HCC Round 4 - Munster vs. Wasps - Sunday, Jan 23rd @ 3.15pm - BT Sport 2

Munster Rugby

1. Dave Kilcoyne,
2. Diarmuid Barron,
3. Stephen Archer,
4. Jean Kleyn,
5. Tadhg Beirne,
6. Peter O’Mahony (C),
7. Jack O’Donoghue,
8. Gavin Coombes,
9. Conor Murray,
10. Ben Healy,
11. Keith Earls,
12. Rory Scannell,
13. Chris Farrell,
14. Andrew Conway,
15. Mike Haley.

Replacements: Scott Buckley, Jeremy Loughman, John Ryan, Fineen Wycherley, John Hodnett, Craig Casey, Jack Crowley, Simon Zebo.

Wasps

Ref: Tual Trainini (France) 

Assis Ref 1: Benoit Rousselet (France) 

Assis Ref 2: Cedric Marchat (France) 

TMO: Eric Gauzins (France)

Starting teams added to OP.

phog

No great surprises there for us, happy to see Zebo get on the bench.

JOD the youngest Munster player to make 150 caps for us.

phog

Wasps didn't include Gopperth or Barbeary who I thought had us under a bit of pressure in the Ricoh in their home game.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118511551#Comment_118511551

Interesting to see that. I see they have Saracens next weekend at home in the Premiership so maybe they've one eye on that.

Henry Ford III

Both had knocks from last weekend.

lawrencesummers

Their halfbacks are very decent, but robson who knows how to make a break and play with good tempo is coming back from injury and Atkinson is a very good young player with huge potential but inexperienced and raw. If they click they will cause problems.

Munster need to start well, not allow wasps to score first and let them know early that beating munster in limerick is a hell of a lot harder than beating Toulouse in coventry.

The clash of Odogwu and farrell could be very interesting. The size difference should allow farrell try to offload in the tackle so hopefully we see good running lines off him, while he has to ensure that he goes low when he hits.

theVersatile

Don't think anyone changes their angle there ?

budhabob

Loughman and zebo into th starting 15. Who's on the bench now did anyone hear?

theVersatile

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118521296#Comment_118521296

Whycherley eile and Kendellan

budhabob

Good strong pressure from Munster. Calm build up...looks like a try

Clegg

Haley shouldn't have kicked that. Had a three on one outside.

Wasps are appalling.

lawrencesummers

BP by halftime

Dave_The_Sheep

Munster all over Wasps here.

TRC10

Ben Healy has been absolutely wonderful so far

Made it look easy but a very good take and plenty of work to get that over. Terrific try, Wasps utter gash though.

joedamuss

Healy's class, very unlucky to miss out on Irish squad

TRC10

My god he's playing an absolute blinder.

iwasliedto

Munster should put 50 on this lot. Wasps look poor very.

Where's the lad that was calling healy dogshit and skinny fat last game he played

TRC10

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118521398#Comment_118521398

Crying over Connacht's latest bottle job

Clegg

Starting to wonder have Wasps done any analysis on Munster? They never thought to have anyone sweeping on the possibility of a Coombes carry from the base of the scrum.

crisco10

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118521481#Comment_118521481

The openside was too busy appealing to the ref for a scrum infringement to get off the scrum and tackle Coombes too.

theVersatile

Penalties the only thing keeping them in it ATM.

irelandrover

Great defence

Clegg

Hope Young is alright. Spent the last 10 minutes completely immobilised and treated by the doctors.

chupacabra

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118521592#Comment_118521592

Hopefully just caution but he was on Oxygen as he went off. Not nice to see.

razorblunt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118521592#Comment_118521592

Hopefully it’s just the usual precautionary protocol but it seemed to get very serious very quick down there.

lawrencesummers

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118521398#Comment_118521398

Writing his article for tomorrows shindo

Burkie1203

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118521599#Comment_118521599

Head on head contact in a ruck.

Akrasia

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118521396#Comment_118521396

Wasps look poor because lots of teams look poor when playing Munster

This Wasps team ended Leicesters unbeaten record this season, and beat Toulouse, possibly knocking them out of the competition (if Montpellier can be arsed later today)

They're a serious team

Akrasia

Really hope he's gonna be OK.

clsmooth

Hoping we get to see a solid 30 mins from Casey and Crowley. Might be an issue getting both on as Kendellen is number 23 right?

budhabob

Good to see Buckley get 30 mins game time.

Burkie1203

This is dire second half

razorblunt

Gaskell was on Beirne’s arm there I thought.

lawrencesummers

May as well blow this one up.

2smiggy

Can't say 'man of the match' any more now ?

martingriff

Great to see a big crowd in Thomand Park. Is there a reason on the ends have no one in it

Teferi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118521824#Comment_118521824

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTC4gMxivII

martingriff

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118521824#Comment_118521824

Is it really bothering you so much its person

Akrasia

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118521776#Comment_118521776

Lots of stoppages didn't help but Wasps completely ran out of ideas

clsmooth

Lovely try! Great move from the line-out. Not the best spectacle but a good win for Munster.

However I think it’s fair to say that Munster’s attacking game has been the least impressive of the four provinces over the last two weeks of European action. Is it a personnel issue or coaching issue? Do they need someone a bit more evasive than Farrell at 13? Maybe a bit more spark from 15? Some more forward interplay in midfield changing the point of attack rather than trucking it up?

Akrasia

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118521859#Comment_118521859

Due to covid rules changing at such short noticed max capacity is 16k, so they didn't open those sections

2smiggy

It's 'star of the match' , not person.

Akrasia

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118521884#Comment_118521884

Munsters attack may not be incredible but Connacht threw away a big lead and Ulster almost did. Defense is a big part of the game of rugby. Anyone can play attacking rugby against a poor defense

budhabob

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118521884#Comment_118521884

They racked up a serious score against reasonable team. Some moves still not sticking, still too many mistakes, but a good win and performance. Take the pros when they come.

martingriff

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118521887#Comment_118521887

I was thinking it was due to the quickness of the rule changes but just incase it was something else

martingriff

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118521907#Comment_118521907

I stand corrected could make VIP of the match

TRC10

1/4 of that game was Munster actually playing some very nice stuff. Healy was just pulling the strings brilliantly and looked class

the other 3/4 was utter dross and nigh unwatchable.