Academy 2018/2019

[mildlyinterested]

seen posted elsewhere that Noonan may have broken his leg playing for the 19's but that's unconfirmed.

[flustered]

Did see a picture of him in a boot over the weekend

[flustered]

Played prop last season yes, up until playing for Wicklow he has been hooker.

Yeah it was a team loaded with talent that fell a bit short last season. That cup game against Longford was a tough game!

In fairness, that was a great game but it appeared as if Wicklow were a bit complacent going into it!

Yeah I think you could be right there spoofer, there was an element of complacency that day, was one of their worst performances of the season

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Did see a picture of him in a boot over the weekend

terrible timing.

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Leinster looking for a new academy manager and elite player development officer to be based in dbrook.

No idea where peter smyth is gone.

[Morf]

Jamie Osbourne (Naas RFC)

Saw him playing for Naas beating Navan.

Very accomplished player who's a big guy at center let alone outside back.

Excellent kicker too, was almost perfect in a really difficult squally wind in Carlow.

[Ruckedtobits]

Leinster looking for a new academy manager and elite player development officer to be based in dbrook.

No idea where peter smyth is gone.

Rumours suggest he is taking up an IRFU role vacated by one his predecessors in the Leinster Academy. He and Fogs will be running in tandem to keep all four Provincial Academies producing the goods. Somewhat amazing that these front-row forwards could end up running the show!

[mildlyinterested]

Leinster looking for a new academy manager and elite player development officer to be based in dbrook.

No idea where peter smyth is gone.

Rumours suggest he is taking up an IRFU role vacated by one his predecessors in the Leinster Academy. He and Fogs will be running in tandem to keep all four Provincial Academies producing the goods. Somewhat amazing that these front-row forwards could end up running the show!

ah makes sense, interested to see who takes over the leinster academy.

[mildlyinterested]

Jamie Osbourne (Naas RFC)

Saw him playing for Naas beating Navan.

Very accomplished player who's a big guy at center let alone outside back.

Excellent kicker too, was almost perfect in a really difficult squally wind in Carlow.

I'd say his future from a Leinster point of view will be in the back three, back in school next season afaik, so be awhile yet until he reaches sub-academy etc.

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Eoin Quinn (CBCMonkstown/Outhalf) played for Leinster U18s over easter.

Timothy Elliott(Wesley/Centre) also involved.

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Indo has Andy Wood as favourite to take over leinster academy.

Also have a good interview with Harry and Ross Byrne

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Irish U20 team named, or at least sent to World Rugby: https://www.world.rugby/u20/teams/2749

LH Prop
Callum Reid(Ulster)
Josh Wycherley(Munster)

TH Prop
Tom Clarkson(Leinster) - u19
Michael Milne(Leinster)
Ryan Lomas(Connacht)

Hooker
Dylan Tierney Martin(Connacht)
John McKee(Leinster) - u19

Lock
Charlie Ryan(Leinster)
Ryan Baird(Leinster)
Niall Murray(Connacht)
Brian Deeny(Leinster) - u19

Backrow
Ronan Watters(Leinster)
Scott Penny(Leinster)
David McCann(Ulster) - u19
John Hodnett(Munster)
Martin Moloney(Leinster)

Scrumhalf
Craig Casey(Munster)
Cormac Foley(Leinster)

Outhalf
Harry Byrne(Leinster)
Ben Healy(Munster)

Outside Backs
Liam Turner(Leinster)
Stewart Moore(Ulster)
Sean French(Munster)
Jonathan Wren(Munster)
Rob Russell(Leinster)
Iwan Hughes(Ulster)
Jake Flannery(Munster)
Angus Kernohan(Ulster)

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Scott Penny(shoulder) and Harry Byrne(hip) out of JWC with injuries.

An extended Ireland Under 20 Squad of 33 players, sponsored by PwC, has been named by the Ireland U20 Management team ahead of the World Rugby U20 Championship in Argentina next month.

Head Coach Noel McNamara and his staff will reduce the squad to a 28-man travelling party in the next week.

Prop
Callum Reid (Banbridge/Ulster)
Josh Wycherley (Young Munster/Munster)
Tom Clarkson (Dublin University/Leinster) - U19
Michael Milne (UCD/Leinster)
Charlie Ward (Clontarf/Leinster) * - U19

Hookers
Dylan Tierney-Martin (Corinthians/Connacht)
John McKee (Old Belvedere/Leinster) - U19
Declan Adamson (Clontarf/Leinster) *

Lock
Charlie Ryan (UCD/Leinster) Captain
Thomas Ahern (Shannon/Munster) * - U19
Ryan Baird (Dublin University/Leinster)
Brian Deeny (Clontarf/Leinster) - U19
Niall Murray (Buccaneers/Connacht)

Backrow
Martin Moloney (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
Ronan Watters (St.Mary’s College/Leinster)
John Hodnett (UCC)
David McCann (Banbridge/Ulster) - U19
Azur Allison (Ballymena/Ulster) *

Scrumhalves
Craig Casey (Shannon/Munster) Vice-Captain
Cormac Foley (St.Mary’s College/Leinster)
Colm Reilly (Buccaneers/Connacht)

Outhalves
Ben Healy (Garryowen/Munster)
Jake Flannery (Shannon/Munster)
Bruce Houston (Ballymena/Ulster)

Outside Backs
Sean French (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Iwan Hughes (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Angus Kernohan (Queen’s University/Ulster)
Adam LaGrue (Terenure College/Leinster) *
Stewart Moore (Malone/Ulster) *
Rob Russell (Dublin University/Leinster)
Liam Turner (Dublin University/Leinster)
Jonathan Wren (Cork Constitution/Munster)

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Leinster players in extended squad:

Prop
Michael Milne (Roscrea/UCD)
Tom Clarkson (Blackrock/Dublin University) - U19
Charlie Ward (Tullow RFC/Clontarf) - U19

Hooker
John McKee (Campbell/Old Belvedere) - U19
Declan Adamson (Clontarf RFC/Clontarf)

Lock
Charlie Ryan (Blackrock/UCD)
Ryan Baird (St. Michaels/Dublin University)
Brian Deeny (Wexford RFC/Clontarf) - U19

Backrow
Martin Moloney (Athy RFC/Old Belvedere)
Ronan Watters (St. Marys/St.Mary’s College)

Scrumhalf
Cormac Foley (St. Gerards/St.Mary’s College)

Outside Backs
Liam Turner (Blackrock/Dublin University)
Rob Russell (St. Michaels/Dublin University)
Adam LaGrue (Terenure/Terenure College)

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Penny and Byrne are massive losses there.

Very disappointed for them

[mildlyinterested]

Byrne has been wrapped in cotton wool since the 6 nations and still didn't make it, I wonder did they both get injured in the recent warm-up game.

[hugonaut]

Delighted for Adam LaGrue. He has thrived for Terenure this season in the AIL, particularly so post-Christmas.

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Delighted for Adam LaGrue. He has thrived for Terenure this season in the AIL, particularly so post-Christmas.

hopefully he makes the squad, I wonder what position he will play..

[Keith]

Penny and Byrne are massive losses there.

Very disappointed for them

Being positive, Although I'd much rather they were going at least this will give other players an opportunity to show what they can do and put there hands up for pro contracts. I think it's pretty obvious these two will make it as pro players injury permitting.

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Declan Adamson joining Connacht academy next season. Yet another club player from leinster moving west.