Academy 2018/2019

[TrapperChamonix]

Coached a few of the lads on this thread through minis and I have to say I'd never ever have called Giuseppe! Couldn't believe it when I saw him playing JCT at Rock but he's really put the work in obviously. Great to see!

I've seen quite a bit of him on the Trinity U20's this season. IMHO he's one of 3 stand out players. He's not the biggest prop you've ever seen but he uses his height to get under opposition THs and is very destructive. But the real joy is to see him in open play. Real pace and beautiful ball skills. Always looking to get the hands free in contact............I suspect hes a frustrated 13...

Who are the other two?

Be interested to see if he makes Ireland 20's squad and if so, does he start etc.

TBH there are lots of very good players but Coyne, Anthony Ryan & Ronan Quinn are worth the price of admission.

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TBH there are lots of very good players but Coyne, Anthony Ryan & Ronan Quinn are worth the price of admission.

Thanks.

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Leinster Academy Update

Prop
Vakh Abdaladze(Coolmine RFC/Clontarf) - started at 3 for Clontarf.
Jack Aungier(Year 2/Suttonians RFC/Terenure) - started at 3 for Terenure.
Michael Milne(Year 1/CC Roscrea-Birr RFC/UCD) - started at 1 for UCD U20.

Guiseppe Coyne(U20/Blackrock/DUFC) - started at 1 for DUFC.
Thomas Clarkson(U19/Blackrock/DUFC) - started at 3 for DUFC.

Hooker
Ronan Kelleher(Year 2/St. Michaels/Lansdowne) - started at 2 for Lansdowne, 3 tries.
Dan Sheehan(Year 1/Clongowes/DUFC) - started at 2 for DUFC

Declan Adamson(U20/Clontarf/Clontarf) - bench for Clontarf.
Bobby Sheehan(U19/Clongowes/UCD) - bench for UCD.

Lock
Jack Dunne(Year 1/St. Michaels/DUFC) - started at 5 for DUFC.
Ryan Baird(Year 1/St. Michaels/DUFC) - didnt play this weekend.

Charlie Ryan(U20/Blackrock/UCD) - started at 5 for UCD.

Backrow
Oisin Dowling(Year 2/St. Michaels/Lansdowne) - started at 5 for Lansdowne.
Scott Penny(Year 1/St. Michaels/UCD) - didnt play this weekend.

Ronan Watters(U20/St. Marys/St. Marys) - started at 7 for St. Marys.
Martin Moloney(U20/Athy RFC/Old Belvedere) - started at 6 for Old Belvedere.
Rueben Pim(U20/Kilkenny/DUFC) - bench for DUFC.

Scrumhalf
Hugh O'Sullivan(Year 2/Belvedere/Clontarf) - didn't play this weekend.
Patrick Patterson(Year 1/Blackrock/UCD) - started at 9 for UCD, 1 con.

Outhalf
Ciaran Frawley(Year 2/Skerries RFC/UCD) - didn't play this weekend.
Harry Byrne(Year 1/St. Michaels/Lansdowne) - started at 10 for Lansdowne, 2 con, 2 pen.
David Hawkshaw(Year 1/Belvedere/Clontarf) - started at 10 for Clontarf, 1 con.

Centre
Tom Daly(Carlow RFC/Lansdowne) - started at 12 for Lansdowne, 1 try.
Conor O'Brien(Year 3/Mullingar RFC/Clontarf) - didn't play this weekend.
Jimmy O'Brien(Year 3/Newbridge/UCD) - started at 13 for UCD, 2 con.
Gavin Mullin(Year 2/Blackrock/UCD) - bench for UCD, 1 try.
Tommy O'Brien(Year 2/Blackrock/UCD) - injured.

Back Three
Hugo Keenan(Year 3/Blackrock/UCD) - started at 15 for UCD.
Jack Kelly(Year 3/St. Michaels/DUFC) - started at 15 for DUFC.
Michaels Silvester(Year 1/Clongowes/DUFC) - injured.
Aaron O'Sullivan(Year 1/Exile/UCD) - injured.

Liam Turner(U20/Blackrock/DUFC) - started at 14 for DUFC.
Hugo Conway(U20/St. Marys/St. Marys) - started at 14 for St. Marys, 1 try,

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try from Leinster u19 wing Andrew Smith

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_Fn4BYzE-s

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try from Leinster u19 wing Andrew Smith

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_Fn4BYzE-s

Sensational finish! You'd be hard pressed to see a better touch-down at any level in rugby - sevens, test, NRL, name it.

But we were blessed to get the chance there. That contact between 0:33 and 00:45 was clearly a maul ... there's eight lads involved in it, four from either team. The maul collapses, the ball's off the ground and the Australians were fully entitled to hang on to it. Referee was dead wrong to wave them to release.

[Dave Cahill]

I would love to see a rugby video that wasn't blighted by f%~king terrible rights free muzak

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Senior Schools Cup

Gonzaga v Castleknock
Belvedere v Cistercian Roscrea
Newbridge v Gerards
St Marys v Terenure
Wesley v Clongowes
Vinnie Murray v Vinnie Murray
Pres Bray v Blackrock
Kilkenny v St Michaels

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Correction, Ronan Kelleher scored three tries, two from lineout mauls, at the weekend for Lansdowne.

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Leinster 20's in Ireland U20 extended squad:

Prop
Michael Milne(Roscrea/UCD/Leinster)
Guiseppe Coyne(Blackrock/DUFC/Leinster)
Thomas Clarkson(Blackrock/DUFC/Leinster) - u19
Charlie Ward(Tullow/Clontarf/Leinster) - u19

Hooker
Declan Adamson(Clontarf RFC/Leinster)
John McKee(Campbell/Old Belvedere/Leinster) - u19

Lock
Charlie Ryan(Blackrock/UCD/Leinster)
Ryan Baird(St. Michaels/DUFC/Leinster)

Backrow
Martin Moloney(Athy RFC/Old Belvedere/Leinster)
Ronan Watters(St. Marys/St. Marys/Leinster)
Scott Penny(St.Michaels/UCD/Leinster)

Scrumhalf
Cormac Foley(St. Gerards/St. Marys/Leinster)

Outhalf
Harry Byrne(St.Michaels/Lansdowne/Leinster)
David Hawkshaw(Belvedere/Clontarf/Leinster)

Centre
David Ryan(St. Micahels/UCD/Leinster)
Conor Kelly(Roscrea/Clontarf/Leinster)

Back Three
Aaron O'Sullivan(Exile/UCD/Leinster)
Liam Turner(Blackrock/DUFC/Leinster)
Rob Russell(St. Michaels/DUFC/Leinster)

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Gonzaga won SCT League final over Castleknock 19-7.

Notable players
Gonzaga: Jack Barry(Backrow), Arthur Henry(Wing), Jack Connolly(Scrumhalf)
Castleknock: Fionn Gibbons(Centre)

Newbridge won JCT League final over Gonzaga 26-24.

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Gavin Mullin(13) and Michael Milne(1) starting for UCD this weekend.
Michael Silvester(15), Liam Turner(14), Jack Kelly(13), Dan Sheehan(2), Jack Dunne(5) starting for DUFC this weekend.
Oisin Dowling(5) and Ronan Kelleher(2) starting for Lansdowne.

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interesting to note, Ireland u19 LH Prop, Donnacha Mescal starting at 1 for Trinity.

Ex leinster club u18 player from North Kildare, moved to Blackrock where he converted to Prop. Had been out injured until recently.

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Prop
Vakh Abdaladze(Coolmine RFC/Clontarf) - started at 3 for Clontarf.
Jack Aungier(Year 2/Suttonians RFC/Terenure) - started at 3 for Terenure.
Michael Milne(Year 1/CC Roscrea-Birr RFC/UCD) - started at 1 for UCD.

Donnacha Mescal(U20/Blackrock/DUFC) - started at 1 for DUFC.
Niall McEniff(U20/St. Marys/St. Marys) - bench for St. Marys.
Thomas Clarkson(U19/Blackrock/DUFC) - started at 3 for DUFC.
Harry Noonan(U19/Greystones/Old Wesley) - bench for Old Wesley.

Hooker
Ronan Kelleher(Year 2/St. Michaels/Lansdowne) - started at 2 for Lansdowne.
Dan Sheehan(Year 1/Clongowes/DUFC) - started at 2 for DUFC

Declan Adamson(U20/Clontarf/Clontarf) - started at 2 for Clontarf.
Bobby Sheehan(U19/Clongowes/UCD) - started at 2 for UCD.
Sean Molony(U20/Blackrock/UCD) - bench for UCD.
John McKee(U19/Campbell/Old Belvedere) - bench for Old Belvedere.

Lock
Jack Dunne(Year 1/St. Michaels/DUFC) - started at 5 for DUFC.
Ryan Baird(Year 1/St. Michaels/DUFC) - injured.

Brian Deeny(U19/Wexford/Clontarf) - started at 6 for Clontarf, 1 try.

Backrow
Oisin Dowling(Year 2/St. Michaels/Lansdowne) - started at 5 for Lansdowne.
Scott Penny(Year 1/St. Michaels/UCD) - didnt play this weekend.

Ronan Watters(U20/St. Marys/St. Marys) - started at 7 for St. Marys.
Martin Moloney(U20/Athy RFC/Old Belvedere) - started at 7 for Old Belvedere.
Ruadhan Byron(U20/Belvedere/Clontarf) - bench for Clontarf
Rueben Pim(U20/Kilkenny/DUFC) - bench for DUFC.
Gerard Hill(U20/Belvedere/Old Belvedere) - bench for Old Belvedere.

Scrumhalf
Hugh O'Sullivan(Year 2/Belvedere/Clontarf) - didn't play this weekend.
Patrick Patterson(Year 1/Blackrock/UCD) - didn't play this weekend.

Shane Murphy(U19/Skerries RFC/UCD) - bench for UCD.

Outhalf
Ciaran Frawley(Year 2/Skerries RFC/UCD) - didn't play this weekend.
Harry Byrne(Year 1/St. Michaels/Lansdowne) - bench for Lansdowne, 1 con.
David Hawkshaw(Year 1/Belvedere/Clontarf) - didn't play this weekend.

James Tarrant(U20/Blackrock/UCD) - bench for UCD.

Centre
Conor O'Brien(Year 3/Mullingar RFC/Clontarf) - didn't play this weekend.
Jimmy O'Brien(Year 3/Newbridge/UCD) - didn't play this weekend.
Gavin Mullin(Year 2/Blackrock/UCD) - started at 13 for UCD.
Tommy O'Brien(Year 2/Blackrock/UCD) - injured.

Back Three
Hugo Keenan(Year 3/Blackrock/UCD) - didn't play this weekend.
Jack Kelly(Year 3/St. Michaels/DUFC) - started at 11 for DUFC.
Michaels Silvester(Year 1/Clongowes/DUFC) - started at 15 for DUFC.
Aaron O'Sullivan(Year 1/Exile/UCD) - injured.

Liam Turner(U20/Blackrock/DUFC) - started at 14 for DUFC.
Hugo Conway(U20/St. Marys/St. Marys) - started at 14 for St. Marys.
Conor Kelly(U20/Roscrea/Clontarf) - started at 15 for Clontarf.
Adam LaGrue(U20/Terenure/Terenure) - started at 13 for Terenure.
Ruairi Shields(U20/St. Marys/St. Marys) - started at 11 for St. Marys.
Sam Dardis(U19/Terenure/Terenure) - bench.

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still no sign of Tommy O'Brien.

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still no sign of Tommy O'Brien.

On his way back in the immediate future. On schedule with regards to his rehab, there was only ever going to be a very slim chance that he'd be back on the pitch this side of Christmas.

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still no sign of Tommy O'Brien.

On his way back in the immediate future. On schedule with regards to his rehab, there was only ever going to be a very slim chance that he'd be back on the pitch this side of Christmas.

ah good to hear thought he was due back earlier, was a long time out.

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Oisin Dowling not much smaller than Fardy.

Show Spoiler:

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Ireland u20

1. Michael Milne(Roscrea/UCD)
2. Dylan Tierney(Corinthians)
3. Ryan Lomas(Roscrea/Galwegians)
4. Bradley Luney(BRA/Ballynahinch)
5. Charlie Ryan(Blackrock/UCD)
6. Niall Murray(Buccaneers)
7. Martin Moloney(Athy/Old Belvedere)
8. John Hodnett(Clonakilty/UCC)
9. Craig Casey(Ard Scoil Ris/Shannon)
10. Harry Byrne(St. Michaels/Lansdowne)
11. James McCarthy(Exile/UL Bohs)
12. Stewart Moore(Ballymena/Malone)
13. Sean French(PBC/Cork Con)
14. Angus Kernohan(Ballymena/Ballymena)
15. Jake Flannery(Rockwell/Shannon)
16. Billy Scannell(PBC/Young Munster)
17. Josh Wycherley(Roscrea/Young Munster)
18. Thomas Clarkson(Blackrock/DUFC)
19. JJ McKee(Antrim GS/Ballymena)
20. Cian Huxford(Corinthians)
21. Colm Reilly(Ballinrobe/Buccaneers)
22. David Hawkshaw(Belvedere/Clontarf)
23. Iwan Hughes(Exile/Ballyanhinch)
24. Conor Phillips(Crescent/Young Munster)
25. Jonathan Wren(PBC/Cork Con)

Leinster Development
1. Guiseppe Coyne(Blackrock/DUFC)
2. John McKee(Campbell/Old Belvedere) - u19
3. Charlie Ward(Tullow/Clontarf) - u19
4. Grellan Murray(Belvedere/Clontarf)
5. Brian Deeny(Wexford/Clontarf) - u19
6. Ruadhan Byron(Belvedere/Clontarf)
7. Ronan Watters(St. Marys/St. Marys)
8. David McCann(RBAI/Banbridge)
9. Graham Curtis(Exile/Malone)
10. Conor Kelly(Roscrea/Clontarf)
11. Liam Turner(Blackrock/DUFC)
12. David Ryan(St. Michaels/UCD)
13. Ollie Morris(Exile)
14. Adam LaGrue(Terenure/Terenure)
15. Rob Russell(St. Michaels/DUFC)
16. Declan Adamson(Clontarf)
17. Harry Noonan(Greystones/Old Wesley) - u19
18. Mick McCormack(St. Marys/St. Marys) - u22
19. Cian Prendergast(Newbridge/UCD) - u19
20. Adam Fleming(CUS/Clontarf) - u19
21. Louis O'Reilly(Blackrock/DUFC)
22. Stephen Madigan(Blackrock/Lansdowne)
23. Luis Faria(Wanderers/DUFC) - u19
24. Hugo Conway(St. Marys/St. Marys)

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Hughie O'Sullivan looks like a trainee priest:
https://www.sportsfile.com/id/1627650/

Great to see Tommy O'Brien back on the pitch. Super prospect.

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IRELAND UNDER-20:
15. Jake Flannery (Shannon/Munster);
14. Jonathan Wren (Cork Constitution/Munster)
13. Sean French (Cork Constitution/Munster)
12. David Hawkshaw (Clontarf/Leinster)
11. Liam Turner (Dublin University/Leinster)
10. Harry Byrne (Lansdowne/Leinster)
9. Craig Casey (Shannon/Munster) (capt)
1. Josh Wycherley (Young Munster/Munster)
2. Dylan Tierney (Corinthians/Connacht)
3. Tom Clarkson (Dublin University/Leinster)(u19)
4. JJ McKee (Ballymena/Ulster)
5. Charlie Ryan (UCD/Leinster)
6. Niall Murray (Buccaneers/Connacht)
7. Martin Moloney (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
8. John Hodnett (UCC/Munster).

Replacements used: John McKee (Old Belvedere/Leinster)(u19), Michael Milne (UCD/Leinster), Ryan Lomas (Galwegians/Connacht), Brian Deeny (Clontarf/Leinster)(u19), Ronan Watters (St. Mary's College/Leinster), David McCann (Banbridge/Ulster)(u19), Caolan Englefield (London Irish/IQ Rugby), Bruce Houston (Ballymena/Ulster), Conor Hayes (Young Munster/Connacht), Iwan Hughes (Ballynahinch/Ulster).