Clermont Auvergne vs Munster, Sat 19 Dec 5:30pm Irish time

AbusesToilets

leakyboots wrote: »

Larkham has brought our handling to a new level, he's made his mark.

That's one of our best ever results on the road

using DDA much better this season, good to see.

shootermacg

MaddChris wrote: »

Someone shut this fool up

Well this is a first. The meta is just on point with this one!

shootermacg

Where are the post match interviews?

molloyjh

Bloody great result that. Didn't see much of it so can't really comment on the performance, but to come back in SMM like that is fantastic no matter what.

Questions do have to be asked about Clermont though. 3-30 in the second half is pretty bad from them. That's 2 home losses in a row and they nearly let Bristol back into it last week too.

sioda

PHG wrote: »

Thought I saw JJ holding his shoulder when he came off and wince when putting on the jacket after. Hopefully not injured

Saw him holding it a little earlier as well before he came off.

I'm dead after that my poor neighbours will think somebody was getting killed from all the shouting

MaddChris

shootermacg wrote: »

Where are the post match interviews?

My guess is BT Sport don't have anyone in the ground to do them. Just sent a skeleton crew for commentary.

lawrencesummers

lawrencesummers wrote: »

Some French teams have a habit of switching off when they get a 4 try bonus point.

I’m just going to leave this here....

kuang1

kuang1 wrote: »

Yeah agree.
I was almost pleased that they got their bonus point so early. French complacency almost inevitable to some extent after that.

Oh we're doing this are we Lawrence?

razorblunt

Happy Fúcking Christmas!


I don’t know what was said at HT, I presume it was the “remember, Simba” scene from The Lion King on repeat.

I had to watch with headphones in on my iPad as the wife is watching Strictly and I’m in trouble for letting out a roar at the KOB try. Woke the 2 year old. Worth it, he’d have wanted to know!

shootermacg

That was without a doubt Munster's toughest assignment and they passed!

Running Balance

Apart from a score summary there is nothing on RTE website about it.

Bit of a joke - no?

kuang1

kuang1 wrote: »

Goway out of it Venjur.
Don't be trying to bring any moderate or sombre tones to this thread.
Clearly we are the best team in the world at this moment

Best win of the weekend anyway!

The Lost Sheep

Running Balance wrote: »

Apart from a score summary there is nothing on RTE website about it.

Bit of a joke - no?

There was a piece up about a minute before you post.
They dont need to have a by the whistle report. Its going to be on their news etc.
Not really an issue.

Ludikrus

Are highlights on anywhere?

Mav11

Ludikrus wrote: »

Are highlights on anywhere?

Anywhere???

fonecrusher1

Incredible come back. Is this a sign that Munster have turned a corner to better things?

lawrencesummers

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

Incredible come back. Is this a sign that Munster have turned a corner to better things?

Next weeks game will tell a lot.

thomond2006

lawrencesummers wrote: »

Next weeks game will tell a lot.

It won't. The internationals won't play. Going by last year the internationals won't feature in the next two weeks and will return for the Connacht game.

Dog Botherer

Full match (English commentary/SD):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbW9troCpMI

Full match (French commentary/HD)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2eq0OXwF1Y

Extended highlights (French commentary):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1beQ33dXuRU

Final minute only (French commentary):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm0Dt76Ed4Q

enjoy

lawrencesummers

thomond2006 wrote: »

It won't. The internationals won't play. Going by last year the internationals won't feature in the next two weeks and will return for the Connacht game.

The “internationals” are only POM, CJ and Murray. Earls, Farrell, Conway and Daly won’t be ruled out for necessary rest, . How well this team is doing is not down to them, they haven’t been responsible for the results that Munster have so far this season, they added a bit to today’s game, but it was the cherry on top not the foundations

The great unbeaten start for both sides in the league is on the line next week. The result will tell a lot about how much, if at all Munster have closed the gap
On Leinster.

aloooof

lawrencesummers wrote: »

The “internationals” are only POM, CJ and Murray. Earls, Farrell, Conway and Daly won’t be ruled out for necessary rest, . How well this team is doing is not down to them, they haven’t been responsible for the results that Munster have so far this season, they added a bit to today’s game, but it was the cherry on top not the foundations

The great unbeaten start for both sides in the league is on the line next week. The result will tell a lot about how much, if at all Munster have closed the gap
On Leinster.

But the internationals won't play for Leinster either.

aloooof

4Ad wrote: »

Standers smile said it all !!!

https://twitter.com/pablocoll/status/1340382158985322499

thomond2006

lawrencesummers wrote: »

The “internationals” are only POM, CJ and Murray. Earls, Farrell, Conway and Daly won’t be ruled out for necessary rest, . How well this team is doing is not down to them, they haven’t been responsible for the results that Munster have so far this season, they added a bit to today’s game, but it was the cherry on top not the foundations

The great unbeaten start for both sides in the league is on the line next week. The result will tell a lot about how much, if at all Munster have closed the gap
On Leinster.

It might tell a story on the respective depth but both lineups will be missing many starters.

lawrencesummers

aloooof wrote: »

But the internationals won't play for Leinster either.

And many of them haven’t played for them as they made their way to the top of the conference.

The Leinster starting team will be very similar to the one that started against Montpellier because a good few internationals are injured anyway, Lowe / Sexton / larmour.

For the first time ever I actually don’t want to see the internationals involved,
Just play the majority of the sides that have played the league so far this season.

Let’s see the like of Coombes vs Ruddock. Casey vs Mcgrath. Healy vs Byrne. Shane Daly vs Keenan, JOD vs josh murphy, Wycherley vs Baird.

Both sides have been giving chances to new squad members. Let’s get a good hard thorough examination of where they are because the league hasn’t really done so yet.

Squarewave

Best comeback story since Kim Kardashian

MaddChris

Squarewave wrote: »

Best comeback story since Kim Kardashian

beggars_bush

Squarewave wrote: »

Best comeback story since Kim Kardashian

Rocky IV

almostover

Dog Botherer wrote: »

Full match (English commentary/SD):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbW9troCpMI

Full match (French commentary/HD)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2eq0OXwF1Y

Extended highlights (French commentary):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1beQ33dXuRU

Final minute only (French commentary):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm0Dt76Ed4Q

enjoy

You sir are a legend!

What a game! Tadgh Beirne was MoM for me. He was everywhere, took a lot of lineout ball and carried really strongly. What a 1st day out for Josh Wycherley too. There is a crop of confident, talented young players coming together. Really hope they can make this step up consistently and bring the team on to being serious contenders again. JJ played well but the 2 missed touches on another night could have been costly. The skillset and play looked better tonight. Nice hands in attack and some lovely lineout variations to setup scoring mauls. Perfect victory really, loads to work on from 1st 20mins but a huge night of cup rugby. Clermont will be sick, their discipline was atrocious.

almostover

Tonight also reaffirmed for me the value in taking 3 points when they are on offer. Kept Munster in the game and moving forward on the scoreboard. Only at the end were the goal shots turned down when we had a numerical advantage. Need to see Ireland do more of this too. Allows a team hang in there when being outclassed. Too many times Ireland force going for 7 points when on the back foot up front. Often leading to a confidence boosting turnover for the opposition. You have to take cheap points when on offer. England won a world cup by doing so.

Kraftwerk

Missed the game and just watched it back. 4 tries in 25 minutes. I thought Munster were on the end of a record hiding tbh. Fantastic come back to win that.