Academy 2017/2018

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Academy broken down by school/club:

Blackrock College: 6(Loughman, Doris, Rock, Mullin, T O'Brien, Keenan)
St. Michaels College: 4(Kelleher, Dowling, Murphy, Kelly)
St. Marys College: 1(Kennedy)
CC Roscrea: 1(Heffernan)
Newbridge College: 1(J O'Brien)
Mullingar RFC: 1(C O'Brien)
Skerries RFC: 1(Frawley)
Clongowes Wood College: 1(Connors)
Rockwell College: 1(McNulty)
St. Andrews College: 1(Larmour)
Kings Hospital: 1(Fitzpatrick)
Belvedere College: 1(O'Sullivan)
Suttonians RFC: 1(Aungier)

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Top prospects likely in sub academy next season:

Jordan Duggan(LH Prop)
Eoghan Clarke(Hooker)
Jack Dunne(Second Row)
Aaron Browne(Second Row)
Charlie Ryan(Second Row)(u19)
Max Kearney(Openside)
Richard Dunne(Openside)
JJ O'Dea(Backrow)
James Kenny(Scrumhalf)
Patrick Patterson(Scrumhalf)
Conor Dean(Outhalf)
Harry Byrne(Outhalf)(u19)
Sean O'Brien(Centre)
Peter Sullivan(Wing)
Tom Roche(Wing)
Michael Silvester(Back Three)

Probably forgot a few.

[riocard911]

Thought James Ryan put in some pretty impressive cameos off the bench for Joe vs USA and Japan. That's a guy, who knows his way around a rugby pitch. You can see it in everything he does.

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Thought James Ryan put in some pretty impressive cameos off the bench for Joe vs USA and Japan. That's a guy, who knows his way around a rugby pitch. You can see it in everything he does.

Not surprising, assuming he can stay healthy he will move quickly through the ranks at leinster.

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Leinster Academy Forwards

Oisin Heffernan(TH Prop)


Jeremy Loughman(LH/TH Prop)


Jack Aungier(TH Prop)


Sean McNulty(Hooker)


Ronan Kelleher(Hooker)


Oisin Dowling(Second Row)


Josh Murphy(Blindside)


Will Connors(Openside)


Caelan Doris(Blindside/Number 8 )

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Leinster Academy Backs

Charlie Rock(Scrumhalf)


Hugh O'Sullivan(Scrumhalf)


Ciaran Frawley(Outhalf/Inside Centre)


Conor O'Brien(Centre)


Jimmy O'Brien(Centre)


Gavin Mullin(Centre)


Tommy O'Brien(Centre/Wing)


Ian Fitzpatrick(Wing)


Hugo Keenan(Wing)


Terry Kennedy(Wing)


Jordan Larmour(Wing)


Jack Kelly(Fullback/Wing/Centre)

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props involved with leinster u19 recently:

Michael Milne(CC Roscrea)
Darragh Bolger(Clontarf RFC)
Niall McEniff(St. Marys)
Guiseppe Coyne(Blackrock)
Ben Howlett(Newbridge)
Aziz Naser(Suttonians RFC)
Jonny Bell(Belvedere College)

Bolger & McEniff played for ireland last season, while Milne and Coyne were called up but had to pull out due to injury.

Be interesting to see if any of them move to hooker.

[COYBIB]

Apart from Larmour, any of these lads destined for big things? There always needs to be a hype train behind a few academy prospects...

[mildlyinterested]

Apart from Larmour, any of these lads destined for big things? There always needs to be a hype train behind a few academy prospects...

why does there need to be a hype train?

there was none behind ROL and look how he performed last season.

[Dave Cahill]

I tried to start a hype handcar behind ROL last year

[arsebiscuits1]

Apart from Larmour, any of these lads destined for big things? There always needs to be a hype train behind a few academy prospects...

Tommy O'Brien looks like a serious prospect (I thought he was still in sub-academy?)

Centre/ wing he showed a very impressive skillset against France in the U20 6 nations in both attack and defence. Was injured for the World Cup but still has another year at U20 level.

He was very highly rated in Rock but missed the senior cup with a broken leg if I recall correctly.

[mildlyinterested]

Apart from Larmour, any of these lads destined for big things? There always needs to be a hype train behind a few academy prospects...

Tommy O'Brien looks like a serious prospect (I thought he was still in sub-academy?)

Centre/ wing he showed a very impressive skillset against France in the U20 6 nations in both attack and defence. Was injured for the World Cup but still has another year at U20 level.

He was very highly rated in Rock but missed the senior cup with a broken leg if I recall correctly.

He was in the sub academy last season.

He is an excellent prospect, as are the other u19s who joined the academy - Aungier, Kelleher, Doris & O'Sullivan

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1995 Age Group
Oisin Heffernan(Prop)
Jeremy Loughman(Prop)
Sean McNulty(Hooker)
Josh Murphy(Blindside)
Charlie Rock(Scrumhalf)

1996 Age Group
Will Connors(Openside/Blindside)
Conor O'Brien(Centre)
Jimmy O'Brien(Centre)
Hugo Keenan(Wing)
Terry Kennedy(Wing)

1997 Age Group
Oisin Dowling(Second Row)
Ciaran Frawley(Outhalf/Centre)
Gavin Mullin(Centre)
Jordan Larmour(Wing)
Jack Kelly(Fullback/Wing/Centre)

1998 Age Group
Jack Aungier(Prop)
Ronan Kelleher(Hooker)
Hugh O'Sullivan(Scrumhalf)
Tommy O'Brien(Centre/Wing)

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Players who joined after their irish u20 season:
Oisin Heffernan(Prop)
Jeremy Loughman(Prop)
Sean McNulty(Hooker)
Oisin Dowling(Second Row)
Josh Murphy(Blindside)
Will Connors(Openside/Blindside)
Charlie Rock(Scrumhalf)
Ciaran Frawley(Outhalf/Centre)
Conor O'Brien(Centre)
Jimmy O'Brien(Centre)
Gavin Mullin(Centre)
Hugo Keenan(Wing)
Terry Kennedy(Wing)

Players who joined before irish u20 season:
Jack Aungier(Prop)
Ronan Kelleher(Hooker)
Hugh O'Sullivan(Scrumhalf)
Tommy O'Brien(Centre/Wing)
Jordan Larmour(Wing)
Jack Kelly(Fullback/Wing/Centre)

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Academy players from last four age groups through system:

1994 Age Group(8)
Peter Dooley(Prop) - promoted to senior squad after two seasons
Ross Molony(Second Row) - promoted to senior squad after two seasons
Dan Leavy(Backrow) - promoted to senior squad after two seasons
Peadar Timmins(Backrow) - graduated normally
Rory O'Loughlin(Centre/Wing) - graduated normally
Adam Byrne(Wing) - graduated normally
Ian Fitzpatrick(Wing)
Cian Kelleher(Wing/Fullback) - left for senior contract at connacht after two seasons.

1995 Age Group(10)
Oisin Heffernan(Prop)
Jeremy Loughman(Prop)
Sean McNulty(Hooker)
David O'Connor(Second Row) - released after two seasons
Josh Murphy(Blindside)
Nick McCarthy(Scrumhalf) - promoted to senior squad after two seasons
Charlie Rock(Scrumhalf)
Ross Byrne(Outhalf) - promoted to senior squad after two seasons
Joey Carbery(Outhalf/Fullback) - promoted to senior squad after two seasons
Garry Ringrose(Centre) - promoted to senior squad after a season

1996 Age Group(9)
Andrew Porter(Prop) - promoted to senior squad after a season
James Ryan(Second Row) - promoted to senior squad after a season
Max Deegan(Number 8 ) - promoted to senior squad after a season
Will Connors(Openside/Blindside)
Conor O'Brien(Centre)
Jimmy O'Brien(Centre)
Jack Power(Fullback) - released after a season
Hugo Keenan(Wing)
Terry Kennedy(Wing)

1997 Age Group(5)
Oisin Dowling(Second Row)
Ciaran Frawley(Outhalf/Centre)
Gavin Mullin(Centre)
Jordan Larmour(Wing)
Jack Kelly(Fullback/Wing/Centre)

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Leinster u20 training group for the summer:

Prop
Jack Aungier(Suttonians)
Jordan Duggan(Naas/Newbridge)
Joe Byrne(Blackrock)
Sean Goodburn(Kings Hospital)
Evin Coyle(UCD)

Hooker
Eoghan Clarke(CBC Monkstown)
Cathal Duff(Navan)
Dan Sheehan(Clongowes)

Second Row
Aaron Browne(Roscrea)
Cormac Daly(Navan)
Jack Dunne(Michaels)

Backrow
JJ O'Dea(Navan)
Richard Dunne(DUFC/Blackrock)
Max Kearney(Belvedere)
Ruadhán McDonnell(Longford)
Will Fay(Lansdowne/CBC Monkstown)
Cian Reilly(Blackrock)
Conor Doran(Belvedere)

Scrumhalf
Hugh O'Sullivan(Belvedere)
James Kenny(Gonzaga)
Patrick Patterson(Blackrock)
Peter O'Beirne(St. Michaels)

Outhalf
Conor Dean(Marys/Blackrock)
Harry Byrne(Michaels)
Peter Hastie(Lansdowne/Wicklow)

Outside Backs
James Moriarty(Blackrock)
Sean O'Brien(Clontarf/Blackrock)
Tom Roche(Blackrock)
David Heavey(Blackrock)
Peter Maher(Belvedere)
Conor Dunne(Tullamore)
Tom O'Callaghan(Lansdowne/CBC Monkstown)
Michael Silvester(DUFC/Clongowes)
Peter Sullivan(St. Andrews)

Might be missing one or two players.

[El Diablo]

Caelan Doris will be back in training shortly I'm sure. Possible captain?
Will Fay is with Lansdowne I think...out injured for much of last season.

[mildlyinterested]

Caelan Doris will be back in training shortly I'm sure. Possible captain?
Will Fay is with Lansdowne I think...out injured for much of last season.

Yeah doris, kelleher and o'brien not included as of yet.. kelleher/doris still on break, o'brien training with academy.. wouldnt surprise me to see doris/kelleher so similarly.

[Cathalsmart]

Is Harry Byrne eligible for Ireland U20s this season? Heard good things about him.

[mildlyinterested]

Is Harry Byrne eligible for Ireland U20s this season? Heard good things about him.

yeah he is out of school, is under-19 this upcoming season.