Ya must win. Poor luke o dea stuck there when he showed class last season

Difference in senior caps must be huge

Replacement hooker for munster, for connacht academy player Kevin o Byrne

Munster A: Ronan O'Mahony; Darren Sweetnam, Ivan Dineen, Cian Bohane, Luke O'Dea; Johnny Holland, Brian Haugh; Peter McCabe, Quentin MacDonald, Brian Scott; Billy Holland, Darren O'Shea; Shane Buckley, Barry O'Mahony (Capt), Paddy Butler.
Replacements: Kevin O'Byrne, Aidan Slattery, Mike Lynch, Darragh Moloney, Ryan Murphy, Ryan Foley, Rory Scannell, Alex Wootton, Niall Kenneally, Harry McNulty, Darren Moroney, David Johnston



It's a "must win" for the Eagles

Anyone going to this? Would love to see how Dineen and Gilsenan do.

salmson wrote:

phatguerilla wrote: He's not even listed on the Connacht site as being in the academy, how young is he?

Wegians and the sub-academy (we have one of those now?), only finished school last summer, no idea what height he is but if you look here (7th pic from the top)...

www.thescore.ie/12-of-the-best-images-fr...nals-836358-Mar2013/

...you'll see he's built like a brick sh1thouse.

Jesus christ its like a man playing against children. We could really do with a couple of brick shhthouse hookers, Heffernan looks like he could be a serious unit hopefully Dineen can be as well.

He's not even listed on the Connacht site as being in the academy, how young is he?

Dineen used to be with the Munster sub-academy but opted for us last season. Was well thought of down south and looks like a guy who will be academy next season. Hope the conversion works out for him, if so that will be Harris-Wright, Heffernan and Dineen who are now hookers who played back-row in school.

FACECUTTR wrote: Has anybody any stats on Dineen ?? He must be big enough if he was an 8.

Alternatively, he wasn't big enough for 8 and now he's a 2

Seriously, though, best of luck to him. He has a host of seniors around him to help him out, which is excellent. Here's hoping we're about to unearth Sean Cronin mark 2.

phatguerilla wrote: He's not even listed on the Connacht site as being in the academy, how young is he?

Wegians and the sub-academy (we have one of those now?), only finished school last summer, no idea what height he is but if you look here (7th pic from the top)...

www.thescore.ie/12-of-the-best-images-fr...nals-836358-Mar2013/

...you'll see he's built like a brick sh1thouse.

He's not even listed on the Connacht site as being in the academy, how young is he?

Has anybody any stats on Dineen ?? He must be big enough if he was an 8.

connachtexile wrote:

2. Jack Dineen

Jack Dineen at no 2? I thought he was a No. 8? Has he being converted like Heffernan?

I was right in my prediction for the 2014-2015 team: the 4th hooker is a converted one, good to save money for 10 and 13

connachtexile wrote:

2. Jack Dineen

Jack Dineen at no 2? I thought he was a No. 8? Has he being converted like Heffernan?

Nigel Carolan wrote: With James Rael injured and other hookers being rested, the opportunity has come up to give young Jack Dineen his first start in that position. It will be a great occasion for Jack who is making the transition from backrow to hooker and with an experienced pack around him, I’m sure he will rise to the challenge.

2. Jack Dineen

Jack Dineen at no 2? I thought he was a No. 8? Has he being converted like Heffernan?

15. Gavin Duffy (captain)
14. Danie Poolman
13. Conor Finn
12. Darragh Leader
11. Matt Healy
10. Miah Nikora
9. Frank Murphy


1. Ronan Loughney
2. Jack Dineen
3. Nathan White
4. Aly Muldowney
5. George Naoupu
6. Mata Fifita
7. Conor Gilsenan
8. Eoin McKeon


16. Conor Muldoon
17. Finlay Bealham
18. JP Cooney
19. David Nolan
20. Aaron Conneely
21. Marcus Walsh
22. Jack Carty
23. Rory Parata
24. Shane Layden


This is effectively half a starting senior team. Great to see so many back from injury and the props definitely need a run out.

Very interesting to see George in the second row, but I thought Masterson would have been selected for this. Is he injured?