Leinster Squad 19-20

[elephantman]

So senior squad players from the start of the season, leaving this season:

Jack McGrath(LH Prop)
Ian Nagle(Lock)
Sean O'Brien(Backrow)
Nick McCarthy(Scrumhalf)
Noel Reid(Outhalf/Centre)
Tom Daly(Centre)

Futures unclear:
Cian Healy(LH Prop)
Mick Kearney(Lock)
Fergus McFadden(Wing)
Dave Kearney(Wing)
Rob Kearney(Fullback)

Cian Healy can't be allowed to leave under any circumstances.

[Aird]

Will McFadden be available to play for !leinster at the start of the season or as it is not his first visit to the Discipline committee will he still be banned ?

[Ruckedtobits]

So senior squad players from the start of the season, leaving this season:

Jack McGrath(LH Prop)
Ian Nagle(Lock)
Sean O'Brien(Backrow)
Nick McCarthy(Scrumhalf)
Noel Reid(Outhalf/Centre)
Tom Daly(Centre)

Futures unclear:
Cian Healy(LH Prop)
Mick Kearney(Lock)
Fergus McFadden(Wing)
Dave Kearney(Wing)
Rob Kearney(Fullback)

Cian Healy can't be allowed to leave under any circumstances.

Ferg contracted for one year AFAIK. Completed about three weeks ago.

[mildlyinterested]

Leinster Award winners for past 10 year:

Player of the Year
2019: James Ryan
2018: Dan Leavy
2017: Luke McGrath
2016: Ben Teo
2015: Sean Cronin
2014: Jack McGrath
2013: Ian Madigan
2012: Rob Kearney
2011: Isa Nacewa
2010: Jamie Heaslip
2009: Rocky Elsom

Young Player of the Year
2019: Max Deegan
2018: James Ryan
2017: Joey Carbery
2016: Josh van der Flier
2015: Jack Conan
2014: Marty Moore
2013: Jordi Murphy
2012: Ian Madigan
2011: Eoin O'Malley
2010: Rhys Ruddock
2009: Cian Healy

[cormac]

Looking at a few scoring stats recently it's very noticeable in recent season how much we've started pushing for tries instead of kicking penalties.

In Leo's first season (2015/16) penalties kicked made up 33% of Leinster's points total for the season. That was fairly standard compared to all other seasons since the game went open. Up to that point the low was 25% and the highest being 41%.

In the last three seasons the drop-off has been pretty spectacular.

2016/17 - 13%
2017/18 - 16%
2018/19 - 9%

We're averaging less than one successful penalty kick per match this season (28 from 29 games) and while that might increase across the rest of the season it's unlikely to buck the trend of recent seasons. The change coincides with the arrival of Lancaster but I wonder if we're just following a trend in the sport or whether he's completely changed the mindset at the club?

[LeinsterLeader]

Leinster Award winners for past 10 year:

Player of the Year
2019: James Ryan
2018: Dan Leavy
2017: Luke McGrath
2016: Ben Teo
2015: Sean Cronin
2014: Jack McGrath
2013: Ian Madigan
2012: Rob Kearney
2011: Isa Nacewa
2010: Jamie Heaslip
2009: Rocky Elsom

Young Player of the Year
2019: Max Deegan
2018: James Ryan
2017: Joey Carbery
2016: Josh van der Flier
2015: Jack Conan
2014: Marty Moore
2013: Jordi Murphy
2012: Ian Madigan
2011: Eoin O'Malley
2010: Rhys Ruddock
2009: Cian Healy

I vote we take Joey's YP award back!

[OTT]

Looking at a few scoring stats recently it's very noticeable in recent season how much we've started pushing for tries instead of kicking penalties.

In Leo's first season (2015/16) penalties kicked made up 33% of Leinster's points total for the season. That was fairly standard compared to all other seasons since the game went open. Up to that point the low was 25% and the highest being 41%.

In the last three seasons the drop-off has been pretty spectacular.

2016/17 - 13%
2017/18 - 16%
2018/19 - 9%

We're averaging less than one successful penalty kick per match this season (28 from 29 games) and while that might increase across the rest of the season it's unlikely to buck the trend of recent seasons. The change coincides with the arrival of Lancaster but I wonder if we're just following a trend in the sport or whether he's completely changed the mindset at the club?

Very interesting. I remember one match in particular early last season against Edinburgh at home and we kept going to the corner when easy three points were on offer, Sean Cronin and then Bryan Byrne were having a woeful day of it and we kept losing the lineout (I think we might have lost 7 or 8 during the match). There was very much a feel of Leinster having decided they would go to the corner every chance they had before the game started and the score would not change this process. We nearly lost the game over it but practice makes perfect as they say.

[ronk]

Leinster Award winners for past 10 year:

Player of the Year
2019: James Ryan
2018: Dan Leavy
2017: Luke McGrath
2016: Ben Teo
2015: Sean Cronin
2014: Jack McGrath
2013: Ian Madigan
2012: Rob Kearney
2011: Isa Nacewa
2010: Jamie Heaslip
2009: Rocky Elsom

Young Player of the Year
2019: Max Deegan
2018: James Ryan
2017: Joey Carbery
2016: Josh van der Flier
2015: Jack Conan
2014: Marty Moore
2013: Jordi Murphy
2012: Ian Madigan
2011: Eoin O'Malley
2010: Rhys Ruddock
2009: Cian Healy

5 of the young players gone already. 3 to other provinces, 1 to retirement.

[blockhead]

Leinster Rugby is delighted to confirm that Season Ticket sales for the province’s 2019/20 campaign have surpassed the 12,000 mark.
A very high number of renewals, coupled with the unprecedented speed of sales once the public sale opened has seen Season Tickets sell at a record rate.
Season Ticket holders have packed out the RDS Arena and Aviva Stadium on several occasions this season, with games against Munster, Wasps, Connacht, Ulster and Toulouse all selling out.

[wixfjord]

I see over on MF that Donnacha Ryan’s contract hasn’t been extended in Paris.

Considering he was close to coming here before I’d certainly take him as a one year stopgap replacement for Mick Kearney!

[riocard911]

I see over on MF that Donnacha Ryan’s contract hasn’t been extended in Paris.

Considering he was close to coming here before I’d certainly take him as a one year stopgap replacement for Mick Kearney!

With Robin McBryde coming from Wales, do you not think that's a large enough injection of "alien culture" to assimilate in one season?

[neiliog93]

Surprisingly mixed reaction to Donnacha Ryan being available on the MFans' forum, would definitely love to him at Leinster for a season or two. He came through late enough and is a lock so should be good until 37ish.

[ronk]

Surprisingly mixed reaction to Donnacha Ryan being available on the MFans' forum, would definitely love to him at Leinster for a season or two. He came through late enough and is a lock so should be good until 37ish.

Great player of course but it would unbalance the rotation. We already have Toner, Fardy and Ryan. One of them misses the matchday squad for the big games. The incremental gain from him would be slight.

He's too elite and expensive for our requirements.

[mildlyinterested]

last week of the season, assume they'll announce contract renewals this week..

[mildlyinterested]

Ireland international loose head Cian Healy has signed a new two year IRFU contract until the end of the 2020/21 season.

https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/cian-healy ... -leinster/

[Peg Leg]

Ireland international loose head Cian Healy has signed a new two year IRFU contract until the end of the 2020/21 season.

https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/cian-healy ... -leinster/

Woohoo! Well done Leinster & Cian. Cian could have named his price elsewhere.

[Dave Cahill]

Surprisingly mixed reaction to Donnacha Ryan being available on the MFans' forum, would definitely love to him at Leinster for a season or two. He came through late enough and is a lock so should be good until 37ish.

Great player of course but it would unbalance the rotation. We already have Toner, Fardy and Ryan. One of them misses the matchday squad for the big games. The incremental gain from him would be slight.

He's too elite and expensive for our requirements.

I'd have him in a heartbeat

[colster]

https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/leinster-r ... contracts/

Leinster Rugby – New Senior Contracts 2019/20:

1. Bryan Byrne, 41 Leinster Caps (LC), 12 Leinster Tries (T)
2. Jack Conan, 14 Ireland Caps (IC), 88 LC, 21 T
3. Max Deegan, 45 LC, 11 T
4. Scott Fardy, 39 Australia Caps, 43 LC, 9 T
5. Ciarán Frawley, 14 LC, 1 T
6. Jamison Gibson-Park, 70 LC, 15 T
7. Cian Healy, 2 British & Irish Lions Caps (BIL), 88 IC, 2017 LC, 22 T
8. Robbie Henshaw, 4 BIL, 37 IC, 36 LC, 7 T
9. Dave Kearney, 17 IC, 136 LC, 29 T
10. Hugo Keenan, 5 LC, 1 T
11. Cian Kelleher, 7 LC, 1 T
12. Rónan Kelleher, 2 LC
13. Dan Leavy, 11 IC, 63 LC, 16 T
14. Fergus McFadden, 34 IC, 178 LC, 27 T
15. Luke McGrath, 10 IC, 112 LC, 29 T
16. Josh Murphy, 21 LC, 1 T
17. Conor O’Brien, 17 LC, 6 T
18. Jimmy O’Brien, 7 LC, 3 T
19. Hugh O’Sullivan, 14 LC
20. Scott Penny, 6 LC, 2 T
21. Johnny Sexton, 14 BIL, 83 IC, 159 LC, 25 T

Academy Players Promoted to Senior Squad;

1. Ciarán Frawley
2. Hugo Keenan
3. Rónan Kelleher
4. Conor O’Brien
5. Jimmy O’Brien
6. Hugh O’Sullivan
7. Scott Penny

Leinster Rugby – Departees 2018/19:

1. Tom Daly, 12 LC, 2 T
2. Mick Kearney, 51 LC, 1 T
3. Nick McCarthy, 35 LC, 4 T
4. Jack McGrath, 7 BIL, 54 IC, 145 LC, 12 T
5. Ian Nagle, 19 LC
6. Seán O’Brien, 11 BIL, 56 IC, 126 LC, 20 T
7. Noel Reid, 1 IC, 121 LC, 17 Tries

[blockhead]

I know this is Mildlys job usually but..

Leinster Rugby – New Senior Contracts 2019/20:

1. Bryan Byrne, 41 Leinster Caps (LC), 12 Leinster Tries (T)
2. Jack Conan, 14 Ireland Caps (IC), 88 LC, 21 T
3. Max Deegan, 45 LC, 11 T
4. Scott Fardy, 39 Australia Caps, 43 LC, 9 T
5. Ciarán Frawley, 14 LC, 1 T
6. Jamison Gibson-Park, 70 LC, 15 T
7. Cian Healy, 2 British & Irish Lions Caps (BIL), 88 IC, 2017 LC, 22 T
8. Robbie Henshaw, 4 BIL, 37 IC, 36 LC, 7 T
9. Dave Kearney, 17 IC, 136 LC, 29 T
10. Hugo Keenan, 5 LC, 1 T
11. Cian Kelleher, 7 LC, 1 T
12. Rónan Kelleher, 2 LC
13. Dan Leavy, 11 IC, 63 LC, 16 T
14. Fergus McFadden, 34 IC, 178 LC, 27 T
15. Luke McGrath, 10 IC, 112 LC, 29 T
16. Josh Murphy, 21 LC, 1 T
17. Conor O’Brien, 17 LC, 6 T
18. Jimmy O’Brien, 7 LC, 3 T
19. Hugh O’Sullivan, 14 LC
20. Scott Penny, 6 LC, 2 T
21. Johnny Sexton, 14 BIL, 83 IC, 159 LC, 25 T

Academy Players Promoted to Senior Squad;

1. Ciarán Frawley
2. Hugo Keenan
3. Rónan Kelleher
4. Conor O’Brien
5. Jimmy O’Brien
6. Hugh O’Sullivan
7. Scott Penny

Leinster Rugby – Departees 2018/19:

1. Tom Daly, 12 LC, 2 T
2. Mick Kearney, 51 LC, 1 T
3. Nick McCarthy, 35 LC, 4 T
4. Jack McGrath, 7 BIL, 54 IC, 145 LC, 12 T
5. Ian Nagle, 19 LC
6. Seán O’Brien, 11 BIL, 56 IC, 126 LC, 20 T
7. Noel Reid, 1 IC, 121 LC, 17 Tries

*Statistics correct as of 20th May 2019

And now you have it twice.

[mildlyinterested]

Jack Kelly released then?