# depth - Wednesday 24 February, 2021
# Depth
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# Depth
The Londoner arrives at Oriel Park after recent stints with Derry and Sligo, with a brief spell in Israel sandwiched between.
# depth - Friday 27 November, 2020
# Depth
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# Depth
The head coach is excited about the nine changes he has made for Georgia.
# depth - Sunday 6 September, 2020
# Stacked
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# Stacked
Alex Hodgman, Tupou Vaa’i, Quinten Strange, Cullen Grace, Caleb Clarke, Will Jordan and Hoskins Sotutu are in.
# depth - Wednesday 19 August, 2020
# Playmakers
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# Playmakers
The Athy man will sit out an indeterminable amount of time to recover from his ankle issue.Munster have a wealth of homegrown, but raw, options.
# depth - Thursday 6 August, 2020
# Depth
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# Depth
Meanwhile, there is excitement about 21-year-old hooker Dan Sheehan’s potential.
# depth - Tuesday 4 August, 2020
# Key Man
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# Key Man
21-year-old Ryan Baird will be hoping for opportunities when rugby gets back underway.
# depth - Wednesday 8 July, 2020
# Additions
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# Additions
Andy Friend has added Ben O’Donnell and Kiwi number eight Abraham Papali’i to his squad.
# depth - Tuesday 21 April, 2020
# Depth
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# Depth
With Jack Conan and Dan Leavy back in the mix, the province will have serious depth.
# depth - Saturday 11 January, 2020
# Depth
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# Depth
Leo Cullen is building a legacy not just a squad at Leinster.
# depth - Saturday 30 November, 2019
# Competition
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# Competition
Connacht are looking for their fifth Pro14 win of the season against the Kings this evening.
# depth - Friday 4 October, 2019
# Depth
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# Depth
The Scots face Russia and Japan in the space of four days as they bid to reach the last eight.
# depth - Thursday 12 September, 2019
# Depth Chart
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# Depth Chart
We’ve broken down Joe Schmidt’s squad position-by-position.
# depth - Tuesday 30 April, 2019
# Options
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# Options
The Connacht boss says ‘it will be tough’ to make a decision at scrum-half.
# depth - Saturday 30 March, 2019
# Bounce Back
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# Bounce Back
Andy Friend’s side will fly home with regrets after their Challenge Cup quarter-final.
# depth - Thursday 24 January, 2019
# Depth
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# Depth
Should Ireland use this year’s championship as a squad strengthening exercise?
# depth - Sunday 20 January, 2019
# Depth
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# Depth
Wasps director of rugby Dai Young said Leinster’s depth makes them difficult to beat.
# depth - Wednesday 21 November, 2018
# Depth Chart
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# Depth Chart
Kieran Marmion got two big starts this month, while Luke McGrath and John Cooney have had exposure too.
# Rotation
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# Rotation
There will be plenty of hungry players eager to make an impression this weekend in Dublin.
# depth - Friday 16 November, 2018
# Depth
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# Depth
Dan Leavy’s injury means his Leinster team-mate comes into the team at openside.
# depth - Thursday 8 November, 2018
# Work In Progress
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# Work In Progress
While Joe Schmidt says he has good depth in certain positions, there is still much work to do.
# depth - Tuesday 6 November, 2018
# Headache
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# Headache
Joe Schmidt has very strong options in the locking department
# depth - Thursday 25 October, 2018
# Depth
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# Depth
Ross Byrne, Will Addison and Sammy Arnold are already familiar with Schmidt’s demands.
# depth - Monday 10 September, 2018
# Options
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# Options
The back row will be difficult to pick if Connacht have everyone fit and firing.
# depth - Wednesday 22 August, 2018
# Depth
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# Depth
There was little change between the Galway outfits which started the 2017 and 2018 All-Ireland SHC finals.
# depth - Friday 22 June, 2018
# Depth
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# Depth
Conor Murray will be at scrum-half against the Wallabies tomorrow.
# depth - Wednesday 20 June, 2018
# Options
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# Options
Joe Schmidt and his coaching staff are pleased that they now have options across the pitch.
# depth - Saturday 19 May, 2018
# Depth
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# Depth
The likes of James Lowe and Jack Conan came in to make a big impact in the win over Munster.
# depth - Sunday 11 March, 2018
# Joe Show
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# Joe Show
The Kiwi is arguably Ireland’s greatest ever head coach.
# depth - Wednesday 31 January, 2018
# Options
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# Options
Building depth has been a key goal since the 2015 World Cup quarter-final exit.
# depth - Thursday 28 September, 2017
# Depth
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# Depth
While most countries would be sending out their best, most experienced side, New Zealand are building depth for the 2019 World Cup.
# depth - Thursday 6 October, 2016
# Depth
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# Depth
The wing has endured a torrid time with injury, but has managed to win seven Test caps since his debut last year.
# depth - Thursday 16 June, 2016
# DAGGER
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# DAGGER
The world player of the year-nominated Hurricanes wing won’t play on his home turf this weekend.
# depth - Wednesday 18 March, 2015
# Depth
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# Depth
The 23-year-old hasn’t played under Joe Schmidt since last year’s Six Nations.
# depth - Thursday 18 December, 2014
# RISE UP
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# RISE UP
The likes of Caolin Blade have given Pat Lam some welcome selection headaches for the coming weeks.
# depth - Monday 1 September, 2014
# Journeyman
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# Journeyman
The 36-times capped hooker will provide cover in a position where the province have been injury-hit.
# depth - Saturday 12 January, 2013
# Reaction
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# Reaction
Meanwhile, Joe Schmidt admitted his side “still need a miracle” if they are to progress to the next round of the Heineken Cup.
# depth - Thursday 17 May, 2012
# Depth
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# Depth
The western province have signed Jason Harris-Wright and Brian Murphy on one-year contracts.
# depth - Monday 9 January, 2012
# Opinion
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# Opinion
With the Six Nations less than a month away injuries are starting to hit Declan Kidney’s squad hard, who will he ask to step up?
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