Academy 2017/2018

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I wonder if Vakh will get bumped to a dev contract for next season.

I think that's very likely. We need four pro tightheads in the squad, because we're not going to have big restrictions on selecting Furlong and Porter for the next 8-10 years. Seriously. Furlong is 25 and Porter just turned 22. They're going to be around for a long time.

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I wonder if Vakh will get bumped to a dev contract for next season.

I think that's very likely. We need four pro tightheads in the squad, because we're not going to have big restrictions on selecting Furlong and Porter for the next 8-10 years. Seriously. Furlong is 25 and Porter just turned 22. They're going to be around for a long time.

Hopefully..

If he does returning academy players next season:

Prop
Jack Aungier(19)

Hooker
Ronan Kelleher(20)

Lock
Oisin Dowling(20)

Backrow
Will Connors(22)

Scrumhalf
Hugh O'Sullivan(20)

Outhalf
Ciaran Frawley(20)

Centre
Conor O'Brien(22)
Jimmy O'Brien(21)
Gavin Mullin(20)

Back Three
Terry Kennedy(22)
Hugo Keenan(22)
Tommy O'Brien(20)

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Both Ireland u18 clubs and schools games against England Counties:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olTF6I8MpHg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqXgb0IOdLU

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Potential Leinster Academy next season:

Year 3
Openside: Will Connors(22/UCD/Clongowes)
Centre: Conor O'Brien(22/Clontarf/Mullingar RFC)
Centre: Jimmy O'Brien(21/UCD/Newbridge)*
Back Three: Terry Kennedy(22/St. Marys/St. Marys)*
Back Three: Hugo Keenan(22/UCD/Blackrock)*
Back Three: Jack Kelly(20/DUFC/St. Michaels)

Year 2
TH Prop: Jack Aungier(19/St.Marys/Suttonians RFC)
Hooker: Ronan Kelleher(20/Lansdowne/St. Michaels)
Lock/Blindside: Oisin Dowling(21/Lansdowne/St. Michaels)
Scrumhalf: Hugh O'Sullivan(20/Clontarf/Belvedere)
Outhalf/Centre: Ciaran Frawley(20/UCD/Skerries RFC)
Centre: Gavin Mullin(20/UCD/Blackrock)
Centre/Wing: Tommy O'Brien(20/UCD/Blackrock)

Year 1
Hooker: Eoghan Clarke(19-20/Wanderers/CBC Monkstown)
Lock: Cormac Daly(20/Clontarf/North Kildare RFC)
Lock: Jack Dunne(19/DUFC/St. Michaels)
Scrumhalf: Patrick Patterson(19-20/UCD/Blackrock)
Outhalf: Harry Byrne(19/UCD/St. Michaels)
Centre: David Hawkshaw(18-19/Belvedere)
Back Three: Michael Silvester(20/DUFC/Clongowes)

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Tony Wards Leinster Schools team of the year:

1. James Gleeson(Belvedere) - ?
2. Sean Molony(Blackrock) - u19
3. Michael Milne(Roscrea) - u19*
4. Cian Prendergast(Newbridge) - u18*
5. Ryan Baird(St. Michaels) - u18*
6. Scott Penny(St. Michaels) - u19*
7. Ethan Baxter(St. Gerards) - u18
8. Michael McGagh(Blackrock) - u19*
9. Cormac Foley(St. Gerards) - u19*
10. James Tarrant(Blackrock) - u19
11. Eoin Carey(St. Marys) - ?
12. Matt Grogan(Belvedere) - ?
13. Liam Turner(Blackrock) - u19*
14. Liam McMahon(Blackrock) - u19
15. David Lacey(Belvedere) - ?

* played for ireland

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Prop
Peter Dooley(Lansdowne) - started at 1 for Lansdowne.
Adam Coyle(St. Marys) - started at 3 for St. Marys.
Oisin Heffernan(Year 3/Terenure) - started at 3 for Terenure.
Vakh Abdaladze(Year 1/Clontarf) - started at 3 for Clontarf.
Jack Aungier(Year 1/St. Marys) - bench.

Jordan Duggan(Naas) - started at 1 for Naas.

Hooker
Sean McNulty(Year 3/UCD) - started at 6 for UCD.
Ronan Kelleher(Year 1/Lansdowne) - injured.

Lock
Oisin Dowling(Year 1/Lansdowne) - started at 5 for Lansdowne.

JJ O'Dea(Old Wesley) - started at 4 for Old Wesley.

Backrow
Josh Murphy(Year 3/UCD) - didn't play this weekend.
Will Connors(Year 2/UCD) - didn't play this weekend.
Caelan Doris(Year 1/St. Marys) - started at 8 for St. Marys.

Ronan Watters(St. Marys) - started at 7 for St. Marys.

Scrumhalf
Charlie Rock(Year 3/Lansdowne) - didn't play this weekend.
Hugh O'Sullivan(Year 1/Clontarf) - started at 9 for Clontarf, 1 try.

Outhalf
Ciaran Frawley(Year 1/UCD) - didn't play this weekend.

Conor Dean(St. Marys) - started at 10 for St. Marys, 2 pens.

Outside Backs
Tom Daly(Senior) - started at 12 for Lansdowne.
Ian Fitzpatrick(Year 4/Lansdowne) - started at 15 for Lansdowne.
Conor O'Brien(Year 2/Clontarf) - didn't play this weekend.
Jimmy O'Brien(Year 2/UCD) - didn't play this weekend.
Hugo Keenan(Year 2/UCD) - didn't play this weekend.
Terry Kennedy(Year 2/St. Marys) - didn't play this weekend.
Jordan Larmour(Year 2/St. Marys) - started at 14 for Seniors.
Jack Kelly(Year 2/DUFC) - started at 15 for DUFC.
Gavin Mullin(Year 1/UCD) - didn't play this weekend.
Tommy O'Brien(Year 1/UCD) -didn't play this weekend.

Sean O'Brien(Clontarf) - started at 13 for Clontarf, 1 try.

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Sean McNulty(Year 3/UCD) - started at 6 for UCD.

Josh Murphy(Year 3/UCD) - started at 6 for senior team.

Is the McNulty one correct? I didn't know he was an option in the back row.

It was the other J Murphy that started at 6 for the seniors

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Sean McNulty(Year 3/UCD) - started at 6 for UCD.

Josh Murphy(Year 3/UCD) - started at 6 for senior team.

Is the McNulty one correct? I didn't know he was an option in the back row.

It was the other J Murphy that started at 6 for the seniors

Yeah according to the teamsheet.

He is not a realistic option in the backrow for leinster.

[arsebiscuits1]

Yeah according to the teamsheet.

He is not a realistic option in the backrow for leinster.

Odd.

I don't doubt he'd get anywhere near a Leinster backrow given how long he's spent at hooker yeah

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Trinity versus Clontarf in All-Ireland u20 final this weekend.

Trinity defeated Lansdowne at the weekend with Jack Dunne moving down from AIL to make a big difference for DUFC.
Clontarf defeated UCD at the weekend also in a very tight game decided by a last minute drop goal.

[El Diablo]

Trinity versus Clontarf in All-Ireland u20 final this weekend.

Trinity defeated Lansdowne at the weekend with Jack Dunne moving down from AIL to make a big difference for DUFC.
Clontarf defeated UCD at the weekend also in a very tight game decided by a last minute drop goal.

With Joe Byrne, Michael Silvester & Jack Dunne among others, they could field a serious team. When is it being played?

[wwed]

Sean McNulty(Year 3/UCD) - started at 6 for UCD.

Josh Murphy(Year 3/UCD) - started at 6 for senior team.

Is the McNulty one correct? I didn't know he was an option in the back row.

It was the other J Murphy that started at 6 for the seniors

Yes - McNulty played 6 for UCD as they were very short of backrows. He threw into lineout though. As always he did well, without anything to suggest he would make it at higher level.

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Trinity versus Clontarf in All-Ireland u20 final this weekend.

Trinity defeated Lansdowne at the weekend with Jack Dunne moving down from AIL to make a big difference for DUFC.
Clontarf defeated UCD at the weekend also in a very tight game decided by a last minute drop goal.

With Joe Byrne, Michael Silvester & Jack Dunne among others, they could field a serious team. When is it being played?

I think Silvester is injured, I think the final is this weekend but not 100%.

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Ireland u20 Final: Sunday, April 22

Dublin University v Clontarf, Merrion Road, Wanderers FC, 2.30pm

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Ireland u20 final:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjDS2IBVdM8

notable players:

DUFC:
2. Dan Sheehan
3. Joe Byrne
5. Jack Dunne
7. Max Kearney
15. Rob Russell

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Prop
Adam Coyle(St. Marys) - started at 3 for St. Marys.
Oisin Heffernan(Year 3/Terenure) - didn't play this weekend.
Vakh Abdaladze(Year 1/Clontarf) - started at 3 for A team.
Jack Aungier(Year 1/St. Marys) - didn't play this weekend.

Hooker
Sean McNulty(Year 3/UCD) - bench for A team.
Ronan Kelleher(Year 1/Lansdowne) - injured.

Lock
Oisin Dowling(Year 1/Lansdowne) - bench for A team.

Backrow
Josh Murphy(Year 3/UCD) - started at 6 for A team.
Will Connors(Year 2/UCD) - bench for A team, 1 try.
Caelan Doris(Year 1/St. Marys) - started at 8 for A team.

Ronan Watters(St. Marys) - started at 7 for St. Marys, 1 try.

Scrumhalf
Charlie Rock(Year 3/Lansdowne) - started at 9 for A team.
Hugh O'Sullivan(Year 1/Clontarf) - bench for A team, 1 try.

Outhalf
Ciaran Frawley(Year 1/UCD) - started at 15 for A team, 1 try, 3 cons, 1 pen.

Conor Dean(St. Marys) - started at 10 for St. Marys.

Outside Backs
Tom Daly(Senior) - bench for A team.
Ian Fitzpatrick(Year 4/Lansdowne) - bench for Lansdowne.
Conor O'Brien(Year 2/Clontarf) - started at 12 for A team.
Jimmy O'Brien(Year 2/UCD) - didn't play this weekend.
Hugo Keenan(Year 2/UCD) - didn't play this weekend.
Terry Kennedy(Year 2/St. Marys) - started at 14 for St. Marys.
Jordan Larmour(Year 2/St. Marys) - bench for Seniors.
Jack Kelly(Year 2/DUFC) - bench for A team
Gavin Mullin(Year 1/UCD) - started at 13 for A team.
Tommy O'Brien(Year 1/UCD) - started at 11 for A team.

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Prop
Oisin Heffernan(23) - presumably being released
Jeremy Loughman(22) - with Munster, so presumably being released
Vakh Abdaladze(22) - could move to dev deal due to progression if not academy year 2
Jack Aungier(19) - presumably moving to academy year 2

Hooker
Sean McNulty(22) - could get a dev deal with Strauss leaving?
Ronan Kelleher(20) - presumably moving to academy year 2

Second Row
Oisin Dowling(21) - presumably moving to academy year 2

Backrow
Josh Murphy(23) - presumably joining senior squad
Will Connors(22) - presumably moving to year 3
Caelan Doris(20) - could move to dev deal due to progression if not academy year 2

Scrumhalf
Charlie Rock(23) - presumably joining senior squad
Hugh O'Sullivan(20) - presumably moving to academy year 2

Outhalf
Ciaran Frawley(20) - presumably moving to academy year 2

Centre
Conor O'Brien(22) - presumably moving to academy year 3
Jimmy O'Brien(21) - presumably moving to academy year 3
Gavin Mullin(20) - presumably moving to academy year 2

Back Three
Ian Fitzpatrick(24) - presumably being released
Terry Kennedy(22) - presumably moving to academy year 3
Hugo Keenan(22) - presumably moving to academy year 3
Jordan Larmour(21) - joined senior squad during season.
Jack Kelly(20) - presumably moving to academy year 3
Tommy O'Brien(20) - presumably moving to academy year 2

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Peter Dooley, Charlie Rock and Ian Fitzpatrick on the bench for Lansdowne, as they defeated Garryowne to make AIL final.

Oisin Heffernan started for Terenure, as they lost to Cork Con.

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McCorry Cup Semi Finals -

Terenure 20 Clontarf 13
UCD 31 Barnhall 21

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Doris looked the part on Saturday. As a Mayo native Connacht wanted him badly to take over from Muldoon. They got a sense of what they will be missing in the few minutes he was on.