Over time the Lansdowne Road name will cease to be used. Look at how an iconic building in Dublin, the Point Depot, has seemlessly become The o2 in just a couple of years. Also the Millenium Dome in London is universally recognised as the o2 Arena. Ashburton Grove became the Emirates Stadium...........there are tons of examples.
Do you work for Munster or something? You always seem to have inside information on the goings on in campLads just back and well i must say the Aviva is a credit to Ireland. See the dressing rooms and well was very impressed and if the you seen the warm-up areas - they are like little pitches.
I don't know about that. Assuming this was an Ireland u20 trial game, the Cunster team didn't select some of their best options- JJ Hanrahan (a 10 or 12) and Corey Hircock (a 13 or winger) were nowhere to be seen despite being in the Munster academy and Eoin McKeon who's played 8 for Connacht in the Magners League didn't feature either. The starting loosehead prop (Aaron Spring) is a recent convert from the backrow. Lulster didn't pick Ireland u20 players Andrew Conway, Brendan Macken, James McKinney, Niall Annett, David Doyle and Jordi Murphy. What we saw were two scratch teams who'll never play together again, play a meaningless fixture.As for the game, well all i can say is the difference in where we are in terms of developing our own players is clear for all to see.
Ah lads don't be nit picking; just because he's got insider info with the Munster lads well it's no reason to yank his chain!
I don't know about that. Assuming this was an Ireland u20 trial game, the Cunster team didn't select some of their best options- JJ Hanrahan (a 10 or 12) and Corey Hircock (a 13 or winger) were nowhere to be seen despite being in the Munster academy and Eoin McKeon who's played 8 for Connacht in the Magners League didn't feature either. The starting loosehead prop (Aaron Spring) is a recent convert from the backrow. Lulster didn't pick Ireland u20 players Andrew Conway, Brendan Macken, James McKinney, Niall Annett, David Doyle and Jordi Murphy. What we saw were two scratch teams who'll never play together again, play a meaningless fixture.
If each province gets two talented players out of this fixture, that'll be considered a success. Given just a couple of months everybody will have forgotten about this game.
Ah lads don't be nit picking; just because he's got insider info with the Munster lads well it's no reason to yank his chain!
There were very few academy players in the Lulster setup too. Coughlan Murray only joined Leinster's academy in the last couple of weeks. I'd have to check Ulster's website but I think Luke Marshall is the only other academy player from the blue and white team yesterday.Donal Leinehan was saying there was only one academy player on the Cunster team, and even then he was on the bench. Still there is no denying how far ahead the leionster academy is.
How is the Ulster set up snoop?