Dharper wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19, 2022 9:40 pm Listened to off the ball rugby this morning re Bods thoughts on ire nz squad, which inevitably bled into a Leinster review.
A lot of discussion re porter being over played and how Healy is way behind, lacking impact from bench, and how unlikely to last to wc. There was a lack of LHs in ire to choose from to back porter up.
This led into overseas recruitment-bod mentioned UR likely potential recruitment of front 5…..but that it’d have to pass the Irfu committee for the green light. Based on the above I can’t see any LH NIQ pre WC for anyone.
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UlsterNo9 wrote:The South Africans have raised the standard of the league, bring it on! If we want to compete we will have to get better. If the Welsh drop a team which has been heavily rumoured the Cheetahs look most likely to step in, this would dilute the South African product to a degree. The South Africans brought much needed TV money to the entire league.damianmcr wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 5:48 pmI'd agree with this but then I've a real fear that the SA sides are going to dominate this league for years. They stated slow this year and then kicked on. They've increased their budgets and are able to retain players they might normally lose to European teams. They have a considerably larger pot to pick from as well.
In my head nothing has changed, unless we start producing our own players we'll not be winning at the business end of the season, we've got a golden generation of backs, let's up the forwards coming through in the next 3/4 seasons can match them.
We always seem to have a golden generation of backs though
6 years ago we had Jackson, Cave, Marshall (Luke and Paul) McCloskey, Olding, Lyttle, Trimble, Bowe, Stockdale and Gilroy
Not to mention Pienaar, Payne, Ludik and Piutau
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I guess our best pack was about ten years ago contained local lads Best, Ferris, Stevenson, Henry, McComish and Henderson along with Afoa, Court, Tuohy, Muller and Williams. Not sure we ever got above four or five local boys on the field at one time.
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Rob Herring also extends to 2025.
I have my own tv channel, what have you got?
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Excellent news. I was a little worried that Timoney might get poached.
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More announcements tomorrow, who are we waiting on?
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Did we already know that Herring is signed up as well?
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No news for us KOTH?
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The guy isn't in a great position to argue for a pay rise that's for sure. He's worth a contract and a class operator if he can get fit.
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Would be expecting a lot of announcements this year lol:
Out of contract 2023:
Sutherland, Warwick, EOS, Reid, Andrew, Stewart, JTA, Milasinovich, Hendy, Carter, Treadwell, AOC, FBR, Izzy, Duane, Murphy, Jones, Mar Rea, McCann, McDonald, Flannery, Madigan, Curtis, Marshall, Gilroy, Stockdale, Lyttle, Sexton, Moxham, O’Brien
Academy - McCormick, Crothers, Carson
2024:
D Moore, M Moore, O’Toole, Mat Rea, Shanahan, Burns, Hume
Academy - Saunderson, Sheridan, McKee, Humphreys
2025:
Herring, Timoney, McCloskey, S Moore, Baloucoune, McIlroy, Lowry
Academy - Wilson, Hopes, McNabney, McLoughlin, Telfer
2026:
Doak, Postlethwaite
Unsure: Reffell, Cooney, Addison
Out of contract 2023:
Sutherland, Warwick, EOS, Reid, Andrew, Stewart, JTA, Milasinovich, Hendy, Carter, Treadwell, AOC, FBR, Izzy, Duane, Murphy, Jones, Mar Rea, McCann, McDonald, Flannery, Madigan, Curtis, Marshall, Gilroy, Stockdale, Lyttle, Sexton, Moxham, O’Brien
Academy - McCormick, Crothers, Carson
2024:
D Moore, M Moore, O’Toole, Mat Rea, Shanahan, Burns, Hume
Academy - Saunderson, Sheridan, McKee, Humphreys
2025:
Herring, Timoney, McCloskey, S Moore, Baloucoune, McIlroy, Lowry
Academy - Wilson, Hopes, McNabney, McLoughlin, Telfer
2026:
Doak, Postlethwaite
Unsure: Reffell, Cooney, Addison
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I believe Cooney is packing his valise at the end of the season. A pity if so but I will wish him every fortune. It’s a disgrace how he (and others) have been treated by the d4 shower of runny sh!te.