Babbling 'brook

Tough to pick a team like this.

I make it 11 clubs 'represented' - a key factor, only superseded by the deliberate decision to pick a core from a leading club, Terenure (7 starters with 4 of a pack that UCD went toe-to-toee with in Lakelands last Saturday)

Sam Berman and Mikey O'Reilly affected by injury but Leinster men are in the slots they might have taken up.

I played against Dean and Ward (not that they would know it)...but alas Ollie's hammers meant I never had that great privilege.

All super players. King Ollie on the same level as Sexton and Kyle (albeit mythically) for me.

Have to say that Johne Murphy is a quality pundit on ATH. Thought so too. Good technical analysis expressed well. When I saw the two I was keen to get their points but I thought Johnny Holland was very poor and gave very little to the conversation Anoother all Munster panel, albeit Johne is a Kilda...

Sam Berman ripped it up at 13 for Terenure vs UCD last week opposite Andrew Osborne and Luke Kritzinger. Bossed it.

Slightly surprised he didn't feature in the 20's 23.

Keenan was immense in the aerial bombardment that followed Ewels' red card in 2022. They should opt for their RWC kicking game approach against us and will double down on it if Keenan is not there. As for Baird. I am a big fan, but I think he lacks rugby acument and that Ahern might get ahead of him...

The weather suited Michael's much more than Gonzaga and they grew into the game as Gonzaga didn't makee the best of their chances and were generally off their game today. Michael's also got the maximum from the referee, but they were very composed and ruthless in the second half. Their attacking and...

Michael's had a lot of Bigboyenergy about them

While watching the Cardiff match last night and discussing Milne's rumoured departure to Munster, an AIL Division 1A coach who was in the conversation stated emphatically that Milne is staying with Leinster having signed a new contract. That would be brilliant news if it comes to pass. Appreciate t...

My post about ROG was not about who the best team in the world is - although ROG argued that only the RWC matters in determining who the best team is...by his implication the rolling rankings/ form guide/ results do not. Following this through, he was saying that the mantle of best team is really on...

Are you saying that 85-0 vs High School wasn't really getting going? How much should they have won by?

While watching the Cardiff match last night and discussing Milne's rumoured departure to Munster, an AIL Division 1A coach who was in the conversation stated emphatically that Milne is staying with Leinster having signed a new contract.

Yay. This season I've started to accept that Frawley is really a utility outhalf. It's not that he can't play 10, it's not that 10 isn't his best position (I'm not sure), it's that he's so good as a 2nd outhalf playing from fullback or centre and we don't have any players who really rival his abili...

I listened to a podcast of an OTB inteview with ROG this week in which he attempted to explain why the RWC holder is the sole measure of who is the best team in the world at any given time. He is firmly of the view, that S.Africa are the best team in the world. He is probably correct until we win an...

Leo trying to keep all his 10s happy

Regardless of where the question originated, Mike Catt's answer suggested that he didn't disagree that the Aviva could be a fair bit better. We all know the many reasons why atmospheres are different to what they were many moons ago and will never be again, but lets stop pretending that it isn't po...

Theleafysuburb wrote: ↑February 29th, 2024, 11:44 pm Tommy Obrien hamstring injury, can’t catch a break.

Wrong thread

mildlyinterested wrote: ↑March 1st, 2024, 9:06 am Gus Mc, McGuire, Spicer, COT, Kritzinger and Osborne all starting for UCD.

No Ruben Moloney...

Injured again afaik

Regardless of where the question originated, Mike Catt's answer suggested that he didn't disagree that the Aviva could be a fair bit better. We all know the many reasons why atmospheres are different to what they were many moons ago and will never be again, but lets stop pretending that it isn't poo...

Heard he is a level above in this competition and is in 2nd year. He’s Jack Boyles younger brother. He’s had the physicality to be a Senior Cup player since he was in 4th class (10 years old).When he was younger training with his team mates he wasn’t allowed to go full force otherwise he’d be runni...