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<blockquote data-quote="snoopy snoopy dog dog" data-source="post: 334037" data-attributes="member: 13611"><p>I know, we all have out tics. I type "though" in virtually every sentence for example.</p><p></p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>As for talented players up north, there are quite a few. Craig Gilroy may get a couple of runs early on in the Magners League due to injuries among Ulster's back three players. The sub scrumhalf yesterday Conor Spence is just out of school and is a very good player. Luke Marshall is good enough to play 12 but has a bit of traffic in front of him in Paddy Wallace and Ian Whitten. Likewise Paddy Jackson is very skillful but he's not physically developed enough yet- could be a couple of years before we see him play regularly. I really like the look of Michael Allen who's an outside centre with blistering pace but he didn't play yesterday. Neither did Conor Gaston who's playing very well for Dungannon. Keeping in mind the fact that their 1st XV is quite young, Ulster have a promising future.</p><p></p><p>What's happening is Ulster and Leinster are churning out huge numbers while Connacht and Munster are churning out less players but some of them are of a very high quality. It results in mismatches at underage level but these things even out by the time players reach their mid 20s. For example, in Tiernan O'Halloran, Connacht have Ireland's best prospect on the wing since Denis Hickie while in Peter O'Mahoney, Paddy Butler and JJ Hanrahan, Munster have three players you can build a team around.</p><p></p><p>Back on topic, the stadium looks like a bedpan.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snoopy snoopy dog dog, post: 334037, member: 13611"] I know, we all have out tics. I type "though" in virtually every sentence for example. 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. As for talented players up north, there are quite a few. Craig Gilroy may get a couple of runs early on in the Magners League due to injuries among Ulster's back three players. The sub scrumhalf yesterday Conor Spence is just out of school and is a very good player. Luke Marshall is good enough to play 12 but has a bit of traffic in front of him in Paddy Wallace and Ian Whitten. Likewise Paddy Jackson is very skillful but he's not physically developed enough yet- could be a couple of years before we see him play regularly. I really like the look of Michael Allen who's an outside centre with blistering pace but he didn't play yesterday. Neither did Conor Gaston who's playing very well for Dungannon. Keeping in mind the fact that their 1st XV is quite young, Ulster have a promising future. What's happening is Ulster and Leinster are churning out huge numbers while Connacht and Munster are churning out less players but some of them are of a very high quality. It results in mismatches at underage level but these things even out by the time players reach their mid 20s. For example, in Tiernan O'Halloran, Connacht have Ireland's best prospect on the wing since Denis Hickie while in Peter O'Mahoney, Paddy Butler and JJ Hanrahan, Munster have three players you can build a team around. Back on topic, the stadium looks like a bedpan. [/QUOTE]
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