Munster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread II

Riskymove · 08-03-2013 10:15am

totallegend wrote: »

Yep, agree, but there's even less to suggest that being a great player translates into being a great coach yet that seems to be the assumption here.

My point was not about that, simply that you dont have to have been a free-flowing attacking winger to have your team playing that way as coach or whatever.

Anyways, I dont think there is any assumption of success but sure why not wait and see...why rule it out??

irishbucsfan · 08-03-2013 4:46pm

Keeping ROG if at all possible is of course the right decision. And I'm sure he'll be great for the likes of Keatley and Hanrahan. He absolutely cannot be starting in the H Cup though, unless Keatley suffers a massive loss of form (and maybe even Hanrahan as well).

Really don't see why it's a problem to hire ex-players as coaches. Especially when they are assistants to assistants. I'd have a problem with putting them in charge of a coaching staff though.

yimrsg · 09-03-2013 1:14pm

Stringer starts for Bath against Quins in the LV cup.

jamiedav2011 · 09-03-2013 2:36pm

yimrsg wrote: »

Stringer starts for Bath against Quins in the LV cup.

Very mixed. Quick to the breakdown but his passing has gotten steadily worse over the last few years.

Classens on now.

Would certainly still do a job for Munster though.

yimrsg · 09-03-2013 5:19pm

jamiedav2011 wrote: »

Very mixed. Quick to the breakdown but his passing has gotten steadily worse over the last few years.

Classens on now.

Would certainly still do a job for Munster though.

Yeah the commentators were gushing over him for the first 5 minutes, then Dickson totally eclipsed him once Quins cut loose. He'd still be a better option for Munster than persisting with Williams.

Eod100 · 09-03-2013 8:32pm

Shane Byrne commenting after the Ireland game there was saying it's not possible for someone like O'Gara say to just play for a province without playing for Ireland or something.. Anyone know the ins and outs of this? Maybe they IRFU will look into it now.

totallegend · 10-03-2013 12:41am

Eod100 wrote: »

Shane Byrne commenting after the Ireland game there was saying it's not possible for someone like O'Gara say to just play for a province without playing for Ireland or something.. Anyone know the ins and outs of this? Maybe they IRFU will look into it now.

They're all IRFU employees so should be available to Ireland. However, there is no reason why O'Gara couldn't sign a new contract just to play for Munster with appropriately lower salary.

irishbucsfan · 10-03-2013 1:17am

Horgan is only trying to stir it up a bit there and I think he has a little bit of an agenda to put the contracting issues on the table, possibly on behalf of the players' union.

I don't see why O'Driscoll can't ask them to include a clause in his contract that he can only be called up with express consent from him (IE if there's a ridiculous injury crisis or something). Or O'Gara or whoever. Doesn't make sense to me. The fact he's contracted to a subsidiary of the IRFU shouldn't really change things.

trouttrout · 11-03-2013 1:09pm

Munster A: J Murphy; L O'Dea, D Barnes, I Dineen, R O'Mahony; JJ Hanrahan, C Sheridan; J Cronin, S Henry, J Ryan; D Foley, P O'Connell; N Ronan, S Dougall, CJ Stander. Replacements: M Horan, D Casey, N Scannell, K Griffin, B Hayes, Dave O'Callaghan, B Slater, S Deasy, C Bohane, C Hircock, S Scanlon, J Holland.

ed7890 · 11-03-2013 1:17pm

trouttrout wrote: »

Munster A: J Murphy; L O'Dea, D Barnes, I Dineen, R O'Mahony; JJ Hanrahan, C Sheridan; J Cronin, S Henry, J Ryan; D Foley, P O'Connell; N Ronan, S Dougall, CJ Stander. Replacements: M Horan, D Casey, N Scannell, K Griffin, B Hayes, Dave O'Callaghan, B Slater, S Deasy, C Bohane, C Hircock, S Scanlon, J Holland.

It's strange that they have 2 hookers on the bench. I guess they'll get 20 minute each. Great to see POC back!

trouttrout · 11-03-2013 1:19pm

I'm heading to the game so I'll do up a sort of mini report on it

ormond lad · 11-03-2013 1:27pm

Yeah Il more than likely be in there tomorrow
Quite a few players playing for contracts next season
Has Leinster side been named yet?

.ak · 11-03-2013 1:28pm

ormond lad wrote: »

Yeah Il more than likely be in there tomorrow
Quite a few players playing for contracts next season
Has Leinster side been named yet?

Nothing from them yet, no.

Riskymove · 11-03-2013 2:38pm

ed7890 wrote: »

It's strange that they have 2 hookers on the bench. I guess they'll get 20 minute each. Great to see POC back!

12 replacements?

I guess there are no restrictions on subs??

Eod100 · 11-03-2013 4:15pm

Date and time for the Leinster match has just been announced. It's April 13th at 6.30pm.

Riskymove · 12-03-2013 4:10pm

Interesting stuff

http://sportsnewsireland.com/rugby/rugby_irish/hes-an-irish-heineken-cup-outhalf-and-now-hes-been-tipped-to-play-for-england-2013-03-09/

If ROG does retire could he be worth a look?

Deano7788 · 12-03-2013 4:13pm

Riskymove wrote: »

Interesting stuff

http://sportsnewsireland.com/rugby/rugby_irish/hes-an-irish-heineken-cup-outhalf-and-now-hes-been-tipped-to-play-for-england-2013-03-09/

If ROG does retire could he be worth a look?

He signed a new contract a few weeks ago.

totallegend · 13-03-2013 11:29am

http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/oconnell-bullish-over-heineken-cup-return-225313.html

Paul O'Connell wrote:

I’m injury free and the Heineken Cup is definitely on for me.

Just over three weeks to go with two Rabo fixtures in the interim. Could be a massive boost for Munster.

thomond2006 · 13-03-2013 12:14pm

It looks like Munster's final two Rabo games, Dragons away and Zebre away, won't be broadcasted.

http://www.munsterrugby.ie/rugby/results_and_fixtures.php

13-03-2013 12:45pm

Can we have Blackbeard back?

totallegend · 13-03-2013 1:11pm

thomond2006 wrote: »

It looks like Munster's final two Rabo games, Dragons away and Zebre away, won't be broadcasted.

http://www.munsterrugby.ie/rugby/results_and_fixtures.php

No surprises there. Welsh TV seem to have given up on the Dragons and with six matches on simultaneously in the last round, Zebre v Munster was never going to be televised.

CatFromHue · 13-03-2013 8:10pm

TV Broadcasters for the last round of Rabo games haven't been confirmed yet.

CIARAN_BOYLE · 13-03-2013 9:13pm

CatFromHue wrote: »

TV Broadcasters for the last round of Rabo games haven't been confirmed yet.

since all the matches are on at the same time I would guess that they will pick the games that are still significant

thomond2006 · 13-03-2013 9:13pm

CatFromHue wrote: »

TV Broadcasters for the last round of Rabo games haven't been confirmed yet.

oh I didn't notice that

CoDy1 · 13-03-2013 10:12pm

thomond2006 wrote: »

It looks like Munster's final two Rabo games, Dragons away and Zebre away, won't be broadcasted.

http://www.munsterrugby.ie/rugby/results_and_fixtures.php

Well that really leaves us with no option but to book the trip over, whats the weather like in Parma in May??

Rightwing · 14-03-2013 12:23am

totallegend wrote: »

http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/oconnell-bullish-over-heineken-cup-return-225313.html

Just over three weeks to go with two Rabo fixtures in the interim. Could be a massive boost for Munster.

Let's hope so.

I prefer the H cup to the 6 N

Henry Ford III · 14-03-2013 2:40pm

awec · 14-03-2013 2:41pm

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Sure their boss is the one who matters and he turns out in white. :cool: :pac:

decisions · 14-03-2013 9:31pm

I was bored...

thomond2006 · 16-03-2013 3:59pm

Earls

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