both played against the Bulls. Healy has been getting scrum penalties in the last two matches (after the first 10 mins vs Bulls). Harry should do whatever Miln...