Any word on the Academy?

[Neill_M]

5-5 Latest score, Curtis for Ulster & Abdaladze for Leinster

Milasinovich off injured in 1st half, Ross Kane on.

[Neill_M]

5-5 HT

[Neill_M]

8-5 Ulster, Madigan penalty.

[Neill_M]

12-8 Leinster.

[Neill_M]

12-8 FT.

[HammerTime]

Was only there today for about 35 mins from what I saw Ulster had the vast majority of possession but couldn’t break Leinster down in the kill zone unlike the boyz in blue who had few chances but took them. So no change from the usual Ulster.

[Bayern]

shame that because they lost ulster wont likely post highlights.

[Bayern]

Ulster players selected for irish underage camps.

Ireland U18 Schools
Jacob Boyd (RBAI/Ulster) - TH Prop
Joe Hopes (Campbell College/Ulster) - Lock
Ben McFarlane (Methodist College/Ulster) - Scrumhalf
Zac Solomon (CCB/Ulster) - Hooker
Josh Stevens (Methodist College/Ulster) - Backrow

Ireland U18s Club & Schools
Michael Burnett (City of Armagh RFC/Ulster) - Outside Back
Ethan Graham (Monaghan RFC/Ulster) - Outside Back
Lucas Kenny (CCB/Ulster) - Outside Back
Flynn Longstaff (Campbell College/Ulster) - Backrow
Johnny McCracken (CCB/Ulster) - Scrumhalf
James McKillop (Foyle College/Ulster) - Backrow

Ireland U19s
Jack Boal (Belfast Harlequins RFC/Ulster) - TH Prop
Patrick Browne (Ballymena RFC/Ulster) - Lock/Blindside
Cameron Doak (Wallace HS/Ulster) - LH Prop
Rory Telfer (Colraine GS/Ulster) - Outside Back

https://www.irishrugby.ie/2021/12/09/ir ... -irfu-hpc/

[HammerTime]

15/94 ... again, an absolutely abysmal showing from Ulster. Wtf is going on with the youth setup? Why's nobody asking Bryn, Petrie et al the tough questions? Were we not told a couple of years ago that it was finally starting to produce? Pure pish.

[skiboo]

How many Ulster coaches being developed in the set up..?

[rumncoke]

Given the D4 preference for Leinster players the showing is not that unexpected

The positive ,if true , is number of front row and back row forwards in the representatives

Because the players who have been missing for many years have been back row and front rows
We have had ready supply of backs .

The one thing that must be remembered is that if you get two or three players in a year who actually progress to professional level it is an outstanding year .

The problem has been basically the D4 preference for Leinster players at age grade level which fails to recognise there is seldom a great difference between the best players at age grade who play for any of the 4 provinces but by continuing to over pick Leinster players they may adversely effect the motivation of some players in other provinces who may not have had the coaching and may develop later if they had received a little more encouragement at 18 -20 rather than the message your not up to it so get lost .

[ljsulster]

Ulster players selected for irish underage camps.

Ireland U18 Schools
Jacob Boyd (RBAI/Ulster) - TH Prop
Joe Hopes (Campbell College/Ulster) - Lock
Ben McFarlane (Methodist College/Ulster) - Scrumhalf
Zac Solomon (CCB/Ulster) - Hooker
Josh Stevens (Methodist College/Ulster) - Backrow

Ireland U18s Club & Schools
Michael Burnett (City of Armagh RFC/Ulster) - Outside Back
Ethan Graham (Monaghan RFC/Ulster) - Outside Back
Lucas Kenny (CCB/Ulster) - Outside Back
Flynn Longstaff (Campbell College/Ulster) - Backrow
Johnny McCracken (CCB/Ulster) - Scrumhalf
James McKillop (Foyle College/Ulster) - Backrow

Ireland U19s
Jack Boal (Belfast Harlequins RFC/Ulster) - TH Prop
Patrick Browne (Ballymena RFC/Ulster) - Lock/Blindside
Cameron Doak (Wallace HS/Ulster) - LH Prop
Rory Telfer (Colraine GS/Ulster) - Outside Back

https://www.irishrugby.ie/2021/12/09/ir ... -irfu-hpc/

Good to see James Mckillop involved. Great young player, as are longstaff and Ethan graham and Rory Telfer. Just a shame there wasn’t more considering both u18 teams beat Munster and the u19s ran Leinster close despite missing players

[nonplussed]

Young Jacob Boyd following in Dad's foot steps. Hes a unit with lovely hands

[Bayern]

Ireland U20s (v Italy):
15. Dylan O’Grady (UCD RFC/Leinster)
14. Chay Mullins (Bristol Bears/IQ Rugby)
13. Fionn Gibbons (UCD RFC/Leinster)
12. Ben Brownlee (UCD RFC/Leinster)
11. Aitzol King (Clontarf FC/Leinster)
10. Charlie Tector (Lansdowne FC/Leinster)
9. Ethan Coughlan (Shannon RFC/Munster)
1. Ben Popplewell (Lansdowne FC/Leinster)
2. Dylan Murphy (Garryowen FC/Munster)
3. Rory McGuire (UCD RFC/Leinster)
4. Conor O’Tighearnaigh (UCD RFC/Leinster)
5. Mark Morrissey (UCD RFC/Leinster)
6. Lorcan McLoughlin (Queen’s University Belfast/Ulster)
7. Reuben Crothers (Ballynahinch RFC/Ulster)(Captain)
8. James Culhane (UCD RFC/Leinster)

Replacements:
16. Josh Hanlon (Ballynahinch RFC/Ulster)
17. Oisin Michel (Lansdowne FC/Leinster)
18. Darragh McSweeney (Shannon RFC/Munster)
19. Fionn McWey (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)
20. James McNabney (Ballymana RFC/Ulster)
21. Matthew Devine (Corinthians RFC/Connacht)
22. Tony Butler (Garryowen FC/Munster)
23. Darragh French (UCC RFC/Munster)
24. Conor Moloney (Young Munster/Munster)
25. Callum O’Reilly (Dublin University FC/Leinster).

[Neill_M]

Ireland U20s (v Italy):
15. Dylan O’Grady (UCD RFC/Leinster)
14. Chay Mullins (Bristol Bears/IQ Rugby)
13. Fionn Gibbons (UCD RFC/Leinster)
12. Ben Brownlee (UCD RFC/Leinster)
11. Aitzol King (Clontarf FC/Leinster)
10. Charlie Tector (Lansdowne FC/Leinster)
9. Ethan Coughlan (Shannon RFC/Munster)
1. Ben Popplewell (Lansdowne FC/Leinster)
2. Dylan Murphy (Garryowen FC/Munster)
3. Rory McGuire (UCD RFC/Leinster)
4. Conor O’Tighearnaigh (UCD RFC/Leinster)
5. Mark Morrissey (UCD RFC/Leinster)
6. Lorcan McLoughlin (Queen’s University Belfast/Ulster)
7. Reuben Crothers (Ballynahinch RFC/Ulster)(Captain)
8. James Culhane (UCD RFC/Leinster)

Replacements:
16. Josh Hanlon (Ballynahinch RFC/Ulster)
17. Oisin Michel (Lansdowne FC/Leinster)
18. Darragh McSweeney (Shannon RFC/Munster)
19. Fionn McWey (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)
20. James McNabney (Ballymana RFC/Ulster)
21. Matthew Devine (Corinthians RFC/Connacht)
22. Tony Butler (Garryowen FC/Munster)
23. Darragh French (UCC RFC/Munster)
24. Conor Moloney (Young Munster/Munster)
25. Callum O’Reilly (Dublin University FC/Leinster).

Game at UCD Saturday 2pm KO. Live stream on Irish Rugby Social Media channels etc.