Leinster Academy 19/20

mildlyinterested · Post by **mildlyinterested** » June 17th, 2020, 11:54 am

I think they could be looking at Will Hickey as a 7, might be a situation where it will be between Hickey and Hernan for an academy place.

Of course there is quite a few highly rated potential opensides at that age grade:

Jack Barry(Gonzaga/Lansdowne)
Aaron Coleman(Belvedere/DUFC)
Mark Boyle(Gorey/Lansdowne)
Will Hickey(St. Michaels)

mildlyinterested · Post by **mildlyinterested** » June 18th, 2020, 9:11 am

Potential Leinster U20's

TH Prop
Sam Illo(Wesley/Old Wesley)
Ben Griffin(Castleknock)
Shane Connolly(Roscrea)
Aaron Rowan(Blackrock)

LH Prop
Temi Lasisi(Enniscorthy/Lansdowne)
Hugo O'Malley(Blackrock)
James Power(St. Michaels)
Jack Boyle(St. Michaels)(u19)

Hooker
Lee Barron(St. Michaels)
Levi Vaughan(Terenure/Terenure)
Ronan Loughnane(Roscrea/UCD)
Callum Dowling(Clongowes)

Lock
Joe McCarthy(Blackrock/DUFC)*
Tom Mulcair(Clongowes)
Jake Caldbeck(Kilkenny)
Sean Walsh(Seapoint RFC)(u19)

Backrow
Alex Soroka(Belvedere/Clontarf)*
Jack Guinane(St. Michaels)
Jack Barry(Gonzaga/Lansdowne)
Aaron Coleman(Belvedere/DUFC)
Mark Boyle(Gorey/Lansdowne)
Will Hickey(St. Michaels)
Patrick Kieran(Greystones RFC)

Scrumhalf
Ben Murphy(Pres Bray/Clontarf)*
Rob Gilsenan(St. Michaels/UCD)
Matthew Cullen(Blackrock)
Will Reilly(Portlaoise RFC/MU Barnhall)

Outhalf
Tim Corkery(Kilkenny RFC/UCD)*
Justin Leonard(Belvedere/Old Belvedere)
Charlie Tector(Kilkenny)(u19)
Fionn O'Hara(Mullingar RFC)(u19)

Centre
Marcus Kiely(Newbridge)
Simon O'Kelly(St. Michaels)
Cian Hingerty(Temple Carrig)
Karl Martin(Boyne RFC/Old Belvedere)(u19)

Back Three
Josh O'Connor(Wexford RFC/UCD)
Chris Cosgrave(St. Michaels)
Jamie Osborne(Naas RFC)
Matt Grogan(Belvedere/Old Belvedere)
Ed Kelly(St. Michaels)
Donal Conroy(Newbridge)
Matthew McGetrick(Terenure)

mildlyinterested · Post by **mildlyinterested** » June 19th, 2020, 11:19 am

A Club only Leinster underage side:

1. Ben Popplewell(Wexford)(u19)
2. Barry Gray(Carlow)(u19)
3. George Hadden(Gorey)(u18)
4. Sean Walsh(Seapoint)(u19)
5. Ruairi Clarke(Cill Dara)(u19)
6. Paul Deeny(Wexford)(u19)
7. Conor Duffy(Tullow)(u19)
8. Mark Boyle(Gorey)(u20)
9. Will Reilly(Portloaise)(u20)
10. Tim Corkery(Kilkenny)(u20)
11. Jack Hanlon(Tullow)(u19)
12. Karl Martin(Boyne)(u19)
13. Josh O'Connor(Wexford)(u20)
14. Jamie Osborne(Naas)(u20)
15. Fionn O'Hara(Mullingar)(u19)

Everyone capped by irish u18 sides, county wexford with the strongest representation followed by carlow. Following in footsteps on Furlong/SOB.

Morf · Post by **Morf** » June 20th, 2020, 12:14 am

Unusual to have no Enniscorthy players there.

wixfjord · Post by **wixfjord** » June 21st, 2020, 2:41 pm

“The best way to circumvent the lack of cash is to have quality academies. That’s where Leinster are better than anybody else – their academy is friggin’ outstanding, they keep pumping out quality guys time and time and time again. I hope Scotland continues to pursue an academy system that’s contestable.”

Comment from exiting Glasgow coach Jason O'Halloran.

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/jason-oh ... per-rugby/

mildlyinterested · Post by **mildlyinterested** » June 21st, 2020, 6:16 pm

Morf wrote:Unusual to have no Enniscorthy players there.

Yeah it's odd that probably the best club in wexford, doesn't have any professional players, while the other three clubs all have at least one.

Morf · Post by **Morf** » June 21st, 2020, 11:22 pm

mildlyinterested wrote:
Morf wrote:Unusual to have no Enniscorthy players there.
Yeah it's odd that probably the best club in wexford, doesn't have any professional players, while the other three clubs all have at least one.

Their focus had been on promotion to AIL recently, could be related to that.

mildlyinterested · Post by **mildlyinterested** » June 22nd, 2020, 9:49 am

Morf wrote:
mildlyinterested wrote:
Morf wrote:Unusual to have no Enniscorthy players there.
Yeah it's odd that probably the best club in wexford, doesn't have any professional players, while the other three clubs all have at least one.
Their focus had been on promotion to AIL recently, could be related to that.

Ah no they have a good underage section too, just probably more down to bad luck and competition from GAA.

For example they have an excellent number 8 who plays football for wexford, certainly an academy level athlete looking back on things but overlooked for leinster u18 clubs a few years back when the club underage system wasn't as good at ensuring players didn't slip through the net.

mildlyinterested · Post by **mildlyinterested** » June 22nd, 2020, 7:49 pm

Milne, Sheehan, Baird and Dunne spotted with seniors today as expected.

mildlyinterested · Post by **mildlyinterested** » June 23rd, 2020, 10:31 am

U20 10-15
10. Tim Corkery(Kilkenny RFC/UCD) - 5'10

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11. Josh O'Connor(Wexford RFC/UCD) - 5'11

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12. Karl Martin(Boyne RFC/Old Belvedere) - 6'2

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13. Marcus Kiely(Newbridge) - 6'3

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14. Jamie Osborne(Naas RFC) - 6'3

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15. Chris Cosgrave(St. Michaels) - 6'0

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U19 10-15
10. Charlie Tector(Kilkenny) - 5'11

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11. Shane Mallon(Longford RFC-Roscrea) - 6'1

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12. Ben Brownlee(Blackrock) - 5'11

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13. Fionn Gibbons(Castleknock) - 6'3

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14. Aitzol King(Balbriggan-CUS) - 6'2

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15. Fionn O'Hara(Mullingar) - 6'3

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mildlyinterested · Post by **mildlyinterested** » June 23rd, 2020, 10:59 am

Leinster Representatives from Kilkenny College

Leinster U20 – Jake Caldbeck(Lock)
Leinster U19 – Ryan Strong(Centre)
Leinster U19 – Charlie Tector(Outhalf)
Leinster U17 – Harry Rogers(Centre)
Leinster U17 – Stephen Smyth(Backrow)
Leinster U17 – Sean Naughton(Outhalf)

ronk · Post by **ronk** » June 23rd, 2020, 1:55 pm

mildlyinterested wrote:Milne, Sheehan, Baird and Dunne spotted with seniors today as expected.

Nice. Thanks

mildlyinterested · Post by **mildlyinterested** » June 25th, 2020, 11:45 am

Milne not announced as moving to senior squad.

Sheehan, Dunne, Baird, Byrne and O'Brien to senior contracts.
Aungier, Dowling, Mullin departing.

johng · Post by **johng** » June 25th, 2020, 12:23 pm

mildlyinterested wrote:Milne not announced as moving to senior squad.

He still has another year in the academy so I suppose just not promoted early like Sheehan, H Byrne and Baird

mildlyinterested · Post by **mildlyinterested** » June 25th, 2020, 12:25 pm

johng wrote:
mildlyinterested wrote:Milne not announced as moving to senior squad.

He still has another year in the academy so I suppose just not promoted early like Sheehan, H Byrne and Baird

Yeah, could get promoted between now and end of season given he is heavily involved with seniors at the min.

mildlyinterested · Post by **mildlyinterested** » June 26th, 2020, 7:45 am

Projected academy Y3 and Y2:

Year 3
Michael Milne(21/LH Prop) - 8 caps
Paddy Patterson(22/Scrumhalf) - 3 caps
David Hawkshaw(21/Outhalf-Centre)
Michael Silvester(22/Fullback)
Aaron O'Sullivan(20/Wing)

Year 2
Tom Clarkson(20/TH Prop)
Charlie Ryan(21/Lock)
Brian Deeny(20/Lock)
Martin Moloney(20/Openside)
Liam Turner(21/Centre)

mildlyinterested · Post by **mildlyinterested** » June 30th, 2020, 8:04 am

Paddy Patterson & Michael Milne have been pictured training with seniors.. no sign of any other academy players to date.

mildlyinterested · Post by **mildlyinterested** » June 30th, 2020, 10:36 am

7's have been cancelled for the remainder of 2020, unsure what that means for Silvester/Turner/O'Sullivan.

wixfjord · Post by **wixfjord** » June 30th, 2020, 10:44 am

That projected year 3 looks a bit weak on paper doesn't it?
Probably only Milne likely to make it from that crop?

Albeit in reality it's because there's been quite a few early promotions?

mildlyinterested · Post by **mildlyinterested** » June 30th, 2020, 10:50 am

wixfjord wrote: ↑June 30th, 2020, 10:44 am That projected year 3 looks a bit weak on paper doesn't it?
Probably only Milne likely to make it from that crop?

Albeit in reality it's because there's been quite a few early promotions?

Yeah Scott Penny, Harry Byrne, Ryan Baird, Dan Sheehan and Jack Dunne have all been promoted early from that year group.

Hawkshaw has all the talent to "make it", hasn't played in a year so it's a wait and see how he does upon his return and what position he focuses on.

But yeah it's weak enough on paper. SIlvester/O'Sullivan haven't done much during their time in the academy due to 7's and injury and if one or both didn't make it to year 3 it wouldn't be a huge shock.

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