Age Grade Interpros

[mildlyinterested]

Some of Leinster u19 squad:

Prop
Marcus Hanan(Clane RFC)
Simon Clear(Gonzaga)
Cian Duffy(Blackrock)
Conor Cagney(Belvedere)
Thomas Clarkson(Blackrock)
Charlie Ward(Tullow RFC)
Fionn Finlay(St. Michaels)
Ryan McMahon(Clongowes)

Hooker
Mark Nicholson(Wicklow RFC)
Gavin O'Brien(St. Marys)
Bobby Sheehan(Clongowes)
Ethan Baxter(Gonzaga)
Luke Thompson(Wicklow RFC)

Lock
Sean O'Brien(Blackrock)
Brian Deeney(Wexford RFC)
Cian Prendergast(Newbridge)
Jack Stapleton(Blackrock)
Dan Beggs(Clongowes)

Backrow
Anthony Ryan(Clongowes)
Jody Booth(St. Michaels)
Stephen Keane(St. Andrews)
Jack Cooke(Terenure)

[flustered]

any good prospects from that list mildly? have you a list of the backs?

[mildlyinterested]

any good prospects from that list mildly? have you a list of the backs?

Tom Clarkson is the standout from that list at the moment, wouldn't surprise me if he played with the 20's. But several other notable players like Prendergast and Baxter.

No list of backs at the moment.

[mildlyinterested]

Most of the Leinster u18 club squad:

William Reilly(Portloaise)
Mark Boyle(Gorey)
Fionn Gilbert(Clontard)
Temi Lasisi(Enniscorthy)
Ryan Doyle(Clane)
Oisin O'Rourke(Athy)
Sean Kelly Komalofe(Wexford)
Karl Martin(Boyne)
Jamie Osborne(Naas)
Josh O'Connor(Wexford)
Diarmuid Brannock(Cill Dara)
Gary Faulkner(Navan)
James Reilly(Longford)
Adam Keating(Naas)
Ryan Foley(Athy)
Ben McGuiness(Wexford)
Ben Kidd(Enniscorthy)
Ben Jones(Barnhall)
Robert Murphy(Gorey)
Fionn O'Hara(Mullingar)
Luke Carton(Mullingar)
Sean O'Rourke(Athy)
Finn Tierney(Newpark)
Cormac Fenton(Wicklow)
Jack Hanlon(Tullow)
David Murphy(Newpark)
David Manning(Mullingar)
Gabriel Akinwande(Malahide)
Jordan Finney(Navan)
Philip Byrne(Tullow)
Patrick Kieran(Greystones)
Shane McGuiness(Wexford)
Larry Morgan(Navan)
Tim Corkery(Kilkenny)
Cathal Purcell(Dundalk)
Peter Mitic(Mullingar)

[mildlyinterested]

Incomplete U18 schools squad:

Prop: Jack Boyle(St. Michaels) - 5th year
Prop: Shane Connolly(Roscrea) -
Prop: Hugo O'Malley(Blackrock) - 5th year
Prop: Sam Illo(Wesley) -
Prop: Hugh Flood(Belvedere) -
Prop: Levi Vaughan(Terenure) -
Hooker: Lee Barron(St. Michaels) - 5th year
Hooker: Jamie Kavanagh(Wesley) -
Lock: Alex Soroka(Belvedere) -
Lock: Max Mellett(Castlekock) - 6th year
Lock: Aaron Deegan(Terenure) - 6th year
Lock: Conor Carson(Gonzaga) - 5th year
Lock/Backrow: Jonathan Fish(St. Michaels) - 6th year
Backrow: Barry Dooley(Clongowes)- 4th year
Backrow: Aaron Coleman(Belvedere) -
Backrow: Tom Gilheany(Clongowes) -
Backrow: Gavin Meagher(Roscrea) -
Backrow: Will Hickey(St. Michaels) - 5th year
Backrow: Jack Barry(Gonzaga) -
Backrow: Jack Guinane(St. Michaels) - 5th year
Scrumhalf: Ben Murphy(Pres Bray) - 6th year
Scrumhalf: Rob Gilsenan(St. Michaels) - 6th year
Outhalf: David Wilkinson(Clongowes) - 5th year
Outhalf/Centre: Justin Leonard(Belvedere) - 6th year
Centre: Arthur Henry(Gonzaga) - 5th year
Centre: Simon O'Kelly(St. Michaels) - 5th year
Outside Back: Chris Grimes(Clongowes)
Outside Back: Chris Cosgrave(St. Michaels) - 5th year
Outside Back: Matt Grogan(Belvedere) - 6th year
Back Three: Zach Harrison(St. Michaels) - 5th year
Back Three: Matthew McGetrick(Terenure) -
Back Three: Josh Pyper(Pres Bray) -
Back Three: Ed Kelly(St. Michaels) - 5th year
Back Three: Dylan O'Grady(Belvedere) - 4th year

[A16]

Incomplete U18 schools squad:

Prop: Jack Boyle(St. Michaels)
Prop: Shane Connolly(Roscrea)
Prop: Hugo O'Malley(Blackrock)
Prop: Sam Illo(Wesley)
Prop: Hugh Flood(Belvedere)
Prop: Levi Vaughan(Terenure)
Hooker: Lee Barron(St. Michaels)
Hooker: Jamie Kavanagh(Wesley)
Lock: Alex Soroka(Belvedere)
Lock: Max Mellett(Castlekock)
Lock: Aaron Deegan(Terenure)
Lock: Conor Carson(Gonzaga)
Lock/Backrow: Jonathan Fish(St. Michaels)
Backrow: Barry Dooley(Clongowes)
Backrow: Aaron Coleman(Belvedere)
Backrow: Tom Gilheany(Clongowes)
Backrow: Gavin Meagher(Roscrea)
Backrow: Will Hickey(St. Michaels)
Backrow: Jack Barry(Gonzaga)
Scrumhalf: Ben Murphy(Pres Bray)
Scrumhalf: Rob Gilsenan(St. Michaels)
Outhalf: David Wilkinson(Clongowes)
Outhalf/Centre: Justin Leonard(Belvedere)
Centre: Arthur Henry(Gonzaga)
Outside Back: Chris Grimes(Clongowes)
Outside Back: Chris Cosgrave(St. Michaels)
Outside Back: Matt Grogan(Belvedere)
Back Three: Zach Harrison(St. Michaels)
Back Three: Matthew McGetrick(Terenure)
Back Three: Josh Pyper(Pres Bray)
Back Three: Ed Kelly(St. Michaels)
Back Three: Dylan O'Grady(Belvedere)

Interesting, thanks for making the list. Other than Cosgrave and Boyle, do you reckon any of them could make an academy place or get a pro contract in future mildly?

[mildlyinterested]

Incomplete U18 schools squad:

Prop: Jack Boyle(St. Michaels)
Prop: Shane Connolly(Roscrea)
Prop: Hugo O'Malley(Blackrock)
Prop: Sam Illo(Wesley)
Prop: Hugh Flood(Belvedere)
Prop: Levi Vaughan(Terenure)
Hooker: Lee Barron(St. Michaels)
Hooker: Jamie Kavanagh(Wesley)
Lock: Alex Soroka(Belvedere)
Lock: Max Mellett(Castlekock)
Lock: Aaron Deegan(Terenure)
Lock: Conor Carson(Gonzaga)
Lock/Backrow: Jonathan Fish(St. Michaels)
Backrow: Barry Dooley(Clongowes)
Backrow: Aaron Coleman(Belvedere)
Backrow: Tom Gilheany(Clongowes)
Backrow: Gavin Meagher(Roscrea)
Backrow: Will Hickey(St. Michaels)
Backrow: Jack Barry(Gonzaga)
Scrumhalf: Ben Murphy(Pres Bray)
Scrumhalf: Rob Gilsenan(St. Michaels)
Outhalf: David Wilkinson(Clongowes)
Outhalf/Centre: Justin Leonard(Belvedere)
Centre: Arthur Henry(Gonzaga)
Outside Back: Chris Grimes(Clongowes)
Outside Back: Chris Cosgrave(St. Michaels)
Outside Back: Matt Grogan(Belvedere)
Back Three: Zach Harrison(St. Michaels)
Back Three: Matthew McGetrick(Terenure)
Back Three: Josh Pyper(Pres Bray)
Back Three: Ed Kelly(St. Michaels)
Back Three: Dylan O'Grady(Belvedere)

Interesting, thanks for making the list. Other than Cosgrave and Boyle, do you reckon any of them could make an academy place or get a pro contract in future mildly?

Quite a few have the potential but it's very early:

Lee Barron started for St. Michaels last season as a 4th year hooker, which is promising.
Have heard good things about Max Mellett and certainly has the size at around 6'7.
Ben Murphy played for Ireland last season as a u17.
Arthur Henry started for Gonzaga as a 4th year and was a standout in trial game earlier this year.
Matt Grogan was a standout for Belvo last season.

That's just 5 players, as I said though it's very early. Who knows how any of the will mature, physically or otherwise. Some may be lost to injury or not have the right attitude etc.

Possible team, injury allowing:

1. Jack Boyle
2. Lee Barron
3. Hugo O'Malley
4. Aaron Deegan
5. Max Mellett
6. Jonathan Fish
7. Will Hickey
8. Barry Dooley
9. Ben Murphy
10. David Wilkinson
11. Josh Pyper
12. Arthur Henry
13. Chris Cosgrave
14. Matt Grogan
15. Ed Kelly

[the spoofer]

Incomplete U18 schools squad:

Prop: Jack Boyle(St. Michaels)
Prop: Shane Connolly(Roscrea)
Prop: Hugo O'Malley(Blackrock)
Prop: Sam Illo(Wesley)
Prop: Hugh Flood(Belvedere)
Prop: Levi Vaughan(Terenure)
Hooker: Lee Barron(St. Michaels)
Hooker: Jamie Kavanagh(Wesley)
Lock: Alex Soroka(Belvedere)
Lock: Max Mellett(Castlekock)
Lock: Aaron Deegan(Terenure)
Lock: Conor Carson(Gonzaga)
Lock/Backrow: Jonathan Fish(St. Michaels)
Backrow: Barry Dooley(Clongowes)
Backrow: Aaron Coleman(Belvedere)
Backrow: Tom Gilheany(Clongowes)
Backrow: Gavin Meagher(Roscrea)
Backrow: Will Hickey(St. Michaels)
Backrow: Jack Barry(Gonzaga)
Scrumhalf: Ben Murphy(Pres Bray)
Scrumhalf: Rob Gilsenan(St. Michaels)
Outhalf: David Wilkinson(Clongowes)
Outhalf/Centre: Justin Leonard(Belvedere)
Centre: Arthur Henry(Gonzaga)
Outside Back: Chris Grimes(Clongowes)
Outside Back: Chris Cosgrave(St. Michaels)
Outside Back: Matt Grogan(Belvedere)
Back Three: Zach Harrison(St. Michaels)
Back Three: Matthew McGetrick(Terenure)
Back Three: Josh Pyper(Pres Bray)
Back Three: Ed Kelly(St. Michaels)
Back Three: Dylan O'Grady(Belvedere)

Interesting, thanks for making the list. Other than Cosgrave and Boyle, do you reckon any of them could make an academy place or get a pro contract in future mildly?

Quite a few have the potential but it's very early:

Lee Barron started for St. Michaels last season as a 4th year hooker, which is promising.
Have heard good things about Max Mellett and certainly has the size at around 6'7.
Ben Murphy played for Ireland last season as a u17.
Arthur Henry started for Gonzaga as a 4th year and was a standout in trial game earlier this year.
Matt Grogan was a standout for Belvo last season.

That's just 5 players, as I said though it's very early. Who knows how any of the will mature, physically or otherwise. Some may be lost to injury or not have the right attitude etc.

Possible team, injury allowing:

1. Jack Boyle
2. Lee Barron
3. Hugo O'Malley
4. Aaron Deegan
5. Max Mellett
6. Jonathan Fish
7. Will Hickey
8. Barry Dooley
9. Ben Murphy
10. David Wilkinson
11. Josh Pyper
12. Arthur Henry
13. Chris Cosgrave
14. Matt Grogan
15. Ed Kelly

I think Tom Gilheany has another year at this level.

[mildlyinterested]

I think Tom Gilheany has another year at this level.

Possibly, Jack Boyle does anyway. Turned 16 last April IIRC.

[mildlyinterested]

Rumoured u20 squad:

Props
Michael Milne(Roscrea)
Thomas Clarkson(Blackrock)
Roman Salanoa(Old Belvedere)
Niall McEniff(St. Marys/St. Marys)
Giuseppe Coyne(Blackrock/DUFC)
Chris Hennessy(St. Michaels)

Hookers
Richie Bergin(St. Marys/UCD)
Declan Adamson(Clontarf RFC)
John McKee(Campbell)
Sean Molony(Blackrock)

Second rows
Ryan Baird(St. Michaels)
Matthew Healy(St. Michaels)
Charlie Ryan(Blackrock/UCD)

Back rows
Ronan Watters(St. Marys/St. Marys)
Alan Francis(Blackrock/Blackrock)
Reubin Pim(Kilkenny/DUFC)
Scott Penny(St. Michaels)
Ruadhan Byron(Belvedere)
Mark Fleming(Glenstal Abbey)
Gerard Hill(Belvedere)
Michael McGagh(Blackrock)
Martin Moloney(Athy)

Scrumhalf
Cormac Foley(St. Gerards)
Louis O'Reilly(Blackrock)
James Kenny(Gonzaga/Lansdowne)

Outhalf
David Hawkshaw(Belvedere)
James Tarrant(Blackrock)
David Moran(St. Michaels)

Centre
David Ryan(St. Michaels)
Eoin Barr(Gonzaga)
Liam Turner(Blackrock)
Jay Barron(St. Michaels)

Back Three
Hugo Conway(St. Marys)
Aaron O'Sullivan(Exile/UCD)
Ruairi Shields(St. Marys)
Patrick Oppermann(St. Gerards)
Sean Galvin(Gonzaga/Lansdowne)
Rob Russell(St. Michaels/DUFC)
Conor Kelly(Roscrea/Clontarf)

[mildlyinterested]

Notablee absentee's

Donnacha Mescal(LH Prop/Blackrock)
Daragh Bolger(LH Prop/Clontarf)
Dan O'Donovan(Backrow/St. Michaels)
Brian O'Donnell(Centre/Gonzaga)
Sam Barry(Wing/Belvedere)
David Lacey(Fullback/Belvedere)

[hugonaut]

Notablee absentee's

Donnacha Mescal(LH Prop/Blackrock)
Daragh Bolger(LH Prop/Clontarf)
Dan O'Donovan(Backrow/St. Michaels)
Brian O'Donnell(Centre/Gonzaga)
Sam Barry(Wing/Belvedere)
David Lacey(Fullback/Belvedere)

What's the story with Sam Dardis? Out of favour?

[mildlyinterested]

Notablee absentee's

Donnacha Mescal(LH Prop/Blackrock)
Daragh Bolger(LH Prop/Clontarf)
Dan O'Donovan(Backrow/St. Michaels)
Brian O'Donnell(Centre/Gonzaga)
Sam Barry(Wing/Belvedere)
David Lacey(Fullback/Belvedere)

What's the story with Sam Dardis? Out of favour?

U19, apparently he was cut from that squad though.

[mildlyinterested]

Rumoured Leinster 19's Squad:

Forwards
Charlie Ward(Tullow RFC)
Conor Cagney(Belvedere)
Marcus Hanan(Clane RFC)
Ryan McMahon(Clongowes)
Gavin O'Brien(St. Marys)
Harry Noonan(Greystones RFC)
Bobby Sheehan(Clongowes)
Mark Nicholson(Wicklow RFC)
Brian Deeney(Wexford RFC)
Dan Beggs(Clongowes)
Cian Prendergast(Newbridge)
Anthony Ryan(Clongowes)
Jody Booth(St. Michaels)
Jack Cooke(Terenure)
Ed Brennan(Blackrock)
Rory Wilson(St. Gerards)

Backs
Shane Murphy(Skerries RFC)
Jack Connolly(Gonzaga)
Luke Grady(Terenure)
Ross Barron(Blackrock)
Paddy McKenzie(Wicklow RFC)
David O'Brien(St. Gerards)
David Fitzgibbon(Blackrock)
Mick O'Gara(Pres Bray)
Mikey McGiff(Clontarf RFC)
Gavin Jones(Blackrock)
Luis Faria(Wanderers RFC)
John Maher(Clongowes)
Max O'Reilly(St. Gerards)
Mark O'Brien(St. Michaels)

[flustered]

Anyone unlucky to miss out in your eyes mildly? no Thompson I see

[mildlyinterested]

Anyone unlucky to miss out in your eyes mildly? no Thompson I see

Heard they were looking at Thompson at hooker.

Some of the notable absentee's:
Conor Duff(Clongowes)
Cian Duffy(Blackrock)
Luke Rigney(Newbridge)
Fionn Finlay(St. Michaels)
Ethan Baxter(St. Gerards)
Sean O'Brien(Blackrock)
Adam McEvoy(St. Marys)
Ross McInnes(Terenure)
Cameron Watson(CBC Monkstown)
Andrew Smith(St. Michaels)
Sam Dardis(Terenure)
Tom Maher(Blackrock)
James Reynolds(CBC Monkstown)

It's a weird squad tbh.

[flustered]

Yeah I had heard that alright, is Noonan in as a hooker or prop? does seem like a weird squad, have only ever been impressed with Thompson when he has played, strange to pick him as a hooker

[mildlyinterested]

Yeah I had heard that alright, is Noonan in as a hooker or prop? does seem like a weird squad, have only ever been impressed with Thompson when he has played, strange to pick him as a hooker

Hooker I believe.

Hooker is a priority position, players are going to be asked to convert and develop there.

Thompson didn't have much chance at a pro career at openside.

[ormond lad]

Didnt see either of the Leinster games but did see middle 2 games.
Leinster Clubs 29 Connacht u18s 33
Ulster Schools 12 Munster Schools 6
Ulster Clubs 10 Munster Clubs 32
Leinster Schools 35 Exiles/Irish Qualified 24

[the spoofer]

Yeah I had heard that alright, is Noonan in as a hooker or prop? does seem like a weird squad, have only ever been impressed with Thompson when he has played, strange to pick him as a hooker

Thomspson is a big lad, about 6'3'' or 6'4''?