Munster Team Talk Thread - Beirne After Reading

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118845856#Comment_118845856

I'm sure both teams will be missing a spate of players for this weekend.

Jump_In_Jack

Gallagher could be a fine replacement at fullback, so I wouldn't worry.

Hopeful that Zebo is fine, himself or Daly on the wing is sufficient, with Nash, and Coombes as backup, think we're actually OK for back 3 cover.

Edit - forgot Beirne will be available, I'd go with:

Loughman, Scannell, Archer,

Beirne, Jenkins,

O'Donoghue, Coombes, Hodnett,

Casey, Carbery,

Zebo/Daly, De Allende, Farrell, Nash,

Gallagher.

Reps: Barron, Kilcoyne, Ryan/Knox, Wycherley, O'Mahony, Murray, Healy, Daly/Coombes.

Red Silurian

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118846110#Comment_118846110

Zebo will do very well on the wing if we actually use him, 3 times I saw him calling for the ball on Friday night but it was kept tight

Burkie1203

https://twitter.com/neil_treacy/status/1508778823298527236?t=MDl-0QWqcvq087Ze97JhyQ&s=19

Eod100

Confirmed by Munster here https://twitter.com/Munsterrugby/status/1508780236820865027?t=_MiPdXOzrJ70n7wI3Eo0cg&s=19

Cookiemunster

Quite a few supposedly reputable journalists stirred a lot of shite claiming that DDA, Snyman and Jenkins would be following JVG to Bath. Pretty obvious now that they were putting 2+2 together and getting 27, but paper never refused ink.

Former Former Former

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118851348#Comment_118851348

In fairness, it was reported that JVG wanted to bring DDA to Bath, which isn't the same but I would imagine is very true given how **** they are.

Never heard anything about Jenkins

Caranica

Michael Corcoran said back in January that DDA was going to Japan. Looking pretty likely now, doubt any SA teams could afford him

Burkie1203

https://twitter.com/bencoles_/status/1509100824156381188?t=V_WTZRS3ImgkmRO4MMw1gQ&s=19

theVersatile

Confirmed by Munster and Bath there now

https://twitter.com/Munsterrugby/status/1509101169234395138?t=zTgLT-ZAY60Ge47_PgYaKA&s=19

Been a great servant to the club - five seasons with 62 caps is a good shift. Obviously ended up being slightly controversial over his personal views and was probably subject to a bit of arguement over his cost/benefit ratio regarding turnovers won Vs penalties given away - but I think his contribution has been a net positive to the club.

At 31, now is the right time for him to step away and open up the pathways for the likes of Kendellan, Hodnett, even O'Sullivan (who seems to now be exclusively viewed as a seven).

Ya him moving on make sense. Think that's all back rows from munster academy now and fairly young which is exciting.

Brief_Lives

5 years? wow... i suppose 2 of them were the covid years.. but still..

joedamuss

I reckon we should start Healy with Casey they've played very well together and Carberry will have to play his way back in.

Jump_In_Jack

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118846110#Comment_118846110

Beirne has a low-grade thigh injury, and Kleyn has a leg strain, so potentially could be Wycherley and Jenkins, with O'Connor off the bench, assuming Ahern will not be fully ready as he's only just back in training this week.

Unclear whether Earls will be used, as only just back from a few weeks out.

Van Graan will probably start all the internationals, gearing up for Exeter, will find out before noon Friday, but could be more like:

Kilcoyne, Scannell, Archer,

Wycherley, Jenkins,

O'Mahony, G Coombes, Hodnett,

Murray, Carbery,

Daly, De Allende, Farrell, Nash,

Gallagher.

Reps: Barron, Loughman, Ryan, O'Connor, O'Donoghue, Casey, Healy, L Coombes.

TRC10

As a Leinster fan, I'd be much happier to see Murray and Carbery starting, rather than Casey and Healy.

Caranica

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118857034#Comment_118857034

I'd split the difference, Casey and Carbery

Coombes signed on to 2025

jimdemp

Cloete is a big loss for Munster imo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118858194#Comment_118858194

Enough young talent coming through at back row that he's expendable I think. He's definitely been underrated here though

phog

Cloete will be a huge loss, I know we have lots of new guys coming through but he's currently a step above them strength wise and jackal wise.

Im saying that I'm happy to see that talent coming through too.

aloooof

Cloete seems to have improved his carrying this season, and in general is probably having his strongest season for us imo, but we’ve good depth with a great age profile in the back-row so it makes sense.

Had a tendency to give away the odd penalty too many, but on his day was well capable of being the difference maker at the breakdown, you’d wish him all the best.

Cookiemunster

Team for tomorrow along with and injury update.

Munster: Matt Gallagher; Calvin Nash, Chris Farrell, Damian de Allende, Shane Daly; Joey Carbery, Conor Murray; Jeremy Loughman, Niall Scannell, Stephen Archer; Jason Jenkins, Fineen Wycherley; Peter O’Mahony (C), Chris Cloete, Gavin Coombes.

Replacements: Diarmuid Barron, Josh Wycherley, John Ryan, Thomas Ahern, Alex Kendellen, Craig Casey, Ben Healy, Keith Earls.

In injury news, Dave Kilcoyne is being managed for a neck injury sustained in Ireland’s final game of the 6 Nations against Scotland.

Tadhg Beirne continues to be assessed for a thigh injury sustained in the same match.

Simon Zebo has completed the return to play protocols and returns to full training early next week along with Jean Kleyn (leg) and Mike Haley (knee).

phog

Missing Beirne is a big blow for us, I wonder is that why Cloete gets the nod as he's a great poacher. No JOD is an odd call but it looks like this break was scheduled in his work load.

Cookiemunster

Yeah, JOD has played 4 x 80 mins in a row in the last 4 weeks. Two of which were at altitude in extremely hot conditions. In fact he's played 7 x 80 min games in a row since the Wasps game in January. I'm actually surprised he played last week, never mind playing the full 80.

Wind Build up thread here

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CptMonkey

Very disappointing game. Doesn’t look like we are improving at all.

we could do with announcing the new management soon.

another season without a trophy by the looks of things

jimdemp

Cant see Munster finish in the top 4.

Rog after getting a slap in the face on the sideline in the Top14 lol

Former Former Former

Replacing DDA with Fekitoa could be a great bit of business. The former has been a big disappointment.

mahoney_j

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118871895#Comment_118871895

Jaysus ….can’t agree there was a great success imo ….shame we couldn’t of given him at least the memory of a victory over Leinster in a packed thomond park