Munster Team Talk Thread - Beirne After Reading

FtD v2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122684437#Comment_122684437

Yeah, I think Sean Edogbo will have a big season for Munster. Been consistently impressed by him. Obvious outstanding physical athleticism but looks relatively polished too - a good lineout option, really good tackler and runs good lines.

almostover

Anyone think the game could get cancelled tonight? Like the end of days here in Cork! Contemplating wearing wellies to the game later......

phog

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122687333#Comment_122687333

It's an weather pitch, the game goes ahead

Cookiemunster

RTE are broadcasting from Musgrave and there are pools of water on the pitch right now.

If it doesn't stop raining I can't see the game going ahead.

Cookiemunster

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122688110#Comment_122688110

Pitch is cleared of water. Looking at how heavy the rain is now, it must have been biblical earlier to leave standing water.

10 man rugby tonight me thinks.

sydthebeat

Must be the quickest try in URC history?

50HX

Injuries injuries wtf is going on?

Pepp1989

Year after year. Injury crisis after injury crisis

leakyboots

Archer still doing it in the scrum and the loose, fair play

aloooof

Casey with some good rucking even during the build up to that.

Cookiemunster

Very decent half for Munster. 3 trys in those conditions is great stuff.

letowski

Good half to be fair, half backs controlling things well. Scrum good. Some good heads up plays too, especially from Farrell.

niallm77

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122688385#Comment_122688385

did scarlets not score one after 8 seconds a few seasons back ....

Cookiemunster

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122688385#Comment_122688385

Joint fastest try with Dougie Fife of Edinburgh according to RTE.

sydthebeat

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122688486#Comment_122688486

Not sure.

Scarlets try last weekend, in 14 secs, was the quickest since Dougie fife in 2018 which was 10 secs.

What time did McCarthy go over at? Looked under 10

aloooof

Took his time to blow that, Beirne had his hands on it for ages.

aloooof

Nice little set play there. Thought McCarthy could've given it a bit earlier, but good to have the bonus point in the bag.

50HX

Glad to get the BP, much improved performance.

Beirne really led by captains example.

O donoghue was savage imo I'd love to see the stats.

For me Archer put in a massive shift everywhere esp considering he did over the hour....class

letowski

Professional performance, quite a contrast from last week. Need to bring it now up the M7 next week.

leakyboots

Thought Archer was nearly motm, very good performance. Coombes was everywhere also. Farrell impressed me also.

Good performance in atrocious conditions, we managed the game well.

Bar the injuries, very little to complain about

KrustyUCC

Fair play for getting BP in difficult conditions

Nice to keep clean sheet too

Cookiemunster

A BP win in those conditions is some result. Keeping them pointless at the end too was great to see.

aloooof

Casey, Coombes and Archer the best of them for me, Casey deserved Man of the Match. (Coombes had a couple of lovely offloads to put lads thru a gap. Crowley too, makes such a massive difference to us. Good to nil them as well with that defensive set at the end.

About as much as we could've asked for after last week, given the conditions. Even more injuries tho, a huge concern….

aloooof

Jesus, that's a shocking injury list RTE just flashed…

• Campbell
• Haley
• Abrahams
• Liam Coombes
• Shane Daly
• Kilgallen
• Burns
• Patterson
• Nankivell
• Rory Scannell
• Salanoa
• Jager
• Hurley
• Edwin Edogbo
• Ahern
• POM
• Quinn
• Gleeson

snotboogie

Did Nash go off injured as well?

decies

great result and performance such a contrast to last week .

almostover

Archer was outstanding, Coombes and JOD too! Great to see those senior players putting in a strong shift like that on arough night! Haley was very solid too! Great night out despite the inclement weather!

Podge_irl

That was an excellent win, and basically the opposite of the loss to Zebre in every way imaginable.

letowski

I hope Mike Haley will be fit for next week. As of tonight, Nash and McCarthy are our only fit senior players in the back 3 (edit only Nash, McCarthy is academy). Would be tough having to go to Dublin next week with Crowley having to cover fullback.
I don’t know if it’s possible, but could Munster be allowed dispensation to bring Ben O’Connor back from South Africa?

phog

I haven't seen the game but that's an excellent result, keeping them scoreless too was important considering the soft scores we conceded v Connacht & Zebre.

The injury list is worrying, like the post above I wonder could we get SOB & BOC back from the EI tour.