Leinster Senior Squad 2017/2018

[mildlyinterested]

Vakh Abdaladze training with team again this pre season.

[leinsterforever]

Vakh Abdaladze training with team again this pre season.

As a loosehead presumably? Makes sense given how injury prone Ed Byrne is. Porter got quite a lot of gametime as fourth choice loosehead last season before he switched.

[mildlyinterested]

Vakh Abdaladze training with team again this pre season.

As a loosehead presumably? Makes sense given how injury prone Ed Byrne is. Porter got quite a lot of gametime as fourth choice loosehead last season before he switched.

Not sure where, you'd assume LH yes.

[mildlyinterested]

Scott Fardy has arrived.

[jimbobjoe]

Scott Fardy has arrived.

Excellent!

[riocard911]

Scott Fardy has arrived.

And gives his first interview in blue: http://www.the42.ie/scott-fardy-3527951-Aug2017/

[Peg Leg]

Scott Fardy has arrived.

Anyone else hearing the rumour that he left super rugby because he despised travelling to and spending time in SA?

[simonokeeffe]

Scott Fardy has arrived.

Anyone else hearing the rumour that he left super rugby because he despised travelling to and spending time in SA?

Well am sure he wasnt going to play in every game anyway

[cormac]

Sexton targetting Munster game for return to action

http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/l ... 13721.html

[mildlyinterested]

Loosehead Prop
Cian Healy - Signed central 3yr contract in 2016
Jack McGrath - Signed central 3yr contract in 2016
Ed Byrne - Signed contract in 2017
Peter Dooley - Signed contract in 2016

Vakh Abdaladze - Academy Year 1

Hooker
Richardt Strauss - Signed contract in 2017
Sean Cronin - Signed 3yr contract in 2015
James Tracy - Signed contract in 2016
Bryan Byrne - Signed contract in 2017

Sean McNulty - Academy Year 3
Ronan Kelleher - Academy Year 1

Tighthead Prop
Michael Bent - Signed contract in 2016
Tadhg Furlong - Signed contract in 2016
Andrew Porter - Signed contract in 2017

Oisin Heffernan - Academy Year 3
Jeremy Loughman - Academy Year 3
Jack Aungier - Academy Year 1

Lock
Scott Fardy - Signed 2 yr contract in 2017
Devin Toner - Signed central 3yr contract in 2017
Ian Nagle - Signed contract in 2017
Mick Kearney - Signed contract in 2017
Ross Molony - Signed contract in 2016
James Ryan - Signed contract in 2017

Oisin Dowling - Academy Year 1

Backrow
Jamie Heaslip - Signed central 3 yr contract in 2017
Sean O'Brien - Signed central 3 yr contract in 2016
Rhys Ruddock - Signed contract in 2016
Jordi Murphy - Signed contract in 2017
Jack Conan - Signed contract in 2017
Josh Van Der Flier - Signed contract in 2016
Dan Leavy - Signed contract in 2017
Peadar Timmins - Signed contract in 2017
Max Deegan - Signed contract in 2017

Josh Murphy - Academy Year 3
Will Connors - Academy Year 2
Caelan Doris - Academy Year 1

Scrumhalf
Jamie Gibson Park - Signed 3 yr contract in 2016
Luke McGrath - Signed contract in 2017
Nick McCarthy - Signed contract in 2017

Charlie Rock - Academy Year 3
Hugh O'Sullivan - Academy Year 1

Outhalf
Jonathan Sexton - Signed central 4 yr contract in 2015
Cathal Marsh - Signed contract in 2016
Ross Byrne - Signed contract in 2017
Joey Carbery - Signed contract in 2017

Ciaran Frawley - Academy Year 1
Conor Dean - Academy Year 1

Centre
Noel Reid - Signed contract in 2017
Robbie Henshaw - Signed 3yr contract in 2016
Tom Daly - Signed contract in 2017
Garry Ringrose - Signed contract in 2016
Rory O'Loughlin - Signed contract in 2017

Conor O'Brien - Academy Year 2
Jimmy O'Brien - Academy Year 2
Gavin Mullin - Academy Year 1
Tommy O'Brien - Academy Year 1

Back Three
Isa Nacewa - Signed 2yr contract in 2016
Rob Kearney - Signed central 3 yr contract in 2015
Fergus McFadden - Signed 3yr contract in 2015
Dave Kearney - Signed contract in 2016
James Lowe - Signed 3yr contract in 2017
Barry Daly - Signed contract in 2017
Adam Byrne - Signed contract in 2017

Hugo Keenan - Academy Year 2
Terry Kennedy - Academy Year 2
Jordan Larmour - Academy Year 2
Jack Kelly - Academy Year 2

[Cathalsmart]

Abdaladze is in the academy? Happy to see hair true, good player and would be a waste to leave him rot.

[leinsterforever]

Could be looking at some sub-academy players playing for the 'A' team in the B&I Cup as bench loosehead and at lock?

[mildlyinterested]

Could be looking at some sub-academy players playing for the 'A' team in the B&I Cup as bench loosehead and at lock?

Same happened last season.. Good exposure for likely future academy players

[mildlyinterested]

Tom Daly tore his ACL last weekend, season and leinster career likely over.

[Cathalsmart]

Massive loss, like it has been said probably the end of his Leinster career.

[Cathalsmart]

Leinster Rugby:

15. Rob Kearney
14. Hugo Keenan
13. Jimmy O’Brien
12. Isa Nacewa CAPTAIN
11. Dave Kearney
10. Ross Byrne
9. Jamison Gibson-Park
1. Peter Dooley
2. Bryan Byrne
3. Michael Bent
4. Ian Nagle
5. Scott Fardy
6. Josh Murphy
7. Jordi Murphy
8. Max Deegan

16. Sean McNulty
17. Ed Byrne
18. Vakh Abdaladze
19. Oisín Dowling
20. Peadar Timmins
21. Charlie Rock
22. Cathal Marsh
23. Ian Fitzpatrick
24. Oisín Heffernan
25. Mick Kearney
26. Will Connors
27. Barry Daly
28. Adam Byrne
29. Fergus McFadden
30. Jordan Larmour

Max Deegan,Josh Murphy,Jimmy O'Brien get there 2nd successive starts. Should not read too much into pre season team's but this could me that these 3 are seen as good options this season.

[johng]

From a personal pov that is awful for TOD.

From a Leinster pov we are down to Reid and O'Loughlin and the Academy in the centre.

Could be a big break for one of the academy lads.

With Ringrose, Henshaw and Lowe missing until at least October we are a bit under the kosh before a ball has been kicked in anger.

[simonokeeffe]

From a personal pov that is awful for TOD.

From a Leinster pov we are down to Reid and O'Loughlin and the Academy in the centre.

Could be a big break for one of the academy lads.

With Ringrose, Henshaw and Lowe missing until at least October we are a bit under the kosh before a ball has been kicked in anger.

maybe Isa at 12 this weekend is an indicator, long time ago but he played enough at 12 for Blues etc

[Cathalsmart]

From a personal pov that is awful for TOD.

From a Leinster pov we are down to Reid and O'Loughlin and the Academy in the centre.

Could be a big break for one of the academy lads.

With Ringrose, Henshaw and Lowe missing until at least October we are a bit under the kosh before a ball has been kicked in anger.

No offence to Daly but I wouldn't rate him much higher than the other centres in the academy plus they have a much higher ceiling.

[cormac]

Isa at 12 is an interesting call. Good to see Jordi Murphy back from injury too.