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Griffin only 20. Was still eligible to play club 20s this season. Great the game is being streamed. Be nice to see a clubs side play the other provinces too. Vaughan still very young aswell.

Simon Broughton has been appointed academy manager

Strange move that Illos gone. Thought he would have gotten academy spot when Clarkson has moved up. No tight heads in academy this year? Have we any tight heads in sub academy even?

Is Mark Donnelly not a loose head?

No sign of any of the tight head props that were at ireland 20s camp. Would have thought they'd give them a run out with 6 nations coming up. Loughnane too.

Great write up mildly. Do you think under 20s will go ahead in June? Seen the other day England under 20s have had a few friendlies and France and Italy also had friendlies. Our lads have had nothing only one camp in December. And plenty of them only training remotely except the few with academy pla...

What's the story with the sub academy. Did it even really get going this year? Am I right in saying it wasn't classed as "elite" in previous restrictions and lads were just training non contact in clubs so probably not running at the moment now either except for the lads involved in the A ...

Cheers for the correction. Was it Italys 20s side or development too.

France Under 20s played Italy Under 20s today.... France won 25-24 Link if anyone wants to watch it.... https://www.facebook.com/FranceRugby/videos/225256595847352/ Surprised, would have thought under 20s Rugby wouldn't be played at the moment given the current numbers. Edited to add I'm actually no...

The Women’s Six Nations and Under-20s competitions, which are traditionally run in tandem with the men’s, are set to be postponed until April and May, with official confirmation of their delay expected on Wednesday. RTÉ website https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2021/0112/1189326-french-government-seeks...

I read an article about the ladies 6 nations and the issue they could run into is whether each government classes ladies as "elite" athletes for the purposes of playing, travelling ect. Could the 20s face the same problem? Could they be put in a bubble? Would that be too costly given curre...

Prop wise Mc alpine and O Malley not involved in that recent camp. Shane Connolly Roscrea was there

second this. Thanks Mildly!

Great to see that they are planning on the under 20s 6 nations going ahead. Thought it might not be on the cards in current climate

Ireland under 20s had a camp there the last 2 days. Short video on Irish Rugby twitter account

Can feel for the boys but I have to say I was curled up cringing looking at the petition for the cup final to be played a few months ago and I had a redner watching the politician bring it up in the Dáil. Whilst I would prefer it be played going to politicians and getting petitions is the most Ross ...

Elverys sports doing buy one get one half price online on all Ireland Rugby Gear at the moment. Not sure how long it's running for.

https://www.elverys.ie/elverys/en/Elver ... erys/c/391

mildlyinterested wrote: ↑October 15th, 2020, 5:45 pm I wonder if sub-academy players will be used in the 7's games later in the month, if they go ahead.

Could happen. But not much use to the big lads up the front

Games cancelled but you can still go to the bookies and have pints and grub outside. Probably won't see games back this side of Christmas? Feel sorry for the young lads. Prob be no new sub academy entrants and no Irish under 20s either.

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