Babbling 'brook

Baird, Conan, Ross Byrne three starters from dragons game called up to irish squad.

Dev is four appearances from matching Darcys leinster appearance record.. might he have to get those appearances in next few weeks? Leinster website has both on 257* appearances. D'Arce: https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/historic-players/?PlayGuid=GD120711 Toner: https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/player?Play...

Dev is four appearances from matching Darcys leinster appearance record.. might he have to get those appearances in next few weeks?

5.30 on a Sunday...

Question is who will be available?

great to see a player so delighted to make debut:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vSZguj ... terRugbyTV

Twist wrote: ↑February 19th, 2021, 11:36 pm Are we considering Cormac Izuchuckwu a Leinster exile? He’s a Tullamore man and came through Cistercians.

Anyway, he made his debut for Ulster tonight. He’s a 6’7” lock and played a lot of sevens. An interesting combination.

He was involved with leinster sub academy some last season.

OTT wrote: ↑February 19th, 2021, 5:37 pm Is Charlie Connolly still going?

forgot about him.. still listed with Houston

I am a big fan of Pete, and he would be one of the first names on the team sheet for me. I could give my opinion of what he brings to the table that others don’t, but from my experience that would not be well received on here, and I will be quickly told to take my opinion elsewhere. Ah give over. I...

leinster players who've made senior debut this season:

Marcus Hanan(20)
Tom Clarkson(20)
Greg McGrath(23)
Dan Sheehan(22)
David Hawkshaw(21)
Liam Turner(21)
Micahel Silvester(22)
Andrew Smith(20)
Max O'Reilly(20)
Jamie Osborne(19)

One of the articles said there are exceptions for NTS players joining senior training to cover injuries , such as Cosgrave at the moment, so wouldn't be sure if he has a contract, Osborne probably has got one now if he's actually playing pro14, think Hanan was promoted a few months ago didn't see t...

Morf wrote: ↑February 19th, 2021, 5:21 pm Ah Mildy - if you have Loughman as Athy and Ward for Tullow you can't leave Co Carlow FC out for Ed Byrne.

debated it but last time Byrne played for Carlow he was what? 12?

Loughman played for Athy until he was 16, Ward for tullow until he was 18.

Leinster underage tighthead props playing pro rugby: Jamie Hagan(33/Balbriggan) - Beziers Marty Moore(29/Castleknock-Lansdowne) - starting(Ulster) Tadhg Furlong(28/New Ross-Clontarf) - irish squad(Leinster) Oisin Heffernan(26/Roscrea-Terenure) - Northampton Oliver Jager(25/Blackrock) - Crusaders And...

Leinster underage loosehead props playing pro rugby: Cian Healy(33/Belvedere-Clontarf) - irish camp(Leinster) Jack McGrath(31/St. Marys-St. Marys) - injured(Ulster) Ed Byrne(27/Carlow-Clongowes-UCD) - irish camp(Leinster) Peter Dooley(26/Birr-Lansdowne) - starting loosehead(Leinster) Eric O'Sullivan...

3 of the 4 props in squad now from leinster clubs.. Birr, Clane, Wexford.

plus Clarkson started out with Wicklow.

Bent has pulled out of the squad for personal reasons. Tom Clarkson moves from the bench to the starting team. Greg McGrath moves up to the bench.

interested to see Hanan tonight, great for another club player to come through setup.

the natural order of things given his age.. i reckon he won't be the only player in his mid 30's to finish up.

Currently, there are 65 NTS players across the four provinces, with 255 PTS players. In normal times, these youngsters make up the age-grade inter-provincial and national teams and are working to earn a place in one of the four academies in Munster, Leinster, Connacht, and Ulster. Right now, nearly...

Peter Smyth: Smyth insists the IRFU do not intend to introduce a central academy system, but he acknowledges that more movement of young players between provinces is inevitable. “It’s always the case, ultimately, that players will seek the best opportunity to play the game. "The system is there...

leaving a leinster legend.