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Major League Rugby launched in US

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    #62
    RockBoysarewii
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    Pulled it back to 24-19 you can watch it on Toronto Arrows Facebook page.


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    #63
    Peregrine
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    New York United 7-0 up in their first competitive game.

    Dylan Fawsitt, Paddy Ryan, John Quill and Cathal Marsh all playing for NYU.


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    #64
    Mc Love
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    Surprised Quill left the raptors, they did well last year


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    #65
    The Lost Sheep
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    Mc Love wrote: »
    Surprised Quill left the raptors, they did well last year
    Lot more irish connections in New York i suppose


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    #66
    The Lost Sheep
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    Anyone watching the stream of game on the leagues facebook page


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    #67
    realhorrorshow
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    The Lost Sheep wrote: »
    Anyone watching the stream of game on the leagues facebook page

    Caught the last 20, was pretty entertaining. Watched a lot last year, the best games are a similar standard to AIL 1B maybe, but the games involving Houston/Austin/NOLA were often dire.


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    #68
    realhorrorshow
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    Peregrine wrote: »
    New York United 7-0 up in their first competitive game.

    Dylan Fawsitt, Paddy Ryan, John Quill and Cathal Marsh all playing for NYU.

    Ross Deacon as well, former Leinster sub academy.


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    #69
    Mc Love
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    The Lost Sheep wrote: »
    Lot more irish connections in New York i suppose

    Yeah a lot more pull in New York I'd imagine. Thought it might be 1A standard from what I've seen, from some of the better teams


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    #70
    Thrashssacre
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    Just caught the one minuite highlights on YouTube. A real rivalry brewing between the Seawolves and Glendale rapids.


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    #71
    The Lost Sheep
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    Should hopefully see squads named for first of the games between irish provinces and new MLR side, New England Free Jacks, as first game is next week

    Connacht play them on 16th, then Connacht play Ulster on 20th and then Free Jacks play Ulster on 24th before Munster and Leinster travel out in early April


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    #72
    The Lost Sheep
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    Connacht squad to be named on Monday


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    #73
    The Lost Sheep
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    Connacht squad for the two games
    Forwards
    Declan Adamson, Peter Claffey. James Connolly, Robin Copeland, Jordan Duggan, Cillian Gallagher, Cian Huxford, Conor Kenny, Joe Maksymiw (c), Sean Masterson, Neal Moylett, Jonny Murphy, Conán O’Donnell, Liam Winnett.

    Backs
    Mark Balaski, Luke Carty, Conor Dean, Colm de Buitlear, Conor Hayes, Kieran Joyce, Stephen Kerins, Huge Lane, Oran McNulty, Sean O’Brien, Corey Reidy, Colm Reilly.


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    #74
    The Lost Sheep
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    5 of the 6 games to be shown live on tv.
    https://www.thefreejacks.com/news/nesn-free-jacks-announce-television-partnership/?fbclid=IwAR2PE2oFlNN0lPfsDyB_KO-thKCJO73wHPMcpU9JaQjlKd2qeI_pJBQhG_I


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    #75
    The Lost Sheep
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    Connacht win 38-7


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    #76
    The Lost Sheep
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    Ulster Squad
    Forwards (14)
    Claytan Milligan, Zack McCall, Callum Reid, Corrie Barrett, Peter Cooper, Ross Kane, Jack Regan, Bradley Luney, JJ McKee, Charlie Clarke, Joe Dunleavy, David McCann, Marcus Rea, Caleb Montgomery
    Backs (10)
    Michael Stronge, Lewis Finlay, Graham Curtis, Bruce Houston, Johnny McPhilips, Jack Owens, Ben Power, Stewart Moore, Iwan Hughes, Ben McCaughey


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    #77
    The Lost Sheep
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    CONNACHT 44
    Tries – C. Hayes 2 (13’, 69’), J. Murphy 2 (20’, 38’), S. O’Brien (50’), H. Lane (55’), R. Copeland (60’)
    Cons – C. Dean 3/7 (21’, 39’, 61’)
    Pens – C. Dean 1/1 (4’)

    ULSTER 21
    Tries – J. Dunleavy (42’), G. Curtis 2 (62’, 65’)
    Cons – J. McPhillips 1/1 (43’), B. Houston 2/2 (63’, 66’)
    Yellow cards – C. Reid (78’)


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    #78
    The Lost Sheep
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    Munster squad named
    Alex McHenry is one of 12 Greencore Munster Rugby Academy players in the Munster A squad.
    Alex McHenry is one of 12 Greencore Munster Rugby Academy players in the Munster A squad.
    A 27-man Munster A squad has been announced for the upcoming Cara Cup fixtures in Boston against the New England Free Jacks and Leinster A.
    A mix of senior, Academy and club players have been selected and the squad depart for the USA tomorrow.

    Six senior players have been selected – Liam O’Connor, Conor Oliver, Dave O’Callaghan, Duncan Williams, James Hart and Alex Wootton.

    The 12 Academy players included are Keynan Knox, Eoghan Clarke, Seán O’Connor, Gavin Coombes, Jack Daly, Jack O’Sullivan, Jack Stafford, Ben Healy, Alex McHenry, Seán French, Alan Tynan and James McCarthy.

    The nine club players travelling to Boston are David Jennings (Dolphin RFC), Paddy Kelly (Young Munster), Luke Kingston (Highfield), Luke Masters (Shannon), Shane O’Driscoll (Midleton RFC), Ross O’Neill (Cork Constitution FC), Conor Phillips (Young Munster), Cian Reale (Old Crescent RFC) and Billy Scannell (Young Munster).

    Munster A face the New England Free Jacks, who are joining US Major League Rugby next year, in the first of two Cara Cup games this Saturday at the Irish Cultural Centre (ICC) in Canton, Massachusetts.

    Munster A then face Leinster A at Union Point Sports Complex in Weymouth, Massachusetts, next Wednesday.


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    #79
    The Lost Sheep
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    Leinster squad named
    Vakh Abdaladze (Clontarf FC)
    Jack Aungier (Terenure College RFC)
    Ryan Baird (DUFC)
    Ruadhan Byron (Clontarf FC)
    Giuseppe Coyne (DUFC)
    Oisín Dowling (Lansdowne FC)
    Mark Flemming (UCD)
    Gerard Hill (Old Belvedere RFC)
    Ronan Kelleher (Lansdowne FC)
    Conor Kelly (Clontarf FC)
    Jack Kelly (DUFC)
    Gavin Mullin (UCD)
    Shane Murphy (UCD)
    Jimmy O’Brien (UCD)
    Brian O’Donnell (Lansdowne FC)
    Max O’Reilly (DUFC)
    Aaron O’Sullivan (UCD)
    Paddy Patterson (UCD)
    Rob Russell (DUFC)
    Roman Salanoa (Old Belvedere RFC)
    Dan Sheehan (DUFC)
    James Tarrant (UCD)


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    #80
    The Lost Sheep
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    https://munsterrugby.ie/2019/04/11/munster-a-beaten-by-leinster-a-in-cara-cup-thriller/

    53-49 in Leinster Munster game.


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    #81
    [Deleted User]
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    Why are all these squads going over to the states


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    #82
    Tarf1234
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Why are all these squads going over to the states

    A combination of money and pissing off the clubs. Certainly not for any actual rugby value.


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    #83
    Squidgy Black
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Why are all these squads going over to the states

    Pretty much all to do with the financial gains. MLR will gladly fling a load of quid at the provinces in the hope of bringing the 'Irish-American' diaspora to games, and the provinces are happy to get their pockets lined for the hassle.

    Hence the whole "Cara Cup" thing


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    Mc Love wrote: »
    Yeah a lot more pull in New York I'd imagine. Thought it might be 1A standard from what I've seen, from some of the better teams

    I wonder if you will see the teams come scouting the AIL for academy players who got cut prematurely? Very hard to come back when you are out, that young.
    Darragh Fanning and Robbie Copeland managed it recently enough (will be more but I knew them from the club) but had to take long routes to it.
    Getting paid well to play for a few years, in America, would be tempting to a load of youngsters.
    Surprised that they have not grabbed Gavin Hickey, currently with Navy College Team and National Colleges, to do some promo here.

    Ireland has plenty of players there who would be playing professionally in lower teams, if we were able to field more than 4 teams.


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    #85
    The Lost Sheep
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Why are all these squads going over to the states
    got offer to go. Chance of a teams(younger player) on tour and in pro set up during the tour
    Tarf1234 wrote: »
    A combination of money and pissing off the clubs. Certainly not for any actual rugby value.
    don't see why they'd want to puss them off but saw benefits of this for provinces and players long term


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    #86
    LeinsterDub
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    https://www.usmlr.com/news/major-league-rugby-growth-continues-with-season-3-expansion/

    3 new teams next year and a conference system. Great to see it doing so well


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    Tarf1234
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    The Lost Sheep wrote: »
    got offer to go. Chance of a teams(younger player) on tour and in pro set up during the tour

    don't see why they'd want to puss them off but saw benefits of this for provinces and players long term

    If you don't see why Nucifera would want to piss off or fire a shot against the club you are being willfully ignorant.


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    #88
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    Tarf1234 wrote: »
    If you don't see why Nucifera would want to piss off or fire a shot against the club you are being willfully ignorant.

    Why don't you explain your point that just throwing insults?


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    #89
    Tarf1234
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Why don't you explain your point that just throwing insults?

    Anyone who has followed this at all will understand. The clubs (or majority of) went against him and this was his way of getting back at them.


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    #90
    [Deleted User]
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    Tarf1234 wrote: »
    Anyone who has followed this at all will understand. The clubs (or majority of) went against him and this was his way of getting back at them.

    Again you are claiming without backing up how you know that this is true (his getting back at them)


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    #91
    Tarf1234
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Again you are claiming without backing up how you know that this is true (his getting back at them)

    Do you expect him to have sent emails to that extent or made a press release....


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