Munster vs Cheetahs Fri 11th Oct Eir Sports

shootermacg

The Munster side has been named for Friday evening’s Guinness PRO14 clash against in-form Cheetahs at Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein (5.15pm Irish time, 6.15pm local time).

Munster: Mike Haley; Darren Sweetnam, Dan Goggin, Rory Scannell, Shane Daly; Tyler Bleyendaal, Nick McCarthy; Jeremy Loughman, Rhys Marshall, Stephen Archer; Fineen Wycherley, Billy Holland (C); Jack O’Donoghue, Tommy O’Donnell, Arno Botha.

Replacements: Kevin O’Byrne, James Cronin, Keynan Knox, Darren O’Shea, Gavin Coombes, Alby Mathewson, JJ Hanrahan, Calvin Nash.

Find out all you need to know ahead of the game here:https://www.munsterrugby.ie/2019/10/09/all-you-need-to-know-munster-v-cheetahs/.

yerrahbah

http://www.fscheetahs.co.za/news/last-home-game-of-the-year-against-munster-20191010

Cheetahs make two changes to the side that beat Ulster

1 Ox Nche
2 Joseph Dweba
3 Luan de Bruin
4 Sintu Manjezi
5 Walt Steenkamp
6 Gerhard Olivier
7 Junior Pokomela
8 Henco Venter
9 Ruan Pienaar (C )
10 Tian Schoeman
11 Anthony Volmink
12 Louis Fouche
13 Benhard Janse van Rensburg
14 William Small-Smith
15 Rhyno Smith


16 Reinach Venter
17 Boan Venter
18 Neethling Fouche
19 JP du Preez
20 Sias Koen
21 Jasper Wiese
22 Tian Meyer
23 Clayton Blommetjies

thomond2006

Thanks for posting OP.

Bookmakers have Munster to lose by 8 which sounds about right. I'd absolutely take a LBP from this. It should be a fun watch!

ScrubsfanChris

thomond2006 wrote: »

Thanks for posting OP.

Bookmakers have Munster to lose by 8 which sounds about right. I'd absolutely take a LBP from this. It should be a fun watch!

Going by previous results, a TBP is more likely than a LPB :P

Coming away from SA with 6 points would be grand.

phog

thomond2006 wrote: »

Thanks for posting OP.

Bookmakers have Munster to lose by 8 which sounds about right. I'd absolutely take a LBP from this. It should be a fun watch!

As a matter of interest what odds had the bookmakers on the Glasgow and Ulster games there?

aloooof

phog wrote: »

As a matter of interest what odds had the bookmakers on the Glasgow and Ulster games there?

Glasgow were -6, not sure about Ulster.

sioda

Marshall in the bin and 7 nil to Cheetahs

ScrubsfanChris

Ball lost in the maul, ref gives Pienaar 15 seconds to find the ball instead of awarding Munster a scrum

PetKing

The two lads commentating should just head down to the pitch and get the shift with the Cheetahs out of the way, seriously like

ScrubsfanChris

Cheetahs back three being targeted well, they're crap under high balls
Keep it up

ScrubsfanChris

PetKing wrote: »

The two lads commentating should just head down to the pitch and get the shift with the Cheetahs out of the way, seriously like

Penalty against Munster: "Good decision by the ref there"
Penalty against Cheetahs: "Interesting decision, not sure about that"



:rolleyes:

ScrubsfanChris

Doing a very good job at controlling the pace of the game, not getting sukered into a loose display.

shootermacg

We're in this one lads!

thomond2006

Not watching but 7-6 down despite copping a YC sounds good?

shootermacg

I think I'll die before I'll ever have a clue what that penalty is for.

ScrubsfanChris

Daly caught out there, have to trust your teammate inside to make the tackle.

shootermacg

thomond2006 wrote: »

Not watching but 7-6 down despite copping a YC sounds good?

Ref gave a penalty for god knows what, then at least 1 forward pass for the cheetah's try.

shootermacg

9 - 12 at half time. Brilliant pacing by Munster.

ScrubsfanChris

I'd take 12-9 at half time.
If we can keep the penalty count down there is a win for the taking here.

shootermacg

I'd be dropping bombs on their back 3 all next half.

yerrahbah

Targeting the back 3 well.
Good performance so far

leakyboots

Loving our backplay, offloading and a bit of variety in attack is what has been missing. Very early days but you can see what they're trying to do. Marry that with our standard of forward play and that'll move us up a level this season

shootermacg

Mike Haley can certainly tackle.

Akrasia

PetKing wrote: »

The two lads commentating should just head down to the pitch and get the shift with the Cheetahs out of the way, seriously like

I actually like them, they’re positive and will call out good play from both sides

budhabob

Great pressure from sweets there

budhabob

Feck, that was some turnover and pressure by the cheetahs.

19-9

ScrubsfanChris

Decided not to play our game and look what happens

leakyboots

Not too impressed by Nick McCarthy

Edit: subbed at 49 mins

budhabob

Jaysus, scrum absolutely demolished there.

shootermacg

That must be driving up! archer's legs actually left the ground in that scrum!

ScrubsfanChris

Front row needs replacing, minced in the scrum

Akrasia

Someone please tell the commentator that the red army refers to the Soviet Military or the Munster Fans, but not the players on the pitch

shootermacg

Cronin coming in with a twinkle in his eye. Expect 5 penalties and a yellow card in 3....2..

PetKing

Awful defending there.

Akrasia

Referee decided Munster slowed the game in the first half so now he’s decided to not police the breakdown at all

ScrubsfanChris

Discipline is atrocious

yerrahbah

Could get ugly

budhabob

Decent response from Munster, need some points from this though.

budhabob

Don't know how that was against Cronin?

PetKing

Their tighthead put his legs back and went down.

schmoo2k

Lost bind I suspect

ScrubsfanChris

I will never understand that penalty why on earth would the attacking team want to pull down the scrum?

schmoo2k

Running out of time - need some points...

budhabob

Forward pass in the lead up to that I think?

ScrubsfanChris

Commentators really tuned into whats happening in the game

leakyboots

Should have kept McCarthy on, we've gone to pot since he went off!

Akrasia

“They love it in the stands” as the home crowd boo the referee for not allowing the try

leakyboots

"Definitely the tallest Man on the pitch... 2.09 centimetres tall"

"Outstanding numbers"

schmoo2k

plenty of blocking going on...

razorblunt

Off the feet from Cheetahs at the ruck and incredibly dangerous right in front of it, looks down at the player lying 4 feet past the ruck and does nothing.

leakyboots

Whatever about the ref and some dodgy calls, Cheetahs are really putting up some scores this season. They've been the better team, especially this half. Good for the league.

My optimism at half time has evaporated!