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Youths Rugby

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  • #92
    muscleshirt
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    is there a munster b schools team,do they play interprov


  • #93
    ormond lad
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    muscleshirt wrote: »
    is there a munster b schools team,do they play interprov
    The Munster A schools team(students of B schools like villiers, bandon grammer, newtown school, midleton college, and C and associate schools ) usually play leinster in 1 or 2 games in september, no fixtures afaik have been made for the A games yet though they usually are on end september/ start october after the other schools interpros have been played


  • #94
    muscleshirt
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    ormond lad wrote: »
    The Munster A schools team(students of B schools like villiers, bandon grammer, newtown school, midleton college, and C and associate schools ) usually play leinster in 1 or 2 games in september, no fixtures afaik have been made for the A games yet though they usually are on end september/ start october after the other schools interpros have been played
    what is the standard like/would it be equal to munster youths


  • #95
    ormond lad
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    muscleshirt wrote: »
    what is the standard like/would it be equal to munster youths
    Munster Youths would be much stronger, the youths have played the main schools interpro team a couple of times this summer as prep for the interpros and they drew once and the schools narrowly won the other game. The youths play the u18 schools again friday week


  • #96
    rugby_fan
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    anyonee know anything else about the other youths sides!?


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  • #97
    ormond lad
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    rugby_fan wrote: »
    anyonee know anything else about the other youths sides!?
    Havent heard anything about teams but i heard that munsters game against ulster will prob be on in thomond park in a double header with the u18 schools game against ulster on september 24th


  • #98
    rugby_fan
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    ormond lad wrote: »
    Havent heard anything about teams but i heard that munsters game against ulster will prob be on in thomond park in a double header with the u18 schools game against ulster on september 24th


    Thanks:).that should be interesting...Its good that they are tryiin to play both games together...gives ya a chance to c the standard of both:)


  • #99
    ormond lad
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    rugby_fan wrote: »
    anyonee know anything else about the other youths sides!?
    Ulster Schools play the Ulster U18 Clubs at Dungannon FC next saturday


  • #100
    rugby_fan
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    ormond lad wrote: »
    Ulster Schools play the Ulster U18 Clubs at Dungannon FC next saturday

    Ive also just heard that Leinster Youths are playiin Leinster Schools next saturday too..


  • #101
    muscleshirt
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    ormond lad wrote: »
    Munster Youths would be much stronger, the youths have played the main schools interpro team a couple of times this summer as prep for the interpros and they drew once and the schools narrowly won the other game. The youths play the u18 schools again friday week
    how did the match between the youths and schools go


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  • #102
    ormond lad
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    muscleshirt wrote: »
    how did the match between the youths and schools go
    schools won, a full 70 minute game wasnt played, they played 2 shorter length games to let coaches get more time to look at players.
    schools won both games but the youths were missing a few players due to injury while the schools were much closer to full strength.
    the results of these games dont really matter as they are only build up to the interpros

    they will cut the youths squad again this week with 4-5 losing out as the squad is being cut to 25 or 26(idiotic decision as it means the coaches cant have a match between players in the squad in a training session as there isnt 30 players to do a full on match in training etc and 3-4 players prob will be called up to squad for various reasons between now and the first interpo in 5-6 weeks time)


  • #103
    ormond lad
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    rugby_fan wrote: »
    Ive also just heard that Leinster Youths are playiin Leinster Schools next saturday too..
    Leinster schools beat the youths 34-25


  • #104
    rugby_fan
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    ormond lad wrote: »
    Leinster schools beat the youths 34-25
    Thanks:)..looks like it was a close enough encounter


  • #105
    muscleshirt
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    munster A schools played the munster youths today in midelton ,youths had it all to do apparently ,a try or two in it


  • #106
    rugby_fan
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    Looks like its gonna be an inresting interpro series:)


  • #107
    rugby_fan
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    Looks like its gonna be an interesting inter pro series:)


  • #108
    ormond lad
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    Seen this on leinsterrugby just now. starting these games very early considering these are effectively trials for youths interpros that are over a year away. Munsters trial games wont be held till jan at the earliest in comparison

    Shane Horgan Cup Kicks Off this Monday, Sept 12th...
    7 September 2011, 4:44 pm
    By Editor



    Midlands face the North Midlands to kick off the Shane Horgan Cup this Monday 12th September in Tullamore RFC (KO: 7.30pm)...

    The Shane Horgan Cup is an Under 16 Inter-Region Youth Tournament.
    Midlands:
    15 Ronan Wallace Mullingar
    14 Daire Conway Mullingar
    13 Conor O’Brien Mullingar
    12 Adam Mangan Tullamore
    11 Evan Meleady Mullingar
    10 Bill McNamara Mullingar
    9 Matthew Coade Mullingar

    1 Aidan Leahy Mullingar
    2 Joseph Bennett Longford
    3 Keelan Feery Tullamore
    4 Thomas Maguire Longford
    5 Conor Glennon Mullingar
    6 Conor Martin Tullamore
    7 Alex Gilmor Mullingar
    8 Tiernan Mealiffe Tullamore
    Substitutes:

    16 Edward Nally Mullingar
    17 Ryan Daly Tullamore
    18 Jerome Scully Tullamore
    19 James Lalor Tullamore
    20 Jack McNamara Tullamore
    North Midlands:
    Eoin Keenan Portaoise
    James Brennan Portarlington
    Adam Coyle Naas
    Will Pratt Nth Kildare
    Alex Whittle Portarlington
    Austin Dunne Nth Kildare
    Dean Curtain Nth Kildare
    Mikey Russell Naas
    Andy Kelly Naas
    Paul Mescal Nth Kildare
    Ross Beacom Clondalkin
    Thomas Ashe Naas
    Kevin McGloughlin Naas
    James O'Loughlin Cill Dara
    Jack Hanrahan Naas
    Joshua Dunne Clondalkin
    Catahal Fennessy Athy
    Sean Meagharan Cill Dara


  • #109
    muscleshirt
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    ormond lad wrote: »
    Munster Youths would be much stronger, the youths have played the main schools interpro team a couple of times this summer as prep for the interpros and they drew once and the schools narrowly won the other game. The youths play the u18 schools again friday week
    heard the munsterA schools team beat the munster youths easily in a warm up game this evening,is this worrying


  • #110
    ormond lad
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    muscleshirt wrote: »
    heard the munsterA schools team beat the munster youths easily in a warm up game this evening,is this worrying
    no its not worrying, why should it be?
    In many of the games theyve played against each other over the summer they were evenly matched.
    The real tests start now with the interpro games. The Munster Youths have done well in recent years but the schools have been poor, hopefully the schools(and youth) can get more players into the irish set up as looking at the previous few years were probably 4th in producing players for the Irish youths, schools u18 teams


  • #111
    muscleshirt
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    ormond lad wrote: »
    no its not worrying, why should it be?
    In many of the games theyve played against each other over the summer they were evenly matched.
    The real tests start now with the interpro games. The Munster Youths have done well in recent years but the schools have been poor, hopefully the schools(and youth) can get more players into the irish set up as looking at the previous few years were probably 4th in producing players for the Irish youths, schools u18 teams
    it should be,because the youths are training together 3 days a week since june diets,weights branch coaches,etc ,this second string schools side have beem together only on a few times yet competely outplayed them


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  • #112
    ormond lad
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    ormond lad wrote: »
    no its not worrying, why should it be?
    In many of the games theyve played against each other over the summer they were evenly matched.
    The real tests start now with the interpro games. The Munster Youths have done well in recent years but the schools have been poor, hopefully the schools(and youth) can get more players into the irish set up as looking at the previous few years were probably 4th in producing players for the Irish youths, schools u18 teams
    muscleshirt wrote: »
    it should be,because the youths are training together 3 days a week since june diets,weights branch coaches,etc ,this second string schools side have beem together only on a few times yet competely outplayed them
    Why was it a 2nd string schools team? they played full strength schools team several times earlier in the summer and they didnt do to bad. if it was the same u18 schools team they played earlier in the summer, they have been training and playing as much as the youths have


  • #113
    muscleshirt
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    ormond lad wrote: »
    Why was it a 2nd string schools team? they played full strength schools team several times earlier in the summer and they didnt do to bad. if it was the same u18 schools team they played earlier in the summer, they have been training and playing as much as the youths have
    this is the team made up from the b/c schools,it was the regular schools they played earlier


  • #114
    ormond lad
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    muscleshirt wrote: »
    this is the team made up from the b/c schools,it was the regular schools they played earlier
    ok fair enough
    The 2 munster 19s squads for this weekends games v connacht and the exiles are up on http://www.munsterrugby.ie/domestic/news/9371.php
    Both squads nearly half and half schools and youths players


  • #115
    rugby_fan
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    Anyone at the u18 schools Leinster v Munster Match last wed!?..any thoughts!?


  • #116
    ormond lad
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    rugby_fan wrote: »
    Anyone at the u18 schools Leinster v Munster Match last wed!?..any thoughts!?
    father was at it for a short while. Munster were s***e, serious problems in munster development system. Some players on munster side are nowhere near provincial standard and only there because of a coach/who they no.
    Very poor munster side and wouldnt be surprised if they dont win a game


  • #117
    Amazotheamazing
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    ormond lad wrote: »
    father was at it for a short while. Munster were s***e, serious problems in munster development system. Some players on munster side are nowhere near provincial standard and only there because of a coach/who they no.
    Very poor munster side and wouldnt be surprised if they dont win a game

    There's serious disillusionment with how those squads are being picked. Basically the Limerick players don't think they are being picked even slightly on merit. If this is repeated elsewhere in the province Munster are in real trouble.

    Anyone know how the u19's went yesterday? Think you were keeping an eye out for that Gleeson lad?


  • #118
    ormond lad
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    Amazotheamazing wrote: »
    There's serious disillusionment with how those squads are being picked. Basically the Limerick players don't think they are being picked even slightly on merit. If this is repeated elsewhere in the province Munster are in real trouble.

    Anyone know how the u19's went yesterday? Think you were keeping an eye out for that Gleeson lad?
    Ive been to most interpros at youths level over the last 5 years, Munster in general hasnt had many players in any year at irish level in that time and thats mainly because of the system in which players are developed.

    The disillusionment with how the squads have been picked has increased tenfold, IMO, since the branch development officers took over the coaching side of the regional teams that play to decide the make up of the youths squad. Before them the coaches were local club coaches and they did very well but it was decided the branch needed a tighter control over these teams and the likes of noel o meara, john o neill(both development officers with the branch) became head coach of a region and the previous coaches like pat fitzpatrick of nenagh and sean devaney who had done extremaly well over the previous few years were told they were beng replaced.

    The biggest problems is coaches from cork and the south munster section who are picking lads from their clubs etc. It always happens everywhere at u/age level but there is some from cork city who are involved at the moment at interpro level messing the system with their political picks. I could name names but i dont think its worth the hassle

    I was at the 19s yesterday. only saw the 2nd half as got kick off time mixed up. it finished a draw, 13 apiece.
    very poor game, wasnt pretty and certainly not a game you would like to see again
    Munster pack were alright. Backs were terrible, tom kiersey(outhalf for waterparks 19s last season) at 10 was the only munster back with any imagination
    Didnt see much of cronan as he went off as he got a knock and they didnt want to aggravate it.
    If we play like we did yesterday against leinster we will be well beaten


  • #119
    rugby_fan
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    It seems that Leinster are so much ahead of Munster with regards to there representative teams..and indeed academy structures..

    Seems like the u19 match wasnt great at all...I have heard that Leinster are meant to have a fairly useful u19 team so will be a tough fixture fr munster


  • #120
    rugby_fan
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    I see where leinster u19s had a good victory this weekend beating ulster 36-9


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  • #121
    muscleshirt
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    ormond lad wrote: »
    Ive been to most interpros at youths level over the last 5 years, Munster in general hasnt had many players in any year at irish level in that time and thats mainly because of the system in which players are developed.

    The disillusionment with how the squads have been picked has increased tenfold, IMO, since the branch development officers took over the coaching side of the regional teams that play to decide the make up of the youths squad. Before them the coaches were local club coaches and they did very well but it was decided the branch needed a tighter control over these teams and the likes of noel o meara, john o neill(both development officers with the branch) became head coach of a region and the previous coaches like pat fitzpatrick of nenagh and sean devaney who had done extremaly well over the previous few years were told they were beng replaced.

    The biggest problems is coaches from cork and the south munster section who are picking lads from their clubs etc. It always happens everywhere at u/age level but there is some from cork city who are involved at the moment at interpro level messing the system with their political picks. I could name names but i dont think its worth the hassle

    I was at the 19s yesterday. only saw the 2nd half as got kick off time mixed up. it finished a draw, 13 apiece.
    very poor game, wasnt pretty and certainly not a game you would like to see again
    Munster pack were alright. Backs were terrible, tom kiersey(outhalf for waterparks 19s last season) at 10 was the only munster back with any imagination
    Didnt see much of cronan as he went off as he got a knock and they didnt want to aggravate it.
    If we play like we did yesterday against leinster we will be well beaten
    the whole set up is a shambles,since the development officers got involved things have got worse,the system of bringing players automatic from the u18 youths into the u19 the following season without holding trials etc is crazy,this is what happened this year
    and look what we are getting,it's fact a lot of limerick club players not getting a look in,are we going to do the same next year with the youths
    after they were beaten easily enough by the munster b/c schools recently


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