Emerging Ireland Squad (Tbilisi Cup, Georgia, June 2015)
Stephen Archer (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Finlay Bealham (Corinthians/Connacht)
Denis Buckley (Corinthians/Connacht)
Andrew Conway (Garryowen/Munster)
John Cooney (Terenure/Connacht)
James Cronin (Dolphin/Munster)
Eoin Griffin (London Irish)
JJ Hanrahan (UL Bohemians/Munster)
Matt Healy (Lansdowne/Connacht)
Dave Heffernan (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Rob Herring (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Billy Holland (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Cian Kelleher (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Dan Leavy (UCD/Leinster)
Ben Marshall (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
Eoghan Masterson (Corinthians/Connacht)
Stuart McCloskey (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster)
Eoin McKeon (Corinthians/Connacht)
Peter Nelson (Malone/Ulster)
Tiernan O'Halloran (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Noel Reid (Clontarf/Leinster)
Rhys Ruddock (St Mary's College/Leinster)
Rory Scannell (Dolphin/Munster)
Lewis Stevenson (Malone/Ulster)
Frank Taggart (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Andy Warwick (Ballymena/Ulster)
No Clive Ross!
Emerging Ireland Squad
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Good to see rob herring get a stamp of approval.
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Hang on Taggart????? Good enough for Ireland, not for Ulster?
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Interest in him from English clubs, Ireland looking to cap him apparently. Strange one as he was decent for the Irish 20's but fell of a cliff performance wise for Quins this season.Jackie Brown wrote:Hang on Taggart????? Good enough for Ireland, not for Ulster?
That said perhaps it's simply difficult to stand out for them when as a team they are struggling.
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This tour won't commit him to Ireland though given that these aren't the Wolfhounds our designated A team.BuckRogers wrote:Interest in him from English clubs, Ireland looking to cap him apparently. Strange one as he was decent for the Irish 20's but fell of a cliff performance wise for Quins this season.Jackie Brown wrote:Hang on Taggart????? Good enough for Ireland, not for Ulster?
That said perhaps it's simply difficult to stand out for them when as a team they are struggling.
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Doaky and Bryn stressing the point last night that the step up from U20s to even AIL is massive.BuckRogers wrote:Interest in him from English clubs, Ireland looking to cap him apparently. Strange one as he was decent for the Irish 20's but fell of a cliff performance wise for Quins this season.Jackie Brown wrote:Hang on Taggart????? Good enough for Ireland, not for Ulster?
That said perhaps it's simply difficult to stand out for them when as a team they are struggling.
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Anything else of interest from last night BR?
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...They did say step-up difference was mostly for front 5 but generally in forwards. Said lots of promising guys go to Senior squad and get eaten alive. They want to target home grown development players especially forwards (eg new coach). Said that schools basically selected 8 back-rowers in the pack and guys with prop potential were losing out-trawling 2nd XVs etc.
Anything else of interest?
Bryn categorically denies Esportif bias.
Doakie categorically denies any thought process in the Glesga selection. Just sore bodies after Munster and resting knocks.
Sounds like they don't rate O'Hagan.
Didn't get the impression there would be much more in the way of signings.
Discussed cover players. "You won't get anyone good, if they don't have a contract anywhere else there must be an issue".
Increased targeting of Ravens and B&I cup. Proposed 18 matches incl cup, interpros and matches with Glasgow and Edinburgh.
I missed 3 ballot prizes by a couple of numbers and somebody won 2 which is patently unfair!
Anything else of interest?
Bryn categorically denies Esportif bias.
Doakie categorically denies any thought process in the Glesga selection. Just sore bodies after Munster and resting knocks.
Sounds like they don't rate O'Hagan.
Didn't get the impression there would be much more in the way of signings.
Discussed cover players. "You won't get anyone good, if they don't have a contract anywhere else there must be an issue".
Increased targeting of Ravens and B&I cup. Proposed 18 matches incl cup, interpros and matches with Glasgow and Edinburgh.
I missed 3 ballot prizes by a couple of numbers and somebody won 2 which is patently unfair!
Never wrestle with a pig. You end up covered in muck and the pig loves it.
Re: Emerging Ireland Squad
Sounded like half the squad were having scans last night.
Andy T should be ready "end July" and hopefully in contention for RWC.
Andy T should be ready "end July" and hopefully in contention for RWC.
Never wrestle with a pig. You end up covered in muck and the pig loves it.