Babbling 'brook

James Ryan would want to pray gatland doesn't get the ireland or leinster job at any time during his career

Have we ever had a bigger group of props at under 20. Most of them look like size wise they wouldn't be out of place in the international game.

Better team won today fair play to La Rochelle hope they go onto win it.

I think it was a bad decision today to bring baird on for ruddock, once he was off the pack lacked serious physicality. I think fardy has more of the dog and fight you need in a game like that.

Is it possible that we will have no NIQ players next year. Would be a great achievement

Good luck to him doesn't owe us anything. Left it all out there Everytime. I'd be amazed if he never steps on a rugby pitch for a professional side again though.

Does anyone think that penny is probably going to be the best of all the 7s we have. He's in the SOB mold. I would say we are going to have a big decision on which 7s we keep. It's unlikely the IRFU will allow the 4 best opensides in the country be in the same set up. I'd say 1 will be moved on this...

What do people think of potential irish lion over or under 5

Would lowe be better at full back at international level?

Should porter be switched to loose head with an eye on the world cup.

Ok maybe 1 too many moving but if anyone thinks nucifora is going to leave deegan as 3rd choice 8 and connors as 3rd and penny as 4th choice openside long term they are very much mistaken

It'd still leave us with 6 ruddock murphy baird sorka 7 leavy jvf 8 Dorris I wouldn't be a fan of it from a leinster perspective but from an irish rugby pov itd make sense. You could have starting backrows at each of the provinces of the below. Create great options for the international team moving ...

I think it obvious that back rows need to move for the benefit of irish rugby in general. If you are being objective it'd make sense for penny and deegan to be sent to connacht and conan and connors to ulster. Maybe one of the other provinces could send us a winger(conway maybe) or second row (thorn...

Thought ross byrne was very disappointing yesterday, the worrying thing is the game was made for his skill set and he didn't seize the opportunity. He should have been kicking all day, corners cross field kicks etc. I think it's a mental thing at this level now as much as anything. Gibson park looke...

Against england I think there is a strong case to play quinn roux in the second row for the first 50 minutes to ensure our scrum is solid, I would equally make a case the POM should start maybe at 7 for the lineout. We know what england will do (power game) so might be a case of a horses for courses...

I think we played ok stander, ryan, healy keenan and bierne going well but....The following would be of concern Connors again seemed to lack the power to deal with the french pack, same as against sarries. We need dan leavy back. We have no back up at 9 & 10 and when things are going badly we ha...

Ruddock should be in the team at 6 every time, especially against the big English and french teams, he gives us that bit of dog in the pack.
He just smashes people. Him leavy and dorris the future Leinster backrow imho.

We were very nieve today, first half was crying out for us to play low risk rugby and play for field position. Possession for possessions sake is not a good thing. Sexton didn't control the game at all which is becoming a regular occurrence against the top teams. The pack got beaten up, we need to s...

I think I would rather have pace and footwork rather than size with the way the game is going. Especially if they start enforcing the offside line like they are since rugby started back in new zealand and we move to summer rugby with dry fast pitches.

Porter will definitely switch over to loose Head within the next 2 seasons. That'll give the pack a lot of size. Him Kelleher & Furlong would be more powerful than nearly any other front row around. Do we really Think that Baird when he is fully grown will be anymore light weight than Toner. Bac...

They really play everything, it’s exciting and brave. Some of the most enjoyable games to watch were last seasons U20’s looks like this year could be similar. Crowley another one for the conveyor belt, they really need to move some of those young 10’s to other provinces for the good of Irish rugby ...

I feel the two main problem areas of the team are the back row and back 3. Teams know they can kick us the ball as we have no counter attack strategy whatsoever. This gives them an easy out. The back row isa big problem, POM seems underpowered to be a blindside these days, probably 7 or bust. CJ nee...