Euro Squad 16/17

[johng]

You are allowed 41 in your Euro squad these days.

We have 41 players in our senior squad.

So the question is... Which academy players would you put in the Euro squad? and which the senior squad would you leave out.

My guess is Dardis, Nagle and one of the Byrne Bros for Carbury, Ross Byrne and O'Loughlin.

Perhaps the other Byrne Bro for Porter? Depends on if you want 4 hookers or 4 LH Props. AND if you would like to release the barnstorming Porter on poor unsuspecting opposition?

[cormac]

You are allowed 41 in your Euro squad these days.

We have 41 players in our senior squad.

So the question is... Which academy players would you put in the Euro squad? and which the senior squad would you leave out.

My guess is Dardis, Nagle and one of the Byrne Bros for Carbury, Ross Byrne and O'Loughlin.

Perhaps the other Byrne Bro for Porter? Depends on if you want 4 hookers or 4 LH Props. AND if you would like to release the barnstorming Porter on poor unsuspecting opposition?

I assume there's still a requirement for a minimum of 10 front rowers in the squad. We've 11 in the senior squad (7 props, 4 hookers) but Ed Byrne and Strauss don't have return times on their injuries so we may have to promote a prop from the academy, if they're both out for the foreseeable.

We've only two 10's and two 9's in the senior squad so likely we'll have to promote one of each to the euro squad from the academy.

[Flash Gordon]

You are allowed 41 in your Euro squad these days.

We have 41 players in our senior squad.

So the question is... Which academy players would you put in the Euro squad? and which the senior squad would you leave out.

My guess is Dardis, Nagle and one of the Byrne Bros for Carbury, Ross Byrne and O'Loughlin.

Perhaps the other Byrne Bro for Porter? Depends on if you want 4 hookers or 4 LH Props. AND if you would like to release the barnstorming Porter on poor unsuspecting opposition?

I'd love to see Porter in the squad just conscious we need to manage the workload for lads in attritional positioning. I think the way Healy was managed earlier in his career might not have been with longevity in mind. Same goes for SOB. Maybe as an impact sub, would be amazing experience for the lad!

[johng]

Sorry. I forget who I left out for Nick McCarthy. I'll check later.

Edit: No one. I forgot to count Ross Byrne AND Carbury. Bound to have an injury or 2 to remove someone else.

[simonokeeffe]

Dardis is out for 4 months so him and the 2 Byrne brothers ; is the prop one the injured one? The not publicly known length of Strauss's abscence comes into it too

Definitely right about room to lose a lock

[johng]

LH McGrath, Healy, Dooley

Hooker Cronin, Strauss, Tracy

TH Ross, Furlong, Bent

10th front rower.... Bryan Byrne or Andrew Porter

2nd Row Toner, Moloney, McCarthy, Kearney, Triggs

Back Row Ruddock, Ryan, O'Brien, Van Der Flier, Leavy, Heaslip, Conan, Murphy

Scrum Half McGrath, Gibson-Park, McCarthy

Out Half Sexton, Marsh, R Byrne, Carbury

Centre Henshaw, Reid, Ringrose, Daly, O'Loughlin

Back 3 R Kearney, McFadden , D Kearney, Kirchner, Nacewa, A Byrne

Academy Players in Blue

Perhaps Niall Morris instead of one of the centres. As I said earlier injury is sure to sort it out for us.

[cormac]

Not sure Ian Porter would be much use in the front row.

[simonokeeffe]

Not sure Ian Porter would be much use in the front row.

Old school French lineout thrower?

[johng]

Not sure Ian Porter would be much use in the front row.

Feck it we'll just have to play his brother Andrew so. Oh well

[johng]

Euro squad announced. 41 players this season. Ed Byrne, Tom Daly, Barry Daly and Billy Dardis the senior squad members not to make the cut. Carbery, Nick McCarthy, O'Loughlin and Porter the academy players in the squad.

LHP - Dooley, Healy, McGrath, Porter
THP - Bent, Furlong, Ross
Hooker - Byrne, Cronin, Strauss, Tracy
2nd Row - Kearney, McCarthy, Molony, Nagle, Toner, Triggs
Flanker - Leavy, Murphy, O'Brien, Ruddock, Ryan, vd Flier
No. 8 - Conan, Heaslip
SH - Gibson-Park, McCarthy, McGrath
FH - Carbery, Marsh, Sexton
Centre - Henshaw, O'Loughlin, Reid, Ringrose
Back 3 - Byrne, Kearney D, Kearney R, Kirchner, McFadden, Nacewa

Just banging this in here also. So. Of a squad of now 40 (after Niall Morrises retirement) We are leaving out the injured Ed Byrne and Billy Dardis and the presumably fit Tom Daly

[johng]

Boost for O'Loughlin over Daly. From the warm ups and recent games I'd say it's justified. However Daly has had no gametime to base a competition on

[colster]

LH McGrath, Healy, Dooley

Hooker Cronin, Strauss, Tracy

TH Ross, Furlong, Bent

10th front rower.... Bryan Byrne or Andrew Porter

2nd Row Toner, Moloney, McCarthy, Kearney, Triggs

Back Row Ruddock, Ryan, O'Brien, Van Der Flier, Leavy, Heaslip, Conan, Murphy

Scrum Half McGrath, Gibson-Park, McCarthy

Out Half Sexton, Marsh, R Byrne, Carbury

Centre Henshaw, Reid, Ringrose, Daly, O'Loughlin

Back 3 R Kearney, McFadden , D Kearney, Kirchner, Nacewa, A Byrne

Academy Players in Blue

Perhaps Niall Morris instead of one of the centres. As I said earlier injury is sure to sort it out for us.

Ross Byrne not included?

[neiliog93]

Anyone else see Tom Daly going the way of Collie O'Shea? He just doesn't seem to be getting a look-in.

[johng]

Ross Byrne not included?

Injured afaik

The one you quoted was my guess from August. Cormac posted the actual squad

[leinsterforever]

Anyone else see Tom Daly going the way of Collie O'Shea? He just doesn't seem to be getting a look-in.

Still no sign of any game-time for him. He must be getting pretty disillusioned at this stage.

[goreyguy]

Ross Byrne not included?

Injured afaik

The one you quoted was my guess from August. Cormac posted the actual squad

just returned from injury last weekend, came off the bench for UCD

[goreyguy]

Anyone else see Tom Daly going the way of Collie O'Shea? He just doesn't seem to be getting a look-in.

Yeah, they clearly don't seem to rate him. Might get a look in during November, or Reid will start all those games.

He isn't helped by his lack of versatility.

[colster]

Ross Byrne not included?

Injured afaik

The one you quoted was my guess from August. Cormac posted the actual squad

Thanks

[jezzer]

Makes you wonder if provincial players always join the Sevens setup with the province's blessing or not.....

Could just be they prefer Rory, which is not hard to believe either.

[leinsterforever]

Makes you wonder if provincial players always join the Sevens setup with the province's blessing or not.....

Could just be they prefer Rory, which is not hard to believe either.

Daly played 13 for the Ireland U20s, but if he's now viewed exclusively as a 12 then he isn't really in direct competition with O'Loughlin