Babbling 'brook

Rumours of Gavin Thornbury been released this year due to his injury profile. Not sure if it's true or not.

Hope the new front row does well. There was a lot of criticism last game about them so hopefully it's been looked at and we get a reaction.

So according to the rumours going around the Ulster boards some folks in Ulster who know McCall asked him if he was interested and he made it clear he had no interest in coming back in any professional capacity. Also according to the boards the following players are up for contract this year. The on...

by Flash Gordon It's both I think. Their schools system, coaching and connection to what the professional team want to do in terms of playing and coaching isn't nearly as strong as ours and then as you say, when talent comes through they don't manage it well. Stockdale and Larmour are pretty good e...

by wixfjord

Andy Warwick?!

Boyle surely, or even EOS if he's not injured.

EOS is injured though and Boyle has barely played. It just goes to show you how bare the LH cupboard is.

by Keith

Do we have an A/emerging Ireland side playing Portugal soon?

Don't think so.

by artaneboy Not a bad side- but it’s not really an “Emerging Ireland” side: Ross Byrne, Connors, Moore, Stockdale, Deegan- not to even include indisputable veteran Henderson, are well established players- even multiple capped internationals. It’s an “Alternative Ireland”. I take your point. Honest...

I asked before but now seems as good as time as any. If there was a Ireland A/Emerging Ireland team playing this week who would you have in the squad? Here is mine: 15. Ciaran Frawley 14. Tom O'Brien 13. Antoine Frisch 12. Cathal Forde 11.Jacob Stockdale 10. Ross Byrne 9. Caolin Blade 8. Max Deegan ...

Ulster won’t be affected by off-pitch rumours like Billy Burns exit: Dan Soper Jonathan Bradley Wed 14 Feb 2024 at 18:00 Ulster assistant coach Dan Soper doesn’t believe the squad will be impacted by “silly season” in the second half of their campaign. Since the province’s last game, a dismal defea...

by neill_m

Matt Gallagher confirmed at Benetton, 3 year deal. Italian qualified via a grandparent on his mother's side.

Louis Lynagh of course was confirmed earlier in the week.

Lynagh apparently straight into the Italian squad. I wonder will Gallagher be close behind?

Agreed. The coaching staff there is not doing there job bringing through young talent.

FYI Apparently Burns is staying and Addision is off to Sale is the latest rumours.

by mildlyinterested Leinster Rugby (caps in brackets) 15. Henry McErlean – St. Michael’s College (0) 14. Tommy O’Brien – Blackrock College (31) 13. Liam Turner – Blackrock College (23) 12. Jamie Osborne – Naas RFC (36) 11. Rob Russell – Wanderers FC / St. Michael’s College (24) 10. Ross Byrne – Old...

by ronk

He has a really good job, he might be priced well out of the market for a junior coach. And he might not really want the lifestyle and pressure.

Was thinking the same. He was always a smart cookie

by ronk cormac wrote: Same game. Horgan replaced Jones at HT and scored the winning try. Amazing. There's something so J3 about the whole thing. We've come so far. I remember that game. Leinster scored at the death to win it and more importantly I got pneumonia from the amount of rain that came dow...

by Galicia celt Connacht upskilling coaches like mossy lawler who then returns to his home province and poaches one of their best attackers will make them second guess hiring Irish coaches outside the province. Farrell is a known fan of kilgallen so maybe wanted him to move too. Bad day for Connach...

by betty swallocks

Would you be able to provide a link to those Boards please sunshiner?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/205814 ... t-toh/p366

by Ruckedtobits Are those guys getting AIL game time? If they are and at such young ages, they will benefit from any playing time, especially if Senior Coaches are talking to their Clubs They are getting gametime for their AIL Clubs who play in the lower leagues cause most of them are Connacht base...

by ronk He's 30 and Connacht don't pay well. If he has an offer in Munster but not in Connacht, especially if it's a 2 year deal, then it's an easy move. Munster like centres, especially experienced 16st+ ones who didn't learn the game in Munster. Daly wore 22 mostly last year, he was outhalf cover...

Runours that Munster are talking to Tom Daly. I'm sure everyone here is shocked that Munster are trying to sign a center.

Interesting statistics. Sometimes I forget how young most of the players are. Still though Connacht should be making arrangements for these guys to get more gametime.