If they can get Frawley into the team as a kicking option, Barrett should go to 10.
A bang average out half would be a step up on Harry Byrne
Ross is a long way ahead of Harry at the moment and I havenāt seen anything that suggests that is going to change ā¦pity because HB has the size etc needed
The reality is that all them Leinster lads are stuck in a comfort zone living around Clonskeagh/Ranelagh/Booterstown close to family/UCD and value that over testing themselves elsewhere in a new culture.
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I was listening to James Tracey there and heās actually a better pundit than I predicted.
I was surprised how dismissive he was off Frawley being a number ten going forward.
FOTF Barry Glendenning stuck the boot into Leinster Rugby beautifully on this weeks Football Weekly. It was glorious.
Heās given up the fags too.
Some week for him.
Pityā¦my prediction? Sam P will not be the Leinster no 1 by Xmasā¦he will be targeted mercilessly and is not yet a strong enough defender to face the best opposition
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Looks very skinny for a rugby player.
Hard to blame Prendergast but I felt like it was a good move even for a season loan. It canāt be understated how bad of a coaching ticket Connacht have at present though.
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Id agree with you tbh.
Did you watch the squidge review?
Interesting he mentioned him Ross byrnes kicking contestables all game and refusing to kick long to the Toulouse back three to give them a counter attacking opportunity.
I wonder do the lads announcing Frawley as the future realise that.
I didnāt watch the squidge video he is v good but the comedic efforts annoy me too much
Iād say Byrne was following orders alright. The ten is always going to be the scapegoat really and tbf the game plan was probably somewhat dictated by Byrnes skill set which limited them ā¦but kick the points is the long and the short of it for me
Ya heād nearly give you epilepsy with it
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I think hes miles off being being physically ready for the demands week in, week out top level 10.
Keeping him in leinster another year, building him.up and giving a bit of gametime is the right course.
Throw him off on loan season after as, if he went now, hed be starting 10 at connacht and just dont think hes physically ready for a full season.
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I donāt think anyone suggested his kicking is the problem.
Sorry I was alluding the gils point pre game about kicking long to Toulouseās back 3.
Byrnes ability to kick high and get that hang isnāt as easy as it looks.
With Frawley on the field from the start they canāt execute that game plan which did slow down Toulouse in fairness.
Frawley has a monster boot.
Itās just his handling and passing, not that it is necessarily bad, just whether it is good enough for Leinster. A year at Connacht and youād know exactly where Frawley was as a ten.
So theyāre picking him on the basis of his ability to the ball up into the air really high?