LEINSTER STAR ANDREW Conway is set to leave the province to join Munster on a two-year contract, it has today been announced.
The former Blackrock College schoolboy made his debut with Leinster as a 19-year-old in February 2010 against Scarlets, and has racked up a number of appearances for the province ever since, including featuring ten times this season.
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The news is likely to be regarded as a further blow for Leinster, who are already reeling from the announcement that Jonny Sexton will be leaving the province at the end of the season.
Excellent signing. He was a revelation at the JWRC. If we can keep him fit I think we got a gem. If these are the kind of signings Penney will make I’m a happy camper….
The future is RED, the future is MUNSTER.
Its fair to say its been a shite week for leinster ….
leinster supporters worried ?sunshine supporters will vanish now i assume !!!
That is a fair comment. Ye guys must be worried about Healy,Heaslip and Kearney now?
Cian it’s even bigger than that,
Sexton gone, bod and darcy almost finished, Cullen over the hill already, no other secondrow of worth.
By my thinking we need to sign 2 centres, a wing, a 10 and 2 secondrows. Lucky I got a photo with the Heineken cup because it will be a long time until that yoke will sets foot on the emerald isle again.
A Chris, don’t b like that…. Ulster have a good shout this year and next. Penney is building something big down South. And isn’t Madigan the messiah?? yell b grand.
Cian really, if you think what penny is building is something big well I’ve watched Munster over the last 3 weeks and if that’s big you must live in a one bedroom bungalow, as for ulster they’ve won nothing and will win nothing and Leinster will go belly up as they need 5 players they won’t sign
From small acorns….. Ok, maybe Leinster might b short staffed. But with McCarthy arriving you have more than replaced Cullen. Roux will b back. Your pack will b stronger. Scrum better. McF gets time at centre where he belongs. Madigan plays 10 where he belongs. The year after next u will b strong again….
Why are Leinster letting him go???
Good player, been blighted with injury.
Hadn’t developed in the way Gilroy or Zebo has, not going to get into Leinsters side on a regular basis.
With Howlett on his way back home Munster need a replacement
Being brought in as a fullback option then a wing don’t think Hurley is cutting it this year really.
It used to be a case where Munster players who couldn’t get a game @ Munster went to Leinster, oh how the tables have turned. It’s a compliment to Leinsters academy that players of Conways potential cant get a regular game and have to go to Munster to get a game. He will play in Munster for two years and come home when Isa retires. Good luck to him.
A bit like Leinsters inability to home grow locks and back rows. Munster have them coming out their ears. More of this inter pro movement can only b a good thing for Ireland….
I dont know what to make of this , I really do not think Munster are stuck for players , the likes of Luke O Dea are showing promise but just need time , and there is always lads coming through the acadamy , Conway will find it hard to get hc game time and even harder to win over the fans , there is already two fan favourites on both wings
gotta give him a chance at the very least, he’s more likely to get regular game time, even if its only a few rabo games
He ll be given a chance no doubt , but it ll be hard for him in munster i think , he is always gonna be in Zebos shadow , and thats not the best place to be if your a young player trying to get first team preferences
Luke o dea is definetly knocking on the door . The academy is not supplying potential good wingers so we have to look elsewhere
Indeed tough days for Leinster but everyone encounters those. So the solution is to get over it. The genuine Leinster fans will as always back their team to the hilt. The rest will will jump like rats from a burning ship. They will be no loss. I know plenty Leinster fans and like all sports people they are as sound as they come. Competion is good fun.As for last night it’s best forgotten, Coughlan some man,Cheers
Tough day for you 5star…..:-\
Not too bad, bought meself a nice strong new rope and a high stool today
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Nothing to do with Conway, but there is no other page about the Wolfhounds match so I thought id ask here.
Why is there no national anthems for this match?
Good question…. maybe its cos its not technically an international?? Mind u I was at the Ireland Fiji game in TP and there were anthems…. hmmmm……
With Conway,o dea,zebo,and earls in the back line and a pack with o donnell stander butler and kilcoyne munster have serious pace for next season,something they never had before
indeed kieran…. starting to get exciting down these here parts again. BJs impending departure is worrying tho. I think Archer could get there but is a bit off the required level yet..
Lol. I’m starting to like you…..;-)
elrat gave me the red thumb….;-)
Nope !
lol
Jumping a sinking ship
Am I right thinking Munster started more Dublin backs last week than Leinster?
Is that why thomand was singing Molly molone?
It’s Thomond not Thomand. It’s now a pro game. Smart men moving south.
I wasn’t been smart just noticed 3 dubs in the Munster backline and I don’t think Leinster had