Schools Rugby 2017 2018 Thread SEE MOD WARNING POST #1773

Ally Bren 92

Fintans to score first but Gerard's to win by 13

FellasFellas

Fintans will be physically bigger than Gerards but I'm gonna go for Gerards by 10+.

irishfan9

Fintans side:

1. Adam Kenny
2. Killian Hickey
3. Michael Fitzpatrick
4. Dave Lally
5. Sam Donohue
6. Shane Cox
7. Cormac Graham
8. Aidan O'Kane
9. Jack Ussher
10. Frank O'Dea
11. Sean Boyle
12. Mikey McGiff
13. Darragh Kelly
14. Niall O'Halloran
15. Dan Callen

Winters

How come the Clongowes v King's Hos game is being played in Clontarf?

Rugby123innow

irishfan9 wrote: »

Fintans side:

1. Adam Kenny
2. Killian Hickey
3. Michael Fitzpatrick
4. Dave Lally
5. Sam Donohue
6. Shane Cox
7. Cormac Graham
8. Aidan O'Kane
9. Jack Ussher
10. Frank O'Dea
11. Sean Boyle
12. Mikey McGiff
13. Darragh Kelly
14. Niall O'Halloran
15. Dan Callen

Expecting massive performances from Kelly, Odea and Hickey
Going to be great match up today

Winters

The Fintan's Gerards game is live on Eir Sport by the way.

FrannoFan

Winters wrote: »

How come the Clongowes v King's Hos game is being played in Clontarf?

Because gerrards v Fintans is in donnybrook

Ally Bren 92

irishfan9 wrote: »

Fintans side:

1. Adam Kenny
2. Killian Hickey
3. Michael Fitzpatrick
4. Dave Lally
5. Sam Donohue
6. Shane Cox
7. Cormac Graham
8. Aidan O'Kane
9. Jack Ussher
10. Frank O'Dea
11. Sean Boyle
12. Mikey McGiff
13. Darragh Kelly
14. Niall O'Halloran
15. Dan Callen

Their 12 is their best player

irishfan9

Ally Bren 92 wrote: »

Their 12 is their best player

better than Kelly? wouldn't agree.

Ally Bren 92

irishfan9 wrote: »

better than Kelly? wouldn't agree.

We will find out today

Rugby123innow

irishfan9 wrote: »

Fintans side:

1. Adam Kenny
2. Killian Hickey
3. Michael Fitzpatrick
4. Dave Lally
5. Sam Donohue
6. Shane Cox
7. Cormac Graham
8. Aidan O'Kane
9. Jack Ussher
10. Frank O'Dea
11. Sean Boyle
12. Mikey McGiff
13. Darragh Kelly
14. Niall O'Halloran
15. Dan Callen

Expecting massive performances from Kelly, Odea and Hickey
Going to be great match up today

Rugby123innow

irishfan9 wrote: »

Fintans side:

1. Adam Kenny
2. Killian Hickey
3. Michael Fitzpatrick
4. Dave Lally
5. Sam Donohue
6. Shane Cox
7. Cormac Graham
8. Aidan O'Kane
9. Jack Ussher
10. Frank O'Dea
11. Sean Boyle
12. Mikey McGiff
13. Darragh Kelly
14. Niall O'Halloran
15. Dan Callen

Expecting massive performances from Kelly, Odea and Hickey
Going to be great match up today

irishfan9

Ally Bren 92 wrote: »

We will find out today

well realistically one game won't prove it either way..

Kelly will be involved heavily with Leinster u20 this summer, McGiff won't make Leinster 19s IMO.

Rugby123innow

Ally Bren 92 wrote: »

Their 12 is their best player

Very good tackler and great for making reads in defence

irishfan9

Rugby123innow wrote: »

Very good tackler and great for making reads in defence

rate him as a better player than Kelly?

Ally Bren 92

irishfan9 wrote: »

well realistically one game won't prove it either way..

Kelly will be involved heavily with Leinster u20 this summer, McGiff won't make Leinster 19s IMO.

Kelly was dropped from Leinster last season but I might be wrong on that

Straw Hats

irishfan9 wrote: »

Fancy Gerards over Fintans and Clongowes over KH.

Looking forward to seeing Foley vs Kelly on tv.

Kings Hospital will struggle today. Coming in as qualifiers against a team with high ambitions. Too big a step up.

irishfan9

Ally Bren 92 wrote: »

Kelly was dropped from Leinster last season but I might be wrong on that

so you don't think he will make leinster 20's?

you could be right.. wait and see I suppose.

irishfan9

Straw Hats wrote: »

Kings Hospital will struggle today. Coming in as qualifiers against a team with high ambitions. Too big a step up.

yeah clongowes should win well.

irishfan9

Gerards team:

Max O’Reilly; Paddy Opperman, Oliver Haydock, Cormac Foley, Morgan Freeley; David O’Brien, Jack O’Caoimh; Adam O’Reilly, Robert Byrne, David Carroll, Donal Ahern, Daniel McGovern, Charles Byrne, Ethan Baxter (capt), Rory Wilson.

Ally Bren 92

What's the clongowes team looking like

Ayewserious

irishfan9 wrote: »

Gerards team:

Max O’Reilly; Paddy Opperman, Oliver Haydock, Cormac Foley, Morgan Freeley; David O’Brien, Jack O’Caoimh; Adam O’Reilly, Robert Byrne, David Carroll, Donal Ahern, Daniel McGovern, Charles Byrne, Ethan Baxter (capt), Rory Wilson.

Is Watson injured?

irishfan9

Ayewserious wrote: »

Is Watson injured?

no bench afaik.. been there most of the season behind O'Brien.

Imhof Tank

irishfan9 wrote: »

no bench afaik.. been there most of the season behind O'Brien.

That so?

I thought he (Watson) was excellent for Leinster u18.

irishfan9

Imhof Tank wrote: »

That so?

I thought he (Watson) was excellent for Leinster u18.

yeah seemingly so.

irishfan9

Clongowes

15: Charles Gallan
14: John Maher
13: Joseph Carroll
12: Ben O’Shea
11: Connall Kennelly
10: David Wilkinson (4th year)
9: Conrad Daly

1: Rossa O Kane
2: Bobby Sheehan
3: Conor Duff
4: Daniel Beggs
5: Tom Coughlan
6: Anthony Ryan
7: John Durkan
8: Matthew Martin

Kings Hospital

15: Patrick Hickey
14: Ian West
13: Craig Adams
12: Patrick O’Boy
11: Connall Howlett
10: Fionn O’Loughlin
9: Jack Courtney

1: Fred Davis
2: Tim Perry
3: Luke O’Neill
4: Osebor Evbodaghe
5: Killian Smith
6: Charles Moore
7: Felix Campbell
8: Zac Bursey

irishfan9

Fintans lead 7-0

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Clongowes winning 7-0

irishfan9

7-7. Baxter with try.

irishfan9

12-0 Clongowes.

irishfan9

12-7 Clongowes.

irishfan9

19-7 Clongowes

irishfan9

12-7 Gerards.

irishfan9

Tries in fintans game

https://twitter.com/eirSport/status/959089402264694784

irishfan9

15-7 Gerards.

Bridge93

Fintans discipline is abysmal

Bridge93

24-14 to Clongowes

Bridge93

29-21

Ally Bren 92

That game shouldn't have been televised

Elirlandes

St. Gerard's beat St. Fintan's 23 : 7

Three tries to one. Fintan's scored first on 3 minutes. Gerard's then scored 23 points without reply (3 tries, 1 conv, 2 pens).

The Lost Sheep

Ally Bren 92 wrote: »

That game shouldn't have been televised

It was a public vote. And no point complaining about it now.

Rugbyf565

Ally Bren 92 wrote: »

That game shouldn't have been televised

Was the standard bad?

easy peasy

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

It was a public vote. And no point complaining about it now.

Well complaining about the public vote might ensure that it doesn't go to a public vote in the future.

While there are merits to showing some of the smaller schools, showing a game of that quality doesn't really promote the school boy game or the competition in the way that the St. Michaels v Terenure game would have.

its_phil

easy peasy wrote: »

Well complaining about the public vote might ensure that it doesn't go to a public vote in the future.

While there are merits to showing some of the smaller schools, showing a game of that quality doesn't really promote the school boy game or the competition in the way that the St. Michaels v Terenure game would have.

Promote to who? It's not for anyone except the school boys themselves which is what schools competitions are about.

People voted for what was on. Next time get the Michaels and Terenure alumni to vote for it if that's whats wanted.

The Lost Sheep

easy peasy wrote: »

Well complaining about the public vote might ensure that it doesn't go to a public vote in the future.

While there are merits to showing some of the smaller schools, showing a game of that quality doesn't really promote the school boy game or the competition in the way that the St. Michaels v Terenure game would have.

There is only one game in first round and its lucky enough that schools rugby games in leinster get the coverage it gets.
Its very hard to say certain games will be more exciting/better.
And schools rugby doesnt need to worry about promotion. It gets over promoted compared to other sports and other areas of underage rugby already

Elirlandes

easy peasy wrote: »

Well complaining about the public vote might ensure that it doesn't go to a public vote in the future.

While there are merits to showing some of the smaller schools, showing a game of that quality doesn't really promote the school boy game or the competition in the way that the St. Michaels v Terenure game would have.

I can see where you come from on that, but I don't agree... to promote the school boy game, it makes sense to me to provide an opportunity for all who participate to be seen. Schools like Gerard's and Fintan's look forward to this competition every year as well, and form a vital part of the competition. The top schools will all have their opportunity as well - I am sure we will get to see Michael's, 'Rock etc in subsequent rounds - but I think that it is good that in the first round at least, the minnow's get a shout.

Perhaps this level of match is indeed representative of the school's game, just as much as the super athletes of larger schools. By showing this match, there will be some kids who feel that they too can have their 2 mins of fame or TV time... not just the 4 schools whose players may reach finals or who may get contracts to continue playing rugby at a higher level.

I will enjoy the matches between the bigger schools when they are on of course, but will also enjoy watching this game which for a change involved my old school.

Union123

Standout players for fintains were 8 Aidan o Kane,strong carrier and big hitter hadn't heard of him before and frank o dea. Gerard's 7 Baxter had a good game, lacked discipline at the breakdown though

BlueAndWh1te

Any standouts from the Clongowes game?

Union123

Ally Bren 92 wrote: »

That game shouldn't have been televised

I disagree, televising a game with small rugby schools like fintains and Gerard's is the perfect incentive for younger players to stick at the game and further develop rugby in their schools

FrannoFan

Clongowes beat KH 19-21
Belvo beat gonzaga by a point
Castleknock put it up to rock for 45 mins

I wondered about the quality of the league this year. If there was a high standard of equally matched league teams or a big gulf. I think the results show there isn't an enormous gap and the quality across the competition is very good.

The 20's this year has a lot of good sides across prem1 and prem2 which shows lads are playing and raising the standard there after school.

All looks very positive from a leinster rugby perspective.
The usual teams will probably contest the final but good to see all the same.