Right time to step in folks, I'm knocking this one on the head as it serves no real benefit.

It's a matter for Party A & Party B and their respective clubs only, speculation will only lead to agitation and possibly trouble for the Clan...

swift4prez wrote: seen on another forum from one of our regular poster and very good for information that it was ***.

he said they were taking the piss out of him about conney taking his place in the leinster squad. both being ***** **** and all.
that pure stupid taking the piss out of someone like that, i know *** is very good friend with more senior plays from his time there, i doubt they would be impressed with conney and reid.

if i was *** in the same situation, i would of boxed him too.

You get extra brownie points for the self censorship, a few off for pointing out it was a former Leinster ***** ****, and minus several million for filling out the reasons for editing...

I can't help noticing that the Indo decided not to name the alleged assailant. I would say IN&M's warchest for fighting defamation cases is somewhere in the seven figure range. Now I haven't seen the Clan accounts but I would estimate the legal fund to be in the region of one plate of cocktail sausages and a limited edition beanie.
So maybe it might be an idea if we didn't name him either. Just a thought.

I wonder if that sort of complacency has/could crept into the youth ranks of Leinster?

That and a crap load of alcohol. Hope he fights just as much to get his place on the Connacht first XV!

I have read something about this on another forum but had already guessed that it might have been a former rival of Cooney's, if its as I suspect/have read then sounds like he deserved a box tbh, being third choice Leinster scrum half is not much to be getting lippy about. A complete aside and I forget where I read it, but I think Quinlan or Flannery or one of the recently retired players wrote something recently about a lot of players at Munster being happy to just be part of the squad, wear the kit, say they play for Munster,etc, basically living off the achievements of the past and being happy with their place rather than fighting to do better and I wonder if that sort of complacency has/could crept into the youth ranks of Leinster?

already named elsewhere on here. take guesses though

really? I'm intrigued...

Well it says a Connacht star, so I'm guessing either Geogehegan or Fitzgerald.

I would've guessed ******

It was mentioned by a user of this forum already (but not on this forum), and if I am being honest, I am not too sure the person involved in the dust up should be named before the whole story is known.

I am just a spoil sport though, so never mind me, I just don't want to disclose anything whereby I am mainly in the dark myself and could be mistaken.

already named elsewhere on here. take guesses though

Yes i want speculation !!!

Are we allowed to speculate who we think it is?

From the Indo:

Rising Leinster star John Cooney punched in nightclub attack


LEINSTER rugby star John Cooney has decided against pressing charges after he was the victim of a nightclub assault.

The scrum-half was punched in the face by a provincial rival during a fracas.

However, he has decided not to make any complaint to gardai about the alleged incident which occurred last Sunday.

Cooney (22) required medical treatment after he was hit by a “random punch” in a southside Dublin club.

The alleged assailant is a current Connacht rugby star.

Cooney was part of the Leinster squad that travelled to Swansea to take on the Ospreys on November 4, before the international break, where they lost.

The players not involved in Declan Kidney's plans were given the week off and Cooney and a few friends went socialising in south Dublin.

“It wasn't even a row, he was punched. Thankfully he's fine,” a Leinster spokesperson said.

“It occurred nine days ago after the Ospreys game, the squad who weren't involved in international duty had the week off and it's obviously one of these things that happens. It's unfortunate but the most important thing is that he's fine and he reported for training with the rest of them yesterday.

“It's not very nice when it happens. It wasn't a row, fisticuffs, guards anything like that. It was just a random punch and he was just the poor unfortunate at the end of it.

“There are no criminal charges going to be pressed.”

Connacht rugby chief executive Tom Sears admitted that he was aware of the alleged incident but had not received any complaints.


All underlines mine

seen on another forum from one of our regular poster and very good for information that it was ***.

he said they were taking the piss out of him about conney taking his place in the leinster squad. both being ***** **** and all.
that pure stupid taking the piss out of someone like that, i know *** is very good friend with more senior plays from his time there, i doubt they would be impressed with conney and reid.

if i was *** in the same situation, i would of boxed him too.

thats interesting. anyone know who threw the punch.

i can only assume it was one of connachts leinster boys with an axe to grind from their acadamy or schools days.

Connacht rugby chief executive Tom Sears admitted that he was aware of the alleged incident but had not received any complaints.

But doesn't say if there will be an internal investigation. I'd hope there would be one, if only to clear this up. We're not a football club, I don't want to see things like this brushed under the carpet.