Leinster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread XII (The Byrne Supremacy)

Hoping to see HB and Kelleher this weekend. I guess Larmour will be in the 23 as will T.O.B.

There is a transfer function to give your tickets to someone else. No exchange function though.

Season ticket holders? Yes. Usual seats.

Yeah where I was sitting was rammed makes absolutely no sense at all just open up the whole ground, arbitrary rules for the sake of arbitrary rules. With the turnout for the bulls game it would have made for a cracking sellout at the RDS I paid 35 quid for a ticket for the bulls game and the view was awful.

Not great times for our home HEC games.

As for this weekend, a wild stab in the dark for the team….

Dooley, Kelleher, Healy, Baird, Toner, Murphy, Leavy, Deegan

McGrath, R Byrne, Larmour, Frawley, TOB, A Byrne, JOB

Tracy, E Byrne, Abdaladze, Molony, Penny, McCarthy, H Byrne, Osbourne

So Leavy to 6, Penny to 7 and Moloney to the bench?

I’m assuming Rhys and VDF will be rested (is Rhys injured?). Conan probably won’t be available. Murphy, Doris and Connors are all injured. So the above is likely the best option unless Rhys or Josh are available.

Getting moneys worth from Ala’alatoa

We normally have to flog a tighthead around this time of year it seems. We had to do it with Benty last season and the season before too.

Ala isn't subject to managed minutes and also this is probably the best way to get him fully up to speed

In terms of penalties won I think Healy is our most destructive scrummager this season. Certainly showing no ill effects from his switch yet. No harm in easing him in though

I'll echo the previous comments on the H Byrne, Frawley and Osborne axis. All three are very talented prospects who want to attack at every opportunity.

Also, I hope to jaysus that Byrne and Frawley can remain injury free this season. Iirc last season they struck up a good partnership at 10&12 and looked to be making their breakthrough into the senior side. Then both were struck by injury around the turn of the new year and barely played after that.

I think he looks ok there. Not enough pace for a wing. Are you thinking FB?

Leinster have previous with moving players around as they break through. Moving players between 3/4 line and full back. Jimmy o'brien/tommy o'brien even larmor moved between center and back 3

Russell getting minutes! They must really rate him! I think he could be a sleeper. He could be on a contract fairly soon. Interesting back row. I guess Doris is still injured? Zebre would be perfect to get him up and running.

I think this squad will be pumped up for this one. Larmour back and J.O.B getting his 1st start. I think Leavy and Penny looks like a good combination. What's the story with Connors? He is going to miss out on the international series, by the look of things right now!

Really looking forward to this one. That midfield could do a lot of damage if they click. And the back 3 could be very exciting. The only possible issue is that so many are coming back from injury lay offs so there could be a bit of rustiness. But we’ll be back on the terrace with pints/cans so I’m excited no matter what.