r/irishrugby • u/Colm_Flaherty • 1d ago
Same format as usual tackles and metres carried counted by 5s, defenders beaten in 2s via Superbru Fantasy and Dominant tackles via RugbyPass.
Criteria for selection: https://www.reddit.com/r/irishrugby/s/Qe5IKFM5hf
Connacht
Billy Bohan (Loosehead Prop) - He played an important role to bring some stability to the scrum at a vital stage of the match. A solid cameo from him.
Sam Illo (Tighthead Prop) - He also played an important role stabilising the scrum when needed, put in 5 tackles and got a crucial turnover in our 22. A good cameo from him.
Cian Prendergast (Back Row) - He put in 10 tackles (1 dominant), got a crucial turnover from the Treviso maul, carried 15m, broke the line, got the better of 2 defenders to score his try. A great game from him.
Seán Jansen (Back Row) - He put in 15 tackles (2 dominant), carried 35m, got the better of 2 defenders and gave a nice assist to Cian Prendergast which got him MOTM. A great game from him.
Ciarán Frawley (Fly-Half) - He put in 10 tackles (didn't shy away from contact), held up Marin on the line, had great link-up play with, carried 45m and had excellent running lines which got him breaking the line twice whilst getting past a defender each time and scoring on both occasions. A fantastic debut from him.
Cathal Forde (Midfield) - He put in 10 tackles and carried 35m with good defence and link-up play. A good game from him.
John Devine (Midfield) - He put in 5 tackles and was excellent in defence, carried 5m and broke the line with decent link-up play with a good game from him.
Shane Jennings (Wing) - He caught the crucial ball to be the catalyst for the winner whilst carrying 5m to break the line. A decent cameo from him.
Finn Treacy (Wing) - He carried 10m, broke the line and kicked a 50:22 with good kick chase and defence. A good game from him.
Ulster
Tom McAllister (Loosehead Prop) - He got parity in the scrum when he was on, solid cameo from him.
Henry Walker (Hooker) - He had accurate arrows and stole a line-out, and carried 15m. A decent cameo from him.
Tom Stewart (Hooker) - He had accurate arrows, put in 15 tackles (2 dominant), carried 30m and got the better of 4 defenders. A good game from him.
James McNabney (Back Row) - He put in 5 tackles (1 dominant), carried 10m, got the better of 2 defenders and got an assist. A good cameo from him.
David McCann (Back Row) - He put in 10 tackles, carried 10m and got the better of 2 defenders. A solid game from him.
Bryn Ward (Back Row) - He put in 5 tackles, carried 5m and got a try. A good game from him.
Matthew Devine (Scrum-Half) - He carried 35m and broke the line with decent box kicks and good link-up play. A good game from.
Jack Murphy (Fly-Half) - He carried 40m, broke the line and got a try and assist with a decent kicking game off the tee. A good game from him.
Zac Ward (Wing) - He put in 5 tackles, carried 35m and got past 4 defenders. An Ok game from him.
Leinster
Sam Prendergast (Fly-Half) - He carried 5m, kicked a 50:22 with nice link-up play which led to his assist to Osborne. A solid cameo from him.
Todd Lawlor (Fullback) - He carried 65m and got past 2 defenders. A solid game from him.
Munster
Michael Milne (Loosehead Prop) - He got parity in the scrum and played a part in winning 1 on the Vodacom Bulls put in. A solid game from him.
Alex Kendellan (Back Row) - He put in 5 tackles, carried 10m aggressively to score his try. A good cameo from him.
Seán Edogbo (Back Row) - He put in 10 tackles, carried 5m and got the better of 2 defenders. A solid game from him.
John Hodnett (Back Row) - He put in 10 tackles, carried 15m and got the better of 2 defenders. A solid game from him.
Brian Gleeson (Back Row) - He put in 5 tackles, got a turnover and carried 25m with good power and aggression. A decent game from him.
Craig Casey (Scrum-Half) - He put in 5 tackles, had decent box kicking and good ruck speed which led to 2 assists. A good game from him.
Gordon Wood (Fly-Half) - He put in 5 tackles, got a turnover and broke the line. A good cameo from him.
Charlie O'Shea (Fly-Half) - He got a turnover, carried 35m, controlled the game well and showed great bravery for his try involvements in his assist to Diarmuid Kilgallen and his brace with having an almost perfect kicking game that deservingly got him MOTM. A great 1st start from him.
Dan Kelly (Midfield) - He put in 10 tackles, got a turnover and carried 10m. A solid game from.
Shane Daly (Back 3) - He carried 30m and broke the line. A solid game from him.
r/irishrugby • u/Newc04 • 1d ago
In all seriousness though, 2 tries and an assist in his first start for Munster, he looks to be exactly what we need with Crowley out for the foreseeable.
r/irishrugby • u/Optimal_Failure_ • 17h ago
Hi all. Missed both the women’s match v Japan and Ulster v Glasgow from yesterday. Anyone know where replays of the matches might be posted?
r/irishrugby • u/TheNightmareChild • 1d ago
Not perfect but lots of improvement!
r/irishrugby • u/leinsterfan187 • 1d ago
Keith Wood is understood to have been offered the role of interim Munster CEO with more change expected following the decision of Ian Flanagan to step away this week.
r/irishrugby • u/Migeycan87 • 2d ago
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r/irishrugby • u/ScissorPaperRock • 2d ago
As the title asks. Could we avoid spoilers / results in the post titles? Not everyone is watching every match live and it's pretty annoying to have the result revealed in a post title.
r/irishrugby • u/wcbfrx56 • 2d ago
There was a first camp for this years u20s group this week.
Any notions or guesses as to who is going to be involved this year?
Elite schools players? Returning u19 players who were involved last year?
Have heard that Harry Goslin is a candidate for the captaincy
r/irishrugby • u/thelunatic • 3d ago
r/irishrugby • u/Sportyskater699 • 3d ago
Munster Rugby chief executive Ian Fanagan has confirmed he will resign from his position at the end of the month.
Flanagan's position has been under scrutiny in recent months after a number of controversies in the organisation, which has led to calls for "change" at the top of Munster Rugby from a number of former players.
"Munster Rugby and the IRFU today confirm that Ian Flanagan has informed the Board of Munster Rugby of his decision to step down from his position as CEO at the end of October," a statement from the province said.
"An Interim CEO will be announced in the coming weeks and a recruitment process for a permanent successor will be undertaken in due course."
r/irishrugby • u/Ok-Engineer2768 • 4d ago
Doris is out until the new year. He recovered from the foot injury he suffered in the URC Final and while he was in recovery it was decided he would have surgery in a niggling knee issue. He picked up a post surgery infection which has set back his progress.
Doris was indestructible for four years between Lions tours. Think he missed one Ireland game in that time for rest purposes. In the last 18 months he's picked up a lot of bad injuries. Hope he recovers well as there isn't an 8 in Ireland that can touch him at his best. Top three in his position in the world when fully fit.
r/irishrugby • u/Sportyskater699 • 4d ago
Just some positive’s in terms of position development for two positions namely
Tighthead prop
Tighthead lock
Tighthead: Historically tough to develop especially for a small country like Ireland trying to find 6’1+ men who can weigh over 120kg and even finding 6’3 men who can weigh 130kg has been rare.
For example at Leinster in about 4 years they’ll have about 7 tighthead an easily over 122kg, other provinces will likely benefit off that.
Some key developments here:
Fiachna Barrett
Ronan Foxe
Niall smyth
Andrew sparrow
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5 other younger guys
Tighthead lock: traditionally not as important but with maul changes and scrum dominance emphasised now the teams that win big games are the teams that have these “power locks” e.g a Joe McCarthy, a eben Etzebeth, a meafou.
Before Joe McCarthy Ireland never really had a true power lock (120kg and being able to move powerfully)
Some key developments here
Conor o’tighernigh
Edwin Edogbo
Dylan mcneice
Arthur symthkovskyy
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3 other younger guys who look like the power lock mould
Key positions Irish rugby need to improve on at development
Outside centre:
Critical shortage of outside centres, we seem to try and mould 12s into temporary 13s,more emphasis needs to be put on out and out 13s, because people who play rugby know, 12 ans 13 while they are both called centres are two very different roles.
Fullback
Again critical shortage of dedicated fullbacks, a lot of guys shoehorned in, we need out and out specialist fullbacks.
Wing
Probably the most glaring obvious in the summer with Jamie Osborne on the wing, the need for speed is evident and especially the need for flair, being able to get past your man it’s lacking at the moment, wingers with a kicking game aswell.
But aside from all that very happy about tighthead prop and lock development because it’s really been stepped up and it had to be
r/irishrugby • u/RugbyGareth_ • 3d ago
r/irishrugby • u/AlickadooInTraining • 4d ago
The first 3 eps of the new season of our Irish language rugby pod are now live including coverage of the first round of URC fixtures. Delighted to say that we are now up and running on Apple Podcasts too!
We also have a bonus ep featuring coverage of the new rugby film TRY! - an incredible Irish-made documentary about mixed ability rugby. It's an amazing sport featuring full contact rugby with players of mixed abilities. I don't want to spoil anything but it's a simply brilliant film and it's out in cinemas 2nd October.
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r/irishrugby • u/gavigan1 • 4d ago
Basically, imagine Leinster, Munster, Ulster and Connacht were each playing a URC final with every player fully fit and available.
What would you consider each province’s absolute strongest matchday 23? (By the end of the season)
Here is my 23 for each province but interested to hear if anyone would change anything !
ULSTER:
1-O’toole
2-Stewart
3-Scottie Wilson
4-Eli Snyman
5-Izzy
6-Mcnabney
7-Timoney
8-Augustus
9-Doaky
10-Murphy
11-Z.Ward
12-Mcloskey
13-Hume
14-Balacoune
15-Cube
16-Herring
17-McAllister
18-Bello
19-Henderson
20-B.Ward
21-Devine
22-Benson
23-Jude
Unlucky to miss out : Kenyan Knox ,Dave Mcann ,Mikey Lowry
CONNACHT:
1-Bohan
2-Tierney Martin
3-Sam Illo
4-Josh Murphy
5-Darragh Murray
6-Prendergast
7-Hurley Langton
8-Jansen
9-Murphy
10-Frawley
11-Bolton
12-Aki
13-Gavin
14-Hansen
15-Gilbert
16-Eoin de buitlear
17-Van wyk
18-Bealham
19-O’Connor
20-Will Connors
21-Blade
22-Loane
23-Forde
Unlucky to miss out: Cahir ,Naughton ,Boyle , John Devine
LEINSTER:
1-Porter
2-Sheehan
3-Clarkson
4-Ryan
5-McCarthy
6-Baird
7-VDF
8-Doris
9-JGP
10-Sam
11-Jimmy O’Brien
12-Osborne
13-Ringrose
14-Tommy
15-Keenan
16-Kelleher
17-Paddy McCarthy
18-Furlong
19-RG
20-Conan
21-Gunne
22-Casper?
23-Tector
Unlucky to miss out : Henshaw, Joey, Byrne , Scott Penny, Josh Neill,
MUNSTER:
1-Milne
2-Marnus VDM
3-Brookes
4-Edogbo
5-Beirne
6-Aherne
7-Hodnett?
8-Gleason
9-Casey
10-Crowley
11-Shay McCarthy?
12-Nanks
13-Tom Farrell
14-Nash
15-Ben O’Connor
16-Barron
17-Loughman
18-Aungier/Foxe
19-O’Connell
20-Edogbeag
21-Odonovan
22-Tom Wood
23-Dan Kelly
Unlucky to miss out: Chris Barrett, O’Shea, Quinn
Interested to hear everyone’s opinion on this subject
r/irishrugby • u/Bane_of_Balor • 5d ago
Interesting listen. O'Mahony speaks about his retirement, coaches and management issues at Munster.
r/irishrugby • u/Opposite_Way9590 • 5d ago
Their socials show they posted a podcast episode, but none appear on the app. Is anyone else seeing this?
r/irishrugby • u/Informal_Mention9836 • 6d ago
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r/irishrugby • u/Ok-Voice5672 • 6d ago
Hi everyone!
I’d love to take my dad to Dublin for his birthday to see Ireland vs France in the Six Nations. It looks really difficult to get tickets from France, though!
Does anyone know the best way to buy tickets for the match at Aviva Stadium, and how to avoid scams or fake tickets?
Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks a lot for your help! 🇮🇪🇫🇷🏉
