Academy 2018/2019

[ChrisUppy]

Interview with Turner

https://www.the42.ie/ireland-u20s-liam- ... 2-Feb2019/

He is being listed at 6ft, which he is not, more accurate height is 5'8 to 5'9.

What do you make of his reported 105kg weight, also misreported? Seems very hefty for his true height - same weight as Sean Cronin for instance

[mildlyinterested]

Interview with Turner

https://www.the42.ie/ireland-u20s-liam- ... 2-Feb2019/

He is being listed at 6ft, which he is not, more accurate height is 5'8 to 5'9.

What do you make of his reported 105kg weight, also misreported? Seems very hefty for his true height - same weight as Sean Cronin for instance

No chance, he was originally listed at 5'8, 89kg before they updated his stats, which I posted in this thread a few weeks back. His original stats make more sense to me.

[arsebiscuits1]

Interview with Turner

https://www.the42.ie/ireland-u20s-liam- ... 2-Feb2019/

He is being listed at 6ft, which he is not, more accurate height is 5'8 to 5'9.

What do you make of his reported 105kg weight, also misreported? Seems very hefty for his true height - same weight as Sean Cronin for instance

No chance, he was originally listed at 5'8, 89kg before they updated his stats, which I posted in this thread a few weeks back. His original stats make more sense to me.

I'd be shocked if he could carry that much while being as quick as he is.

But having had a decent look at him in Musgrave the other week, I'd fully believe him to be in around 95-96

[mildlyinterested]

Yeah no way is he 105kg.. they are taking the piss with that stat inflation

[arsebiscuits1]

Yeah no way is he 105kg.. they are taking the piss with that stat inflation

Possibly a bit of manipulation by the management?

Generous up the stats a bit so the other nations don't get as many notions of flooding his channel with big runners?

[mildlyinterested]

Yeah no way is he 105kg.. they are taking the piss with that stat inflation

Possibly a bit of manipulation by the management?

Generous up the stats a bit so the other nations don't get as many notions of flooding his channel with big runners?

more than likely, if they knew our centre pairing were both 5'9, well they'd make a plan to test that I think

[mildlyinterested]

Leinster Academy Update

Prop
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.

Guiseppe Coyne(U20/Blackrock/DUFC) - started at 1 for DUFC, 1 try.
Harry Noonan(U19/Greystones RFC/Old Weseley) - started at 1 for Old Wesley.

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

Declan Adamson(U20/Clontarf/Clontarf) - stated at 2 for Clontarf.
Sean Molony(U20/Blackrock/UCD) - bench for UCD.
Bobby Sheehan(U19/Clongowes/UCD) - started at 2 for UCD.
Ethan Baxter(U19/St. Gerards/Old Belveder) - bench for Old Belvedere, 1 try.

Lock
Oisin Dowling(Year 2/St. Michaels/Lansdowne) - didn't play this weekend.
Jack Dunne(Year 1/St. Michaels/DUFC) - bench for seniors.
Ryan Baird(Year 1/St. Michaels/DUFC) - started at 5 for DUFC, 1 try.

Brian Deeny(U19/Wexford/Clontarf) - started at 4 for Clontarf, 1 try.

Backrow
Scott Penny(Year 1/St. Michaels/UCD) - didnt play this weekend.

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

James Kenny(U21/Gonzaga/Lansdowne) - bench for Lansdowne.
Cormac Foley(U20/St. Marys/St. Marys) - bench for St. Marys.

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

Conor Kelly(U20/Roscrea/Clontarf) - bench for Clontarf.

Centre
Conor O'Brien(Year 3/Mullingar RFC/Clontarf) - started at 12 for seniors.
Jimmy O'Brien(Year 3/Newbridge/UCD) - bench for seniors.
Gavin Mullin(Year 2/Blackrock/UCD) - bench for UCD, 1 try.
Tommy O'Brien(Year 2/Blackrock/UCD) - injured.

David Ryan(U20/St. Michaels/UCD) - started at 12 for UCD.

Back Three
Hugo Keenan(Year 3/Blackrock/UCD) - Irish 7's.
Jack Kelly(Year 3/St. Michaels/DUFC) - Irish 7's.
Michael Silvester(Year 1/Clongowes/DUFC) - Irish 7's.
Aaron O'Sullivan(Year 1/Exile/UCD) - bench for UCD u20.

Hugo Conway(U20/St. Marys/St. Marys) - started at 14 for St. Marys, 1 try.
Ruairi Shields(U20/St. Marys/St. Marys) - bench for St. Marys, 1 try.
Adam LaGrue(U20/Terenure/Terenure) - started at 13 for Terenure.
Sam Dardis(U19/Terenure/Terenure) - started at 14 for Terenure, 1 try, 1 con.

[mildlyinterested]

Interview with Martin Moloney:

https://www.the42.ie/martin-moloney-ath ... 8-Feb2019/

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Michael Milne

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Bobby Sheehan

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David Ryan

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Gavin Mullin

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Academy players senior caps:

Conor O'Brien(Clontarf) - 13 caps
Ciaran Frawley(UCD) - 10 caps
Hugh O'Sullivan(Clontarf) - 9 caps
Hugo Keenan(UCD) - 5 caps
Scott Penny(UCD) - 4 caps
Jimmy O'Brien(UCD) - 4 caps
Oisin Dowling(Lansdowne) - 2 caps
Jack Dunne(DUFC) - 1 cap
Patrick Patterson(UCD) - 1 cap
Gavin Mullin(UCD) - 1 cap
Jack Kelly(DUFC) - 1 cap

[mildlyinterested]

The ireland u20s have been boosted by the returns of wing Angus Kernohan, scrum-half Craig Casey and second row Ryan Baird ahead of Friday’s Six Nations clash with Italy.

“Ryan is going to give us something that is going to be physical,” said Ireland U20s assistant coach Ambrose Conboy. “His athletic qualities are something that are wished for by most players.

https://www.the42.ie/kernohan-baird-cas ... 1-Feb2019/

[TrapperChamonix]

The ireland u20s have been boosted by the returns of wing Angus Kernohan, scrum-half Craig Casey and second row Ryan Baird ahead of Friday’s Six Nations clash with Italy.

“Ryan is going to give us something that is going to be physical,” said Ireland U20s assistant coach Ambrose Conboy. “His athletic qualities are something that are wished for by most players.

https://www.the42.ie/kernohan-baird-cas ... 1-Feb2019/

I believe he was breaking tackles for fun last week in the AIL clash with UCC.

[mildlyinterested]

The ireland u20s have been boosted by the returns of wing Angus Kernohan, scrum-half Craig Casey and second row Ryan Baird ahead of Friday’s Six Nations clash with Italy.

“Ryan is going to give us something that is going to be physical,” said Ireland U20s assistant coach Ambrose Conboy. “His athletic qualities are something that are wished for by most players.

https://www.the42.ie/kernohan-baird-cas ... 1-Feb2019/

I believe he was breaking tackles for fun last week in the AIL clash with UCC.

good to hear, hopefully he can get a clean injury run now.

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spotted tommy o'brien in recent leinster rugby video doing water boy at training, didn't appear to have any obvious injury or knee strapping on so hopefully injury isn't season ending.

also Dan Sheehan training with academy and senior squad, dispelling recent rumour he has been released by academy.

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Scott Penny interview: https://www.the42.ie/scott-penny-leinst ... 8-Feb2019/

[wixfjord]

Is Scott Penny actually 6ft I wonder?

[mildlyinterested]

Just about would be my view.

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[the spoofer]

Is Scott Penny actually 6ft I wonder?

Don't care, he's tall enough.

[wixfjord]

I'm less thinking about his height than about how much more bulk he can pack onto that frame.

He might be big enough to play in the Pro14, but he's a bit undersized for Heino or test level at the moment.

Most 7s that are under 6 ft are physical freaks.

Still at 19 hopefully he has some growing left to do!

One thing is for sure though, he's definitely a different 7 to what we've had for a while. Serious acceleration on him!

[LeRouxIsPHat]

I think he's plenty big enough, the way he can pick and go close to the line is unbelievably good. In the A games you'd have sworn that he was an experienced international coming back from injury and the defenders he powered over were the ones just out of school. I can't imagine someone like Hooper being able to do that.