Mark mostyn, thank you. Is Luke carty considered a full back now? I think he’s played 10 for the eagles and Buccs this season. He could be needed at ten this week if Conor Fitzgerald isn’t fit

Niyi ruptured a bicep in the second match in South Africa

Loosehead

Denis Buckley - Signed 2 year contract in 2017
Paddy McAllister - Signed contract in 2019
Peter McCabe - Signed contract in 2018
Conan O'Donnell - Signed contract in 2018

Matthew Burke - Academy year 2

Tighthead

Finlay Bealham - Signed 2 year contract in 2019
Conor Carey - Signed contract in 2018
Dominic Robertson-McCoy - Signed contract in 2018

Conor Kenny - Academy year 3

Hooker

Shane Delahunt - Signed contract in 2017
Dave Heffernan - Signed contract in 2019
Tom McCartney - Signed 3 year contract in 2017
Jonny Murphy - Signed contract in 2018

Dylan Tierney - Academy year 1

Lock

James Cannon - Signed 2 year contract in 2017
Peter Claffey - Signed contract in 2018
Ultan Dillane - Signed 2 year contract in 2019
Cillian Gallagher - Signed contract in 2018
Joe Maksymiw - Signed contract in 2018
Quinn Roux - Signed 2 year contract in 2019
Gavin Thornbury - Signed 2 year contract in 2019

Niall Murray - Academy year 1

Back row

Paul Boyle - Signed 2 year contract in 2019
Jarrad Butler - Signed 3 year contract in 2017
James Connolly - Signed contract in 2018
Robin Copeland - Signed 2 year contract in 2018
Colby Fainga'a - Signed contract in 2018
Eoghan Masterson - Signed 2 year contract in 2018
Eoin McKeon - Signed contract in 2017
Sean O'Brien - Signed 2 year contract in 2018

Joshua Dunne - Academy year 1
Cian Huxford - Academy year 1
Sean Masterson - Academy year 2
Mikey Wilson - Academy year 1

Scrumhalf

Caolin Blade - Signed contract in 2018
Angus Lloyd - Signed contract in 2019
Kieran Marmion - Signed 2 year contract in 2018
Conor McKeon - Signed contract in 2018
James Mitchell - Signed 2 year contract in 2017

Stephen Kerins - Academy year 3
Colm Reilly - Academy year 1

Outhalf

Jack Carty - Signed 2 year contract in 2019
Dave Horwitz - Signed contract in 2018

Luke Carty - Academy year 2
Conor Dean - Academy year 1
Conor Fitzgerald - Academy year 1

Centre

Bundee Aki - Signed 3 year contract in 2017
Tom Farrell - Signed 2 year contract in 2018
Kyle Godwin - Signed contract in 2018
Eoin Griffin - Signed contract in 2018
Peter Robb - Signed contract in 2018
Craig Ronaldson - Signed contract in 2018

Kieran Joyce - Academy year 2
Sean O'Brien - Academy year 1

Back 3

Niyi Adeolokun - Signed contract in 2019
Matt Healy - Signed 2 year contract in 2018
Cian Kelleher - Signed contract in 2018
Darragh Leader - Signed contract in 2018
Tiernan O'Halloran - Signed 2 year contract in 2018

Mark Balaski - Academy year 1
Colm de Buitléar - Academy year 2
Conor Hayes - Academy year 1
Oran McNulty - Academy year 1

Heffernan and Niyi have signed contract extensions.
No mention of length.
Great for Heff
Niyi hasn't had many opportunities this season. Is he injured?

Thanks Salmson

Bundee's contract runs to summer 2020 so we won't hear anything this side of summer.

Any word yet on Bundee going on to a central contract and being given another 2-3 extension with us?

2 more years for Carolan, Duffy and Wilkins.
Pleased with that, good to have some consistency across the coaching staff and anytime you see/hear the coaches interviewed they always seem to looking for continuous improvements.

One bugbear: our maul defense, but I'd half wonder if that's just a case of our pack being a big smaller than average and it being one of the few areas where brute force can really be made to tell.

Yes, he was born in England and qualified for Wales through residency I think but I'm pretty sure his parents are Irish originally.

www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-...pected-role-15422572

But he could have chosen the other 2 selections

connachta wrote: I've had the same reflexion 2 weeks ago, but looks like he's more Anglo-Welsh... Marmion is too, though

I think both Marmion's parents are Irish?

I've had the same reflexion 2 weeks ago, but looks like he's more Anglo-Welsh... Marmion is too, though

Anybody know anything about Exeter Winger O'Flaherty, Looks a decent player and with a name like that there must surely be a long line of Irish ancestry

We lost Reece, Scholes, now Kelleher, maybe Robb and Griffin, Bundee busy for RWC
It's heavily interesting to note Cornish Pirates put a nearly whole Irish backline today :

Patterson/Parata/Moyle/O'Meara
Connacht should look for one if not two, used to combine with each other

Wegians89 wrote: Front row depth for next season:

Buckley, McCabe, McAllister, Burke
McCartney, Heffernan, delahunt, Murphy (?)
Bealham, Carey (?), Robertson-McCoy, Conan

Not sure what sort of contract Murphy is on and if he’s making any impression. Think it’s too early to promote Dylan tierney. Carey linked with a move to England, if he was to leave, a replacement would need to come in.

Wonder would we look at Dylan Donnellan if Murphy were to move on. Galway born ex Ireland u20 hooker, was in the Leinster sub academy, went to Biarritz for a while, before coming home to Corinthians and then Clontarf. Signed for Yorkshire Carnegie at the start of this season.