Leinster Team Talk Thread (Love you Furlong time)

Anyone know if Fergus Burke from Crusaders is Irish qualified? All I could find is him being linked with Scotland, but could be a good pick up for Leinster or any of the provinces really.

Feels like one outhalf move may have a knock on effect elsewhere. For example the rumour of Burns to Munster frees up a starting position for Frawley or Harry Byrne to head up north…which I think makes more sense than either going to Munster as second choice behind Crowley.

So Munster are getting Billy Burns from Ulster, Diarmuid Kilgallen from Connacht and are expected to sign Ultan Dillane from La Rochelle, not to mention they got Oli Jager in November and they are expected as well to sign a NIQ hooker. But they don't have the room to pay the Irish captain and club legend Peter O'Mahony? Give me a break.

And now to create parity, Leinster are going to send one of Harry Byrne or Ciaran Frawley to Ulster in order to replace Billy Burns. I wouldn't be surprised if Leinster have to send a winger over to Connacht to replace Kilgallen.

Leinster get weeks of bad press and public disgust for the Snyman deal for a year, when Munster had already agreed not to re-sign his contract, but when Munster are taking the starting 10 from Ulster to play back up, a quality up and coming winger in Kilgallen as well as a Champions cup winning hybrid forward, a international quality tighthead and a quality starter at hooker and very little is said in terms of public outrage.

Leinster allegedly looked for Tom O'Toole to move to the East, but the player declined.

"While Burns could yet be calling Thomomd Park home next year, it is not expected however that Tom O’Toole will be making a similar inter-provincial switch.

The Belfast Telegraph understands that Leinster had looked at the Irish international tighthead but IRFU rules dictate that a province cannot outbid their neighbours for their own player."

It's a move that's probably a little too early for him. He'd be a good 2nd choice TH replacement in the immediate future and a good long term replacement for Furlong. However you'd be doing well to convince him that the best thing for his career would be chilling on the bench for a couple of years.

Right choice for Ireland and Ulster. Would have been fairly unfair for Leinster to have the 1st and 3rd choice tighthead. It seems that they are looking for an Irish tighthead which is interesting.

From what I have read about Billy Burns, they weren't willing to offer him a new contract so in that regard, it is fair that Munster are potentially looking to land him as a quality back up. In terms of Diarmuid Kilgallen, he is hardly going to turn down Munster over Connacht right now if he has a clear opportunity of getting quality minutes next season and gives him more of a chance for the Ireland squad. It's just unfortunate that it is coming at the expense of Connacht.

I wish I had your confidence that Ulster have a plan. If they have a plan it seems to be to drive the supporters away.

I'm not trying to hate on Ulster, but my God if ever they could use a complete reset in terms of director of rugby, head coach and current philosophy within the province, this off-season would be the time to do it.

They have some wonderful talent up North but it never seems to push on and it is an incredible shame to see so many quality prospects not pushing on to the next level.