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Leinster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread VI: End of the MOC [Revenge of the STH]

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    #5822
    .ak
    Registered Users Posts: 30,308 Mod ✭✭✭✭.ak


    Did kelleher even play?

    Personally I think fanning or McGrath should be replacing Ferg. They're too good to be playing ail. Scored 5 tries between the two over the weekend.


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    #5823
    aimee1
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    .ak wrote: »
    Did kelleher even play?

    Personally I think fanning or McGrath should be replacing Ferg. They're too good to be playing ail. Scored 5 tries between the two over the weekend.

    last few minutes, i think he was the one who shepherded the ball over the dead ball line when patchell kicked too long


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    #5824
    total former
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    .ak wrote: »
    Did kelleher even play?

    Personally I think fanning or McGrath should be replacing Ferg. They're too good to be playing ail. Scored 5 tries between the two over the weekend.

    Why would you be replacing Ferg? Neither of those guys are on his level at all.


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    #5825
    awec
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    Glad to see they've added that Hop House 13 to the drinks menu this year. A bit more choice at least.

    5.90 a pint though. At least dick turpin had the decency to wear a mask.


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    #5826
    DelMcG
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    awec wrote: »
    Glad to see they've added that Hop House 13 to the drinks menu this year. A bit more choice at least.

    5.90 a pint though. At least dick turpin had the decency to wear a mask.

    Not even a pint. 500ml cups :mad:


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    #5827
    Tox56
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    .ak wrote: »
    Did kelleher even play?

    Personally I think fanning or McGrath should be replacing Ferg. They're too good to be playing ail. Scored 5 tries between the two over the weekend.

    According to ultimate rugby Kelleher got a good 20 minutes, I just don't think the ball came his way.

    That's probably true about McGrath and fanning, but it's probably true about Kelleher too, he was an absolute try scoring machine at lower levels last season, id love to see him get a run out for the senior team, and I think it would be a much more forward thinking selection than Fanning


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    #5828
    errlloyd
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    Kellegher got a good stint, he was the one who shepherded Fish into touch after Nacewa's deft little chip, winning us possession on halfway.


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    #5829
    Interested Observer
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    .ak wrote: »
    Did kelleher even play?

    Personally I think fanning or McGrath should be replacing Ferg. They're too good to be playing ail. Scored 5 tries between the two over the weekend.

    Ah what? They're both distinctly ordinary professional rugby players. Kelleher is younger, is just as good at lower levels, and has the potential to be much better than either.


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    #5830
    hype101
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    Just gonna put this out there.. Every time I see J VdF play I am more impressed by him than Leavy, from U20s the whole way up.. That's not to say I haven't also been impressed by Leavy but VdF looks like a real 7.. His pace off the mark makes his carrying a real threat despite his modest size.. A tackling machine and turnovers as well.. He was almost Hooper-esque yesterday!


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    #5831
    aimee1
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    hype101 wrote: »
    Just gonna put this out there.. Every time I see J VdF play I am more impressed by him than Leavy, from U20s the whole way up.. That's not to say I haven't also been impressed by Leavy but VdF looks like a real 7.. His pace off the mark makes his carrying a real threat despite his modest size.. A tackling machine and turnovers as well.. He was almost Hooper-esque yesterday!

    the way he carries the ball too. he seems to target space between two tacklers and just makes that extra yard which gets the ball back quickly


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    #5832
    Tox56
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    hype101 wrote: »
    Just gonna put this out there.. Every time I see J VdF play I am more impressed by him than Leavy, from U20s the whole way up.. That's not to say I haven't also been impressed by Leavy but VdF looks like a real 7.. His pace off the mark makes his carrying a real threat despite his modest size.. A tackling machine and turnovers as well.. He was almost Hooper-esque yesterday!

    You certainly cant fault how VdF has been playing so far, in fact hes been pretty outstanding nearly every time ive seen him for Leinster, but he hasnt been hampered by injury in the same way as Leavy, so its hard to compare them right now. Leavy played well last week and he has a bit more size which could make a difference as they go up through the levels to H Cup/international level


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    #5833
    Dravokivich
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    DelMcG wrote: »
    Not even a pint. 500ml cups :mad:

    Since when? Last time I get something the cups had pint markings on them.


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    #5834
    Josie Early Bin
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    Interested Observer wrote: »
    Ah what? They're both distinctly ordinary professional rugby players. Kelleher is younger, is just as good at lower levels, and has the potential to be much better than either.

    Banned for Fanning Abuse


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    #5835
    FrannoFan
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    The Lost Sheep wrote: »
    Im not at all. Its a fine achievement for the school but who really cares it would be a great big deal if it was that number of players coming from all of Navan/Tullamore/Kilkenny/Ardee/Birr etc

    It would be great if the club game contributed more to the Leinster team but it doesn't belittle the achiemnet of one school which until Noel Reid never produced an international or hardly any Leinster players.
    It shows somewhere new can up their standards and come from nowhere. There are plenty of fee paying schools not producing to the same level.

    Looking at the make up of some of the underage sides playing at the weekend the club game is turning a corner.


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    #5836
    .ak
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    total former wrote: »
    Why would you be replacing Ferg? Neither of those guys are on his level at all.

    A poster said IF Ferg was injured they'd replace him with X


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    #5837
    vienne86
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    .ak wrote: »
    A poster said IF Ferg was injured they'd replace him with X

    Could be....hobbled off yesterday.


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    #5838
    The Lost Sheep
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    wise7 wrote: »
    WHY would it be a bigger deal? Is this motivated by some sort of egalitarian principle ? Surely the important thing is we facilitate the development of players and just because the ''fee paying'' rugby schools do a pretty good job of this does this mean we have to put the breaks on here to balance the books by hoping the clubs can catch up? To my mind it is a helathy thing to celebrate the achievement of a single school in reacjhing what is probably a record in terms of 8 out of a match day 23 for Leinster rather than lamenting the fact that more players are coming from the clubs system.
    Because of resources each have at disposal etc
    Im not saying about putting a hold on anything schools are doing
    FrannoFan wrote: »
    It would be great if the club game contributed more to the Leinster team but it doesn't belittle the achiemnet of one school which until Noel Reid never produced an international or hardly any Leinster players.
    It shows somewhere new can up their standards and come from nowhere. There are plenty of fee paying schools not producing to the same level.

    Looking at the make up of some of the underage sides playing at the weekend the club game is turning a corner.
    I haven't belittled anything or anyones achievement. Michaels have plenty of backing to put in to the sport which has helped. Some schools are not producing to same level yes. Club game has most certainly turned a corner and some posters should try go to club game to see how it has improved to the levels it has...


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    #5839
    Interested Observer
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »

    Banned for Fanning Abuse

    It appears I can still post.

    I just can't see why anyone would want Fanning in instead of someone like Kelleher who obviously has a much greater upside. We saw last season when Fanning was played against decent sides like Munster just how limited he was. Thankfully Cullen seems much more progressive in his selections. Read some quotes from him this morning where he seems really enthused about seeing the young guys playing and performing.


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    #5840
    Stainalert
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    FrannoFan wrote: »
    It would be great if the club game contributed more to the Leinster team but it doesn't belittle the achiemnet of one school which until Noel Reid never produced an international or hardly any Leinster players.
    It shows somewhere new can up their standards and come from nowhere. There are plenty of fee paying schools not producing to the same level.

    Looking at the make up of some of the underage sides playing at the weekend the club game is turning a corner.

    Derek McGrath was the first rugby international to come out of Michaels and there have been a lot of leinster / other provinces players coming out the school that pre-date Reid.


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    #5841
    Josie Early Bin
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    Interested Observer wrote: »
    It appears I can still post.
    I am a sardonic poster, a cynical oul piss taker, they'd never entrust me with Modship.
    Interested Observer wrote: »
    I just can't see why anyone would want Fanning in instead of someone like Kelleher who obviously has a much greater upside. We saw last season when Fanning was played against decent sides like Munster just how limited he was. Thankfully Cullen seems much more progressive in his selections. Read some quotes from him this morning where he seems really enthused about seeing the young guys playing and performing.

    Yeah agree with basically all of this. There's just a bit of love on here for Darragh because he performed way above expectations last year and really did himself proud. He's not a fantastic player, he's not a fantastic prospect, but he has been a very important member of the squad and a couple of us on here blow smoke up his hole as a tribute to that.

    Forgotten hero!


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    #5842
    UnknownEntity
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    When will construction begin for the updated RDS? I heard somewhere that it was going to be April 2016 but does anyone know if that's confirmed?


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    #5843
    CatFromHue
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    I don't anything has been confirmed


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    #5844
    salmocab
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    haiyna wrote: »
    When will construction begin for the updated RDS? I heard somewhere that it was going to be April 2016 but does anyone know if that's confirmed?

    Id say its all based on getting the naming sorted, not sure how far along the design and planning is but Id imagine they are just waiting on the sponsorship.


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    #5845
    vienne86
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    Interested Observer wrote: »
    Thankfully Cullen seems much more progressive in his selections. Read some quotes from him this morning where he seems really enthused about seeing the young guys playing and performing.

    I was giving out hell about Leo's appointment, but I will happily eat humble pie for the rest of the season if he continues the way he has started. I know it is very easy to get carried away about Saturday's performance - there is a lot of work to be done, but it really was heartening after the last two seasons.


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    #5846
    Interested Observer
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    vienne86 wrote: »
    I was giving out hell about Leo's appointment, but I will happily eat humble pie for the rest of the season if he continues the way he has started. I know it is very easy to get carried away about Saturday's performance - there is a lot of work to be done, but it really was heartening after the last two seasons.

    Hey I was in the same boat, thought MOC had to go but was hoping for a more experienced coach than Cullen. I've few complaints so far tbh, his selections are good, he's saying the right things, the team looks much more organised to me.


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    #5847
    awec
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    Lads it's two games in and he has a 50% win record so far.

    Think it's a bit early to be jumping on the Leo lovewagon.


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    #5848
    molloyjh
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    awec wrote: »
    Lads it's two games in and he has a 50% win record so far.

    Think it's a bit early to be jumping on the Leo lovewagon.

    Yeah, we were awful against Edinburgh. Let's wait and see over the coming weeks how we go before making any kind of judgement.


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    #5849
    Zzippy
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    Like the team so far this season, this thread needs more Fanj...


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    #5850
    baaba maal
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    Zzippy wrote: »
    Like the team so far this season, this thread needs more Fanj...

    Nooooooooooo!


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    #5851
    Uriel.
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    Any STH trying to upgrade their tickets for the Toulon match in the Aviva? I can't seem to find the option in my Leinster account yet.

    Separately, anyone know the limit for additional ticket purchases for this match when the presale starts on Thursday?


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