Indo has Schools Rugby supplement today.

Think Times has one tomorrow.

I had not thought about it, but good point in Indo. Henshaw from Senior Cup to RWC in 3 years ( no injuries of course! )

Thanks Ormond Lad for the reminder!

I have always found the schools games hard to find information on about when/ where they are on and also results.

So yeah, if anyone knows of any up coming, please let us know.

Schools Cups at senior and junior started last week or at least were meant to. No results have been updated on Connacht website. Anyone know about where games will be played(referring to Galway) as I will try go to a game or two which are scheduled for Galway city

connachtexile wrote: Sweet! So four potentials for Connacht in the coming seasons. Anyone know what positions they play?

Matthew Burke (Ballinrobe) - Backrow- 6/8
Darragh Cummins (Sligo) - Centre
Luke Carty (Buccaneers) - Outhalf
Sean Masterson (Portlaoise) - Lock/Backrow, only under-17

Sweet! So four potentials for Connacht in the coming seasons. Anyone know what positions they play?

Matthew Burke (Ballinrobe)
Darragh Cummins (Sligo)
Luke Carty (Buccaneers)
Sean Masterson (Portlaoise)

Younger brother

Heard luke was a good player alright.
22. Sean Masterson(Portlaoise) any relation to eoighan masterson who is also from portlaoise?

Luke is younger brother of Jack. Super player. Have seen him play a few times and is real classy player
there is 3 Connacht players as Matt Burke Ballinrobe is also a Connacht representative

Ireland u18 Clubs team
1. Greg McGrath(Wexford)
2. Tadgh McElroy(Dundalk)
3. Ian McCarthy(Highfield)
4. Joe Carley(Enniscorthy)
5. Jack Regan(Birr)
6. Matthew Burke(Ballinrobe)
7. Conor Farrell(Navan)
8. Paul Boyle(Gorey)
9. Darragh Sweeney(Malahide)
10. Ciaran Frawley(Skerries)
11. Otta Gray(Exile)
12. Sean O'Brien(Mullingar)
13. Darragh Cummins(Sligo)
14. Peter Howard(Cill Dara)
15. Conor Nash(Navan)
16. Ben Devlin(Kilkenny)
17. Eoin Corcoran(Longford)
18. Blaze McKnight(Newry)
19. Jack Auinger(Suttonians)
20. Dylan Reeves Wasik(Birr)
21. Conor Hand(Navan)
22. Sean Masterson(Portlaoise)
23. Robbie Walsh(Waterpark)
24. Jack Coombes(Exile)
25. Luke Carty(Buccaneers)
26. Aiden McDonald(Kilkenny)
27. Tobais Robinson(Exile)
28. Jack Quilter(Tralee)
29. Dom Gorrard(Exile)
30. Dave McCarthy(Skibbereen)
31. Conor Maguire(Boyne)
32. Stephen McGivern(Dundalk)

Two guys made the clubs team from Connacht. Is Luke Carty any relation to Jack?

connachtexile wrote: Cian O'Donoghue (winger/fullback) has left Leinster sub-academy and joined ours. Good chance of him being in the Connacht Academy next year.

wasn't in the leinster sub-academy.. very good finisher and a good player.

we have the makings of one of the best Ireland U20's teams for a long time, there's a good few returning from the crop from last year and add in some very talented individuals from U19's last year, the backline is going to be top class and I think Carolan will give this team a real crack at the JWC, front row seems to be the only weak area. And even better with the number of Connacht players likely to be involved maybe even more than from Munster in the team.

the first match for the Ireland U20's is December 23rd at Donnybrook's new 4g pitch, will see then if we get a good representaition

[Did not recognise the name so talked to few Leinster mates. They are amazed he was allowed leave. Supposed to be savage. Fingers crossed. /quote]

Apparently the Leinster academy newbies for next year is meant to be quite forward orientated so guys like O'Donoghue have to look elsewhere or wait another season and hope. Good on O'Donoghue for taking the plunge.

Nice, that's now 6 Irish U-19 selected in 2014, in the Connacht sub-Academy and Academy (with Romaine, O'Toole, Kelly, McVeigh and Gaffney). We tend to equal representation, waiting for equal funding... :silly:

Did not recognise the name so talked to few Leinster mates. They are amazed he was allowed leave. Supposed to be savage. Fingers crossed.

Cian O'Donoghue (winger/fullback) has left Leinster sub-academy and joined ours. Good chance of him being in the Connacht Academy next year.

Ross O Mahonys mother is from the metropolis of Balla in Mayo, had a word with him at Xmas to see if he'd come West but no joy