mildlyinterested wrote:
Ryan Baird was described as a 'terrific' for Trinity at the weekend in their upset win over Cork Con on the club rugby podcast.
He had a great 2nd half. The poor old Con outhalf stepped into a tackle by Baird that he wont forget. But I thought Pim was the better 2nd row in the 1st half.
Interestingly Trinity had 8 U20's in their team (Turner & Clarkson were rested) and they physically dominated the encounter. The scrum was the only part of the game where Cork Con had an upper hand. These guys do not need 4 years to mature any more, they are close to fully developed 1 or 2 years out of school.
If he stays injury free I'd be surprised if he isn't starting on the U20's in the World Cup.
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Have to think Kearney will be out for a while. Jack Dunne had 28 tackles in a little over a half. Impressive, that's taking your chances. Hope he gets more of them soon.
ronk wrote:Have to think Kearney will be out for a while. Jack Dunne had 28 tackles in a little over a half. Impressive, that's taking your chances. Hope he gets more of them soon.
Mick Kearney was given oxygen and the way he was holding his arm looked like it may be broken. Leo said in the post match interview that he thought it was his shoulder but wasn't sure. It's a pity because he was really good when coming on against Ulster and started brightly last night. Dev was a reserve last night in the warm up. Apparently Ross Molony has a back issue that is taking longer than expected to clear up.
Charlie Ryan(U20/Blackrock/UCD)
Ryan Baird(U20/St. Michaels College/DUFC)
Brian Deeny(U19/Wexford RFC/Clontarf)
Alex Soroka(U18/Belvedere)
Joseph McCarthy(U18/Blackrock)
wixfjord wrote:Mick K has played his last game in blue unfortunately.
Such a shame that he and Reid are leaving after their best seasons in blue.
In fairness both are out of contract and it would take 2 injuries to get them into the match day 23 for a big game. Also plenty of young lads coming through to cover the loss. Best of luck to them, Mick K is Connacht I presume
wixfjord wrote:Mick K has played his last game in blue unfortunately.
Such a shame that he and Reid are leaving after their best seasons in blue.
In fairness both are out of contract and it would take 2 injuries to get them into the match day 23 for a big game. Also plenty of young lads coming through to cover the loss. Best of luck to them, Mick K is Connacht I presume
Reid has 21 appearances this season.
Losing 2 locks in a World Cup year is a bit strange, but there is some young talent coming through.
We'll lose 2 for internationals but in Fardy and Molony we have strong players. Seems like good news for Dunne and Dowling.
I wonder will we see Charlie Ryan come into the Academy and get senior time in his first year.
wixfjord wrote:Mick K has played his last game in blue unfortunately.
Such a shame that he and Reid are leaving after their best seasons in blue.
In fairness both are out of contract and it would take 2 injuries to get them into the match day 23 for a big game. Also plenty of young lads coming through to cover the loss. Best of luck to them, Mick K is Connacht I presume
Reid has 21 appearances this season.
Losing 2 locks in a World Cup year is a bit strange, but there is some young talent coming through.
We'll lose 2 for internationals but in Fardy and Molony we have strong players. Seems like good news for Dunne and Dowling.
I wonder will we see Charlie Ryan come into the Academy and get senior time in his first year.
I’d be surprised if he didn’t really, also I’d say Dowling will get a senior contract as I don’t see his starting the season with only 4 senior second row options. I haven’t been inspired by Josh playing there this year.
Scott Fardy(34/6'6-111kg)
Devin Toner(32/6'10-124kg)
Ross Molony(25/6'6-111kg)
Josh Murphy(24/6'5-105kg)
James Ryan(23/6'8-108kg)
Oisin Dowling(22/6'5-105kg)
Academy
Jack Dunne(20/6'7-114kg)
Ryan Baird(20/6'6-107kg)
Charlie Ryan(20/6'7-110kg)
Baird really impressed me with his cameo at the weekend. Very strong carrier with good feet. Looks athletic too. Needs a bit of bulk but that's to be expected.
