Munster vs Glasgow Warriors, Sat 8 Apr 7:35pm, TG4

thomond2006

Munster:
Andrew Conway; Darren Sweetnam, Francis Saili, Jaco Taute, Ronan O’Mahony; Tyler Bleyendaal, Duncan Williams;
James Cronin, Rhys Marshall, Stephen Archer; Dave O’Callaghan, Billy Holland – capt.; Jean Deysel, Conor Oliver, Jack O’Donoghue.

Replacements: Niall Scannell, Dave Kilcoyne, John Ryan, Donnacha Ryan, Peter O’Mahony, Angus Lloyd, Rory Scannell, Simon Zebo.

Glasgow Warriors:
15. Stuart Hogg (98)
14. Tommy Seymour (98)
13. Nick Grigg (17)
12. Alex Dunbar (96)
11. Lee Jones (51)
10. Finn Russell (61)
9. Ali Price (39)

1. Gordon Reid (111)
2. Fraser Brown (61)
3. Sila Puafisi (40)
4. Brian Alainu’uese (13)
5. Jonny Gray (70) CAPTAIN
6. Rob Harley (159)
7. Ryan Wilson (126)
8. Adam Ashe (36)

Replacements:

16. Pat MacArthur (151)
17. Alex Allan (47)
18. D’arcy Rae (22)
19. Scott Cummings (14)
20. Chris Fusaro (122)
21. Henry Pyrgos (121)
22. Peter Horne (111)
23. Rory Hughes (30)

Not available due to injury: Mark Bennett (knee), Zander Fagerson (foot), Simone Favaro (knee), James Malcom (ankle), Leonardo Sarto (shoulder), Josh Strauss (medical) and Richie Vernon (achilles).

TABLE:
Leinster 70
Munster 68
Ospreys 64
Ulster 61
Scarlets 58
Glasgow 51

Munster look to consolidate a top 2 finish while Glasgow look to cling on to a slim hope of reach the playoffs.

As you'd expect the majority of the starters last weekend are rested or on the bench. The bench has to be one of the strongest Munster have put out in years! Jean Deysel will make his first Munster appearance at 6. Given the uncertainty over Stander's availability, Deysel could be a useful bench option in Europe.

Glasgow have put out their strongest side by the looks of things.

PTH2009

thomond2006 wrote: »

Munster: TBA

Glasgow Warriors: TBA

TABLE:
Leinster 70
Munster 68
Ospreys 64
Ulster 61
Scarlets 58
Glasgow 51

Munster look to consolidate a top 2 finish while Glasgow look to cling on to a slim hope of reach the playoffs.

Hoping the top 4 will stay the same and we're guaranteed an Irish team in the final in the Aviva. A Munster apperence would make me very happy indeed. Nightmare semi final draw would be away too Leinster or ospreys

thomond2006

Munster should get a top 2 finish, the run-in is nice. I wouldn't fear a trip to Ospreys tbh, they're been poor recently.

Scarlets could run the table given their run-in, it's a tough ask for Ulster.

Former Former

thomond2006 wrote: »

Munster: TBA

Glasgow Warriors: TBA

Two very evenly-matched sides named there, this one could be a belter!

thomond2006

Former Former wrote: »

Two very evenly-matched sides named there, this one could be a belter!

I'm in an ongoing battle with the posters who post the lineups in the teamtalk thread despite there being a match thread.

I'll win. Eventually.

aloooof

thomond2006 wrote: »

Munster should get a top 2 finish, the run-in is nice. I wouldn't fear a trip to Ospreys tbh, they're been poor recently.

Scarlets could run the table given their run-in, it's a tough ask for Ulster.

Had to google Scarlets run in, but it definitely does look favourable. vs Ulsters.
Scarlets have:
Treviso (h)
Dragons (a)
Connacht (a)
Ospreys (h)

Ulster have:
Cardiff (h)
Munster (a)
Ospreys (a)
Leinster (h)

Wouldn't mind playing Scarlets in a semi. Their fans were great craic after the last game of last season in Thomond as well.

thomond2006

Munster:
Andrew Conway; Darren Sweetnam, Francis Saili, Jaco Taute, Ronan O’Mahony; Tyler Bleyendaal, Duncan Williams;
James Cronin, Rhys Marshall, Stephen Archer; Dave O’Callaghan, Billy Holland – capt.; Jean Deysel, Conor Oliver, Jack O’Donoghue.

Replacements: Niall Scannell, Dave Kilcoyne, John Ryan, Donnacha Ryan, Peter O’Mahony, Angus Lloyd, Rory Scannell, Simon Zebo.

thomond2006

Glasgow Warriors:
15. Stuart Hogg (98)
14. Tommy Seymour (98)
13. Nick Grigg (17)
12. Alex Dunbar (96)
11. Lee Jones (51)
10. Finn Russell (61)
9. Ali Price (39)

1. Gordon Reid (111)
2. Fraser Brown (61)
3. Sila Puafisi (40)
4. Brian Alainu’uese (13)
5. Jonny Gray (70) CAPTAIN
6. Rob Harley (159)
7. Ryan Wilson (126)
8. Adam Ashe (36)

Replacements:

16. Pat MacArthur (151)
17. Alex Allan (47)
18. D’arcy Rae (22)
19. Scott Cummings (14)
20. Chris Fusaro (122)
21. Henry Pyrgos (121)
22. Peter Horne (111)
23. Rory Hughes (30)

aloooof

thomond2006 wrote: »

Munster:
Andrew Conway; Darren Sweetnam, Francis Saili, Jaco Taute, Ronan O’Mahony; Tyler Bleyendaal, Duncan Williams;
James Cronin, Rhys Marshall, Stephen Archer; Dave O’Callaghan, Billy Holland – capt.; Jean Deysel, Conor Oliver, Jack O’Donoghue.

Replacements: Niall Scannell, Dave Kilcoyne, John Ryan, Donnacha Ryan, Peter O’Mahony, Angus Lloyd, Rory Scannell, Simon Zebo.

Interesting to see how Deysel goes. Happy to see Oliver in there as well. Conway has been playing great stuff on the wing, but I'm still unsure of him at FB. Very strong bench if / when it needs to be called upon.

Former Former

thomond2006 wrote: »

I'm in an ongoing battle with the posters who post the lineups in the teamtalk thread despite there being a match thread.

I'll win. Eventually.

Not this week

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=103149019&postcount=79

thomond2006

Former Former wrote: »

Not this week

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=103149019&postcount=79

:mad:

irishguy1983

I am presuming a Leinster win is good for us also? No point in battling Leinster for 1st but would be good to possibly kill of Ospreys...

phog

thomond2006 wrote: »

I'm in an ongoing battle with the posters who post the lineups in the teamtalk thread despite there being a match thread.

I'll win. Eventually.

I don't see an issue with having the teams posted on the main Munster thread. But sure here you go - I like to keep people happy

thomond2006

phog wrote: »

I don't see an issue with having the teams posted on the main Munster thread. But sure here you go - I like to keep people happy

When I start a match thread, the lineups go there goddamnit! :pac:

Erik Shin

thomond2006 wrote: »

When I start a match thread, the lineups go there goddamnit! :pac:

Just waiting for the day you start a Munster match thread with a Leinster write up
#splitter #youmakeligindcry

irishbucsfan

Erik Shin wrote: »

Just waiting for the day you start a Munster match thread with a Leinster write up
#splitter #youmakeligindcry

#youmakeligindcry is trending

shootermacg

This game will be tough. Glasgow will be 100% committed. Hope the back row hold up and that the centre combination time their tackles wisely and don't leave any gaps by charging out of the line, Saili will need to cool his heels on this one and not try to out do Taute at everything, currently I think he's currently trying way too hard, which is affecting his game.

.ak

Erik Shin wrote: »

Just waiting for the day you start a Munster match thread with a Leinster write up
#splitter #youmakeligindcry

Furlong doesn't cry.

He's not a baby like some other bald props we know.

Bridge93

Munster by a relatively narrow margin. My weekend accumulator thinks so anyway

.ak

No illegal stream requests allowed.

shootermacg

ding ding!

shootermacg

This is TG4 only?

Erik Shin

shootermacg wrote: »

This is TG4 only?

BBC alba

shootermacg

Erik Shin wrote: »

BBC alba

Cheers mate!

LuckyGent88

What an evening for the game. Could be a cracker.

Think we will do well to get the win here. Very strong Glasgow team out.

DDC1990

Goodman Nigel. Don't know what number but someone in a Black Jersey.

Bridge93

Ospreys losing has given Munster scope to lose a game so not the end of the world if it's here against a strong Glasgow team.

.ak

Now yer suckin Deysel

BBDBB

Good ferocious start

Erik Shin

Deysel is a bit of a monster with ball in hand!

DDC1990

Great start.

Deysel looks handy enough as well.

BBDBB

Get in

Bridge93

Why is Deysel not playing back home? Looks an animal

Akrasia

2 Cronins scoring tries in one day. What a time to be alive

razorblunt

shootermacg wrote: »

Cheers mate!

Be wide it sounds like BBC Alba have the commentator and Josh STrauss sitting in Glasgow. No sound from the crowd at all, it's as if it's coming from the tv their watching.

Erik Shin

Bridge93 wrote: »

Why is Deysel not playing back home? Looks an animal

Was talking to a southdoc doc during the week and he said the same thing...They can't understand why he's not playing and that we've gotten a proper player he said

Bridge93

That's so stupid and obvious I can barely believe he tried it

razorblunt

Loving Deysel's abbrasive carries already.

LuckyGent88

Get up Tyler

DDC1990

Tyler ****ed.

Massive hit.

.ak

POM will be worried with what we're seeing from Deysel so far...

Erik Shin

Probably alright, lots of kneess and elbows when they piled in..Going to be bruised and sore

Bridge93

I don't like them yet glasgows discipline still angers me

Akrasia

His neck. Fingers crossed its not a reopening of old wounds

Boscoirl

John Brodrick's voice goes through me, can they not find anyone else?

thomond2006

I hope Bleyendaal is alright and the period on the ground was precautionary. He's incredibly important.

DDC1990

Real poor start from Marshall 2 out of 3 lineouts missing the target and a pass to no one there.

BBDBB

Bridge93 wrote: »

I don't like them yet glasgows discipline still angers me

I comfort myself with the fact they aren't Welsh

Stheno

What happened Tyler?

Bridge93

Deysel looks like a massive Tommy O Donnell

snowflaker

Watching BBC Alba English Commentary Ronan Oh Mah hoe nee... who???