Munster vs Treviso; Sat 14 Nov 5:15pm; Sky Sports

thomond2006

Job done.

huey1975

I have been watching the Saracens v Toulouse game on ss2. I have just realised this was on ss5.

Roanmore

huey1975 wrote: »

I have been watching the Saracens v Toulouse game on ss2. I have just realised this was on ss5.

Same scoreline

letowski

CJ motm for Munster, must get them like every second game or something.

vienne86

Roanmore wrote: »

Same scoreline

Amazed Saracens haven't secured the BP yet.....still plenty of time though.

razorblunt

What was Kilcoyne trying to pull there, the game is won, stay in your seat.

BBDBB

Good result.

Why send kilcoyne to the side? Go uncontested if no front row specialist is available but why are we down to 14 for the remainder of the game?

ScrubsfanChris

BBDBB wrote: »

Good result.

Why send kilcoyne to the side? Go uncontested if no front row specialist is available but why are we down to 14 for the remainder of the game?

No subs left

DDC1990

Well done lads.

Made tough work of it but bonus secured. Happy days.

BBDBB

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

No subs left

Ahh! Thanks, I'd missed that

Fireball07

Job done in the end. Conditions were awful for a match, swirling wind for the full 80 minutes- spatterings of really heavy rain. At least I didn't get too wet myself


We mixed good with bad, we were comfortably the better team as you'd expect but it probably took a bit too long to get the TBP, Treviso were defending well enough and we were making lots of errors. Way too many knock-ons, but at least you can point to the conditions today. Didn't really try to use Saili until the last 15 minutes which I found disappointing, he was completely sidelined. Hurley made some nice yards, Zebo & Conway both did well, Stander had a fine game and I was impressed with Chisholm once more, although he was guilty of lots of knock-ons. Murray was class.


A BP win is what we wanted, I can't have too many complaints really.

thomond2006

Jarred knee for Sherry and pectoral injury for Casey. Very worrying.

phog

thomond2006 wrote: »

Jarred neck for Sherry and pectoral injury for Casey. Very worrying.

Where did you get that from?

Munster tweeted during the game that it was a knee injury for Sherry.

Poor game in poor weather but we got the vital BP win. Biggest concern must be losing both hookers with injury. Another concern is due to we not getting the BP til late in the game we had to delay in emptying the bench.


Stats from the game. We only conceded 4 penalties and two of those were at scrum time. Some discipline.

thomond2006

phog wrote: »

Where did you get that from?

Munster tweeted during the game that it was a knee injury for Sherry.

Poor game in poor weather but we got the vital BP win. Biggest concern must be losing both hookers with injury. Another concern is due to we not getting the BP til late in the game we had to delay in emptying the bench.


Stats from the game. We only conceded 4 penalties and two of those were at scrum time. Some discipline.

Scannell and O'Byrne have only 21 appearances (7 starts) between them. That's a huge concern. There's no hooker in the academy either.

case885

If one of Sherry or Casey are fit for next week I wouldn't be as worried, Scannell is a very good player I wouldn't be too worried with him on the bench.

case885

thomond2006 wrote:

Scannell and O'Byrne have only 21 appearances (7 starts) between them. That's a huge concern. There's no hooker in the academy either.

Max Abbott? He wouldn't be needed anyway.

thomond2006

case885 wrote: »

Max Abbott? He wouldn't be needed anyway.

Not here?

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

phog

case885 wrote: »

If one of Sherry or Casey are fit for next week I wouldn't be as worried, Scannell is a very good player I wouldn't be too worried with him on the bench.

True but in effect what you're saying is that if one of the lads are available then they'll play the full 80. I think Scannell is good too but is he ready for his first Cup start away to a French team.

Anyway, we'll know more in the next few days.

The Lost Sheep

case885 wrote: »

Max Abbott? He wouldn't be needed anyway.

Released by Munster at the end of last season.

phog wrote: »

True but in effect what you're saying is that if one of the lads are available then they'll play the full 80. I think Scannell is good too but is he ready for his first Cup start away to a French team.

Anyway, we'll know more in the next few days.

I don't think that means if one is available they'll play 80.

phog

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

I don't think that means if one is available they'll play 80.

It might not but if it's a tight game then I don't see Foley taking the risk.

case885

phog wrote:

True but in effect what you're saying is that if one of the lads are available then they'll play the full 80. I think Scannell is good too but is he ready for his first Cup start away to a French team.

phog wrote:

Anyway, we'll know more in the next few days.

Casey made his debut against Perpignan a few years ago and he's really excelled since.
It comes down to whether Foley rates him at the end of the day I guess.

phog

case885 wrote: »

Casey made his debut against Perpignan a few years ago and he's really excelled since.
It comes down to whether Foley rates him at the end of the day I guess.

He's obviously 3rd choice and would be 4th choice if Varley hadn't retired due to injury. He's lack of gametime might be due to who was in front of him but whatever the reason he really hasn't had a huge amount of games. I'd be concerned if we needed him to win or close out a game away to Stade.

case885

phog wrote:

He's obviously 3rd choice and would be 4th choice if Varley hadn't retired due to injury. He's lack of gametime might be due to who was in front of him but whatever the reason he really hasn't had a huge amount of games. I'd be concerned if we needed him to win or close out a game away to Stade.

Varley, Casey and guinazu were ahead of him last season which is understandable, he has a lot of A games under his belt though.
I don't think he'd be the losing of a game for us anyway, JOD probably had the same amount of senior games going into this season.

case885

The Lost Sheep wrote:

Released by Munster at the end of last season.

Any reason for releasing him?
Bit silly not even offering McNulty a place in the academy and then releasing Abbott.

phog

case885 wrote: »

Varley, Casey and guinazu were ahead of him last season which is understandable, he has a lot of A games under his belt though.
I don't think he'd be the losing of a game for us anyway, JOD probably had the same amount of senior games going into this season.

JOD probably wouldn't have been starting yesterday either if we had POM and or TOD and whatever about yesterday, the lads would almost certainly start in Paris next week if available.

The Lost Sheep

case885 wrote: »

Any reason for releasing him?
Bit silly not even offering McNulty a place in the academy and then releasing Abbott.

Not wanted/needed/good enough. I dont know.
McNulty was in the Leinster set up before he joined the academy this season and we dont know if he was offered an academy place but Leinster would have had first pick considering his time in their sub academy...

phog

WTV's blog of the game

lazybones32

case885 wrote: »

If one of Sherry or Casey are fit for next week I wouldn't be as worried, Scannell is a very good player I wouldn't be too worried with him on the bench.

I heard today that Sherry's knee is banjaxed and he won't play for a few months.

case885

lazybones32 wrote:

I heard today that Sherry's knee is banjaxed and he won't play for a few months.

That's a big blow for him he's done well to come back from a 2 year lay off and now he's hit again with injury.
I'm still confident in Scannell stepping up, I think he'll do very well with us when he gets his chance

phog

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