Leinster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread.

.ak

leftleg wrote: »

Or the premiership, playing for bath

I'd like that, solid and agressive - but dunno if Leinster would pay to break his contract, or indeed would he be willing to move, he's making quite the impact in Bath and is apparently a fan favourite.

geekington

Such a shame that Richie Gray sliped through the net and went to Sale. He would have been some signing!

What about Charteris or Wyn Jones??

CIARAN_BOYLE

WeeBushy wrote: »

I would say for next season:
Resign Van der Merwe or another new prop (preferaby keep VdM)

I'd prefer to let VDM go and replace him with a solid prop (doesn't need to be world class or even very good just solid to good, picked out from NPC or Currie Cup) who can play both sides and slot in as third choice LH & third choice TH and trust McGrath Hagan as second choice LH and TH repectively

geekington wrote: »

Such a shame that Richie Gray sliped through the net and went to Sale. He would have been some signing!

What about Charteris or Wyn Jones??

I would prefer someone who would be available during the 6 nations.

irishbucsfan

I don't think well sign a world class second row.

I think Cullen will be slowly replaced by Toner. Then on the other side we'll have Browne and Flanagan. We need to add someone but I'm not sure it'll be a big name.

molloyjh

justsomebloke wrote: »

As a few people had asked about the availability of alcohol at the B&I semi final on good Friday I sent off an email to Leinster and got the below responce that the bars will be open

Wahoo! Was beignning to wonder if I needed to slip a few tinnies into the bettter-halfs bag....

Deleted User wrote: »

Noel Reid's time has come, and O'Shea's debut was a very solid affair. Would be happy to leave the slot to them, with D'Arcy tapering for a final season, and McFadden/ Fitz getting some time at 12 too.

Reid can play 10 quite well btw.

Yeah, I reckon a second row and possibly a prop if we leave VDM go. Will McGrath be HEC standard next season? Or would he need another season getting plenty of game-time at Pro12? Hagan may feature for Ireland soon enough too so should we have a 3rd choice tight and loose?

padraig.od

geekington wrote: »

Such a shame that Richie Gray sliped through the net and went to Sale. He would have been some signing!

What about Charteris or Wyn Jones??

Toner is very similar to Charteris. You're really looking for a bruiser/enforcer type lock similar to Hines or Thorn. Cullen won't last forever either. I guess he'll play next year seeing as he had the achilles done. Can't see him playing for 2013/2014.

Tox56

Toner + Gray would be the tallest second-row pairing in history.

But I agree with above, an enforcer type is what we need.

dougieruggie

Deleted User wrote: »

Noel Reid's time has come, and O'Shea's debut was a very solid affair. Would be happy to leave the slot to them, with D'Arcy tapering for a final season, and McFadden/ Fitz getting some time at 12 too.

Reid can play 10 quite well btw.

With the way the game is going, Noel Reid is far too small to ever make it as a 12 although he could make a decent 10.

I would really like to see Darren Hudson at 12 though, hes strong, big, fast, has a good step and is far more suited to being a modern 12.

irishbucsfan

"The way the game is going" will last until a 12 in the mold of Reid/Hanrahan/Marshall or... Giteau! comes along and everyone remembers why a creative 12 is just as useful as a big ball carrier.

CatFromHue

irishbucsfan wrote: »

"The way the game is going" will last until a 12 in the mold of Reid/Hanrahan/Marshall or... Giteau! comes along and everyone remembers why a creative 12 is just as useful as a big ball carrier.

Berrick Barnes or James O Connor are realistic options here.

Tox56

Reid may be more lightweight, but he's 6'1. He can bulk up and not be out of place. Considering our never-ending supply of 5'10 centres, Reid stands out as relatively big.

GerM

dougieruggie wrote: »

With the way the game is going, Noel Reid is far too small to ever make it as a 12 although he could make a decent 10.

I would really like to see Darren Hudson at 12 though, hes strong, big, fast, has a good step and is far more suited to being a modern 12.

Reid is 6ft and over 14 stone. He's 21 years old and will probably put on another half stone as his body continues to adjust and develop to being a full time rugby player. He's easily big enough and he's generally a very solid tackler.

He's basically the same size as Barrit and bigger than Fofana. The game isn't going any particular way. Teams will always play according to their best option whether that's Barrit, Reid, Fofana, Barnes, Wallace and Smith sized centres or Fourie, Nonu, Tuilagi type centres.

irishbucsfan

Tox56 wrote: »

Reid may be more lightweight, but he's 6'1. He can bulk up and not be out of place. Considering our never-ending supply of 5'10 centres, Reid stands out as relatively big.

Reid has bulked up this year I thought. I didn't notice until I saw him galloping away with that intercept.

I'm much more excited about his prospects now than I was when he was lording it at UCD.

ray jay

keithob wrote: »

will we win tonight??

yes

Big Nelly

keithob wrote: »

will we win tonight??

BP win no problem

Clegg

Dave Pearson is ref for the Leinster/Cardiff game.

Bollix.

Wexfordboy89

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I don't think well sign a world class second row.

I think Cullen will be slowly replaced by Toner. Then on the other side we'll have Browne and Flanagan. We need to add someone but I'm not sure it'll be a big name.

theres a guy playing for La Rochelle david mcgowen that used to play for connacht a few years ago still only 26/27 according to his profile dont know how good/bad he is could be worth a look?????

Honey-ec

Clegg wrote: »

Dave Pearson is ref for the Leinster/Cardiff game.

Bollix.

God hates us, it's official...

Clegg

Clegg wrote: »

Dave Pearson is ref for the Leinster/Cardiff game.

Bollix.

why is this bad?

In fact, it's almost certainly a bonus. He cares/knows little about what happens at the breakdown, somewhere where we're very good at being "cute" when we need to be.

Almost certainly good news for us tbh. He's not biased, just a bit blind.

irishbucsfan

Maxine Wrong Grits wrote: »

Clegg wrote: »

Dave Pearson is ref for the Leinster/Cardiff game.

Bollix.

why is this bad?

In fact, it's almost certainly a bonus. He cares/knows little about what happens at the breakdown, somewhere where we're very good at being "cute" when we need to be.

Almost certainly good news for us tbh. He's not biased, just a bit blind.

He's a massive home town ref as well. Very much in our favour. ESPECIALLY with Warburton out.

Clegg

Deleted User wrote: »

why is this bad?

In fact, it's almost certainly a bonus. He cares/knows little about what happens at the breakdown, somewhere where we're very good at being "cute" when we need to be.

Almost certainly good news for us tbh. He's not biased, just a bit blind.

I've seen him give penalties for perfectly legal stuff at the breakdown. I'm not saying he's a biased referee, just a poor one. I don't think he's very consistant in his rulings either. That could be a hindrance in the QF.

Thanos

We did OK with him a few years ago Leinster v ASM Clermont Auvergne 2009/10 QUARTER-FINAL.................................

Just looking at the ERC ranking both Leinster and Toulouse are on 31 at the moment, but both will have their 2007/2008 points replaced with this years, assuming we do well it means we will drop our 2 points and Toulouse will drop there 9!

Should see us out in front by a bit (assuming all goes well in the next 2/3 matches)

Honey-ec

Thanos wrote: »

We did OK with him a few years ago Leinster v ASM Clermont Auvergne 2009/10 QUARTER-FINAL.................................

No thanks to Wayne Barnes, who spent the entire match with his back to the game, laughing at the Clermont fans on the Grandstand touchline.

Podge_irl

Thanos wrote: »

We did OK with him a few years ago Leinster v ASM Clermont Auvergne 2009/10 QUARTER-FINAL.................................

Just looking at the ERC ranking both Leinster and Toulouse are on 31 at the moment, but both will have their 2007/2008 points replaced with this years, assuming we do well it means we will drop our 2 points and Toulouse will drop there 9!

Should see us out in front by a bit (assuming all goes well in the next 2/3 matches)

Leinster are already guaranteed 1st seed (not that it matters where you are in the top 6, but it's nice all the same!).

ed7890

Any word on how bad White's injury is? When is Ross due back?

ambid

ed7890 wrote: »

Any word on how bad White's injury is? When is Ross due back?

Bernard Jackman just said on Newstalk he expects Ross and probably White to be back for next week. He thinks Hagan has a broken rib.

Hagz

It looked liked White's injury was ear related.

tolosenc

Not wanting to head into the Cardiff game on the back of 2 losses, I expect to see a relatively full strength team for next week. What does anyone else think?

Injuries permitting, I'd go for:

Healy
Strauss
White
Cullen
Thorn
O'Brien
Ryan
Heaslip
Reddan
Sexton
Fitzgerald
McFadden
O'Driscoll
Nacewa
R. Kearney

Cronin
van der Merwe
Ross
Toner
Ruddock
Boss
Madigan
D. Kearney

Brian_Zeluz

I was at the game so haven't seen a good clear replay of either of the tmo given tries, what do you lads think of both tries? Wrong calls? And what about the last conversion? I would have thought that was outside the scoring zone of the posts?

tolosenc

Brian_Zeluz wrote: »

I was at the game so haven't seen a good clear replay of either of the tmo given tries, what do you lads think of both tries? Wrong calls? And what about the last conversion? I would have thought that was outside the scoring zone of the posts?

Ospreys second try and conversion were good. Was I the only one who saw the forward pass in the build up to the 1st try?

I think van der Merwe scored. Others don't. What I think I saw was him ground it, bounce up, and then get held up. I reckon had that counted, we'd have gone on to win by about 15 points.