Leinster's Centre Options going forward

[flustered]

Matt Giteau season nearly finished in Japan, medical joker

[Ruckedtobits]

Centre Options(age as of end of the season)

Joe Tomane(29)
Noel Reid(29) - Leicester?
Robbie Henshaw(26) - World Cup next season.
Tom Daly(26) - Connacht?
Rory O'Loughlin(25)
Garry Ringrose(24) - World Cup next season.
Conor O'Brien(23)
Jimmy O'Brien(22)
Ciaran Frawley(21)
Gavin Mullin(21)
Tommy O'Brien(21)

Given the quality of coaching, as evidenced in the relatively limited Pro14 game-time of the young guys, I am certainly happy with the quality available in that list.

Of the newbees, I have been seriously impressed with Conor O'Brien and almost as impressed with Jimmy O'Brien. I've always been a fan of Tommy O'Brien, since his under-age exploits, and have been delighted that he been given a real decent recovery period by the Academy Management since the JWC in 2018.

Three O'Briens aged 23, 22 and 21, coupled with Ringrose at 24 and Henshaw at 26 looks like a pretty good hand. If Frawley (21) adapts to No. 12, we will have a seriously good mid-field selection - but will find it hard to hold onto them.

[mildlyinterested]

Centre minutes this season

Garry RIngrose(10+0) = 780
Rory O'Loughlin(10+3) = 770
Robbie Henshaw(8+0) = 596
Noel Reid(5+9) = 510
Conor O'Brien(6+3) = 495
Joe Tomane(5+4) = 419
Jimmy O'Brien(1+2) = 113
Tom Daly(0+2) = 67

[mildlyinterested]

have to take in the opposition, but Conor O'Brien's progress is really encouraging, seems to always break the first tackle and gets hands free..

[Jonny tight lips]

The last two Pro14 conference games of the season are Glasgow and Ulster who will both be desperate for points I imagine so we hopefully he is involved in those games and we can have see how good he is. I expect he’ll go well, some player

[mildlyinterested]

Senior
Joe Tomane(29) - signed 2yr contract in 2018
Robbie Henshaw(26) - Signed 3yr central contract in 2019
Rory O'Loughlin(25) - Signed 2yr contract in 2017
Garry Ringrose(24) - Signed 2yr contract in 2018
Conor O'Brien(23) - Signed contract in 2019
Jimmy O'Brien(22) - Signed contract in 2019
Ciaran Frawley(21) - Signed contract in 2019

Academy
Gavin Mullin(21) - Academy Year 3
Tommy O'Brien(21) - Academy Year 3
David Hawkshaw(20) - Academy Year 2