ERCC SF: Racing 92 vs Munster; Sun 22nd April 3:15pm; BT Sport 3

mangobob

Scarlets got hammered also, but at least they tackled like dogs for 80 mins. Munster are just a shambles in defence. This is the most unMunster like performance I can remember from them in Europe.

razorblunt

Something is fundamentally wrong here. Ever since keatley missed touch, even Murray dropped his head.
Wooton just let a player go in the tackle in the lead up to that try too.

DDC1990

Wooton is a disaster unfortunately.

Not the only one mind you.

Racing laughing and joking. A lot of work to salvage some pride for these lads here.

thomond2006

PTH2009 wrote: »

Were never getting to a final

We just don't have that edge the bigger teams have

Please stop delighting in this.

Interested Observer

Wake the **** up Munster. Just being out- thought, out- muscled and generally outclassed so far. A try before half time and it could be game on.

Clegg

Munster's forwards have been dominated. They're losing all the collisions and can't get men into the breakdown to slow down Racing's ball. This is similar to yesterday's game but Racing have more dangerous options out wide.

kuang1

razorblunt wrote: »

Something is fundamentally wrong here. Ever since keatley missed touch, even Murray dropped his head.
Wooton just let a player go in the tackle in the lead up to that try too.

Yup mentally they didn't get the prep right for this.

thelad95

Teddy Thomas needs to learn some respect, that pass in-goal was a disgrace and could so easily have gone wrong.

Interested Observer

thelad95 wrote: »

Teddy Thomas needs to learn some respect, that pass in-goal was a disgrace and could so easily have gone wrong.

Who was he disrespecting exactly?

ScrubsfanChris

Hate to say it but were probably not coming back from this. The missed tackling is unforgivable.

Sephiral

Racing just too physical. Munster have a great pack in the set piece, but the whole pack look smaller than the opposite numbers and they are getting shredded in the collisions as a result. The defence does not stand a chance when they are going backwards for every ruck. Ditto for the attack when there is no good forward ball.

P_1

What's the weather like there? Could Munster have got the conditioning wrong for the heat? They certainly don't look 100%.

Squidgy Black

thelad95 wrote: »

Teddy Thomas needs to learn some respect, that pass in-goal was a disgrace and could so easily have gone wrong.

Munster are disrespecting themselves more than anything.

PhlegmyMoses

I don't think Teddy Thomas is all that either, yet here we are

AdamD

Didn't Thomas drop one over the line recently? Seems a bit dense

thelad95

Interested Observer wrote: »

Who was he disrespecting exactly?

The opposition, do that in an exhibition match, not after only twenty minutes.

He’ll murdered in the dressing room for that.

kub

Interested Observer wrote:

Wake the **** up Munster. Just being out- thought, out- muscled and generally outclassed so far. A try before half time and it could be game on.

Let's call a spade a spade lads, those 2 tries last time in Thomond Park were a fluke. As in Murray's one and Conway' s.

We are being found out today.

Diabhal Beag

Great scrum. Mon ta **** Munster

Former Former

A try for Munster and it's game on

Former Former

A try for Munster and it's game on

PhlegmyMoses

P_1 wrote: »

What's the weather like there? Could Munster have got the conditioning wrong for the heat? They certainly don't look 100%.

Might be a bit of an unpopular opinion, but I think it's just Racing showingg their superiority rather than mentality or prep. On paper, they have the better players and should be beating Munster.

Burkie1203

Venjur wrote: »

Awful stuff. Munster not showing up at all, poor tackling and not winning any collisions.

Long way back now.

14 missed tackles. Scarlets didn't miss that many yesterday

baas baa

Munster even above most sides just aren't suited to chasing a lead.

Venjur

All the physicality from Munster is coming from the backs and midfield in particular, Arnold working very hard to keep Munster somewhat in this.

Interested Observer

Keatley just isn't up to this standard of rugby. The Munster lineout is in meltdown. Nothing in attack is challenging the Racing defence.

You can't win games like this.

Mc Love

We need a top class international 10 next season

razorblunt

JOD is getting absolutely bullied out there, going nowhere.

Has Ryan read the line outs to the extent they’re making them up on the fly now?

Marshall and Copeland on for me at HT

Sephiral

Keatley is having a very poor game by his standards. And, if we are being honest, his standards are nowhere near a Champions Cup winning fly half.

Mc Love

Interested Observer wrote: »

Keatley just isn't up to this standard of rugby. The Munster lineout is in meltdown. Nothing in attack is challenging the Racing defence.

You can't win games like this.

You can't win games like this with a sub standard out half. He's meant to be the general and he's more like a staff sergeant

Burkie1203

razorblunt wrote: »

JOD is getting absolutely bullied out there, going nowhere.

Has Ryan read the line outs to the extent they’re making them up on the fly now?

Marshall and Copeland on for me at HT

Munsters backrow not in the game at all