Munster v Leinster 7.30 Match Thread

zAbbo · 30-11-2007 11:03am #1

Live on Setanta Sports 1 coverage at 7pm.

Munster: S Payne; K Lewis, R Tipoki, L Mafi, I Dowling; R O'Gara, capt, P Stringer; M Horan, J Flannery, J Hayes, D O'Callaghan, M O'Driscoll, D Ryan, D Wallace, D Leamy.
Replacements: F Sheahan, T Buckley, A Foley, N Ronan, G Hurley, P Warwick, B Murphy.

Leinster: R Kearney; S Horgan, B O'Driscoll, capt, G D'Arcy, L Fitzgerald; F Contepomi, C Willis; O le Roux, B Jackman, S Wright, L Culle, M O'Kelly, S Keogh, S Jennings, J Heaslip.
Replacements: B Blaney, C Healy, C Jowitt, K Gleeson, C Keane, J Sexton, G Brown.

Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU).

Leinster by 10

RuggieBear · 30-11-2007 12:11pm

wind and rain....munster by at least 10

CJhaughey · 30-11-2007 12:13pm

Bring a warm waterproof jacket and pants and you should be fine unless of course you have stand tix?

daveirl · 30-11-2007 1:15pm

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RuggieBear · 30-11-2007 2:17pm

My reasoning is:

ROG is a far far superior kicker of the ball in squally (or any

) conditions, thus Munster pack will have great field position for most of this game, i reckon.

if in remember correctly Musgrave Pk has drainage issues (unless they've be fixed in the mean time) meaning a slow field negating any pace advantage the leinster backs might have had...

bill_ashmount · 30-11-2007 2:18pm

Munster by 15.

30-11-2007 2:30pm

Munster by 12. Good forwards who will get quick ball, good midfield so they can run it and they have a solid bench.

Br7anx · 30-11-2007 2:46pm

right down to the wire I reckon. I'd like to see Contepomi get some come-uppance (smug git). C'mon Munster.

Sangre · 30-11-2007 2:50pm

If Munster win this I think they'll win it well by strangling the life out of the Leinster pack.

Amz · 30-11-2007 2:59pm

Br7anx wrote: »

right down to the wire I reckon. I'd like to see Contepomi get some come-uppance (smug git). C'mon Munster.

Cop on.

daveirl · 30-11-2007 3:01pm

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P_1 · 30-11-2007 3:01pm

Strangely enough I'm thinking this one could end up a draw

daveirl · 30-11-2007 3:04pm

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Amz · 30-11-2007 3:06pm

It's the git bit I was talking about.

And given that you're a mod, shouldn't you be having this conversation with me via PM?

daveirl · 30-11-2007 3:08pm

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Sangre · 30-11-2007 3:13pm

Unfortunately I might have to agree with you. Although if Heaslip, Jennings and Keogh are on fire we may have a game on our hand!

I just hope we get a great match between two full strength rivals.

High&Low · 30-11-2007 3:18pm

Seeing as the its the Leinster forwards and the Munster backs playing well at the moment, I wouldn't be so sure of the conditions suiting Munster...

Erin Go Brath · 30-11-2007 3:54pm

I think we're going to have a cracking game, and its difficult to call. Munster having been on fire in their last two games against Dragons and Clermont, and with home advantage might just shade it. I wouldnt be overly confident though, Leinster have a good record against us in the ML, and quality throughout the team. Their forwards are playing well, and nothing needs to be said about those backs.

Predicition: Tentative 3 to 5 points win for Munster.

Stev_o · 30-11-2007 4:59pm

I have a tenner that Willis will go to the corner and cry his heart out at the incredibly slow and unclean ball as well as being targeted all night. Cant see Leinster winning this at all unless its from Phills boot

daveirl · 30-11-2007 5:15pm

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dc69 · 30-11-2007 5:38pm

cant wait to see how munsters import centres (soon to be wing) get on with bod and darce.
contepomi o'gara will be interesting to,o'gara is a better out half but contepomi is 3 times the player,contepomi or o'gara for ireland ,no question imo

munster to win by 12:(

wixfjord · 30-11-2007 6:09pm

Cant see lenister winning this either. Although wouldnt it be typical leinster to come out and have a massive game? Drico and darce running rings around tipoki and mafi, contepomi running through o gara (really hope for this one!) and heaslip keogh jennings getting on top of leamy wallace and ryan. A typical leinsters fans point of view eh?! Cant see it happening though. ALLEZ LES BLEUS!

dc69 · 30-11-2007 6:16pm

wixfjord wrote: »

Cant see lenister winning this either. Although wouldnt it be typical leinster to come out and have a massive game? Drico and darce running rings around tipoki and mafi, contepomi running through o gara (really hope for this one!) and heaslip keogh jennings getting on top of leamy wallace and ryan. A typical leinsters fans point of view eh?! Cant see it happening though. ALLEZ LES BLEUS!

tipoki is quite good,mafi doesnt look as good,there both super 14 rejects,bod and darce should have no problem with them,the pack is where the problem will be and ogara kicking touch every 10 seconds,jackmans lineouts are suspect to say the least,le roux better turn up today,he was **** against tolouse#

Teg Veece · 30-11-2007 6:38pm

dc69 wrote:

contepomi or o'gara for ireland ,no question imo

You can say that again. :rolleyes:

Laslo · 30-11-2007 7:00pm

Damn. Only found out that the damn match is on Setanta 2 now! I'm starting to panic. I wonder will any of the boozers in Dublin 2 or Dublin 4 be showing it? Might try the 51 or Searsons. Sentanta basta**s.

dc69 · 30-11-2007 7:20pm

Teg Veece wrote: »

You can say that again. :rolleyes:

no problem,contepomi is a better player than ogara:)

zAbbo · 30-11-2007 7:35pm

I wonder will Tipoki remember this ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRZRQI_69OQ

Tipoki, obviously not the cleanest player in the game, has a pretty nasty record for cheap shots and off the ball incidents, adds a bit of spice to this already spicy game

(probably be a damp squid now)

homah_7ft · 30-11-2007 8:19pm

I've got my money on a munster win. I feel the game is at the right point for them momentum-wise. The first try could be very important tonight.

dc69 · 30-11-2007 8:25pm

zabbo wrote: »

I wonder will Tipoki remember this ?

Tipoki, obviously not the cleanest player in the game, has a pretty nasty record for cheap shots and off the ball incidents, adds a bit of spice to this already spicy game

(probably be a damp squid now)

thats brilliant find,hopefully he does it this match,although i dont think ive seen darcy that aggresive usually,tipoki probably wound him up

Jackz · 30-11-2007 8:33pm

Feckin weather.

pwd · 30-11-2007 8:38pm

Is this going on, or cancelled/delayed because of the weather?

copacetic · 30-11-2007 8:42pm

its on, but that is shocking rain. not going to be a great game..

High&Low · 30-11-2007 8:56pm

wow - not seen conditions like that for a while - wide open so far...

Bounty Hunter · 30-11-2007 9:00pm

could get messy this and not just with reference to the weather. considering the weather Munster have not changed their gameplan at all

dc69 · 30-11-2007 9:03pm

weather has ruined what would have been a good game,odrisolls off now,****

i swear to god i hope that cillian willis is injured for the rest of the season he is ****e,chris keane is 100 times better,willis cannot even pass,

Jackz · 30-11-2007 9:04pm

Drico off injured.

Bounty Hunter · 30-11-2007 9:05pm

Jackz wrote: »

Drico off injured.

well if Munster win theres the excuse why

dc69 · 30-11-2007 9:14pm

another willis mistake,costs a try scoring oppertunity

RuggieBear · 30-11-2007 9:19pm

yeah willis's step(s!) while passing is killing us.

dc69 · 30-11-2007 9:28pm

bod has an ankle injury,will probably be out for the heineken cup matches

dc69 · 30-11-2007 9:44pm

willis off,now we might get somewhere

wixfjord · 30-11-2007 9:52pm

Listening on RTE MW. This is NOT in any way Leinster moaning but just thinking what an awfully biased commentator corcoran is. He may not be doing it consciuosly but its very noticeable. Game still in the balance tho.

NotWormBoy · 30-11-2007 9:52pm

Is it still 3-3 or has there been more scorage?

Jackz · 30-11-2007 9:55pm

Horgan try - converted

dc69 · 30-11-2007 9:56pm

fitzgerald found himself in the middle of the pitch,made 30 yards,passed to horgan try!contepomi conversion mun3-lei10

dc69 · 30-11-2007 10:01pm

dowling little prick,should have gotten a headbutt for his troubles

wixfjord · 30-11-2007 10:16pm

Allez Les Bleus!! Come on lads 10 points against edinburgh and were in business!

RuggieBear · 30-11-2007 10:18pm

dc69 wrote: »

dowling little prick,should have gotten a headbutt for his troubles

keep it civil.

I thought he had a good game tho he was very nigglely. Much better than i remember him.

Nice try from the set piece.

Still a bit bemused we won...especially with willis killing us at the base of rucks and BOD going off.

dc69 · 30-11-2007 10:20pm

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id say you got good odds on that lol

zAbbo · 30-11-2007 10:24pm

Good raw game of rugby, I thought Leinster out-munstered Munster.

Good win

Stev_o · 30-11-2007 10:28pm

So lads is worth the watch or not?

Munster v Leinster 7.30 Match Thread

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