Leinster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread.

Conchir

Laika1986 wrote: »

Well lads could anyone tell what's the oldest age for a child's ticket?

I sent an email to Leinster a few months ago asking the same question, apparently you're good all the way up to 18.

.ak

Good to see the ticket sales have passed 45k.. Hope the attendance is up there to break the record... Without the Game of Throne-esque winter conditions we might be allright.

Also, anyone else think that Eoin Reddan's eyebrows are actually sentient beings?

durkadurka

To be honest my nuts have still not defrosted fully after clermont past year.

The cold spread to my special place.

We got back to the pub after and spent a half hour disrobing. We all had about nineteen layers on.

Big win though, after grabbing a losing bp the week before minus bod and dorce.

anonymous_joe

.ak wrote: »

Good to see the ticket sales have passed 45k.. Hope the attendance is up there to break the record... Without the Game of Throne-esque winter conditions we might be allright.

Also, anyone else think that Eoin Reddan's eyebrows are actually sentient beings?

Fairly sure we're not looking at a couple of years of winter while being besieged by zombies and wraiths.

At least I hope not.

durkadurka

Cian Healy tweeted something yesterday about having a terrible day. Does anyone have the inside scoop on whether he's playing tomorrow?

wixfjord

durkadurka wrote: »

Cian Healy tweeted something yesterday about having a terrible day. Does anyone have the inside scoop on whether he's playing tomorrow?

Indeed, I spotted the same thing on Balls.ie.
Would be a very interesting one if he didn't start.

Really looking forward to what Joe throws up this week tbh.

padser

wixfjord wrote: »

durkadurka wrote: »

Cian Healy tweeted something yesterday about having a terrible day. Does anyone have the inside scoop on whether he's playing tomorrow?

Indeed, I spotted the same thing on Balls.ie.
Would be a very interesting one if he didn't start.

Really looking forward to what Joe throws up this week tbh.

I'd be shocked if (injury permitting) Joe didn't go with

CH, RS, MR, DT, LC, KmcL, SoB, JH
RK, IN, EoM, GD, LF, ER, JS

wixfjord

A team announced for London Welsh:

15: David Kearney
14: Andrew Conway
13: Brendan Macken
12: Colm O’Shea
11: Fionn Carr
10: Noel Reid
9: John Cooney

1: Jack McGrath CAPTAIN
2: Aaron Dundon
3: Jamie Hagan
4: Neilus Keogh
5: Mark Flanagan
6: Ben Marshall
7: Jordi Murphy
8: Leo Auva’a

REPLACEMENTS:

16: Tom Sexton
17: Jack O’Connell
18: Jordan Coghlan
19: Conor Gilsenan
20: Luke McGrath
21: Cathal Marsh
22: Darren Hudson

Carr should never have come back east. Hagan well below the fitness needed too, hope he's working hard, because I like him, he's got a distance to go, but I think he's at the right place.

: sigh :

errlloyd

Has Ben Marshall played Flanker before?

chancer12

A team announced for London Welsh:

15: David Kearney
14: Andrew Conway
13: Brendan Macken
12: Colm O’Shea
11: Fionn Carr
10: Noel Reid
9: John Cooney

1: Jack McGrath CAPTAIN
2: Aaron Dundon
3: Jamie Hagan
4: Neilus Keogh
5: Mark Flanagan
6: Ben Marshall
7: Jordi Murphy
8: Leo Auva’a

REPLACEMENTS:

16: Tom Sexton
17: Jack O’Connell
18: Jordan Coghlan
19: Conor Gilsenan
20: Luke McGrath
21: Cathal Marsh
22: Darren Hudson[/QUOTE]


Delighted to see Conway starting, class player, he'll give Carr a run for his money! Kearney at 15 is interesting!

errlloyd

errlloyd wrote: »

Has Ben Marshall played Flanker before?

yup, is a pretty decent 8 when I've seen him play there too. Big powerful lad with good hands.

Dare I say it, I might be 3 years early with this statement, but a player in the Hines mould.

BoardsMember

Strong team announced:

Leinster: R Kearney; I Nacewa, E O’Malley, F McFadden, L Fitzgerald; J Sexton, E Reddan; H van der Merwe, R Strauss, M Ross; L Cullen (capt), D Toner; S O’Brien, S Jennings, J Heaslip. Replacements: S Cronin, C Healy, N White, K McLaughlin, R Ruddock, I Boss, I Madigan, G D’Arcy.

D'Arcy benched! Must be one of his first times being in the 22 and not starting in years if not months!

Delighted with the BR and subs, we don't need a real second row on the bench.

irishbucsfan

Exciting team! can't wait.

ALH-06

Deleted User wrote: »

D'Arcy benched! Must be one of his first times being in the 22 and not starting in years if not months!

Got a minor niggle in training during the week apparently.

BoardsMember

Love seeing Jennings back, with SOB at 7. Nice looking centre partnership, good to see Ruddock on the bench too. Incredibly strong bench.

CIARAN_BOYLE

BoardsMember wrote: »

Love seeing Jennings back, with SOB at 7. Nice looking centre partnership, good to see Ruddock on the bench too. Incredibly strong bench.

SOB at 6 surely?

chancer12

Looks like Fitz is consigned to the wing ... wd far rather see him than McFadden at 12. Delighted Reddan is starting, will be a great game!

ambid

Really interesting section on the Last Word (Today FM) on the Leinster match. Brendan Fanning of the Irish Independent compared the two Leinster centres and thought McFadden is best at 13 and is a much better prospect than O'Malley. Frankie Sheehan disagreed.

danthefan

ambid wrote: »

Really interesting section on the Last Word (Today FM) on the Leinster match. Brendan Fanning of the Irish Independent compared the two Leinster centres and thought McFadden is best at 13 and is a much better prospect than O'Malley. Frankie Sheehan disagreed.

Was listening to that, he also said EOM was bigger than McFadden, it was if he had the two of them mixed up imo.

ambid

danthefan wrote: »

Was listening to that, he also said EOM was bigger than McFadden, it was if he had the two of them mixed up imo.

Yeah I was thinking that myself, but it'd be a pretty bad mistake for a rugby journalist to make.

danthefan

They'll be talking about the rugby on Newstalk in a minute or two also.

ambid

danthefan wrote: »

They'll be talking about the rugby on Newstalk in a minute or two also.

Cheers. Any excuse to switch off Mark Lawrenson and his "jokes" :P

He was a great player but is a terrible pundit.

jasper11

newstalk off the ball rocks for ex pats

GerM

Deleted User wrote: »

D'Arcy benched! Must be one of his first times being in the 22 and not starting in years if not months!

Aside from his return from the broken arm where he spent a game or two being eased back in from his year out, the last time he was dropped was in the DK season when Contepomi and BOD were the preferred partnership.

[Jackass]

Wondeer what's going on with Healy...

durkadurka

Somethings up with him alright...just the niggly arse injury?

jasper11

bannahan wil be big test for o malley in more ways than one. also wonderng is healy not fully fit?

wixfjord

Brendan Fanning on Today FM earlier on talking about O Malley and McFadden seemed to get the two of them mixed up completely, or else was talking out of his arse.
Another of our esteemed media without a clue about our players.

Basically said that McFadden was better at 13, had quick feet, not a big man.
Said that O Malley was a chunkier individual and a bit stronger.

Not a clue.

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