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- Leo Cullen
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Kennedy has been released by Leinster.
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mildlyinterested wrote:Kennedy has been released by Leinster.
yes, I know. And so has Dardis. We're discussing whether there may be a path back for them.
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What are their positions in 15 a side ?Dave Cahill wrote:mildlyinterested wrote:Kennedy has been released by Leinster.
yes, I know. And so has Dardis. We're discussing whether there may be a path back for them.
Just thinking there might be a short term injury cover place in any of the provinces as a way of coaches seeing what they are like, 7's players generally have pretty good skills.
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- Leo Cullen
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Dardis was a fullback at 15's.rooster wrote:What are their positions in 15 a side ?Dave Cahill wrote:mildlyinterested wrote:Kennedy has been released by Leinster.
yes, I know. And so has Dardis. We're discussing whether there may be a path back for them.
Just thinking there might be a short term injury cover place in any of the provinces as a way of coaches seeing what they are like, 7's players generally have pretty good skills.
Kennedy a wing.
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Ireland win in Poland and clinch the Rugby Europe Sevens Series title.
http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/42487.php#.W5VYB-hKjIU
http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/42487.php#.W5VYB-hKjIU
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Does that help with Olympic qualifcation or auto qualification for the circuit?cormac wrote:Ireland win in Poland and clinch the Rugby Europe Sevens Series title.
http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/42487.php#.W5VYB-hKjIU
Ruddock's tackle stats consistently too low for me to be taken seriously as a Six Nations blindside..... Ruddock's defensive stats don't stack up. - All Blacks Nil, Jan 15th, 2014
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
Ruddock(c) 19/2 Tackles
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
Ruddock(c) 19/2 Tackles
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Don't know about the Olympics but it gets them back to Hong Kong to try and qualify for the main sevens circuit.paddyor wrote:Does that help with Olympic qualifcation or auto qualification for the circuit?cormac wrote:Ireland win in Poland and clinch the Rugby Europe Sevens Series title.
http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/42487.php#.W5VYB-hKjIU
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- Rob Kearney
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Came through against Russia to Q/F in Hong Kong this morning by 33-7 and now face them again in quarter-final. Looks like winner wil play best of Germany or Uruguay. Chile, Tonga and Philipines in other half. Conroy scored a pin-up try with blinding pace and was clocked as topping 36 kph!
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Harry McNulty is some athlete!
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Maybe we can do the same with Tomane so?
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Thanks for that, great interview.
I think anyone who saw him when he was younger would have said the same thing but that's so frustrating that it was actually a conscious decision not to back himself with ball in hand. He had amazingly quick feet, great hands, and a brilliant boot (don't quite agree with him about his kicking game, he was a lovely spiral kicker) and always reminded me of Willie Le Roux but just let too many games pass him by.
That said I thought defence was his biggest issue. Had that not been the case then he'd have been seen as being a more reliable option and could have developed everything else on the back of it.
I think anyone who saw him when he was younger would have said the same thing but that's so frustrating that it was actually a conscious decision not to back himself with ball in hand. He had amazingly quick feet, great hands, and a brilliant boot (don't quite agree with him about his kicking game, he was a lovely spiral kicker) and always reminded me of Willie Le Roux but just let too many games pass him by.
That said I thought defence was his biggest issue. Had that not been the case then he'd have been seen as being a more reliable option and could have developed everything else on the back of it.
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Ireland beat Germany 17-10 in Semi-final.playing Hong Kong in final at 9.30 a.m. to qualify for HSBC World Series.
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BOOM! Well done to all the lads, coaches and management.
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And then went and won the final by 28-7 to qualify as a full member of World Series for next Season.Ruckedtobits wrote:Ireland beat Germany 17-10 in Semi-final.playing Hong Kong in final at 9.30 a.m. to qualify for HSBC World Series.
Like him or not, that's another defined target of the Nucifora era achieved the hard way:
1. Grand Slam
2. 3 6N Championships in 5 year
3. 6N U.20 Grand Slam
4. 7's World Series Qualification secured
5. Reduced average age of Senior Irish first caps
6. Mobility of Irish players across Provinces
Only two defined targets I recall which have not been acheived to dat:
1. Irish Womens 7's to Olympics;,
2. 2nd Irish Province to make European Final
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The only one of those he had any influence on was 6.
You know I'm going to lose,
And gambling's for fools,
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Wohoo.
Well done to all involved. Be good to see more green on the circuit.
Well done to all involved. Be good to see more green on the circuit.
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It'll be interesting to see what happens now. Will it become more specialised and of less use as a development tool for academy players?
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The interview with Dardis is very honest.
Maybe even a little too self critical or self doubting.
Potential echoes for Larmour.
Larmour sometimes needs to go for it instead of dancing into contact.
His thing is his footwork but at times it's also necessary to put the head down, break the gain line and give his forwards a target.
Dardis possibly didn't look for enough advice from others.
Maybe even a little too self critical or self doubting.
Potential echoes for Larmour.
Larmour sometimes needs to go for it instead of dancing into contact.
His thing is his footwork but at times it's also necessary to put the head down, break the gain line and give his forwards a target.
Dardis possibly didn't look for enough advice from others.
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