Leinster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread X: [****]

errlloyd

Australia letting Scott Fardy go is hilarious. Imagine we released them back Kane Douglas and they mysteriously released us Scott Fardy.

FellasFellas

Dont know if this has been covered really enough but in every one of our Heineken Cup winning teams we have had a superior Southern Hemisphere forward. Elsom 09, Hines 2011, Thorn 2012, and then Fardy last year.

Synode

errlloyd wrote: »

Australia letting Scott Fardy go is hilarious. Imagine we released them back Kane Douglas and they mysteriously released us Scott Fardy.

Wasn't Triggs in between. Really wanted him to stay another year but Fardy is a beast.

Richie_Rich89

Taking account of the injury update, think I'd go for something like the following up in Ravenhill:

1. Peter Dooley
2. Ronan Kelleher
3. Andrew Porter/Michael Bent
4. Oisín Dowling
5. Devin Toner
6. Josh Murphy
7. Will Connors
8. Max Deegan
9. Patrick Patterson
10. Ciarán Frawley
11. Rory O'Loughlin
12. Conor O'Brien
13. Jimmy O'Brien
14. Barry Daly
15. Hugo Keenan

16. Bryan Byrne
17. Edward Byrne
18. Vakhtang Abdaladze
19. Ryan Baird
20. Caelan Doris
21. Hugh O'Sullivan
22. Harry Byrne
23. David Kearney

What's the most players ever used in a season by Leinster? They must be getting close to it now, and Baird's likely to get a shot this weekend with all the absentees.

Faugheen

I would be beyond surprised if Hugh O'Sullivan doesn't start. He badly needs gametime.

Burkie1203

Richie_Rich89 wrote: »

Taking account of the injury update, think I'd go for something like the following up in Ravenhill:

1. Peter Dooley
2. Ronan Kelleher
3. Andrew Porter/Michael Bent
4. Oisín Dowling
5. Devin Toner
6. Josh Murphy
7. Will Connors
8. Max Deegan
9. Patrick Patterson
10. Ciarán Frawley
11. Rory O'Loughlin
12. Conor O'Brien
13. Jimmy O'Brien
14. Barry Daly
15. Hugo Keenan

16. Bryan Byrne
17. Edward Byrne
18. Vakhtang Abdaladze
19. Ryan Baird
20. Caelan Doris
21. Hugh O'Sullivan
22. Harry Byrne
23. David Kearney

What's the most players ever used in a season by Leinster? They must be getting close to it now, and Baird's likely to get a shot this weekend with all the absentees.

Tomane will play (unless he has injury)
I expect Ross will start
Jack Mc will feature
O'Sullivan will start as prep for HC final
Dave K will start too

Buer

Ruddock now a doubt for the final with concussion symptoms.

molloyjh

Buer wrote: »

Ruddock now a doubt for the final with concussion symptoms.

Ah crap. That doesn't sound good at all. Sarries have to be favourites for this surely. Do they have any real injury concerns? Barrett maybe? We're likely to be missing at least 3 back rows that would be involved. Going up against their back row that's a problem.

molloyjh

As for this weekend, could we be looking at something like:

McGrath Byrne Abdaladze
Dowling Murphy
Deegan Doris Penny

HOS Frawley
Tomane COB
Daly Dave Ferg

Kelleher, Dooley, Bent, Baird, Connors, Paterson, Reid, JOB

I'd imagine as many of the 23 likely to start the final as possible will be rested. We could see Dooley ahead of McGrath and Connors ahead of Penny, and ROL may feature, but I cant see too many changes beyond that.

Buer

I think there will be an element of preparation for the final involved. If available, I see Porter featuring in some capacity. They won't want him to go to the final with no rugby in over a month.

I think ROL will play too and possibly Reid. Anyone fringe player who could potentially be in that final 23 should really feaure given the length of time to the final.

Rigor Mortis

molloyjh wrote: »

Ah crap. That doesn't sound good at all. Sarries have to be favourites for this surely. Do they have any real injury concerns? Barrett maybe? We're likely to be missing at least 3 back rows that would be involved. Going up against their back row that's a problem.

Sarries have a big squad but they have a couple of significant matches between now and the final. They have Wasps away this weekend. Lose that and they have to get a result against Exedur in the game before us or drop to third and face an away semi.

They may well lose a few starters before the final.

Dravokivich

Synode wrote: »

Wasn't Triggs in between. Really wanted him to stay another year but Fardy is a beast.

Triggs was here for 2 seasons. Kane was what, 1.5 seasons? He was good, but I don't think we lost out, when he left.

AdamD

Triggs got better and better as time went on, was sad to see him leave. Kane Douglas was ****ing crap though

molloyjh

Rigor Mortis wrote: »

molloyjh wrote: »

Ah crap. That doesn't sound good at all. Sarries have to be favourites for this surely. Do they have any real injury concerns? Barrett maybe? We're likely to be missing at least 3 back rows that would be involved. Going up against their back row that's a problem.

Sarries have a big squad but they have a couple of significant matches between now and the final. They have Wasps away this weekend. Lose that and they have to get a result against Exedur in the game before us or drop to third and face an away semi.

They may well lose a few starters before the final.

Sarries realistically need 2 wins to secure second. They play Worcester away the week after the final so that should be 1 in the bag. So a win over Wasps should do the job. Dont forget though that Exeter are guaranteed a top 2 finish at this stage and in all likelihood have top spot. I cant see them going all out against Sarries.

Squidgy Black

Cronin out for the rest of the season with a calf injury apparently.

salmocab

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Cronin out for the rest of the season with a calf injury apparently.

That’s a massive blow if true

molloyjh

Cronin gone, Ruddock possibly gone, VDF gone, Leavy gone and the 2 into 3 issue means we'll be missing at least 4 or 5 of our best 23. That's bad news. Our starting XV will still be strong, but our bench will be fairly light.

troyzer

And now this as well, disaster.

https://twitter.com/boringkearney/status/1120937013115523072?s=20

Synode

What time do we think the tickets email will be sent out. Can see the tickets going quick

circos

Synode wrote: »

What time do we think the tickets email will be sent out. Can see the tickets going quick

Refreshing my email way too much today...

AbusesToilets

molloyjh wrote: »

Cronin gone, Ruddock possibly gone, VDF gone, Leavy gone and the 2 into 3 issue means we'll be missing at least 4 or 5 of our best 23. That's bad news. Our starting XV will still be strong, but our bench will be fairly light.

3 weeks is a decent amount of time tho, I'd still be hopeful Ruddock makes it.

Exclamation Marc

Email arrived.

On sale from 2pm today.

skeogh82

Are these tickets for season ticket holders?

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

Email arrived.

On sale from 2pm today.

is_that_so

molloyjh wrote: »

Cronin gone, Ruddock possibly gone, VDF gone, Leavy gone and the 2 into 3 issue means we'll be missing at least 4 or 5 of our best 23. That's bad news. Our starting XV will still be strong, but our bench will be fairly light.

Porter and Gibson-Park will be assessed later in the week for possible inclusion at the weekend.

Exclamation Marc

skeogh82 wrote: »

Are these tickets for season ticket holders?

Yes, out of the Leinster allocation from ECPR.

stephen_n

That’s unfortunate for Cronin and possibly the final nail in his coffin as regards World Cup selection.

Tomas81

Got the email for season ticket holders today at 2pm till Friday at 5pm.

Sheep Shagger

Saracens putting any of their unsold on public sale at 5pm tonight according to their Facebook.

Tomas81

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

Saracens putting any of their unsold on public sale at 5pm tonight according to their Facebook.

They only put 16k in the weekend, they won't sell out.

Exclamation Marc

Leinster allocation will be queued access with random allocation of places of who's on the site at 2pm.