Ex-Leinster players

[El Diablo]

Maybe it's been mentioned already but there will be 1 Leinster old boy playing aginst us in the pre-season friendly in Nice.....Mark McHugh
http://www.nicerugbyclub.com/newspop.asp?ID=70
but who is Paddy Warwick?
http://www.nicerugbyclub.com/peoplepop.asp?ID=44. The nice website says he's Irish but I have never heard of him.

[simonno6]

mick berne playing social rugby league in oz - according to his brother on leinster tv!

[ratpack]

Jamie Hagan is making his debut for Connacht against Edinburgh on friday night. Hope it goes well for him out there, he's a good prospect but needs gametime.

[TrapperChamonix]

1st start for Connaught but he did get 60 mins v the hairsprays

[Isaac4leinster]

Cameron Jowitt back playing Air New Zealand Cup I see

[bgmusic]

Johnny Hepworth scored a nice try for Leeds v Worcester,but later badly missed a tackle to concede a try to Worcester.Leeds were well beaten.

[Duke Raoul]

Cameron Jowitt back playing Air New Zealand Cup I see

Yep, for Northland. David Holwell is back and benching for them too.

[El Diablo]

I wonder is James Downey playing against Munster tomorrow night?

[Munsterboy]

I wonder is James Downey playing against Munster tomorrow night?

I believe so. He's their first choice 12.

[Darce]

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS TEAM TO PLAY MUNSTER
Heineken Cup Round 1
Franklin’s Gardens
Saturday, October 10th, 2009
Kick off 6:00pm
15 Ben Foden
14 Chris Ashton
13 Jon Clarke
12 James Downey
11 Bruce Reihana
10 Shane Geraghty
9 Lee Dickson
1 Soane Tonga’uiha
2 Dylan Hartley (capt)
3 Santiago Bonorino
4 Courtney Lawes
5 Juandre Kruger
6 Phil Dowson
7 Neil Best
8 Roger Wilson

Replacements
16 Brett Sharman
17 Regardt Dreyer
18 Brian Mujati
19 Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe
20 Mark Easter
21 Alan Dickens
22 Stephen Myler
23 Chris Mayor



http://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/3831_6037.php

[Oldschool]

I wonder is James Downey playing against Munster tomorrow night?

Playing? - He made DeVilliers look the average player he is!

[downsouthdukin]

I wonder is James Downey playing against Munster tomorrow night?

Playing? - He made DeVilliers look the average player he is!

If someone had told me James Downey was an allblack on tonights performance i would have believed them

[Justtoby]

Doran-Jones set for shock debut

Inexperienced prop Paul Doran-Jones looks set to make a surprise Test debut against Argentina as England's injury crisis claimed another two victims.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_u ... 353110.stm

[El Diablo]

Dave Gannon is back from New Zealand and playing with the Exeter Chiefs....
http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/regiona ... ticle.html
I really he hope makes it back from the Michael Bradley inspired abyss. He will get a crack at Leinster A in the British Irish Cup on the 13th of Feb. Hopefully we will see him back in Leinster blue in the future.

[jezzer]

Dave Gannon is back from New Zealand and playing with the Exeter Chiefs....
http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/regiona ... ticle.html
I really he hope makes it back from the Michael Bradley inspired abyss. He will get a crack at Leinster A in the British Irish Cup on the 13th of Feb. Hopefully we will see him back in Leinster blue in the future.

He's easily as good as Toner or Hogan.

[Sea_point]

Dave Gannon is back from New Zealand and playing with the Exeter Chiefs....
http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/regiona ... ticle.html
I really he hope makes it back from the Michael Bradley inspired abyss. He will get a crack at Leinster A in the British Irish Cup on the 13th of Feb. Hopefully we will see him back in Leinster blue in the future.

Gannon's problem wasn't Bradley, it was injury, loss of form and competition. But I agree he's far more versatile than Hogan who I just don't rate at all a ML level ...

We've had no problems Lock wise out West, and Gannon is a little on the small side for lock at 6ft 3ins tall and weighs 16st 10lbs according to the Exeter site ( he must have shrunk from his Connacht days). He was exceptional for us in his first season but then after the Churchill Cup in the summer he had injury problems and wasn't the same player coming back (barring the occasional cameo). He really should have been developing as a blind side or number eight but again we weren't badly served in that area over the years either....

I see he got his first run from the bench at the weekend as the Chiefs lost for the first time in the Championship this season in the local Devon derby against Plymouth....

[Donny B.]

Dave Gannon is back from New Zealand and playing with the Exeter Chiefs....
http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/regiona ... ticle.html
I really he hope makes it back from the Michael Bradley inspired abyss. He will get a crack at Leinster A in the British Irish Cup on the 13th of Feb. Hopefully we will see him back in Leinster blue in the future.

I think that ship has sailed tbh.

[El Diablo]

David Blaney is having a good run in Div 1 with Bristol.....We should see him in the Premiership next year. He hasn't changed the hair style...

[CiaranIrl]

Eric Miller is on the bench for Old Wesley on Saturday against the Belfast Harlequins. A once great player ravaged by injury.

[gleesonisgod]

Eric Miller is on the bench for Old Wesley on Saturday against the Belfast Harlequins. A once great player ravaged by injury.

Hilarious! I wonder when was the last time he togged out. I'm sure the lack of game time will do little a player of his callibre playing Div 2. He's their defensive coach and he's supposed to be doing great things there.