Will the Irish provinces suffer a players exodus?

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Whether it is a "development" league or not, the Celtic League has been able to provide the Irish provinces with a continuing supply of players. The induction of guys like Sean O'Brien, Keith Earls, Cian Healy, Peter O'Mahony and Craig Gilroy has been almost seamless and we are beginning to see strenght in depth and whats more Irish strenght in depth.

In one of Munster's pool stage matches in the Heineken Cup this season the bench included Marcus Horan, John Hayes, Donnacha O'Callaghan, Denis Leamy and Tomas O'Leary. Not so long ago that was a third of Irelands national team.

We are now at a stage where (despite reports of an "aging" team) most of Irelands internationals are in their mid 20s with even younger guys champing at the bit for selection in both provinces and internationally.

Do Irish fans expect to see a bit of an exodus in recent years? I just don't see that many players being happy to sit around as backup for their provinces. Despite the efforts of the IRFU to get Irish players for Irish provinces I would expect to see an increase in the amount of players leaving. Why sit on a bench at Leinster when you can go to England and play week in week out. Not even England as it usually was but I expect to see a few of our internationals end up in France or SANZAR.

roddersm wrote:Its a bar I think fly....needless to say I didn't venture into it.... wasn't sure who I might have bumped into in there......

Be careful of going into bars in Dublin rods. Most the pubs on the southside are owned by Munster men and women.

Stick to the Northside - they are all owned by lads from Ulster

SecretFly wrote:Ah I respect old - or young - Sin é. He sticks to his guns. He uses anything he can get his hands on to perfect and qualify and substantiate his arguments...but I've never once seen him try to lose an argument by losing his head, losing his composure or throwing up personal insults. At least I've never witnessed it.

So I respect that and respect him.

Why would anyone want to try and lose an argument?

I thought ALL the pubs in Dublin were owned either by NAMA, the Banks or laundered crime money?

I must have taken a wrong stat turn in Albuquerque...Sorry folks.

Sin é wrote:

SecretFly wrote:Ah I respect old - or young - Sin é. He sticks to his guns. He uses anything he can get his hands on to perfect and qualify and substantiate his arguments...but I've never once seen him try to lose an argument by losing his head, losing his composure or throwing up personal insults. At least I've never witnessed it.

So I respect that and respect him.

Why would anyone want to try and lose an argument?

Ask DOD when you next see him. He has the low down on that trick

Kingshu wrote:Eeeeeeeeemmmmmmmmmmmmm Bored of this now!

See, that the problem with Ulster - no sticking power

"Stand up and fight until you hear the bell,
Stand toe to toe, trade blow for blow,
Keep punchin' till you make your punches tell,
Show that crowd what you know!
Until you hear that bell, that final bell,
Stand up and fight like hell!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27hhHKg8vvs