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Bart S wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2024 5:29 pm IIRC the 5 outhalves who have probably played most for Ulster in the past 25 years are :-

Davy Humph
Ian Humph
Niall O'connor
Paddy Jackson
Billy Burns

Based on their performances for Ulster, how would you rank them from 1(best) to 5?
Pop Larkin may have had more than NOC and was a better player, albeit out of position.

Anyhoo,

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It would be a bit tragic if Billy Burns left Ulster to go sit on Munster's bench.
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Probably not interested in sitting on the bench behind Damien McKenzie

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Columbo wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2024 5:29 pm Well let’s see, Jackman does get transfer rumours wrong a fair bit. I’m a fan of Billy, but this could only happen in the context of an IRFU-orchestrated shuffle you’d imagine, in order to get the front-line tens from an international pov getting regular starts at the provinces
I’m not so sure.

Billy’s contract is up in the summer.

He’s been binned off by Ireland and slagged off left, right and centre.

His agent will have been seeing what’s out there and he will have options.

The Munster interest will have been relatively recent, given JC’s desire to see how good the physios are in France.

I’m not sure it’d make a massive amount of sense to join Munster as second choice but France, Japan or even England may have more appeal.
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Billy would be a very handy backup as Crowley is going to be limited game-time wise.
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Thornley has the Burns move now; it’s in the Irish Times. Hes usually not far from the mark.

Says we aren’t renewing him.
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Harry Byrne and Ciaran Frawley last signed new deals with Leinster ahead of the 2022/23 season. The length of the deals wasn't disclosed, BUT could be one of them.
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It will be Harry Byrne I reckon
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Would take Frawley for sure but can't see it.
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Bart S wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:06 pm It will be Harry Byrne I reckon
...who is tom kite squared. Also, his joints, ligaments and tendons appear to be made out of meringue and ice cream wafers. He's likely to dislocate himself putting on his boots.
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why not go for 29 year old Ross Byrne?
OK, he picked up an injury post RWC but he has plenty left and loads of experience.
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Dublin4 wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:53 pm why not go for 29 year old Ross Byrne?
OK, he picked up an injury post RWC but he has plenty left and loads of experience.
I would absolutely love to sign Ross Byrne but there is absolutely no chance, he is Leinster's main man and that's not going to change in the immediate future.
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Dublin4 wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:53 pm why not go for 29 year old Ross Byrne?
OK, he picked up an injury post RWC but he has plenty left and loads of experience.
Leinster don't make the length of contract extensions public so unsure which of the 10s in Dublin have a renewal this Summer.
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Neill_M wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:27 pm
Dublin4 wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:53 pm why not go for 29 year old Ross Byrne?
OK, he picked up an injury post RWC but he has plenty left and loads of experience.
Leinster don't make the length of contract extensions public so unsure which of the 10s in Dublin have a renewal this Summer.
Would that really matter for an inter-pro move?
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Columbo wrote: Mon Jan 29, 2024 5:29 pm Well let’s see, Jackman does get transfer rumours wrong a fair bit. I’m a fan of Billy, but this could only happen in the context of an IRFU-orchestrated shuffle you’d imagine, in order to get the front-line tens from an international pov getting regular starts at the provinces
Could this be the 1st fingerprint of a DHumph orchestrated move? It would be hard to argue that an outhalf with a different style from BB could get more out of what is a talented backline on paper....
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