Mike Ross Appreciation Thread!

[Peg Leg]

Hope Leinster can still call on him on a consultancy basis if required.

Yeah, like mid match.

[joooooe]

[quote="fourthirtythree"]This man was the rock that three European Cups, a couple of 6 Nations championships, Pro 12/Celtic/Magners, and that other European thing were built on.

Less lauded, less appreciated by the Irish public at large, more successful, more decorated, less "sung" than winners of "unsung hero" awards. It's a shame to see him retire right when he had worked his step and sprint into a lethal attacking weapon, though he leaves an understudy in full bloom (and copying his patented step).

If he says he's not coaching, he's not coaching. I join everyone here in wishing him every success in his future endeavours, a real hero of Irish and Leinster rugby.

Mike joined us in 2009/2010 season so he only played in last 2 European cups but we wouldn't have won them without him..[/quote]

Mike was playing for Harlequins in the Bloodgate match in '09 so perhaps he's giving him some credit for our first cup?

[simonokeeffe]

the OTB podcast is up as an interview

On coaching v civilian life we also have to take into account he is probably on far more money working for Wizuda than he would get as non senior scrum coach, and he does have a family

[BlueBlue]

Thank you Mike Ross and best of luck. Please do coach some day.

[LeRouxIsPHat]

Leinster's tribute video for him might just be my favourite video of all time

https://youtu.be/XzfoG9-1P-c

Brilliant work

[molloyjh]

It really is fantastic.

[Dave Cahill]

Now that is quality!

[BlueStreak]

Leinster's tribute video for him might just be my favourite video of all time

https://youtu.be/XzfoG9-1P-c

Brilliant work

+1. Love it

[simonokeeffe]

Leinster's tribute video for him might just be my favourite video of all time

https://youtu.be/XzfoG9-1P-c

Brilliant work

+1. Love it

More line breaks than I remembered

[Fan with smartphone]

That's class.

Whilst it might highlight the danger of reading into these compilation videos, people don't really respect his ball carrying enough. Seldom went backwards and seldom didn't lead to another phase. Seldom made a line break too though admittedly! But that's not what he was there to do.

The music too. Class.

[Lar]

Leinster's tribute video for him might just be my favourite video of all time

https://youtu.be/XzfoG9-1P-c

Brilliant work

+1. Love it

More line breaks than I remembered

Pretty good hands too.

[Peg Leg]

Looks like the Richardt Strauss highlight reel will be him following Rossie around waiting for the offload

[FLIP]

Mike Ross has been drafted in as the scrum coach for the Ireland Womans team.

http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/41168.php#.WlOhMVVl_cs

[Oldschool]

Mike Ross has been drafted in as the scrum coach for the Ireland Womans team.

http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/41168.php#.WlOhMVVl_cs

That's a brilliant bit of business if it works out and why wouldn't it?
It also means that if and when Greg Feek decides to move on we may have a high quality replacement ready to step in.
Now all we need is Joe Schmidt V2.0.

[mildlyinterested]

leinster scrum coach 1st plz

[simonokeeffe]

Mike Ross has been drafted in as the scrum coach for the Ireland Womans team.

http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/41168.php#.WlOhMVVl_cs

That's a brilliant bit of business if it works out and why wouldn't it?
It also means that if and when Greg Feek decides to move on we may have a high quality replacement ready to step in.
Now all we need is Joe Schmidt V2.0.

Yeah hope it goes well. Could be an easier testing the coahing waters for him and or the part time nature is what suits him

[IanD]

leinster scrum coach 1st plz

Don't get your hopes up.

Since hanging up his boots after a decorated playing career which saw him win 61 Ireland caps and 151 appearances for Leinster, Ross took up a position with Dublin-based technology firm Wizuda, but has remained in touch with rugby through a player/coach role with Malahide RFC and a mentoring role with some of Leinster’s age-grade forwards.

While his new day job demands the majority of his working week, the 38-year-old was happy to accept the invitation from the IRFU as he sees it as an opportunity to impart some of his vast knowledge and experience to the next generation of players.

“I can give them the time where I have it and it’s quite doable as they don’t take many people to away games,” he explains.

“I don’t want to do it full time, though. Because the thing about professional coaching is that your general life expectancy in a job is four years so you live a nomadic lifestyle.

Full article here.

http://www.the42.ie/mike-ross-ireland-w ... 7-Jan2018/

Would be great to keep him involved on part time basies as an extra voice for younger players.