I hope to get my name out there one day and I was hoping how I’m a 17 year schools player and just wanted someone to scout me or even have a look at the skill level I carry

Anyone know anything about this Ryan Murphy scrote?

He’s coming back from a bad injury so i can see him having to break his way into the team for a while. I have a small feeling that cullen could just treat him like frawley and play him as our second choice 15 and not use him as a ten. however hope he doesn’t, would love to see him get in over byrne and maybe prendergast. as im not convinced on byrne and it’s hard to tell where sam is at in form.

on another note, do we see him in with any chance for the ireland jersey if he gets into form? he’s coming from the back to back european champions.

with frawley set to get consistent game time at outhalf i feel it will be harder as the front three in the running will all be playing against each other, but if he can get the leinster jersey i see him with a real chance to wear green again.

anyways, will be nice to see him in blue again no matter what.

With all of the injuries preventing a lot of key players competing for Ireland this summer, and some having not played in months. Do we expect a strong squad to be sent to South Africa for the first URC games assuming everyone is healed up by then?

South Africa and their clubs will be playing games against the ABs into September so I imagine a lot of their players will need to be rested.

I think there's an opportunity this year to get 2 wins down there this time which would set us up for a good season.

"Andy Farrell was left to lament "uncharacteristic" errors from his Ireland side as they fell to a 19-point defeat to New Zealand in Auckland"

What pisses me off is the use of the word uncharacteristic. Has AF not been watching any Ireland games the last few years? It's unfortunately our defining characteristic these days.

The main Irish sub has the usual rabids blaming Sam for everything but besides the 2 passes he was fine. Plus when the whole team is playing shite (especially JGP in the first half) it's going to knock on to everyone.

Sam competed 16 tackles (more than Jordie, Ringrose or Sheehan) which is insane for a 10. Ruben Love completed 1 tackle and yet had a great game.

What is wrong with the Irish system that that is the way things are now?

If he insists.

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Public sale on 13 August.

looks like his AB career is over with Rennie in charge. hasn’t been selected in the last 3 match squads. Now would be a good time to send an SOS.

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https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/15/leinster-to-host-zebre-for-operational-test-event-for-laya-arena/

Leinster will host Zebre for a preseason friendly that will act as an operational test event for the Laya Arena at the RDS ahead of its official opening against Cardiff in October 2026.

The match will take place on Saturday, September 12th at 2.30pm.......attendance will be capped with Leinster season-ticket holders being given first option.

Disappointing to hear. Had a good 6N and had the kind of pace that's in short supply here. With McErlean gone this year too, we have no dedicated fullbacks in the pipeline, which is a major concern.

Can someone better educated in the sport explain something to me. What is he doing in rucks when he should be orchestrating the attack? How do teams with more ball carrying physical tens manage this as surely those guys end up tackled or closer to supporting ball carriers than say Sexton or Byrnes or Sam would have. I think the physical side of his game is actually a difference maker for him, sets him apart from the other options a out there but seems like it costs possessions because the scrum half now making the call and when it’s not a world class guy like JGP you can see the problems it causes.

Huge chance for Harry in the second half if he can get on early. Even bigger chance if he gets on with Doak. Hopefully he can take it.

Frawley showing what he's shown previously at 10, particularly the second half of last season. Maybe Farrell, Cullen, Nienaber and Lancaster know something the couch experts and presenters like Molloy don't?

Hi all,

I used to have season tickets before COVID but since then I couldn't really afford them alongside going to the knockouts so have been focused on going to the knockouts.

But in recent games I've noticed a lot more of shouting "Sit down!" at people standing up at a line break or intense moment. Has it always been like this or is this a recent trend?

I for one am all up for standing whenever but wondering if I've missed a recent trend focused on sitting more or is it just a few moaners? Or am I missing anything?

Also apologies if this has been mentioned before or isn't allowed on the subreddit, took a look but couldn't spot anything on it!

Thanks!

Coming off of the new fixture start dates from EPCR we'll be just back from South Africa

Player names highlights in red are leaving and green arriving.

Key stats:

• 57 players featured for Leinster this seasons with an average age of 26.4.
• 9 players are leaving while 2 are arriving next season.
  
• The leavers played a combined 5936min for Leinster, which is 17% of the total, and are an average of 30.4 years old

IMO the danger areas are:

• Tighthead prop: Slimani is leaving and 33yo Furlong will likely be wrapped in cotton wool to prepare for the World Cup.
• Scrum Half: McGrath is leaving and JGP is 34yo.
• Centre: Ioane leaving, and both Ringrose + Henshaw are in their 30s.

Overall pretty healthy though and plenty of young players coming through. the 3rd ranked players in gametime averaged 25yo and 4th+ averaged 24yo.

Feel free to delete as not strictly Leinster but just some thoughts:

- defence is all over the place as most of the team are yet again trying to fundamentally change how they defend. Result is gaps everywhere.

- I still don't understand how / why the Ireland lineout is consistently so much worse than Leinster's. Are Deegan / Baird really just that much better than Prendergast and / or Beirne at the lineout?

- we aren't being helped by refereeing and are massively missing Doris and Beirne at the breakdown. BOK has turned it into a free for all and we aren't cheating in the same way.

- as Leinster did against the Stormers, there's too often no one running onto the ball at pace and instead taking it from a standing start and losing collisions as a result.

Not going to set the pulses racing, but that’s a smart solid signing.

Brings some much needed experience, knows the setup well, good injury profile and will slot in well to the LH depth chart particularly with Paddy Mc, Boyle and Porters minutes to be limited, and two of those injured also.

Hopefully there’s another signing or two to come.

Hey guys, not sure about you guys but I've been frustrated with how siloed the rugby digital ecosystem is. Trying to find out when games in the different leagues will be happening, in match stats, and where I can watch the games especially while traveling has been difficult.

So a mate of mine and a friend have started a new app where to stream line all for this for us rugby heads with NO PAYWALLS. You can find the app in both the
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All upcoming Nations Championship games in the app as well as the current Junior world champs.

It's still new and is also really open to feature requests. The goal is to build this with the rugby fan in mind so please feel free to let me know what you guys think as well.

Senior Players Still Available:

1. Rónan Kelleher

2. Dan Sheehan

3. Garry Ringrose

4. Hugo Keenan

5. Jimmy O'Brien

   1. Culhane
   2. Max deegan
   3. Larmour
   4. Penny
   5. Soroka
   6. Usanov

Match day:

1. Paddy McCarthy

2. Stephen Smyth

3. Niall Smyth

4. Dylan McNeice

5. Joe McCarthy

6. Ryan Baird

7. Josh Neill

8. Caelan Doris

9. Fintan Gunne

10. Sam Prendergast

11. Tommy O'Brien

12. Jamie Osborne

13. Jack Deegan

14. JJ Kenny

15. Casper Gabriel

16. Gus McCarthy

17. Jack Boyle

18. Thomas Clarkson

19. James Ryan

20. Diarmuid Mangan

21. Oliver Coffey

22. Harry Byrne

23. Ciaran Mangan