B&I Cup Final - Munster V Cross Keys Fri 27th @ 17.30 Sky Sports 2

phog

Munster have named an extended squad for the game. Sky are covering the game but I'm not sure which channel yet, hopefully, it will attract a decent crowd but ko time doesn't really suit too many.

Ian Costello began his final preparations for Friday's British & Irish Cup final with a training session in Cork this morning and afterwards named an extended squad for the clash with Cross Keys (Musgrave Park 5.30pm

Munster Squad: Dave Kilcoyne, John Ryan, Stephen Archer, Peter Borlase, Christy Condon, Sean Henry, Denis Fogarty, Brian Hayes, Ian Nagle, Phil Donnellan, Billy Holland, Dave O'Callaghan, Barry O'Mahony, Brian O'Hara, Paddy Butler, Denis Hurley, Sean Scanlon, Ronan O'Mahony, Luke O'Dea, Danny Barnes, Tom Gleeson, Ivan Dineen, JJ Hanrahan, Scott Deasy, Declan Cusack, Cathal Sheridan, Duncan Williams

Teferi

Hope the boys in red do it. Have enjoyed watching what I could of the B+I Cup this year.

leftleg

yep c'mon Munster, do us proud!!

Amazotheamazing

I dunno, part of me likes the romantic of a small Welsh club winning this comp. Obviously I want Munster to win, but it's a cool story for Cross Keys.

CatFromHue

are cross keys even semi pro?

durkadurka

Are the Irish the only ones who field 'A' teams?

ormond lad

CatFromHue wrote: »

are cross keys even semi pro?

They are

durkadurka wrote: »

Are the Irish the only ones who field 'A' teams?

Yes but plenty of the sides, especially the english clubs, have played fairly 2nd string sides in the pool stages

Otacon

phog wrote: »

Sky are covering the game but I'm not sure which channel yet

Sky Sports 2, 17:30 [also in HD]

thomond2006

Munster Squad:
Dave Kilcoyne, John Ryan, Stephen Archer, Peter Borlase, Christy Condon, Sean Henry, Denis Fogarty,
Brian Hayes, Ian Nagle, Phil Donnellan, Billy Holland,
Dave O'Callaghan, Barry O'Mahony, Brian O'Hara, Paddy Butler,

Denis Hurley, Sean Scanlon, Ronan O'Mahony, Luke O'Dea,
Danny Barnes, Tom Gleeson, Ivan Dineen, JJ Hanrahan,
Scott Deasy, Declan Cusack,
Cathal Sheridan, Duncan Williams

Pretty strong squad! A back three of Hurley, LOD and Scanlon would be good.

phog

TRY-SCORING hero Kristian Baller insists that Cross Keys have got one more British and Irish Cup upset left in them.
The winger raced over for two tries in the thrilling 20-16 win against Cornish Pirates and was only denied a hat trick by a tremendous last-ditch tackle.
The 25-year-old, who signed last summer from Pontypridd, has been one of the catalysts of Keys’ tremendous treble-chasing season.
He took his try tally for the season up to 16 against the Cornishmen and now has Munster A in his sights.
“This is what dreams are made of,” he said. “It doesn’t get much bigger than going to take on Munster on their own patch.

More here

phog

Munster team announced. Waiting on fitness of LOD.

Costello Names His Final Side
24 April 2012, 10:16 pm
By Pat Geraghty

Munster's British & Irish coach Ian Costello makes just four changes, one of those positional, from the side that defeated Leinster in the semi-final, for Friday's title decider at Musgrave Park (5.30pm).He has however left one other position to be finalised as he waits to see if Luke O'Dea, scorer of a cracking try in that RDS semi, is fit enough to make the starting line.
Up front Costello opts for the experience of Stephen Archer over John Ryan in the front row while a return to fitness sees Dave O'Callaghan preferred to Barry O'Mahony who is named on the bench.

The halves remain the same but Ivan Dineen gets moved from the wing to inside centre at the expense of JJ Hanrahan while Denis Hurley comes in to the left wing berth occupied by Dineen so ably in the semi-final.

Ten of the starting XV were involved in the inaugural British & Irish Cup final when Munster were beaten 23-14 by Cornish Pirates.

Munster: S Scanlon; AN Other, D Barnes, I Dineen, D Hurley; S Deasy, D Williams; D Kilcoyne, S Henry, S Archer; B Hayes, I Nagle; B Holland capt, D O'Callaghan, P Butler. Replacements: D Fogarty, J Ryan, B O'Mahony, B O'Hara, G Hurley, D Cusack, JJ Hanrahan.

thomond2006

Decent side, although Hanrahan should feel unlucky. Hopefully LOD is fit, the guy is on fire.

Otacon

Am I right in thinking that Scanlon is playing fullback and Hurley is on the wing? If so, I would have preferred them swapped.

thomond2006

Borlase is gone now surely?

phog

Some training pics here

Flincher

Strange having both Hanrahan and Cusack on the bench as they both cover 10/12. I presume O'Mahony will come in for O'Dea if he isn't fit to play.

PhatPiggins

Otacon wrote: »

Am I right in thinking that Scanlon is playing fullback and Hurley is on the wing? If so, I would have preferred them swapped.

Hurley is a far better 15 then wing but Scanlon has been their starting 15 all season and one of their best players to boot. Would be a kick in the stones for him to be shifted for the final. He's on a full time contract next season so hopefull we see more of him in the Pro12.

thomond2006

Cross Keys:
G David; K Baller, L Andrews, P Williams, N Trowbridge; J Tovey, R Dyer;
R Cornock, G Price, M Jones; D Hodge, T Lampard; R Peebles, R Nash capt, J Groves.

Replacements: L Eawlins, J Sollis, C Gould, C Traynern, M Popham, L williams, O Jones.

Jason Tovey who will be Cardiff's flyhalf next season is starting for Cross Keys.

http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/10421.php

thomond2006

http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/10425.php

video interviews

Otacon

Any word on O'Dea yet?

Anatidaephobia

Does anyone know what channel this is on?

justsomebloke

Anatidaephobia wrote: »

Does anyone know what channel this is on?

Sky sports 2

Anatidaephobia

justsomebloke wrote: »

Sky sports 2

Thanks!


I'm looking forward to this a lot. I hope guys like Scanlon and Kilcoyne can do more in proving themselves able for the step up to the main team.

Who even cares about the Heineken Cup, the B&I Cup is where all the real action is! :pac:

irishbucsfan

Forgot to record it. Won't be hone from work in time. Bollocks

Gwan Munster!

Cpt_Blackbeard

Gwan Munster. Bring the important silverware home!!

CIARAN_BOYLE

Ian Nagle offside Jason tovey of the dragons scored the penalty

3-3 now

thomond2006

Great opportunity to see all the youngsters play.

A penalty apiece so far.

irishbucsfan

Giz de scores dere lads

Anatidaephobia

Good play from Deasy there to send Scanlon away. Williams isn't great so far, two gormless box kicks.

6-3 Cross Keys.

thomond2006

Tovey kicks another penalty, 3-6

thomond2006

2nd time in 3 minutes that Butler has lost possession

Cpt_Blackbeard

Just to make the unconventional backrow makeup even worse, Butler is scrummaging at 7 and DOC2.0 is at 8.

Anatidaephobia

Good from DoC2 after Cross Keys made a balls of the restart.

thomond2006

Nice work from Williams but then ruins it with an awful offload

Anatidaephobia

More from DoC2 there! Williams made a good break there, but a poor pass at the end to give away possession.

Cpt_Blackbeard

Hurley try with a nice move of an attacking scrum.

Edit: Apparently no try due to obstruction.

Kristopherus

Disallowed:(

Anatidaephobia

Hurley try in the corner!

EDIT: Feck, obstruction.

thomond2006

Hurley try, Scanlon with the assist, with acres of space in front of him

Edit: not given

thomond2006

Clear taking out of a defender by Dineen, correct call

thomond2006

Deasy pen: 6-6

Anatidaephobia

Deasy penalty 6-6.

thomond2006

Cross Keys doing well so far, being directed by Tovey.

Tovey pen: 6-9

Anatidaephobia

Tovey penalty 9 - 6.

Some stupid mistakes here.

Anatidaephobia

Great take from restart by the Cross Keys number 5, but he knocks it on at the end.

thomond2006

miss from deasy

Anatidaephobia

Deasy just missed a penalty.

thomond2006

Scanlon has been impressive, DOC2.0 has been immense too.

Anatidaephobia

Up and under from Deasy that Scanlon takes beautifully.

budhabob

Munster's offloading game isn't bad.leagues ahead of the seniors.

Otacon

Deasy gets the penalty. 9-9