Locke Lamora wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2020 8:55 pm
will be interesting to see what Noel Reid does next ...
I'm sure there will be some French club stupid enough to let him continue to steal a living.
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 9:02 pm
by Lazy couch potato
Tualigi got some nerve after all the years of being a sick note
Still if he’s not in the premiership England won’t pick him so manu I hear the south of France is lovely
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 9:08 pm
by Locke Lamora
one for Scott Penny fans, when he was playing Leinster u-18
go to 17:48 on the clock
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 9:40 pm
by Lazy couch potato
Locke Lamora wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2020 3:53 pm
Luke McGrath at 9
COB at 12 could be an option
Connors over Penny
I presume you're talking about Harry Byrne at 10?
Personally I think all 3 are guy who excell in the Leinster shirt in a winning environment. I feel at a higher international level the deficiencies in their game would we exposed
Im a huge fan of connors tbh. Total tacklebot adds huge physicality to a pack but doesn’t really add a lot in terms of carrying and I think his lack of pace would be exposed at top level. I think he might be more suited to 6 long term. Personally I think Penney will be a star.
McGrath is grand. Won’t let you down good decision maker but With Murray playing like a drain for 12-18 months the fact that none of the other nines have threatened to oust him bar cooney says a lot.
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 12:18 pm
by irishrugbyua
Who are the 4 players or coaches that make up your Leinster Mount Rushmore?
I'd probably go with Leo Cullen, Isa Nacewa, Brian O'Driscoll & Jonny Sexton.
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 12:26 pm
by Jim Lahey
Swap Cullen for Balcony Bob for the sake of the female tourists FFS.
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 12:26 pm
by ASMO
Jim Lahey wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2020 12:26 pm
Swap Cullen for Balcony Bob for the sake of the female tourists FFS.
and the local wildlife
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 1:38 pm
by HighKingLeinster
Bod, Isa, Schmidt, & Shane Byrne as his hair would be magnificent in Stone
Special mention to Shaggy, Dr Phil and Eddie Hekenui
Stattos would be
Spoiler
Show
Des Dillon, Des Dillon, Des Dillon, Des Dillon
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 3:34 pm
by Jim Lahey
My only memory of Des Dillon was that he was an average player in the Leinster squad in one of the EA Rugby games.
I assume he was a false prophet type player that was built up but ended up being meh?
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 4:34 pm
by iarmhí
I maintain Eddie Hekenui is Leinster's worst player of all time. The fly half before him from NZ Spooner was pretty good
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 4:39 pm
by The Milky Bar kid
Davy Holwell needs to be mentioned if we are talking about great fly halves
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 5:08 pm
by CM11
Jim Lahey wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2020 3:34 pm
My only memory of Des Dillon was that he was an average player in the Leinster squad in one of the EA Rugby games.
I assume he was a false prophet type player that was built up but ended up being meh?
Des was a superb schools player, up there with D'Arcy for impact at that level and just stopped bothering after leaving school. Never really applied himself. Ciaran Fitzgerald was the u21s coach who had him, I think, and allegedly said to him that he'd get 8 or 80 caps, it was up to him. He didn't even get close to one.
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 6:35 pm
by HighKingLeinster
iarmhí wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2020 4:34 pm
I maintain Eddie Hekenui is Leinster's worst player of all time. The fly half before him from NZ Spooner was pretty good
Spooner was an Aussie. Won a handful of caps and played for the Tahs iirc
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 6:40 pm
by iarmhí
Think he played in this match
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 7:05 pm
by CM11
Pretty sure Spooner was after Hekenui.
The former was excellent for us initially, then got injured and never really made it back.
Jim Lahey wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2020 3:34 pm
My only memory of Des Dillon was that he was an average player in the Leinster squad in one of the EA Rugby games.
I assume he was a false prophet type player that was built up but ended up being meh?
Des was a superb schools player, up there with D'Arcy for impact at that level and just stopped bothering after leaving school. Never really applied himself. Ciaran Fitzgerald was the u21s coach who had him, I think, and allegedly said to him that he'd get 8 or 80 caps, it was up to him. He didn't even get close to one.
Jim Lahey wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2020 3:34 pm
My only memory of Des Dillon was that he was an average player in the Leinster squad in one of the EA Rugby games.
I assume he was a false prophet type player that was built up but ended up being meh?
Des was a superb schools player, up there with D'Arcy for impact at that level and just stopped bothering after leaving school. Never really applied himself. Ciaran Fitzgerald was the u21s coach who had him, I think, and allegedly said to him that he'd get 8 or 80 caps, it was up to him. He didn't even get close to one.
Was it painful to type that out?
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 12:21 am
by Hank the DJ
What's a Des Dillon?
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 9:31 am
by HighKingLeinster
fucking hell lads, page 2. And the Sweaties have twice as many pages on their thread as us.
Need a few topics to get the ball rolling
1. If you could "sign" any player from another province who and why: For me it would be Cooney back from Ulster
Other topics welcome
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 10:02 am
by PornDog
Ulster - Cooney
Connacht - Tom Farrell
Munster - Conway
:o
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 10:29 am
by Jim Lahey
Leinster - James Ryan
Munster - Killer
Connacht - meh
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 10:35 am
by HighKingLeinster
ok my full list:
Ulster: Cooney
Munster: Snyman just so they dont have him
Connacht: yeah you're alright thanks
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 10:50 am
by The Milky Bar kid
For a few topics to get the discussion going:
Ireland have been crap since the Munster vs Leinster match in late 2018. Whose fault is it? All of Munster or a combination of Murray & O'Mahony being picked even though they actually detract from the team when they play.
Farrell will not last as a coach for Ireland beyond two (more) years. We'll end up having to replace him at short notice and the IRFU will force Lancaster to accept it and put him in a position that he obviously doesn't want. This will mess up Lancaster (personally), Leinster and Ireland. Should we not just bit the bullet and remove Farrell now?
Do Leinster need to have an Australian import in order to clarify / sharpen their brilliance? Rocky, Hines, Thorn and now Fardy. Discuss
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 10:52 am
by Locke Lamora
lads, am I imagining it, or did someone here post a screen grab of the leinster youths teamsheet featuring Cillian De Gascun?
can someone please link me to it? Want to show it to a couple of mates who were also on the teamsheet
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 10:54 am
by Jim Lahey
The Milky Bar kid wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2020 10:50 am
For a few topics to get the discussion going:
Ireland have been crap since the Munster vs Leinster match in late 2018. Whose fault is it? All of Munster or a combination of Murray & O'Mahony being picked even though they actually detract from the team when they play.
Farrell will not last as a coach for Ireland beyond two (more) years. We'll end up having to replace him at short notice and the IRFU will force Lancaster to accept it and put him in a position that he obviously doesn't want. This will mess up Lancaster (personally), Leinster and Ireland. Should we not just bit the bullet and remove Farrell now?
Do Leinster need to have an Australian import in order to clarify / sharpen their brilliance? Rocky, Hines, Thorn and now Fardy. Discuss
To add some balance to your first point, Sexton has been completely shite in a green Jersey since November 2018, along with the mentioned Munster players, and Stockdale and a host of others.
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 10:55 am
by HighKingLeinster
Farrell for Ireland for another 2 years and then Leo can take over
Foreign imports have always been valuable to freshen squad, bring in best practise from elsewhere and keep things competitive and stave off complacency. their value is further enhanced when senior Irish players are away at Ireland camp
Ireland poor performance are entirely due to shit Munster players
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 10:57 am
by The Milky Bar kid
Completely agree about Sexton. He's been a passenger for the past year.
Giving him the captaincy was a dumb move - and between that and still picking O'Mahony we have a clear indication that Farrell is not going to be the saviour of Irish World Cup hopes.
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:00 am
by The Milky Bar kid
Don't get me wrong I think that the 4 Ozzies named have been brilliant for Leinster and that's before you mention Le Roux, Nacewa or Dr Phil. Leinster have always played well with an exceptionally talented import in the mix.
What I am curious about is that we seem to need a bit of Ozzie mongrel in the pack and that when we have them it corresponds with periods of Leinster dominance. Baird looks like he might have it. Leavy certainly did before the injury and Doris has potential.
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:02 am
by HighKingLeinster
Technically Thorn is a Kiwi thus invalidating all past current and future posts from you
The Milky Bar kid wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2020 10:50 am
For a few topics to get the discussion going:
Ireland have been crap since the Munster vs Leinster match in late 2018. Whose fault is it? All of Munster or a combination of Murray & O'Mahony being picked even though they actually detract from the team when they play.
Farrell will not last as a coach for Ireland beyond two (more) years. We'll end up having to replace him at short notice and the IRFU will force Lancaster to accept it and put him in a position that he obviously doesn't want. This will mess up Lancaster (personally), Leinster and Ireland. Should we not just bit the bullet and remove Farrell now?
Do Leinster need to have an Australian import in order to clarify / sharpen their brilliance? Rocky, Hines, Thorn and now Fardy. Discuss
To add some balance to your first point, Sexton has been completely shite in a green Jersey since November 2018, along with the mentioned Munster players, and Stockdale and a host of others.
I blame Fineen Wycherley for the entire RWC debacle.
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:07 am
by The Milky Bar kid
Could I get away with changing it to Antipodean and thus pathetically try to save face?
Alternatively I'll just go back into my corner now.
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:09 am
by HighKingLeinster
no you're fucked. You will be sentenced to 5 years transportation to Van Diemens land (F365 forum)
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:15 am
by The Milky Bar kid
A fate worse than a fate worse than death?
How about I just rave about Maddog's hair from the early 10's and while being openly happy about his return to our shores, inside know that I am weeping that he was driven from us in the first place?
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:15 am
by HighKingLeinster
Alright, new topic. if you could pick one player from another nation to play for your province, who would it be?
For Leinster, I reckon Dane Coles
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:49 am
by Hobo Hooker
HighKingLeinster wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:15 am
Alright, new topic. if you could pick one player from another nation to play for your province, who would it be?
For Leinster, I reckon Dane Coles
for Ulster Isreal Folou, just to see the hand wringing of the Ulster's various religious nutters
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:50 am
by irishrugbyua
Farrell was a poor hire by the IRFU.
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:50 am
by irishrugbyua
HighKingLeinster wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:15 am
Alright, new topic. if you could pick one player from another nation to play for your province, who would it be?
For Leinster, I reckon Dane Coles
Antoine Dupont - Leinster
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:57 am
by Immaculate Pasta
Locke Lamora wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2020 10:52 am
lads, am I imagining it, or did someone here post a screen grab of the leinster youths teamsheet featuring Cillian De Gascun?
can someone please link me to it? Want to show it to a couple of mates who were also on the teamsheet
He won a Leinster schools senior Cup for Terenure v Belvo in 92 I'm almost sure played centre
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 12:20 pm
by Lazy couch potato
Wootton going west for the year.
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 12:21 pm
by Crouchy
HighKingLeinster wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:15 am
Alright, new topic. if you could pick one player from another nation to play for your province, who would it be?
