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Leinster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread.

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    #8462
    CIARAN_BOYLE
    Registered Users Posts: 14,599 ✭✭✭✭CIARAN_BOYLE


    CatFromHue wrote: »
    Were does the 15m come from?

    I read the article and saw references to currently 3m from season tickets and 3m from sponsorship but no reference to any 15m total.
    a bit above that, here is a quote

    The scale of the HQ reflects the fact that Leinster is now big business. The club has 130 staff, including up to 60 club and academy players, and revenues — buoyed by cup wins and clever marketing — are about €15m a year.


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    #8463
    CatFromHue
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    CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »
    a bit above that, here is a quote

    The scale of the HQ reflects the fact that Leinster is now big business. The club has 130 staff, including up to 60 club and academy players, and revenues — buoyed by cup wins and clever marketing — are about €15m a year.

    If there is 3m from season tickets and 3m from sponsorship I wonder were the other 9 comes from?


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    #8464
    irishbucsfan
    Registered Users Posts: 37,978 ✭✭✭✭irishbucsfan


    CatFromHue wrote: »
    CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »
    a bit above that, here is a quote

    The scale of the HQ reflects the fact that Leinster is now big business. The club has 130 staff, including up to 60 club and academy players, and revenues — buoyed by cup wins and clever marketing — are about €15m a year.

    If there is 3m from season tickets and 3m from sponsorship I wonder were the other 9 comes from?
    I'd imagine its a figure they reached including tv rights and merchandising and things like that.


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    #8465
    CIARAN_BOYLE
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    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    I'd imagine its a figure they reached including tv rights and merchandising and things like that.
    probably included non season ticket sales, ticket sales for knock outs, and prize money earned by the province. One journo claimed 350K for each QF/SF/F appearances for example. There is probably the best part of a million in extra ticket sales from each Aviva game.


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    #8466
    padser
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    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    danthefan wrote: »
    There was a newspaper article recently which said there's €450k prize money for a team getting to each knockout stage of the HEC, which goes to the IRFU in our case. This season that's €450k x3 for the QFs + €450k x2 for the SFs + €450k x2 for the final + whatever prize money goes to the winner. A lot of money the provinces are making for the IRFU.

    And the IRFU only budgeted for one quarter final place. So major profit there.

    Personally I see it all as IRFU profit. We are a branch of the IRFU and we wouldn't be half the team we are without the great work they do and the great support they gave us. Personally as a player and supporter I couldn't be prouder to be involved with Irish rugby (although I'm currently doing missionary work with the poor talentless English). I just wish they'd sort out the national team.

    To be fair, if we believe (which I don't) that 86% of Irish rugbys income comes from the national team and that Leinster themselves have season ticket sales of 3m and sponsorship of 3m then a few 450ks to the irfu wouldnt make a huge difference......


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    #8467
    ray jay
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    padser wrote: »
    To be fair, if we believe (which I don't) that 86% of Irish rugbys income comes from the national team and that Leinster themselves have season ticket sales of 3m and sponsorship of 3m then a few 450ks to the irfu wouldnt make a huge difference......
    All those 450ks add up to around 3m more than the IRFU budgeted for which is nothing to be sniffed at. Imagine how much could be done with that at schools and club level.

    Attributing 86% of income to the national team is probably an accounting trick, something like only counting ticket sales as being provincial income and anything else like TV rights etc as being IRFU income.


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    #8468
    andrewdcs
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    tolosenc wrote: »
    "I've got a lovely wee puppy. Shiny nose, and a waggy tail. Lovely wee puppy."

    Cue hundreds not getting the reference... :o

    colour me confused (and one part of the reference!) :confused::confused::confused:


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    #8469
    prospect
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    So, E.O'Malley is out for up to 6 months.


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    #8470
    Tox56
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    On a positive, getting the injury in his last game of the season gives him maximum recovery time.


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    #8471
    WeeBushy
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    prospect wrote: »
    So, E.O'Malley is out for up to 6 months.

    Ouch. He's been so unlucky recently. Where did you hear this?


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    #8472
    prospect
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    WeeBushy wrote: »
    Ouch. He's been so unlucky recently. Where did you hear this?
    Sinéad Kissane &#8207 wrote: »
    Eoin O'Malley out for est 6 months after cruciate injury

    Twitter.


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    #8473
    CatFromHue
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    That's awful news!

    From Leinsters perspective that means at the start of next season we're going to be down a fair few members of the back line now. I presume BOD, D'arcy, and McFadden will travel to NZ so won't be playing for Leinster until October or so. Now EOM is out too so it looks like Luke Fitz and O Shea will be the centres for the start of the Rabo next season.

    If Madigan travels we could be looking at a back line of whoever our third choice scrum half is, Nacewa, Fitz and O Shea in the centre, Carr and Conway on the wings and Dave Kearney at full back.

    Dave Kearney could well travel to NZ too though!


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    #8474
    CIARAN_BOYLE
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    CatFromHue wrote: »
    That's awful news!

    From Leinsters perspective that means at the start of next season we're going to be down a fair few members of the back line now. I presume BOD, D'arcy, and McFadden will travel to NZ so won't be playing for Leinster until October or so. Now EOM is out too so it looks like Luke Fitz and O Shea will be the centres for the start of the Rabo next season.

    If Madigan travels we could be looking at a back line of whoever our third choice scrum half is, Nacewa, Fitz and O Shea in the centre, Carr and Conway on the wings and Dave Kearney at full back.

    Dave Kearney could well travel to NZ too though!

    assuming Fitz gets a contract. Nothing announced yet and I'm beginning to think IRFU would be happy to push him out since it will probably bump DKearney up the ranks.


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    #8475
    Podge_irl
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    CatFromHue wrote: »
    That's awful news!

    From Leinsters perspective that means at the start of next season we're going to be down a fair few members of the back line now. I presume BOD, D'arcy, and McFadden will travel to NZ so won't be playing for Leinster until October or so. Now EOM is out too so it looks like Luke Fitz and O Shea will be the centres for the start of the Rabo next season.

    If Madigan travels we could be looking at a back line of whoever our third choice scrum half is, Nacewa, Fitz and O Shea in the centre, Carr and Conway on the wings and Dave Kearney at full back.

    Dave Kearney could well travel to NZ too though!

    Would Macken not be next in line?


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    #8476
    CatFromHue
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    Podge_irl wrote: »
    Would Macken not be next in line?

    I dunno, probably. It's all ifs and buts at the moment but Dave Kearney could go with the Senior squad and so Luke Fitz if he's still around would fill in at 15.

    We will have an interesting back line at the start of next season that's for sure!


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    #8477
    irishbucsfan
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    It's Brendan Mackens chance to shine really.

    I think our 12s in the early autumn will be Reid and O'Shea and Macken will be our 13.

    Question is who will be our 10!


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    #8478
    Podge_irl
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    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    Question is who will be our 10!

    Probably Madigan unfortunately.


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    #8479
    irishbucsfan
    Registered Users Posts: 37,978 ✭✭✭✭irishbucsfan


    Podge_irl wrote: »
    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    Question is who will be our 10!

    Probably Madigan unfortunately.
    Worst/Best case scenario could be something like...

    Cooney, Reid, Hudson, O'Shea, Macken, Conway, Nacewa


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    #8480
    ongarite
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    heard on the radio just there, that BOD said he will be fit to play on Saturday.

    Are we expecting a squad injury update today?


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    #8481
    tolosenc
    Registered Users Posts: 6,889 ✭✭✭tolosenc


    I thought Fitz was out for 6 months? Wouldn't be back until November-ish.

    In which case, Deccie, you were right. Keith Earls is Ireland's best call at 13 and there's no need to bring that BOD waster to NZ.


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    #8482
    Maxine Wrong Grits
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    9. Cooney
    10. Reid
    11. Conway
    12. O'Shea
    13. Macken
    14. Carr
    15. Nacewa

    OR

    9. Cooney
    10. Nacewa
    11. Conway
    12. Reid
    13. Macken
    14. Carr
    15. Hudson


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    #8483
    totallegend
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    Re: the centres, surely Macken is ahead of O'Shea? I've been impressed with him when he's played this year

    And what about Eamonn Sheridan? Is he around next season?


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    #8484
    tolosenc
    Registered Users Posts: 6,889 ✭✭✭tolosenc


    Just saw official confirmation that the Amlin Final will be in the RDS next year: http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/18226.php

    Hopefully Connacht or Munster (;)) can get there so we can have Irish interest in both finals.


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    #8485
    justsomebloke
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    tolosenc wrote: »
    Just saw official confirmation that the Amlin Final will be in the RDS next year: http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/18226.php

    Hopefully Connacht or Munster (;)) can get there so we can have Irish interest in both finals.

    excellent will be looking to get tickets for both games on Monday


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    #8486
    CIARAN_BOYLE
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    totallegend wrote: »
    Re: the centres, surely Macken is ahead of O'Shea? I've been impressed with him when he's played this year

    And what about Eamonn Sheridan? Is he around next season?

    Sheridan hasn't had an extension announced so I presume he is is off

    I think Macken is ahead as 13 and O Shea ahead as 12


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    #8487
    .ak
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    tolosenc wrote: »
    Just saw official confirmation that the Amlin Final will be in the RDS next year: http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/18226.php

    Hopefully Connacht or Munster (;)) can get there so we can have Irish interest in both finals.

    Excellent! No excuses to miss the Amlin final next year. I'm missing this year's one cuz I'll be flying over during the match. Missed last year's one as well due to travel issues.

    It's such a luxury not having to worry about flights or anything next year.


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    #8488
    durkadurka
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    His Driconess is ok to play on saturday,,,

    R Kearney, Darce and Healy all ok .

    This is all from @SineadKissane on twitter who is pretty reliable.
    The Official story from LeinsterRugby is a bit more cautious though.


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    #8489
    thomond2006
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    tolosenc wrote: »
    Just saw official confirmation that the Amlin Final will be in the RDS next year: http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/18226.php

    Hopefully Connacht or Munster (;)) can get there so we can have Irish interest in both finals.

    I don't get why they don't have a 'home' final in the Amlin, Toulon drew 50,000+ to Marseille a few years ago. It was quite the spectacle.

    Also, dreadful news for EOM but at least he isn't missing that much rugby because of the summer and should be back by 2013.


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    #8490
    irishbucsfan
    Registered Users Posts: 37,978 ✭✭✭✭irishbucsfan


    Sheridan is just permanently injured unfortunately. If he had come through fit he'd be a very good player. Wouldnt surprise me if we see him tearing up the Championship next season.

    Collie O'Shea has done brilliantly for a first year academy player.


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    #8491
    Big Nelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,613 ✭✭✭Big Nelly


    tolosenc wrote: »
    Just saw official confirmation that the Amlin Final will be in the RDS next year: http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/18226.php

    Hopefully Connacht or Munster (;)) can get there so we can have Irish interest in both finals.

    When are tickets for final going on sale? I know last year at Cardiff they had signs all over the place saying tickets for this years where on sale that day. Want to go to 3 in a row......Cardiff, Twickers and Aviva........


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