forgot 2 hookers- murphy and andrewdublane wrote:Academy
Lagan
Marica
McCall
Jackson
Trenier
Simpson
Thompson
O connor
Donnan
Atkinson
Joyce
Dow
Taggart
Young
Shanahan
O hagan
Owens
Stockdale
Busby
Scholes?
Any word on the Academy?
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Re: Any word on the Academy?
Is that not quite a lot for the academy?
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Re: Any word on the Academy?
yes, some may be moved onto development contracts, or let go i imagine
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Ok, nearly there, looks a fair list with a couple of those on development contracts. Who is Atkinson?
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19 year-old open-side wing forward.Setanta wrote:Ok, nearly there, looks a fair list with a couple of those on development contracts. Who is Atkinson?
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That's 20 players, can't see that number being in, we always have around 12-15 at most.dublane wrote:Academy
Lagan
Marica
McCall
Jackson
Trenier
Simpson
Thompson
O connor
Donnan
Atkinson
Joyce
Dow
Taggart
Young
Shanahan
O hagan
Owens
Stockdale
Busby
Scholes?
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Dan Dare wrote:That's 20 players, can't see that number being in, we always have around 12-15 at most.dublane wrote:Academy
Craig Trenier - u21 prop
Michael Lagan - u20 prop
Angelo Marica - u20 prop
Paul Jackson - u24 hooker
Johnny Murphy - u24 hooker
Kyle McCall - u23 hooker
John Andrew - u22 hooker
James Simpson - u25 lock
Alan O'Connor - u23 lock
John Donnan - u22 lock
Alex Thompson - u20 lock
Conor Joyce - u22 backrow
Frank Taggart - u21 backrow
Josh Atkinson - u21 backrow
Lorcan Dow - u20 backrow
Dave Shanahan - u22 scrumhalf
Conor Young - u20 scrumhalf
Sean O'Hagan - u20 outhalf
Jack Owens - u20 centre/wing
Jacob Stockdale - u19 centre/wing
David Busby - u21 fullback/wing
Rory Scholes - u22 fullback/wing
Which is the problem.. need bodies, having 20 in the academy yearly allows players to develop etc.
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Jackson (Paul) McCall and Simpson are all now on development deals/already were on development deals.
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McCall and Simpson weren't.. both in the academy last year..BuckRogers wrote:Jackson (Paul) McCall and Simpson are all now on development deals/already were on development deals.
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jackson was never in the academy and considering his age he probably is too old to start now..
Jonny Murphy is odd, he has rarely played for the Ravens and he isn't exactly young.. with McCall and Jackson also around, i'm sort of surprised he is still being kept on
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Re: Any word on the Academy?
So what is McCloskey on ?Dan Dare wrote:That's 20 players, can't see that number being in, we always have around 12-15 at most.dublane wrote:Academy
Lagan
Marica
McCall
Jackson
Trenier
Simpson
Thompson
O connor
Donnan
Atkinson
Joyce
Dow
Taggart
Young
Shanahan
O hagan
Owens
Stockdale
Busby
Scholes?
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Development i think... most players graduating from academy end up on a development deal.Kofi Annan wrote:So what is McCloskey on ?Dan Dare wrote:That's 20 players, can't see that number being in, we always have around 12-15 at most.dublane wrote:Academy
Lagan
Marica
McCall
Jackson
Trenier
Simpson
Thompson
O connor
Donnan
Atkinson
Joyce
Dow
Taggart
Young
Shanahan
O hagan
Owens
Stockdale
Busby
Scholes?
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Lot of thinking, little knowing.Bayern wrote:Development i think... most players graduating from academy end up on a development deal.Kofi Annan wrote:So what is McCloskey on ?Dan Dare wrote:That's 20 players, can't see that number being in, we always have around 12-15 at most.dublane wrote:Academy
Lagan
Marica
McCall
Jackson
Trenier
Simpson
Thompson
O connor
Donnan
Atkinson
Joyce
Dow
Taggart
Young
Shanahan
O hagan
Owens
Stockdale
Busby
Scholes?
Is Jackson living on thin air to train all week with the seniors? McCall was on a development contract this season just past and if Simpson didn't get a development deal last season (he was meant to) he will be on one for the incoming season.
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there are full contracts, development contracts and academy contracts..
Usually a player leaves the academy and gets a development contract then moves onto a full contract, leaves or extends his development deal.. some players go from academy to full but its a rare occurrence..
development deals are one year in length..academy contracts length vary but are generally one year deals too, full contracts can vary..
Jackson would be on a development deal if he does in fact skip the academy because of his age..
Usually a player leaves the academy and gets a development contract then moves onto a full contract, leaves or extends his development deal.. some players go from academy to full but its a rare occurrence..
development deals are one year in length..academy contracts length vary but are generally one year deals too, full contracts can vary..
Jackson would be on a development deal if he does in fact skip the academy because of his age..
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As you can see it is still raining
Ulster’s squad 2014-2015
Loosehead F – full contract 34
Callum Black[28] (F) D – development contract 7
Ruaidhri Murphy[27] (F) A – academy contract 10
Andrew Warwick[23] (D)
Craig Trenier (A)
Tighthead
Declan Fitzpatrick[31] (F)
Ricky Lutton[28] (F)
Wiehahn Herbst[26] (F)
Dave Ryan [28] (F)
Hooker
Rory Best[32] (F)
Rob Herring[24] (F)
Jonny Murphy[22] (A)
Kyle McCall[22] (D)
John Andrew[21] (A)
Paul Jackson (D)
Second Row
Neil McComb[31] (F)
Franco van der Merwe[31] (F)
Lewis Stevenson[30] (F)
Dan Tuohy[29] (F)
James Simpson[23] (D)
Iain Henderson[22] (F)
Alan O'Connor[21] (A)
John Donnan[21] (A)
Backrow
Roger Wilson[32] (F)
Nick Williams[30] (F)
Mike McComish[30] (F)
Chris Henry[29] (F)
Robbie Diack[28] (F)
Conor Joyce[21] (D)
Sean Reidy[25] (F)
Charlie Butterworth[23] (F)
Frank Taggart (A)
Lorcan Dow (A)
Scrumhalf
Ruan Pienaar[30] (F)
Paul Marshall[29] (F)
Michael Heaney[23] (F)
David Shanahan[21] (D)
Outhalf
Paddy Jackson[22] (F)
Ian Humphries[32] (F)
Sean O’Hagan[20] (D)
Centre
Darren Cave[27] (F)
Luke Marshall[23] (F)
Michael Allen[23] (F)
Stuart McCloskey[22] (D)
Stuart Olding[21] (D)
Jared Payne[28] (F)
Back Three
Tommy Bowe[30] (F)
Andrew Trimble[29] (F)
Louis Ludik[27] (F)
Ricky Andrew[24] (F)
Craig Gilroy[23] (F)
Peter Nelson[21] (A)
Rory Scholes[21] (A)
That leaves four more from the following:
Academy and potential
Prop: Conor McIlmurray (Campbell College) - Ireland u18
Prop: Elliott Boyd (Campbell College) - Ireland u18
Prop: Angelo Marica (Belfast Harlequins) - Ireland u19
Prop/Hooker: Michael Lagan (Methodist College) - Ireland u19
Hooker: Steven Weir (Methodist College) - Ireland u19
Lock: Alex Thompson (Methodist College) - Ireland u19
Lock: Josh Davidson (Sullivan Upper School) - Ireland u19
Backrow: Ross Todd (Sullivan Upper School) - Ireland u19
Backrow: James Gallagher(Ballymena) - Ireland u19
Scrumhalf: Conor Young (Instonians) - Ireland u19
Outhalf/Fullback: Josh Bingham (Methodist College) - Ireland u19
Centre: Conor McKee (Methodist College) - Ireland u19
Centre/Wing: Jack Owens (Campbell College) - Ireland u19
Centre/Wing/Fullback: Jacob Stockdale(Wallace High School) - Ireland u18
added to some exiles joining Ulster or who are already here:
Centre: Sam Arnold
Fullback/Wing: David Busby
Ulster’s squad 2014-2015
Loosehead F – full contract 34
Callum Black[28] (F) D – development contract 7
Ruaidhri Murphy[27] (F) A – academy contract 10
Andrew Warwick[23] (D)
Craig Trenier (A)
Tighthead
Declan Fitzpatrick[31] (F)
Ricky Lutton[28] (F)
Wiehahn Herbst[26] (F)
Dave Ryan [28] (F)
Hooker
Rory Best[32] (F)
Rob Herring[24] (F)
Jonny Murphy[22] (A)
Kyle McCall[22] (D)
John Andrew[21] (A)
Paul Jackson (D)
Second Row
Neil McComb[31] (F)
Franco van der Merwe[31] (F)
Lewis Stevenson[30] (F)
Dan Tuohy[29] (F)
James Simpson[23] (D)
Iain Henderson[22] (F)
Alan O'Connor[21] (A)
John Donnan[21] (A)
Backrow
Roger Wilson[32] (F)
Nick Williams[30] (F)
Mike McComish[30] (F)
Chris Henry[29] (F)
Robbie Diack[28] (F)
Conor Joyce[21] (D)
Sean Reidy[25] (F)
Charlie Butterworth[23] (F)
Frank Taggart (A)
Lorcan Dow (A)
Scrumhalf
Ruan Pienaar[30] (F)
Paul Marshall[29] (F)
Michael Heaney[23] (F)
David Shanahan[21] (D)
Outhalf
Paddy Jackson[22] (F)
Ian Humphries[32] (F)
Sean O’Hagan[20] (D)
Centre
Darren Cave[27] (F)
Luke Marshall[23] (F)
Michael Allen[23] (F)
Stuart McCloskey[22] (D)
Stuart Olding[21] (D)
Jared Payne[28] (F)
Back Three
Tommy Bowe[30] (F)
Andrew Trimble[29] (F)
Louis Ludik[27] (F)
Ricky Andrew[24] (F)
Craig Gilroy[23] (F)
Peter Nelson[21] (A)
Rory Scholes[21] (A)
That leaves four more from the following:
Academy and potential
Prop: Conor McIlmurray (Campbell College) - Ireland u18
Prop: Elliott Boyd (Campbell College) - Ireland u18
Prop: Angelo Marica (Belfast Harlequins) - Ireland u19
Prop/Hooker: Michael Lagan (Methodist College) - Ireland u19
Hooker: Steven Weir (Methodist College) - Ireland u19
Lock: Alex Thompson (Methodist College) - Ireland u19
Lock: Josh Davidson (Sullivan Upper School) - Ireland u19
Backrow: Ross Todd (Sullivan Upper School) - Ireland u19
Backrow: James Gallagher(Ballymena) - Ireland u19
Scrumhalf: Conor Young (Instonians) - Ireland u19
Outhalf/Fullback: Josh Bingham (Methodist College) - Ireland u19
Centre: Conor McKee (Methodist College) - Ireland u19
Centre/Wing: Jack Owens (Campbell College) - Ireland u19
Centre/Wing/Fullback: Jacob Stockdale(Wallace High School) - Ireland u18
added to some exiles joining Ulster or who are already here:
Centre: Sam Arnold
Fullback/Wing: David Busby
From the rolling glens of Antrim through the hills of Donegal we will stand and shout for Ulster as we win both scrum and maul from the lovely lakes of Fermanagh tae the shores of ould Lough Gall we will scream and shout for Ulster as we beat them one and all!
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in fairness to you, that's a good point! I was very impressed by Taylor last year as well, and find it a bit surprising that he seems to have gone off the radar - where has he been playing his club rugby? That said, I don't have a big problem with casting the net wide for talent - we have definitely had a problem over the last couple of years getting guys up to the right level, fixing that will likely take another year or two, in the meantime I think we need to play smart..BuckRogers wrote:I thought somebody had to play for ulster before getting 'an in fairness to'?
I have nothing against Trenier but the idea of signing up Leinster players at the expense of our own, especially when the local is at the very least a similar level, doesn't sit overly well with me personally.