If he is good enough he will get the jersey simple as
I think the headline around what he turned down is overblown. He will have taken what is effectively a tax free contract from Munster so 600k (it was never that much) from tigers is probably equivalent of 300k in Ireland ā¦add in international bonuses, all the sponsorship opportunities he has in Ireland Vs the UKā¦I donāt know financially was it that hard a decision at all
Fair enough, I wouldnāt have an iota, but supposedly Finnis on a mill and heād be the closest to Finn that wasnāt home made. Its probably never as good as it seems.
The two lads have a problem in that Jack is perceptibly quicker in every aspect whereas the other lad seems to just have absurd skills and āla pausaā while not being a great athlete. I was convinced of the Leinster fella in November but I wouldnāt be just sure he has it athletically now, heās 22 I donāt know will either one of them get on top of the other. Its what you prefer.
Finn is box officeā¦I doubt heās on a million either
Two very different players. Prendergast is quicker than he looks and is a far better kicker of the ball. He canāt defend though and he needs to figure that out. Saw an interview with ROG recently and he said if you donāt make the first tackle at ten youl be making plenty of themā¦and Crowley is a great defender and when push comes to shove that will make him the starter in medium term ā¦unless Prendergast sorts it out
Iād just worry a small bit about him. Skills wise, he is godly, but how many tackles has he missed? Heās 22 and in the programme. Iām just struggling to thing of anyone that struggled that way originally and ever made up the deficit. I think he could be this imperious figure for Leinster and maybe a Charlie Hodgson type for Ireland, because there were massive shades of that to me this season.
His agent has earned his corn here. A couple of tweets and Munster buckle.
Prendy is a good lad, would like him to have got it.
Crowley has very poor distance on kicks to touch and is an inconsistent goalkicker. Heād benefit from a few coaching sessions with Maurice Fitzgerald
Crowls has called their bluff.
https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2025/0409/1506720-crowley-commits-future-to-munster-until-2027/
2 years leaves him an exit post-world cup. Heās dead right but feel that should have been trying to lock him down more long term. Not viewed in same regard in HQ
Makes perfect sense for the player. If heās number one at the WC heāll have to be on a central contract. If heās rode again heāll leave. Anything in between and they can negotiate.
Itās fantastic agenting. I do think heāll be first choice OH in 2027 though so heāll be on the Central. Thatās not a slight against Prendergast but I think Crowley has gone up a notch in the last few months.
I think heās well ahead of prendergast currently and should be being picked ahead of him. But prendergast has a lot of development to do and may well have overtaken him by then. Theyāve both essentially had a season now so management should pick on form from here on out.
Prendergast will be much better off when heās had a couple of seasons of being undisputed first choice at Leinster. Leopold did a bit too much wishy-washying headcoaching by persisting with the likes of Ross Byrne before Prender Jr emerged at U20ās. Thereās also meant to be some Casper lad in the Leinster fold that is being touted as the real deal.
Casper will finish them all. Prendergast would be super in a Feile skills type scenario but he waddles in the manner of a mortally wounded duck. He needs to get on the gas, so does Sancho.
Steven Archer was never top tier but 300 appearances is a great achievement in a position that takes some toll on the body.
He was outstanding when he came on today playing a (I can scarcely believe Iām saying this) a playmaker role almost linking up the play in midfield
Some innings. He navigated well to remain in place that long and that many managerial setup changes
Nice guy, took a few training sessions when i was u20s. Remember him demonstrating how to seal off a ball and asked a few to try get him off the ball. He wasnt for moving.
https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2025/0415/1507742-leinster-pair-complete-early-moves-to-munster/
Leinster shipping another pair of duds off to Munster.
Is it possible Munster have wiped Leinsterās eye with these two fellas Iāve never heard of in my life and theyāre the next big things?
That Milne fella is good