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[Coogee]

Ulster side

that Aaron sexton is meant to be lightning quick and still only 22 so maybe one to watch

Ulster producing some backs in the last few years compared to Munster when you consider that Moore and Hume aren't involved


(15-9): Michael Lowry, Aaron Sexton, Luke Marshall, Stuart McCloskey, Jacob Stockdale, Billy Burns, John Cooney;

(1-8): Andy Warwick, Rob Herring, Tom O’Toole, Alan O’Connor (Captain), Kieran Treadwell, Matty Rea, Marcus Rea, Nick Timoney.

Replacements: John Andrew, Eric O’Sullivan, Marty Moore, Sam Carter, Greg Jones, David Shanahan, Angus Curtis, Ben Moxham.

 

[Coogee]

Connacht side for the Bulls game

hard to see anything other than a loss here


15. Oran McNulty (10)
14. John Porch (61)
13. Tom Farrell (81)
12. Tom Daly (62)
11. Mack Hansen (15)
10. David Hawkshaw (2)
9. Kieran Marmion (211)
1. Denis Buckley (210)
2. Dave Heffernan (167)
3. Finlay Bealham (175)
4. Leva Fifita (16)
5. Oisín Dowling (26)
6. Josh Murphy (2)
7. Conor Oliver(42)
8. Jarrad Butler (96) (C)

16. Grant Stewart *
17. Peter Dooley (2)
18. Jack Aungier (33)
19. Gavin Thornbury (64)
20. Shamus Hurley-Langton (2)
21. Colm Reilly (9)
22. Byron Ralston (2)
23. Ciarán Booth *

 

[Coogee]

Emerging Ireland side named for their first game tomorrow

All the shite talk about Frawley on OTB and he isn't even named in the 23. He must be injured.

Good opportunity for a lot of lads here to put their hands up

15. Shane Daly (Munster/Cork Constitution)
14. Calvin Nash (Munster/Young Munster)
13. Jamie Osbourne (Leinster/Naas)
12. Stewart Moore (Ulster/Malone)
11. Robert Baloucoune (Ulster/Enniskillen)
10. Jack Crowley (Munster/Cork Constitution)
9. Nathan Doak (Ulster/Banbridge)

1. Josh Wycherley (Munster/Young Munster)
2. Tom Stewart (Ulster/Ballynahinch)
3. Thomas Clarkson (Leinster/Dublin University)
4. Joe McCarthy (Leinster/Dublin University)
5. Tom Ahern (Munster/Shannon)
6. David McCann (Ulster/Banbridge)
7. Scott Penny (Leinster/UCD)
8. Max Deegan (Leinster/Lansdowne) Captain

Replacements

16. Diarmuid Barron (Munster/Garryowen)
17. Michael Milne (Leinster/UCD)
18. Roman Salanoa (Munster/Shannon)
19. Brian Deeny (Leinster/Clontarf)
20. John Hodnett (Munster/UCC)
21. Michael McDonald (Ulster)
22. Jake Flannery (Ulster/Ballynahinch)
23. Antoine Frisch (Munster)

 

[How bad boy]

Emerging Ireland side named for their first game tomorrow

All the shite talk about Frawley on OTB and he isn't even named in the 23. He must be injured.

Good opportunity for a lot of lads here to put their hands up

15. Shane Daly (Munster/Cork Constitution)
14. Calvin Nash (Munster/Young Munster)
13. Jamie Osbourne (Leinster/Naas)
12. Stewart Moore (Ulster/Malone)
11. Robert Baloucoune (Ulster/Enniskillen)
10. Jack Crowley (Munster/Cork Constitution)
9. Nathan Doak (Ulster/Banbridge)

1. Josh Wycherley (Munster/Young Munster)
2. Tom Stewart (Ulster/Ballynahinch)
3. Thomas Clarkson (Leinster/Dublin University)
4. Joe McCarthy (Leinster/Dublin University)
5. Tom Ahern (Munster/Shannon)
6. David McCann (Ulster/Banbridge)
7. Scott Penny (Leinster/UCD)
8. Max Deegan (Leinster/Lansdowne) Captain

Replacements

16. Diarmuid Barron (Munster/Garryowen)
17. Michael Milne (Leinster/UCD)
18. Roman Salanoa (Munster/Shannon)
19. Brian Deeny (Leinster/Clontarf)
20. John Hodnett (Munster/UCC)
21. Michael McDonald (Ulster)
22. Jake Flannery (Ulster/Ballynahinch)
23. Antoine Frisch (Munster)

Yeah, Frawley is out of the tour entirely:

Ciarán Frawley among a number of late withdrawals from Emerging Ireland squad

Caolin Blade, Alex Soroka and Alex Kendellen all also ruled out through injury

www.irishtimes.com

 

[Coogee]

ah missed that. Heard Kendellen was out alright.

Sure they might as well cancel the tour now that frawley is out. According to Andy Dunne on off the ball the whole tour was organised to give frawley more game time at 10!!..ffs OTB are some spoofers

 

[How bad boy]

ah missed that. Heard Kendellen was out alright.

Sure they might as well cancel the tour now that frawley is out. According to Andy Dunne on off the ball the whole tour was organised to give frawley more game time at 10!!..ffs OTB are some spoofers

I think it actually makes a lot of sense as a theory. And it wasn't just as 10, it was as a leader too. He's not going to get that chance with Leinster or Ireland with Sexton still hanging around.

 

[bluesball]

OTB the foreign sport show

 

[Coogee]

I think it actually makes a lot of sense as a theory. And it wasn't just as 10, it was as a leader too. He's not going to get that chance with Leinster or Ireland with Sexton still hanging around.

ive watched a lot of Rugby in the last few years and I cant see what frawley has at 10 over the likes of Carberry, H Byrne, Carty and even R Byrne. I think he is a 12 who fills a gap at 10. Hope I'm proved wrong as Ireland need someone to step out from sextons shadow

 

[nelly sham]

Yeah, not getting this Frawley infatuation at all.
Scotland are doing something similar with Kinghorn and he's struggling. He's even struggling at Edinburgh never mind international.

Saw the Emerging Ireland team and I still can't get my head around Balacoune being there and not in the Irish camp proper.

 

[nelly sham]

Strong Leinster side named for tomorrow nights game with Ulster

15. Jimmy O’Brien (54)
14. Jordan Larmour (75)
13. Garry Ringrose (103) CAPTAIN
12. Robbie Henshaw (69)
11. Dave Kearney (175)
10. Ross Byrne (130)
9. Luke McGrath (177)
1. Andrew Porter (92)
2. Dan Sheehan (30)
3. Michael Ala’alatoa (27)
4. Ross Molony (141)
5. Jason Jenkins (2)
6. Ryan Baird (39)
7. Josh van der Flier (115)
8. Jack Conan (117)

16. Rónan Kelleher (38)
17. Ed Byrne (87)
18. Vakhtang Abdaladze (18)
19. James Ryan (58)
20. Will Connors (27)
21. Nick McCarthy (47)
22. Johnny Sexton (184)
23. Charlie Ngatai (2)

27 games for Ala'atola and his greatest impact has been that photo of the kids on the scrummaging machine opposite him.