Match Thread - Munster v Clermont Sky Sports 17:30

phog

No match thread so here goes.

Munster & Clermont have once before in back to back games, Munster got 5 points and kept Clermont to 4 in those games and would need to do similar this time around.

Teams named as follows:

Munster Pos Clermont
Felix Jones 15 Nick Abendanon
Gerhard van den Heever 14 Noa Nakaitaci
Pat Howard 13 Aurélien Rougerie
Denis Hurley 12 Wesley Fofana
Simon Zebo 11 Naipolioni Nalaga
Ian Keatley 10 Camille Lopez
Conor Murray 9 Ludovic Radoslavjevic
Dave Kilcoyne 1 Thomas Domingo
Duncan Casey 2 Benjamin Kayser
BJ Botha 3 Clément Ric
Dave Foley 4 Jamie Cudmore
Paul O'Connell 5 Sébastien Vahaamahina
Peter O'Mahony (capt) 6 Damien Chouly (capt)
Tommy O'Donnell 7 Julien Bonnaire
CJ Stander 8 Fritz Lee
Kevin O'Byrne 16 John Ulugia
James Cronin 17 Vincent Debaty
Stephen Archer 18 Davit Zirakashvili
Billy Holland 19 Julien Pierre
Sean Dougall 20 Alexandre Lapandry
Duncan Williams 21 Thierry Lacrampe
JJ Hanrahan 22 Brock James
Johne Murphy 23 Jonathan Davies


Match officials are:

Referee Wayne Barnes (England)
Touch Judge 1 Greg Garner (England)
Touch Judge 2 Paul Dix (England)
Fourth Official Rowan Kitt (England)
TMO Rowan Kitt (England)
Assessor Robert Davies (Wales)
Citing Commissioner John Byett (England)


Previous Games between both sides

Date Stage Home Team Score Visitors Venue Referee
18/11/2007 Pool Munster 36 - 13 Clermont Thomond Park Nigel Owens
13/01/2008 Pool Clermont 26 - 19 Munster Stade Marcel Michelin Rob Debney
07/12/2008 Pool Clermont 25 - 19 Munster Stade Marcel Michelin Wayne Barnes
13/12/2008 Pool Munster 23 - 13 Clermont Thomond Park Chris White
27/04/2013 Semi Final Clermont 16-10 Munster Stade de la Mosson Nigel Owens


If Munster win today they become the first team to achieve 100 wins in the Cup.

On match day there isn't much to be said but G'wan Munster

phog

Should have mentioned, highlights of the game will be on TG4 tonight at 11:30

who_me

December 5: Ireland announce its intention to host a RWC, confident they can host such a big event.
December 6: Munster v Clermont - the power goes down, no pictures from the studio for Sky Sports.

Kinda unfortunate timing, huh... :P

eyeball kid

Didn't realise Jonathan Davies was at Clermont. Is he normally on the bench for them?

thomond2006

eyeball kid wrote: »

Didn't realise Jonathan Davies was at Clermont. Is he normally on the bench for them?

This is his Top14 appearances: http://www.lnr.fr/jonathan-davies,18410.html

He's had some injury issues.

eyeball kid

thomond2006 wrote: »

This is his Top14 appearances: http://www.lnr.fr/jonathan-davies,18410.html

He's had some injury issues.

Clermont seem to be doing well in the Top14 but that was not a good result away to Bordeaux in Oct where they lost 51-21. A similar scoreline today would be great.

Molester Stallone II

eyeball kid wrote: »

Clermont seem to be doing well in the Top14 but that was not a good result away to Bordeaux in Oct where they lost 51-21. A similar scoreline today would be great.

Great? I'd sell my first born child to Madonna for that score!

eyeball kid

Molester Stallone II wrote: »

Great? I'd sell my first born child to Madonna for that score!

Great might have been a bit of an understatement alright.:pac:

Journeyman_1

Sale almost did Munster a big favour just there. Sarries just held on while looking fairly poor.

locum-motion

phog wrote: »

...

Date Stage Home Team Score Visitors Venue Referee
18/11/2007 Pool Munster 36 - 13 Clermont Thomond Park Nigel Owens
13/01/2008 Pool Clermont 26 - 19 Munster Stade Marcel Michelin Rob Debney
07/12/2008 Pool Clermont 25 - 19 Munster Stade Marcel Michelin Wayne Barnes
13/12/2008 Pool Munster 23 - 13 Clermont Thomond Park Chris White
27/04/2013 Semi Final Clermont 16-10 Munster Stade de la Mosson Nigel Owens

...

So a 100% record for home teams, then?
Let's hope that record lasts one more week before being broken.

vienne86

eyeball kid wrote: »

Clermont seem to be doing well in the Top14 but that was not a good result away to Bordeaux in Oct where they lost 51-21. A similar scoreline today would be great.

Playing away often leads to a loss in Top 14, but playing away to Bordeaux is bloody difficult - Bordeaux are a great team......I'm a big fan.

Fireball07

Leaving for town now, hopefully the bus arrives soon. Sale did us a favour to restrict Sarries to just 4 anyway.

Come on Munster!

homecouldbhere

Just checked there; the bookies rate us 5 points better than clermont...I think at this moment I'd be very satisfied with a 5 point victory. It's v doable today but a big ask all the same.

vienne86

Fireball07 wrote: »

Leaving for town now, hopefully the bus arrives soon. Sale did us a favour to restrict Sarries to just 4 anyway.

Come on Munster!

Envious here it Dublin....looking forward to the match though - go for it Munster!

case885

Fireball07 wrote: »

Leaving for town now, hopefully the bus arrives soon. Sale did us a favour to restrict Sarries to just 4 anyway.

Come on Munster!

Sounds like Sarries were lucky to hold off in the end. They wont get 5 against them next week anyway.

LuckyGent88

Really wish I was back home for occasions like this. Atmosphere should be awesome.
Expect a massive battle and hopefully our midfield holds up against the Clermont backs.
Munster by about 5 seems about right.

Cmon Munster

razorblunt

Alan Quinlan spoke for a long time just now without saying anything of note.

Journeyman_1

razorblunt wrote: »

Alan Quinlan spoke for a long time just now without saying anything of note.

Story Checks Out.

Aidric

Hallelujah, Miles Harrison on commentary.

shuffol

razorblunt wrote: »

Alan Quinlan spoke for a long time just now without saying anything of note.

Except referring to the competition as the Heineken cup.

LuckyGent88

Well that's a disappointing start!!!!

Journeyman_1

Fantastic start for Clermont, perfectly executed!

UnitedWeStand

Well that, was f***ing awful.

Utopia Parkway

Munster were half-asleep there at the start. Try conceded before their head was even in the game.

Larbre34

Frustrations and indiscipline ahead here.

vienne86

Clermont really up for this. Done their homework.

yosser hughes

Clermont crowd in full voice.

UnitedWeStand

Have a bit of a bad feeling about this game. Not sure why. Hope I'm wrong.

vienne86

UnitedWeStand wrote: »

Have a bit of a bad feeling about this game. Not sure why. Hope I'm wrong.

Shut up you!

Larbre34

UnitedWeStand wrote: »

Have a bit of a bad feeling about this game. Not sure why. Hope I'm wrong.

Probably the nature of the try conceded after 2 minutes.

vienne86

Murray has put in two brilliant kicks just there.

former legend

I think POM is lucky Barnes didn't go to TMO there.

razorblunt

Jones tackled without the ball there in the advantage to Clermont, pretty blatant in front of Barnes.

LuckyGent88

Not looking good for kilcoyne there

Quint2010

Peter O'Mahoney- why always him?

vienne86

Great turnover and break by O'Donnell there. But Clermont seem unruffled. Bit worrying.

Aidric

Lovely by O Donnell.

former legend

razorblunt wrote: »

Jones tackled without the ball there in the advantage to Clermont, pretty blatant in front of Barnes.

But it couldn't have resulted in a penalty, only back for the scrum.

LuckyGent88

Massive ask for Cronin now

vienne86

Ah no. Kilcoyne off.

LuckyGent88

Now come on keatley. Have to get the points here

Sweet strike

Kanrith

Great kick.

vienne86

Good kick Keatley. That'll settle Munster nerves, and especially Keatley's nerves.

Aidric

Murray is lucky to get away with that. Way too obvious.

errlloyd

Barnes is wrong, that kick was unreal should have finished

its_phil

Lucky there for Munster with Nalanga knocking on

Bridge93

Huge let off

Quint2010

Munster blessed there. Might as well give them the four points now.

LuckyGent88

errlloyd wrote: »

Barnes is wrong, that kick was unreal should have finished

Thought it was really good myself. Didn't think the pass was on actually

former legend

errlloyd wrote: »

Barnes is wrong, that kick was unreal should have finished

Couldn't agree more.

Aidric

What a hit.