Leinster Squad 19-20

[mildlyinterested]

Leinster Senior Squad 19/20

LH Prop
Cian Healy(31) - Signed central 2yr contract in 2019
Ed Byrne(26) - Signed contract in 2018
Peter Dooley(25) - Signed contract in 2018

TH Prop
Michael Bent(33) - Signed contract in 2018
Tadhg Furlong(26) - Signed central 3yr contract in 2018
Andrew Porter(23) - Signed contract in 2018
Vakh Abdaladze(23) - Signed contact in 2018

Hooker
Sean Cronin(33) - Signed contract in 2018
James Tracy(28) - Signed contract in 2018
Bryan Byrne(26) - Signed contract in 2019
Ronan Kelleher(21) - Signed contract in 2019

Lock
Scott Fardy(35) - Signed 1 yr contract in 2019
Devin Toner(33) - Signed central 3yr contract in 2017
Ross Molony(25) - Signed contract in 2018
James Ryan(23) - Signed contract in 2017

Backrow
Rhys Ruddock(28) - Signed contract in 2018
Jack Conan(27) - Signed contract in 2019
Josh Van Der Flier(26) - Signed contract in 2018
Dan Leavy(25) - Signed contract in 2019
Josh Murphy(24) - Signed contract in 2019
Will Connors(23) - Signed contract in 2018
Max Deegan(22) - Signed contract in 2019
Caelan Doris(21) - Signed contract in 2018
Scott Penny(20) - Signed contract in 2019

Scrumhalf
Jamie Gibson Park(27) - Signed contract in 2019
Luke McGrath(26) - Signed contract in 2019
Hugh O'Sullivan(21) - Signed contract in 2019

Outhalf
Jonathan Sexton(34) - Signed central 2 yr contract in 2019
Ross Byrne(24) - Signed contract in 2017
Ciaran Frawley(21) - Signed contract in 2019

Centre
Joe Tomane(29) - Signed 2 yr contract in 2018
Robbie Henshaw(26) - Signed 3yr central contract in 2019
Rory O'Loughlin(25) - Signed contract in 2017
Garry Ringrose(24) - Signed contract in 2018
Conor O'Brien(23) - Signed contract in 2019

Back Three
Rob Kearney(33) - Signed central contract until end of WC.
Fergus McFadden(33) - Signed contract in 2019
Dave Kearney(30) - Signed contract in 2019
James Lowe(27) - Signed 3yr contract in 2017
Barry Daly(27) - Signed contract in 2018
Adam Byrne(25) - Signed contract in 2017
Cian Kelleher(25) - Signed contract in 2019
Hugo Keenan(23) - Signed contract in 2019
Jimmy O'Brien(22) - Signed contract in 2019
Jordan Larmour(22) - Signed contract in 2018

[johng]

I just noticed that the ages of our 9 senior back rowers at the start of next season (27/9/19) will be....

Ruddock 28
Conan 27
Van der Flier 26
Leavy 25
Murphy 24
Connors 23
Deegan 22
Dorris 21
Penny 20

With none in the Academy. (Until they announce the 1st years). Noice!

[Dave Cahill]

You have too much free time!

[ronk]

You have too much free time!

It was in the post above his one.

[johng]

You have too much free time!

It was in the post above his one.

Ha. So it was. Didn't notice.

Fairly tight time frame because Penny only turns 20 on the 22nd of September and Deegan turns 23 on the 1st of October.

[mildlyinterested]

I just noticed that the ages of our 9 senior back rowers at the start of next season (27/9/19) will be....

Ruddock 28
Conan 27
Van der Flier 26
Leavy 25
Murphy 24
Connors 23
Deegan 22
Dorris 21
Penny 20

With none in the Academy. (Until they announce the 1st years). Noice!

Martin Moloney will be in the academy and 19 years old.

[leinster23]

I just noticed that the ages of our 9 senior back rowers at the start of next season (27/9/19) will be....

Ruddock 28
Conan 27
Van der Flier 26
Leavy 25
Murphy 24
Connors 23
Deegan 22
Dorris 21
Penny 20

With none in the Academy. (Until they announce the 1st years). Noice!

That's an incredibly encouraging age profile. Even with Leavy's injury and the players we've lost we should be stacked there for years.

[the spoofer]

The way Ruddock plays, he has another 5 years left in him. He is an absolute warrior who you'd always want on your side.

[Blue not red blood]

Couldnt agree more re Ruddock
A born leader
Can see him in Japan

[the spoofer]

Couldnt agree more re Ruddock
A born leader
Can see him in Japan

I hope you mean for the RWC and not a minute longer.

[johng]

I just noticed that the ages of our 9 senior back rowers at the start of next season (27/9/19) will be....

Ruddock 28
Conan 27
Van der Flier 26
Leavy 25
Murphy 24
Connors 23
Deegan 22
Dorris 21
Penny 20

With none in the Academy. (Until they announce the 1st years). Noice!

Martin Moloney will be in the academy and 19 years old.

Nice touch. So 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28.

I count Dowling as a 2nd row.

Best positions? Is Moloney a little short for a 6 at the top level? If he ends up at 7....

It's the best position of Van Der Flier, Leavy, Connors and Penny.

6 Ruddock, Murphy.....

8 Conan, Deegan, Dorris.

6 is where the space is ok even with a few locks able to cover. Perhaps that's why they have Dowling playing there a bit. And have played Deegan and Conan there on occasion. And indeed Leavy

[mildlyinterested]

Not sure about Moloney his size and playing 6 at pro level. Be interested to see if he plays 7 at all during JWC.

I think he will be a shorter version of Will Connors.

[johng]

Same height as Richie McCaw

[mildlyinterested]

Same height as Richie McCaw

and thats where the comparisons end.

[johng]

I wasn't comparing them. Just pointing out that 6'2" is probably more a 7 than a 6 these days although Richie would have been v tall for a "Fetcher" when he started.

[mildlyinterested]

I wasn't comparing them. Just pointing out that 6'2" is probably more a 7 than a 6 these days although Richie would have been v tall for a "Fetcher" when he started.

Yeah I'm not sure, I think he will play both at leinster.

played 6 for A team earlier in the season and where he largely played at underage.

[odyboody]

Why bother with the academy any more after Nucifora's new deal,
Call a spade a spade and just have a central academy

[mildlyinterested]

Why bother with the academy any more after Nucifora's new deal,
Call a spade a spade and just have a central academy

Because the current system works.

[Peg Leg]

Why bother with the academy any more after Nucifora's new deal,
Call a spade a spade and just have a central academy

Because the current system works.

In 25% of your test sample

[leinsterforever]

Three XXIIIs:

1. Cian Healy...............1. Peter Dooley.............1. Giuseppe Coyne
2. Sean Cronin..............2. Bryan Byrne..............2. Dan Sheehan
3. Tadhg Furlong...........3. Michael Bent.............3. Thomas Clarkson
4. Devin Toner..............4. Ross Molony..............4. Ryan Baird
5. James Ryan..............5. Jack Dunne...............5. Charlie Ryan
6. Rhys Ruddock............6. Josh Murphy.............6. Ronan Foley
7. Josh van der Flier.......7. Will Connors.............7. Martin Moloney
8. Jack Conan...............8. Caelan Doris.............8. Ronan Watters
9. Jamison Gibson-Park....9. Hugh O'Sullivan.........9. Cormac Foley
10. Johnny Sexton.........10. Ciarán Frawley.........10. David Hawkshaw
11. James Lowe............11. David Kearney..........11. Cian Kelleher
12. Robbie Henshaw.......12. Conor O'Brien...........12. Fergus McFadden
13. Garry Ringrose.........13. Jimmy O'Brien..........13. Gavin Mullin
14. Barry Daly..............14. Adam Byrne.............14. Aaron O'Sullivan
15. Jordan Larmour.......15. Hugo Keenan............15. Michael Sylvester

16. James Tracy...........16. Ronan Kelleher..........16. John McKee
17. Ed Byrne................17. Michael Milne...........17. Harry Noonan
18. Andrew Porter.........18. Vakhtang Abdaladze...18. Jack Aungier
19. Scott Fardy.............19. Oisín Dowling...........19. Brian Deeny
20. Max Deegan.............20. Scott Penny.............20. Anthony Ryan
21. Luke McGrath...........21. Paddy Patterson.......21. James Kenny
22. Ross Byrne..............22. Harry Byrne.............22. Conor Kelly
23. Rory O'Loughlin........23. Tommy O'Brien.........23. Joe Tomane

• Dont know too much about some of the lads below academy level. I'm just basing it on MI's lists and updates, and, in some cases, on how selection went in the Celtic Cup
• Robert Kearney not signed up again yet
• We've got loads of wings on the books. All the #23s can play on the wing, and McFadden and Sylvester have been focusing on playing wing in recent times. Looks as if some of them are going to struggle for gametime next season. The Kelleher signing must be to try to get the right dynamic in terms of age profile, because there's no shortage of options
• There could be a fair amount of fluidity between the 2nd and 3rd squads in terms of the likes of Tomane, Tommy O'Brien, McFadden and Kelleher moving up and down the pecking order depending on how well they're performing