Murphy called up to Ireland Squad

Crash

http://www.munsterrugby.ie/newspage/69541.html

jaysus - second game for munster, you win man of the match, and get called up to the Irish squad - now thats a hell of a way to debut

daveirl

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Crash

Really? my mistake then - i was under the impression that was his 2nd HC game (left out HC in the original post) - how many has he played?

Amazotheamazing

He played for Munster 2 years ago when Gaffney was coach, in the CL though I think. He's been unlucky with injuries. Big things were expected of him 2 years ago, kept Touhy off the UL/Boh's team. Might have been picked for the AIL team of the season 2 years ago I think. Glad to see his luck has changed.

Didn't he play against in Sale in Sale?

watsgone

Well done to him,

That was an great try on saturday and I try we will see more great things from him in the irish squad

Nukem

He's quite a big lad pasted him sunday morning after the match and lets just say his grin hasnt stopped yet. Delighted for him but feel kinda bad for Dempsey,has been playing well all year and for once is probably leading the hunt for the FB berth but really cant complain with the likes of murphy coming through.

Snickers Man

Never ever play anybody from Munster who wears a number larger than 10 on his back on an Irish team.

No good will come of this.

None at all!!!!

legspin

Snickers Man wrote:

Never ever play anybody from Munster who wears a number larger than 10 on his back on an Irish team.

No good will come of this.

None at all!!!!

Now now:p

Should we retort that no one from the ladyboys should be considered unless his no. is < 10:rolleyes:

Crash

i dunno about that now - Gleeson had a horse of a game the last day

Snickers Man

legspin wrote:

Now now:p

Should we retort that no one from the ladyboys should be considered unless his no. is < 10:rolleyes:

I think you meant to say "no. is >10", but I take your point.

Let me give you some great 'ladyboy' forwards off the top of my head.
Fergus Slattery
Phil Orr
Willie Duggan
Malcolm O'Kelly


Now you name for me ONE great Munster player from the back five. Just one. Most people will say Tommy Kiernan but he was an anachronism. His style of play--great under the high ball solid defender useful clearer of lines--became out dated with the rule changes that took place towards the end of his career ie no direct kicking to touch so that by the time the 70s came around he was just a useless slow passenger with a poor place kicking record.

There have been NO others. EVER.

Amazotheamazing

Richard Wallace?

JuliusFranco

Rob Henderson was ok a few years back

that's not the point tho

you show me a tough mean **** brick house ladyboy and i'll show you a ladyboy...sorry but that's just the way it is :rolleyes:

RuggieBear

JuliusFranco wrote:

Rob Henderson was ok a few years back

that's not the point tho

you show me a tough mean **** brick house ladyboy and i'll show you a ladyboy...sorry but that's just the way it is :rolleyes:

Trevor Brennan.

Henderson wasn't from Munster he just went there in the twillight of his career.

There has never been a decent mucksavage back....sorry but that's just the way it is :rolleyes:;)

legspin

Moss Finn?
Micheal Keirnan, perhaps?

Amazotheamazing

Little known fact but Eamon De Velara played as a back, not sure what position, for Rockwell. You aren't suggesting that one of the founders of our fair State could have been anything other than a great rugby player?

Crash

I'd say Dev was a terrible back purely based on being too lanky for the role, tbh

Hippo

Tony Ward

Hippo

Hippo wrote:

Tony Ward

Oops. Number =10.

RuggieBear

Tony Ward came down from Leinster;)

Anyway, i was just extracting the urine. To state that all Leinster forwards are useless is more or less a ridiculous statement along the same lines as stating that Munster have never produced a back of any serious note...although most of the talk has been in jest, some maybe taking this too seriously

I was just trying to highlight some of the crass and ridiculous provincialism that has crept into Irish rugby in recent years....


















personally i blame all these new bandwagon jumping Munster fans:v: :v: :v:

CJhaughey

Agreed
The last 2 HEC matches have shown that although Leinster have been called ladyboys they were able to hold off the Bath pack for the game.
and Munster long a bastion of forward rugby scored 2 tries through the backs senor B Murphys being one and even Wallaces try was originally a backline move.

daveirl

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RuggieBear

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i wouldn't


Both tries were, more or less, break away tries from intercepted/missed passes by leinster on the attack. Very hard to defend against.

daveirl

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RuggieBear

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Always worried about conceding but I think you are making too much of it.

Are you not worried about Munster's defence against mauls...leinster only needed one lineout maul to score against you at new years Last night that welsh team kicked your 2nd stringers around up front and it was only the inept ref that kept munster in it on the scoreboard

Are you still sure you'd prefer to win like that and keep your tryline intact or rack up 64 points while only conceding 2 tries (admitedly very soft ones: a quick tap very badly defended and an intercept)

daveirl

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Snickers Man

Amazotheamazing wrote:

Richard Wallace?

Had a bit of pace sure, but my granny was a better tackler in her high heels than that bloke.

Snickers Man

legspin wrote:

Moss Finn?
Micheal Keirnan, perhaps?

AAARGHHHHH NOOO!!!!!!!

Finn could flop over the line once a few lady boys (eg Campbell, Murphy,McNeill) had cut through the defence to give him the ball between two and five yards out. That does not qualify anybody for greatness.

Kiernan was abysmal.Awful. Useless. A great fat blodge from the age of about 25 who hung around the team like a bad smell just because he was the only goal kicker we had. A great player? Not even a good one.

Amazotheamazing

Rugby played in high heels? How did Leinster ever get their nickname?

What exactly is you're standard for greatness? Is it up a the Kyle/O'Driscoll level, or at the Dempsey level (well he our most capped fullback, bizarrely).

Snickers Man

Amazotheamazing wrote:

Rugby played in high heels? How did Leinster ever get their nickname?

What exactly is you're standard for greatness?

Well it's a damn sight higher than Moss Bloody Finn or Michael Fat-Boy Kiernan for a start.

The Ladyboy forwards I listed would all qualify for 'greatness' in my view.

Wouldn't they do so in yours?