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Re: Leinster Academy 20-21

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Yep

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Milne and Clarkson on the bench.
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Good to see neither Milne or Clarkson look out of place last night.
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Milne got about 3 very poor passes that he cleaned up well.
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What would a potential Leinster U21 side look like:

1. Jack Boyle(St. Michaels)(u19)
2. Lee Barron(St. Michaels)(u20)
3. Tom Clarkson(Blackrock)(u21)*
4. Brian Deeny(Wexford RFC)(u21)
5. Joe McCarthy(Blackrock)(u20)
6. Sean O'Brien(Blackrock)(u21)
7. Will Hickey(St. Michaels)(u20)
8. Alex Soroka(Belvedere)(u20)
9. Rob Gilsenan(St. Michaels)(u20)
10. Tim Corkery(Kilkenny RFC)(u20)
11. Andrew Smith(St. Michaels)(u21)
12. Marcus Kiely(Newbridge)(u20)
13. Chris Cosgrave(St. Michaels)(u20)
14. Niall Comerford(Blackrock)(u21)
15. Jamie Osborne(Naas RFC)(u20)
16. John McKee(Campbell)(u21)
17. Hugo O'Malley(Blackrock)(u20)
18. Ben Griffin(Castleknock)(u20)
19. Jack Barry(Gonzaga)(u20)
20. Mark Hernan(St. Michaels)(u21)
21. Ben Murphy(Pres Bray)(u20)
22. Charlie Tector(Kilkenny)(u19)
23. Max O'Reilly(St. Gerards)(u21)
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Morf wrote: August 30th, 2020, 7:22 pm Milne got about 3 very poor passes that he cleaned up well.
He has unusually good footwork in traffic. Very valuable.
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Incomplete u18 schools training squad:

Props
George Morris - Gonzaga
Ben Bislin - Castleknock
Paddy McCarthy - Blackrock
Dylan Rogan - St Michaels
Gerhard Zdunek - Temple Carrig

Hooker
Zach Baird - St Michaels, brother of leinster play Ryan, 2nd season in leinster u18 squad.
Leo Dowling - Clongowes
Gus McCarthy - Blackrock

Locks
David Woods - St Michaels
James Ruddy - Clongowes
Diarmuid Mangan - Newbridge, 2nd season in leinster u18 squad.
Max Dunne - St Michaels, brother of leinster player Jack
Daniel Leane - St Marys

Back Row
Oisin Spain - Wesley
Max Scully - Temple Carrie
Louis McGauran - St Marys
Dan Carroll - St Michaels
Noah Maguire - Gonzaga
Ethan Hauer - CUS
Eoin Kelly - Pres Bray

Scrum Half
Fintan Gunne- St Michaels, 2nd season in leinster u18 squad.
Conor Tracey - St Marys
Paddy Byrne - Temple Carrig
Tadhg Brophy - Newbridge

Out half
Sam Prendergast - Newbridge
Zach Quirke - Blackrock
Charlie McNamee - Clongowes
Daragh Gilboume - St. Marys

Centres
Sam Berman - St Michaels
Lucas Berti - Newbridge, 2nd season in leinster u18 squad.
Jed Tormey - Belvedere
Harry Kenny - Pres Bray
Will Seymour - Pres Bray
Matthew Victory - St Michaels

Back 3
Reuben Moloney - Blackrock
James Nicholson- St Michaels
Hugh Wilkinson - Clongowes
Hugh Cooney - Blackrock
Michael Carmody - Belvedere
Davy Colbert - Gonzaga
Henry McErlean - St. Michaels
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What's your feeling on Temple Carrig, Mildly?

I know a guy who's become involved with teaching/coaching there recently (last 18 months or so).

School on the up do you think?
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Morf wrote: September 1st, 2020, 7:22 pm What's your feeling on Temple Carrig, Mildly?

I know a guy who's become involved with teaching/coaching there recently (last 18 months or so).

School on the up do you think?
School definitely on the up, remarkable their progress since they opened. Great to see, hopefully it can be sustained.
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mildlyinterested wrote: September 1st, 2020, 7:33 pm
Morf wrote: September 1st, 2020, 7:22 pm What's your feeling on Temple Carrig, Mildly?

I know a guy who's become involved with teaching/coaching there recently (last 18 months or so).

School on the up do you think?
School definitely on the up, remarkable their progress since they opened. Great to see, hopefully it can be sustained.
Indeed, reaping a lot of benefits put in place by Greystones. Great to see!
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Re: Leinster Academy 20-21

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one of the michaels reps in the u18 squad is ex-temple carrig.

their SCT last year that won the vinnie murray has produced quite a few leinster reps:

Gerhard Zdunek(prop)
Howard Noonan(hooker)
Max Scully(backrow)
Patrick Kiernan(backrow)
Paddy Byrne(scumhalf)
Cian Hingerty(centre)
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wrong thread
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sh!t
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Potential new sub academy players and their clubs, still working on completing this list:

Prop
Ben Griffin(Castleknock/DUFC)
Hugo O'Malley(Blackrock/DUFC)
Ben Popplewell(Wexford/Lansdowne) - u19
Jack Boyle(St. Michaels/UCD) - u19
Aaron Rowan(Blackrock/DUFC) - u19

Hooker
Lee Barron(St.Michaels/)
Barry Gray(Carlow RFC/Clontarf) - u19

Lock
Mark Morrissey(Blackrock/) - u19
Paul Deeny(Wexford RFC/Clontarf) - u19

Backrow
Jack Guinane(St.Michaels/)
Will Hickey(St. Michaels/DUFC)
Conor Duffy(Tullow RFC/Clontarf) - u19

Scrumhalf
Matt Cullen(Blackrock/)

Outhalf
Charlie Tector(Kilkenny/Lansdowne) - u19

Centre
Marcus Kiely(Newbridge/)
Simon O'Kelly(St. Michaels/)

Back Three
Jamie Osborne(Naas RFC/)
Chris Cosgrave(St. Michaels/UCD)
Ed Kelly(St. Michaels/)
Jack Hanlon(Tullow RFC/Lansdowne) - u19
Shane Mallon(Roscrea/) - u19
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appears Marcus Hanan is still around the sub-academy group.
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Notable U20's in action last weekend:

Josh O'Connor started at 14 at the weekend for UCD.
Mark Boyle started at 7 for Lansdowne.
Temi Lasisi on the bench for Lansdowne.
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Harry Colbert started 10 for trinity last weekend
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Ayewserious wrote: September 16th, 2020, 1:38 pm Harry Colbert started 10 for trinity last weekend
Thanks.
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Leo mentioned some of the academy moved back into UCD this week and re-integrated with the seniors.. presume that's the older members such as Hawkshaw, Turner, Silvester, Patterson..
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Tim Corkery(Kilkenny RFC) & Josh O'Connor(Wexford RFC) starting for UCD against Trinity tomorrow.
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