Munster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread IV

thomond2006

Pau confirm arrival of Paddy Butler: http://www.section-paloise.com/actualites/news/301-une-nouvelle-recrue-de-haut-niveau-pour-le-pack-de-la-section

thomond2006

Year is when contract ends.

HOOKERS

Mike Sherry 2015
Duncan Casey 2016
Niall Scannell 2017
Kevin O'Byrne 2016
Eusebio Guinazu 2015

PROPS

James Cronin 2016
Dave Kilcoyne 2017
Peter McCabe undisclosed

BJ Botha January 2016
Stephen Archer 2018
John Ryan 2016

Niall Horan Year 3
Rory Burke Year 3
Brian Scott Year 2
Liam O'Connor Year 1
JP Phelan Year 1

LOCKS

Donnacha Ryan 2017
Donncha O'Callaghan 2016
Dave Foley 2017
Billy Holland 2016

Sean McCarthy Year 3
John Madigan Year 3
Darragh Moloney Year 2

FLANKERS

Peter O'Mahony 2018
Dave O'Callaghan 2016
Tommy O'Donnell 2016
Shane Buckley 2016
Jordan Coghlan 2016 - ARRIVING

Conor Oliver Year 1
Ben Kilkenny Year 1

NUMBER EIGHTS

Robin Copeland 2016
CJ Stander 2016
Jack O'Donoghue 2018

SCRUM-HALVES

Conor Murray 2016
Cathal Sheridan 2016
Duncan Williams 2017
Tomas O'Leary 2017 - ARRIVING

Jack Cullen Year 3
Ryan Foley Year 2

FLY-HALVES

Ian Keatley 2017
Tyler Bleyendall 2017
Johnny Holland 2017

Gearoid Lyons Year 2
Tómas Quinlan Year 1

CENTRES

Cian Bohane 2017
Denis Hurley 2016
Francis Saili 2017 - ARRIVING

Rory Scannell Year 3
Dan Goggin Year 2
Ned Hodson Year 1

WINGERS

Simon Zebo 2016
Keith Earls 2016
Gerhard Van Den Heever 2016
Andrew Conway 2016
Luke O'Dea 2015
Ronan O'Mahony 2017
Darren Sweetnam 2017

Alex Wootton Year 3
Greg O'Shea Year 3
Steven McMahon Year 1

FULLBACKS

Felix Jones 2017

David Johnston Year 3
Stephen Fitzgerald Year 2

Wang King

thomond2006 wrote: »

Pau confirm arrival of Paddy Butler: http://www.section-paloise.com/actualites/news/301-une-nouvelle-recrue-de-haut-niveau-pour-le-pack-de-la-section

Two weeks after I broke the news

Kirk Van Houten

hendo12 wrote:

Robbie Henshaw at 13?? Liam Toland mentioned it on Newstalk

So its starting to be mentioned in the media now.

The Lost Sheep

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

Academy for next season announced
http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/20721.php#.VXBr37jbLMx
New players added are:
Ned Hodson (Centre/Cork Con), Ben Kilkenny (Back-row/Young Munster), Steven McMahon (Winger/Garryowen), Liam O'Connor (Prop/Cork Con), Conor Oliver (Back-row/St Mary's), JP Phelan (Prop/UCD), Tomás Quinlan (Outhalf/Cork Con).

Slightly bored so...

Hodson former Midleton College student. Represented Munster at under 18 schools, 19, 20. Played in Munster 7s squad last summer. Finished second season out of school. First season was with UCC, played with Con this season just gone and had been part of sub academy until now.
Ben Kilkenny. former Munchins student. Represented Munster under 18 schools, 19, 20. Played Irish 19s
Steve McMahon. From Dungarvan. Played East Munster u17 development squad as an under 16 before moving to Rockwell winning schools cup in 2012. Been with Garryowen since leaving school. Played Munster u18 Schools, 19s, 20s. Ireland u18 Schools, 19s
Liam O Connor. CBC Cork. Munster u18 schools, u19, 20. Ireland u19. Now playing with Cork Con
Conor Oliver. Skerries and Leinster Youths winning provincial/regional titles w/ Skerries. Moved to Blackrock winning schools cup in 2014. Leinster u19, 20. Ireland u18 Clubs, u19, u20
JP Phelan. Naas mini/Newbridge College school. Leinster u19/20. Has been doing bit of scrum work with S Harty. Represented Munster A with C Oliver in game this season.
Tomas Quinlan. Munster u18 schools, u19, u20. Ireland u20. CBC Cork student. Plays with Cork Con now

roundymac

2017 for Sali. Is that correct.

thomond2006

roundymac wrote: »

2017 for Sali. Is that correct.

Yes, two year contract ending summer 2017: http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/20326.php#.VXFiVct0yHs

total former

roundymac wrote: »

2017 for Sali. Is that correct.

He is contracted until 2017, he arrives once the ITM Cup is finished (so October/November of this year).

Kirk Van Houten

total former wrote: »

He is contracted until 2017, he arrives once the ITM Cup is finished (so October/November of this year).

Saili will arrive before then. Not confirmed yet but likely to be Sept from what I have heard.

total former

Kirk Van Houten wrote: »

Saili will arrive before then. Not confirmed yet but likely to be Sept from what I have heard.

Press release just said "end of his contractual commitments", I assumed he'd be contracted to Auckland for the ITM Cup.
His Super Rugby season is going to be over next weekend so would expect him to either be here for pre-season or to arrive after ITM Cup, not sure why he'd arrive in September?

thomond2006

If he can get over in June and get out of the ITM Cup then that would be great. The last three signings to arrive in November have had write off first seasons here due to injury or form (Stander, Van Den Heever and Bleyendaal).

Cookiemunster

I can't find a link, but I'm pretty sure that it was said when he signed that if he didn't make the All Black WC squad (which he obviously won't) them he'd be over late August early September.

shaungil

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

Slightly bored so...

Conor Oliver. Skerries and Leinster Youths winning provincial/regional titles w/ Skerries. Moved to Blackrock winning schools cup in 2014. Leinster u19, 20. Ireland u18 Clubs, u19, u20
Last Skerries man contracted to Munste was.........?

Kirk Van Houten

Last Skerries man with Munster - Killian Keane?

shaungil

Killian Keane is correct.

jimmymcelroy

Any sign of the new jersey? I presume they're trying to avoid launching it around the new Irish gear launch

Cookiemunster

jimmymcelroy wrote: »

Any sign of the new jersey? I presume they're trying to avoid launching it around the new Irish gear launch

They won't be launched until mid/late July.

thomond2006

Every day that passes where Toulon don't confirm POC's arrival is another day where I have a tiny fear that POC will sign for Saracens.

Micky Dolenz

thomond2006 wrote: »

Every day that passes where Toulon don't confirm POC's arrival is another day where I have a tiny fear that POC will sign for Saracens.

Ah c'mon on Man, keep those thoughts to yourself, no need to be ruining our day as well.


:pac:

jm08

Really nice piece by Eamonn Sweeney on POC here.


Paul O'Connell - He put the gritty in integrity

http://www.independent.ie/sport/paul-oconnell-he-put-the-gritty-in-integrity-31283105.html

phog

WTV's blog of Munster's season.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alnk_tVo1dE

The Claw was tough stuff.

jimmymcelroy

Cookiemunster wrote: »

They won't be launched until mid/late July.

I know it won't be launched until then but in 2013 we saw pics before the Lions tour had started

Cookiemunster

jimmymcelroy wrote: »

I know it won't be launched until then but in 2013 we saw pics before the Lions tour had started

The 2013/14 home kit was unveiled on July 15th and didn't go on sale until Aug 23rd. If you saw it before then it wasn't from any official source.
http://www.munsterrugby.ie/mobile/news/12114.php

thomond2006

thomond2006 wrote: »

Every day that passes where Toulon don't confirm POC's arrival is another day where I have a tiny fear that POC will sign for Saracens.

Nope, not panicking...

jm08

thomond2006 wrote: »

Nope, not panicking...

Calm down, POC is busy. He was photographed at Strings wedding in Spain yesterday or the day before.

http://cdn3.independent.ie/incoming/article31291218.ece/e88d4/ALTERNATES/w620/spx%20stringer%20wedding%2018_53.jpg

leakyboots

Gaillimh and Donners must have gone halves for the 2-for-1 deal in Burton

CatFromHue

jm08 wrote: »

Calm down, POC is busy. He was photographed at Strings wedding in Spain yesterday or the day before.

http://cdn3.independent.ie/incoming/article31291218.ece/e88d4/ALTERNATES/w620/spx%20stringer%20wedding%2018_53.jpg

He was at S.Cronin's today!

The question now is not which club is POC going to next but who's wedding :pac:

aimee1

CatFromHue wrote: »

He was at S.Cronin's today!

The question now is not which club is POC going to next but who's wedding :pac:

Reports suggest toulon backing out of signing POC over an old shoulder injury

ThisRegard

thomond2006 wrote: »

Nope, not panicking...

Midi Olympique not too confident at the moment

http://www.the42.ie/paul-oconnell-toulon-reports-shoulder-2162076-Jun2015/