No, the Leinster private school system churning out players canât be replicated elsewhere. Itâs just delusional to think otherwise.
Might aswell give up so then. Thereâs nothing to say we canât improve the pathway for the other 3 provinces even without the big private school cash. At least in Connacht here we have nothing of note unless lads want to play a bit of AIL for Bucs, Wegians, Corinthians, Cunnies. They get zero proper investment but have brought through some serious talent outside of any secondary school system.
What I was saying is you canât replicate the Leinster private schools. Developing a different pathway should absolutely be doable, itâs been the major criticism of nucifora that he put no effort into it.
cc @gilgamboa
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Yeah thatâs true. Although I donât think theyâd have the finances that Toulon had or the tradition of a Toulouse.
Correct. he has a friend who gives him a lot of info
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Depth chart
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That was an enjoyable cathartic win. As I hoped - Leinster had been easing through games but had a couple of extra gears.
Possibly Ross Byrneâs best game. Seriously commanding and very physical. Took some serious hits too.
The likes of Frawley, Osborne, Larmour had excellent performances but this game was won upfront where the pack physically dominated the likes of Skelton, Aldritt etc.
This LaR team could decline quite quickly and thereâs a good chance theyâll be a one-off great team, like a Toulon, and not a European giant like Toulouse or Leinster whoâll always be there or thereabouts with a pipeline of talent on tap. ROG will prob need to do major surgery to it which will be a whole new challenge. One to watch
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Great win for a super team. If it was a league theyâd win it. Possibly susceptible to a bit of genius though.
Thatâs the glory of cup rugby!
Having finally got the LaR monkey off our backs we might fall to Toulouse, who weâve handily beaten the last few years 
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Wouldnât fault today-I thought It was a stick up-but I suppose the true international class told.
More broadly-that Irish pack is one of the great packs. The holding up aside- any top other back div wins that world cup.
I donât really get where that was disputed?
The Leinster system doesnât actually capture all of the schools though. Still a lot of scope to get more talent from it. Thereâs still far too much cyclicality with schools which comes down to teacher coaches & the quality there.
Thereâs nothing really stopping PBC or CBC Cork being the exact same as a St Michaels.
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Cork arenât a gillion miles away.
Would Munster not break the bank for OâGara?
Yeah both produce a lot tbf.
The likes of Tom Daly are a prime example of this. Fringe player until the age of about 26 when he moved to Connacht. Whatâs Rhys Ruddock up to at the moment? Heâd be very useful for a Connacht or Ulster even as a veteran. On another note it was ridiculous that he could be eligible to play for Wales after winning numerous caps with Ireland.
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Something odd happened with him this year, he has barely featured this year. I think the Wales thing really annoyed people and he sounded pissed at his dad as well.
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Iâll be in attendance at the final in the Tottenham Hotspurs stadium on a stag. Leinster v Toulouse would a great occasion.
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We could meet for a pint
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