Leinster Academy 19/20

[wixfjord]

Well now, this is a strange one.
https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/ ... 99049.html

Have never been a fan of Leamy as a person. But he seems to be building a good coaching CV.

[backrower8]

What do you know of him as a person?

[wixfjord]

What do you know of him as a person?

His petty snipes at Leinster players and coaches over the years is what I'm referring to, both on and off the pitch.

[LeRouxIsPHat]

I'm usually worried about people leaving the academy, kind of forgot how attractive it must be to coaches all around the world.

[backrower8]

What do you know of him as a person?

His petty snipes at Leinster players and coaches over the years is what I'm referring to, both on and off the pitch.

I don’t like any of that stuff either, but it’s not what comes to mind first when I think of Leamy and maybe historical competitive jiving is too narrow a basis for defining him as a person.

[wixfjord]

What do you know of him as a person?

His petty snipes at Leinster players and coaches over the years is what I'm referring to, both on and off the pitch.

I don’t like any of that stuff either, but it’s not what comes to mind first when I think of Leamy and maybe historical competitive jiving is too narrow a basis for defining him as a person.

As a Leinster fan and having seen some of his media comments and on field stuff over the years that's my perception of him.

But I'm sure he's a grand chap and certainly the brains trust in Leinster have seen something in him to appoint him. Good coaching CV too as I said above.

[Pilotman123]

Old Belvedere beat Trinity today, Ethan Baxter is a really special player he was phenomenal today. Justin Leonard played really well and had a few good cross field kicks, Ben O’ Shea and Karl Martin stood out aswell. Liam Macmahon was Trinity’s best player.

[Pilotman123]

Anyone know how UCD got on today?

[mildlyinterested]

Old Belvedere beat Trinity today, Ethan Baxter is a really special player he was phenomenal today. Justin Leonard played really well and had a few good cross field kicks, Ben O’ Shea and Karl Martin stood out aswell. Liam Macmahon was Trinity’s best player.

This the u20 team?

[Pilotman123]

Old Belvedere beat Trinity today, Ethan Baxter is a really special player he was phenomenal today. Justin Leonard played really well and had a few good cross field kicks, Ben O’ Shea and Karl Martin stood out aswell. Liam Macmahon was Trinity’s best player.

This the u20 team?

Yes

[mildlyinterested]

Old Belvedere beat Trinity today, Ethan Baxter is a really special player he was phenomenal today. Justin Leonard played really well and had a few good cross field kicks, Ben O’ Shea and Karl Martin stood out aswell. Liam Macmahon was Trinity’s best player.

This the u20 team?

Yes

Do you have a team lineup?

Where did Baxter play?

[Pilotman123]

Baxter started at 7 and finished the game at hooker, don’t have a team sheet unfortunately but a good few Leinster reps/ Irish reps were playing

[mildlyinterested]

Sam Illo(U19/TH Prop) another player in the sub-academy.

[mildlyinterested]

Looking at this years under-20 age group; when they played leinster u18 schools, only 10 players played for leinster this summer. While 10 club players also played for leinster this summer.

Back Three
Sam Dardis (Terenure/Terenure)
Chris Cosgrave (St Michael’s) - u19
Max O’Reilly (St Gerard’s/DUFC)
Tom Maher (Blackrock/UCD)
John Maher (Clongowes Wood)
Andrew Smith (St Michael’s/Clontarf)

Centre
Ross McInness (Terenure/Terenure)
Mick O’Gara (Pres Bray/St. Marys)
James Reynolds (CBC Monkstown/Lansdowne)

Outhalf
Cian Egenton (Castleknock/DUFC)
Ben Watson (St Gerard’s/St. Marys)

Scrumhalf
Ben Murphy (Pres Bray) - u19
Adam McEvoy (St Mary’s)

Prop
Conor Duff (Clongowes Wood)
Thomas Clarkson (Blackrock/DUFC)
Luke Rigney (Roscrea)
Simon Clear (Gonzaga/DUFC)
Cian Duffy (Blackrock)

Hooker
Bobby Sheehan (Clongowes Wood/UCD)
Ethan Baxter (St Gerard’s/Old Bevledere)
Jerry Cahir (Roscrea)

Lock
Cian Prendergast (Newbridge/UCD)
Daniel Beggs (Clongowes Wood)
Gavin Dowling (Clongowes Wood)

Backrow
Jody Booth (St Michael’s/DUFC)
Anthony Ryan (Clongowes Wood/DUFC)
Jack Cooke (Terenure)
Ed Brennan (Blackrock)

Back Three
Diarmuid Egan (Tullamore)
Josh O’Connor (Wexford Wanderers/UCD)
Sean Wafer (Gorey)
Thomas McBrien (Skerries)
Matthew Jungmann (Seapoint)
Cathal Farrell (Tullamore)
Thomas Jones (North Kildare)

Centre
Luis Faria (Wanderers/DUFC)
Karl Martin (Boyne/Old Belvedere)
Mikey McGiff (Clontarf)

Outhalf
Paddy McKenzie (Wicklow/Old Wesley)
Adam Nealon (DLSP)

Scrumhalf
Shane Murphy (Skerries/UCD)
Jack Ussher (Suttonians)
Fiachra Hourihane (Enniscorthy)

Prop
Marcus Hannon (Clane/Old Belvedere)
Charlie Ward (Tullow/Clontarf)
Harry Noonan (Greystones/Old Wesley)
Jordan Kelly (Enniscorthy)
Sean O’Rourke (Athy)
Michael Power (Clontarf)

Hooker
Barry Ryan (Wexford Wanderers)
Mark Nicholson (Wicklow)

Lock
Fionn Gilbert (Clontarf),
Sam Porter (Wicklow)

Backrow
Brian Deeney (Wexford Wanderers/Clontarf)
Luke Thompson (Wicklow/Lansdowne)
Robert Murphy (Gorey)
Tadgh Butler (Kilkenny)
David Murphy (Blackrock College)

[mildlyinterested]

No Tommy O'Brien for A team, hopefully he isn't injured again after going off at half time last week.

[mildlyinterested]

Good to see Tommy O'Brien pictured training with senior team today, he, Harry Byrne, Jack Dunne, Jack Aungier and Oisin Dowling among the academy who weren't in A team at weekend but pictured at senior training today.

[mildlyinterested]

https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/ken-wall-c ... rgia-park/

Sub-academy facility in Donnybrook opened officially today

[the spoofer]

https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/ken-wall-c ... rgia-park/

Sub-academy facility in Donnybrook opened officially today

Looking forward to when the midlands one is completed.

[mildlyinterested]

be interesting to see when they start the rest...

[Ruckedtobits]

As soon as they reach agreement with the 'host' establishments is the word around the Branch. It's not totally staighforward as they need strong established institutions which will continue in existance in the long-term and prioritise rugby whilst not being seen as a "biased" location against any Club in the respective Areas.

Plenty of work done already in planning, design and fund-raising but Leinster have got to be certain they have chosen the right partners before they make any announcements.