Munster v. Ulster - (Sat 31st @ 5:00pm) Thomond Park

ScrubsfanChris

Teams have been named for the match:

Munster:
15. Paul Warwick
14. Ian Dowling
13. Lifeimi Mafi
12. Jean de Villiers
11. Keith Earls
10. Ronan O'Gara
09. Tomas O'Leary

1. Julien Brugnaut
2. Denis Fogarty
3. Stephen Archer
4. Donncha O'Callaghan
5. Paul O'Connell capt.
6. Alan Quinlan
7. D Wallace
8. D Leamy

Replacements: Damien Varley, Dave Kilcoyne, Mick O'Driscoll, Niall Ronan, Peter Stringer, Denis Hurley, Felix Jones.

Ulster:
15. Clinton Schifcofske
14. Timoci Nagusa
13. Darren Cave
12. Paddy Wallace capt.
11. Andrew Trimble
10. Ian Humphreys
09. Isaac Boss

1. Tom Court
2. Nigel Brady
3. Brendon Botha
4. Ed O’Donoghue
5. Ryan Caldwell
6. Stephen Ferris
7. Willie Faloon
8. Chris Henry

Replacements: Andy Kyriacou, Bryan Young, Tamaiti Horua, Robbie Diack, Paul Marshall, Ian Whitten, Simon Danielli.

Munster really need to win this one, if anything to restore some confidence.

Podge_irl

Who in the name of jaysus is Dave Kilcoyne?

ScrubsfanChris

Podge_irl wrote: »

Who in the name of jaysus is Dave Kilcoyne?

He's on the Munster A panel, but I'm not sure what position he plays (prop mabey?)

Risteard

Prop.

Not even in the Academy, think he's in Sub-Academy. Shows how much injuries we've had in this area.

nimbinsurfer

Should be a good game. Munster to win quite comfortably in the end methinks. Have the backs that Ulster won't be able to deal with even with the injury problems in the front row

Podge_irl

nimbinsurfer wrote: »

Should be a good game. Munster to win quite comfortably in the end methinks. Have the backs that Ulster won't be able to deal with even with the injury problems in the front row

Yeah, Ulster's backline is complete ****.


Oh, wait...

Risteard

Doesn't matter what backline you have. If the forwards get beaten up, there's nothing they can do and Ulster's pack is looking strong at the moment.

nimbinsurfer

Munster -8 points is the handicap. Think ill be keeping my money in the pocket but Munster should win by more

danthefan

nimbinsurfer wrote: »

Should be a good game. Munster to win quite comfortably in the end methinks. Have the backs that Ulster won't be able to deal with even with the injury problems in the front row

Eh? The Ulster backline has looked more dangerous than Munster this season easily.

GO'S

20 year old prop for ul bohs..ivbe seen him play hes a talented young fella and maybe 1 for the future

PhatPiggins

I'll be interested to see how Simon Archer gets on. He looked decet against Edinburgh and dominated the much vaunted Jack McGrath in the A game the week before.

We need a success story right now.

GO'S

what age is archer?

RugbyFanatic

PhatPiggins wrote: »

I'll be interested to see how Simon Archer gets on. He looked decet against Edinburgh and dominated the much vaunted Jack McGrath in the A game the week before.

We need a success story right now.

I was at that game, he didnt dominate mcgrath at all, McGrath even won a scrum against him

PhatPiggins

RugbyFanatic wrote: »

I was at that game, he didnt dominate mcgrath at all, McGrath even won a scrum against him

I knew the "Blue or nothing" police would be on at even the hint of a slight against a leinster player

RugbyFanatic

PhatPiggins wrote: »

I knew the "Blue or nothing" police would be on at even the hint of a slight against a leinster player

What are you talking about? You made a claim that was completely false. Its as simple as that.

GymJim

PhatPiggins wrote: »

I'll be interested to see how Simon Archer gets on.

Why? Has he come out of retirement? Good badminton player from what I remember of the 96 Olympics.

I'd be more interested in seeing how Stephen Archer goes personally

Back to the match anywho. Reckon it'll be very close and Ulster could possibly snatch this one as the front row problem is likely to even up the overall forward battle. Can't see them being too frightened of our backs from how they've gone so far.

PhatPiggins

GymJim wrote: »

Why? Has he come out of retirement? Good badminton player from what I remember of the 96 Olympics.

I'd be more interested in seeing how Stephen Archer goes personally

Back to the match anywho. Reckon it'll be very close and Ulster could possibly snatch this one as the front row problem is likely to even up the overall forward battle. Can't see them being too frightened of our backs from how they've gone so far.

Well played sir, well played.

Aidric

Heading up to the game tomorrow, a few swift ones in the Strand on the way up. I predict a war of attrition with Munster to grind out a 6-8 point win.

PhatPiggins

Aidric wrote: »

Heading up to the game tomorrow, a few swift ones in the Strand on the way up. I predict a war of attrition with Munster to grind out a 6-8 point win.

I love your enthusiasm but I cant see where they're going to pull that kind of a performance from.

Aidric

PhatPiggins wrote: »

I love your enthusiasm but I cant see where they're going to pull that kind of a performance from.

They are capable of upping their game. It's true that form has been all over the place of late but this could just be the game to turn the corner. We owe them from last year in any case.

anonymous_joe

Could be a cracker of a game.

Were I a Munster fan I'd be worried, as I'm not, I reckon they're going to do better than form suggests.

However, I can imagine their scrum will get fcuked repeatedly tonight. They need a massive effort from the back-row to stop Ulster's pack dominating them.

Podge_irl

Was JdV not massively massively offside at that ruck?

Much better stuff from Munster though.

wixfjord

Oh Ronan. :eek:

ongarite

any update? Any score yet?

Iompair

Munster 7 - 10 Ulster

Munster 5 mtrs out at the min

peckerhead

That's more like it.
Munster 14 - 10 Ulster

wixfjord

Dowling the mouthy little so and so.

Oisinjm

Was that Dowling rubbing it in the face of Humphries? Not what you want to see, I'm surprised he didn't hit him a dig

Podge_irl

Oisinjm wrote: »

Was that Dowling rubbing it in the face of Humphries? Not what you want to see, I'm surprised he didn't hit him a dig

I really hate that nonsense. Would have loved to see a penalty given against Dowling.

wixfjord

Podge_irl wrote: »

I really hate that nonsense. Would have loved to see a penalty given against Dowling.

Not the first time hes done it either

Podge_irl

Ulster's lineout is killing them.

wixfjord

Try Earls
Con missed by O Gara although it was a tough one
19-10 Munster

wixfjord

iHump having a great game

wixfjord

What a ridiclous penalty given away from Quinlan. Hes had a career to cut that ****e out of his game. If I was macgahan hed be getting the shepards crook. Missed by Humpreys.

toomevara

Only post streams in the stream thread. All posts relating to streams will be deleted. Getting sick of having to point this out

wicklowdub

reminicent of O'Gara during the summer that tackle, silly boy, game over.

duckysauce

ouccccch

Roanmore

Aidric wrote: »

Heading up to the game tomorrow, a few swift ones in the Strand on the way up. I predict a war of attrition with Munster to grind out a 6-8 point win.

Very good call, hope you put some money on that?

bleg

Normal service is resumed. A stuttering performance by Munster, midfield still hasn't clicked. Time for Warwick to start at out half, no more of this messing. O Leary showed why he's Ireland's no. 1 choice at scrum half at the moment, great game, 2 sloppy passes aside. Wallace is a freak of nature. Overall though a poor enough performance by Munster but I enjoyed them grinding out the win all the same.

phog

Good performance last night and getting the 5 pointer was more than I thought was possible, especially after seeing both teams last week, I thought Ulster were going to a double on us in TP. They were unlucky not to have scored at least once in the 2nd half but Munster deserved thier 4 trys and possible more:)

My MOTM would have come from O'Connell or Leamy really both had great games.

Benny Cake

Podge_irl wrote: »

I really hate that nonsense. Would have loved to see a penalty given against Dowling.

This type of stuff is pretty common at all levels of the game......

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x9WILXcdT_o/StQ785OtxNI/AAAAAAAABJQ/Ghy0shKEVlg/s1600-h/munsterleinster.jpg

Aidric

I was pleased with the second half performance, particlulary pleased to get the bonus point. The game wasn't a great one but I though the Munster forwards stepped it up well in the second half. The scrum is still creaking but the linout was superb yesterday. O Connell would have been my man of the match, he got through a serious amount of work and was excellent in the lineout.
I am losing patience with ROG at this stage. He was rubbish yesterday, kicking and passing. It's obvious his confidence is shot. Warwick needs to be drafted in to Out Half forthwith. By contrast Ian Humpreys was the standout player in the Ulster side. It looks a poor call by Kidney to not draft him in to the Irish side.

wixfjord

D_Red_Army wrote: »

This type of stuff is pretty common at all levels of the game......

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x9WILXcdT_o/StQ785OtxNI/AAAAAAAABJQ/Ghy0shKEVlg/s1600-h/munsterleinster.jpg

Haha we should have had a sweepstakes to see when this would come up again!

PhatPiggins

Aidric wrote: »

I was pleased with the second half performance, particlulary pleased to get the bonus point. The game wasn't a great one but I though the Munster forwards stepped it up well in the second half. The scrum is still creaking but the linout was superb yesterday. O Connell would have been my man of the match, he got through a serious amount of work and was excellent in the lineout.
I am losing patience with ROG at this stage. He was rubbish yesterday, kicking and passing. It's obvious his confidence is shot. Warwick needs to be drafted in to Out Half forthwith. By contrast Ian Humpreys was the standout player in the Ulster side. It looks a poor call by Kidney to not draft him in to the Irish side.

If Hunphries tackling wasn't so awful I'd agree. DeVilliers brushed him aside without any decrease in pace a few times.

Ulster and Connacht badly need a dedicated defense coach, surely the IRFU could spring for one to spend a couple of days in the North and the West each week. Guys like Humhpreys,Keatley and Carr are never going to reach their full potential under the current coaching set ups.

GO'S

good atmosphere at the game...better than treviso match anyway

phog

wixfjord wrote: »

Dowling the mouthy little so and so.

Oisinjm wrote: »

Was that Dowling rubbing it in the face of Humphries? Not what you want to see, I'm surprised he didn't hit him a dig

I'm a big fan of Dowling and didnt spot it last night during the game but I kind of agree with the sentiments expressed above, we could do with-out it.

sioda

Really suprised Dowling managed to brush off that fall to play on. Alain Roland must have shown the fastest yellow in history for the Dowling tackle did anyone see it.

Overall great game Humph had a great game and is well deserving of an irish place dunno bout that beard though. JDV starting to gell better will nedd a few more games.

Something needs to be done with Earls and Warwick have had to watch the past few games on the box and have hard tiime pick them out from each other any chance one of them could panit their head red :P

Considering Archers game time at this level think he did pretty well.

Wallace again stand out game.

Lets hope for good AI's and bring on december

pappyodaniel

Oisinjm wrote: »

Was that Dowling rubbing it in the face of Humphries? Not what you want to see, I'm surprised he didn't hit him a dig

That was a very GAA thing to do.

Aidric

sioda wrote: »

Really suprised Dowling managed to brush off that fall to play on. Alain Roland must have shown the fastest yellow in history for the Dowling tackle did anyone see it.

Yep, really surprised he played on. There was a lot of worry initially and he crashed to the ground hard on his shoulder. It was a reckless challenge and Cave was rightly booed off the pitch.

Risteard

I didn't even know he had been sinbinned.

It seemed like an accident from where I was but it was reckless and a card was deserved. I thought dowling wouldn't be getting up and was even more surprised to see him play on.

buck65

Well Wixfjord? what did you make of the game? Was Ian Humphreys your MOTM?