URC 2024/25 Round 17 | Munster V Ulster | 7:35 pm | TV: RTÉ2, Premier Sports 1 | Streaming on URC.tv

Jump_In_Jack

Biggest Interpro of the season, set up to be a cracker!
Both teams badly need a win to keep hopes of qualification for the playoffs and Champions Cup alive.

Munster:
1. Milne, 2. N Scannell, 3. Archer
5. Beirne (C), 4. Kleyn
6. O'Mahony, 8. Coombes, 7. Hodnett
9. Casey, 10. Crowley
11. Kilgallen, 12. Nankivell, 13. Farrell, 14. Nash
15. Abrahams.

Bench: L Barron, J Wycherley, J Ryan, F Wycherley, Ahern, Murray, O'Brien, Kendellen.

Ulster:
1. Warwick, 2. Herring, 3. Wilson
5. Izuchukwu, 4. Henderson (C)
6. Matty Rea, 8. McNabney, 7. Timoney
9. Doak, 10. Murphy,
11. Stockdale, 12. McCloskey, 13. Postlethwaite, 14. Baloucoune
15. Lowry.

Bench: Stewart, Reid, O'Toole, O'Connor, McCann, Shanahan, Moore, Kok.

May the best team win!

Podge_irl

Should be a cracking match

AbusesToilets

So happy to see Baloucoune back

Brief_Lives

Just out of curiosity, are the previous 3 posters from leinster?

i still don't know the ins and outs here.

Brief_Lives

weather in limerick is spectacular… should be an entertaining evening in Thomond.

budhabob

Haven't seen too much of Ulster this season, but the teams would appear evenly matched based on recent results.

Here's hoping for a home team advantage.

Podge_irl

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123432164#Comment_123432164

Well the OP isn't. But this matters because? Everyone would be better off not viewing posts through that lens so let's leave it there.

Podge_irl

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123432327#Comment_123432327

Based on recent results they should be evenly matched for one half and then Ulster will just stop scoring and lose in heartbreaking fashion at the end.

But on paper, yes, it is a surprisingly close looking game. Ulster got some key players back from injury.

bingobango12

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123432164#Comment_123432164

No idea. I am though and going to post here. You should probably be more concerned with the amount of tickets available for a huge match in Limerick tonight than the location of posters on an internet board but each to their own.

On the match itself, I think this will be a close one. Munster stronger up front and half backs. Ulster slightly stronger 11-15 in my opinion. Think if Munster have sorted out their lineout, they win the game.

phog

The Officials for tonight are

Munster v Ulster

Thomond Park, Limerick – KO 19.35 IRE & UK / 20.35 ITA / 20.35 SA

Referee: Adam Jones (WRU, 44th league game)

AR 1: Andrew Cole (IRFU) AR 2: Andrew Fogarty (IRFU)

TMO: Keith David (WRU)

Live on: RTÉ, Premier Sports, SuperSport, Flo Rugby & URC.tv

Brief_Lives

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123432381#Comment_123432381

100% agree and I do like your moderation style..

so thats that from me.

weather update. still spectacular in limerick… heading into town soon for sunny Jar.

CatFromHue

Paddy Power have Munster at -8 which seems big to me. I do think Munster are slight favourites but not by that much and Ulster winning wouldn't surprise me either.

budhabob

Weak defense from Munster for Ulsters try, but very well taken by big stu.

Strong forwards try by Munster to even things up - poor kick by Crowley though.

Fairly frantic game so far

budhabob

McCloskey is massively up for this game!

Looks like a card for Wilson, on first look I thought Coombes had a knee twist

Former Former Former

that’s lucky.

I’d have said red.

irelandrover

That looks red

Actually that last angle shows enough for mitogation

budhabob

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123433054#Comment_123433054

The last angle did show coombes head drop a reasonable amount.

Clegg

Munster haven't completed a single lineout yet.

Shambles.

ironingbored

Why oh why are players not getting into their heads to go lower. Wilson a very lucky boy.

budhabob

Munsters lineout is consistent at least, consistently shite.

Boscoirl

he was hitting the head regardless of what Coombes did.

Red for me

Ffs on the lineout.

aloooof

Lineout no better… bodes ominously.

CalmaftertheGav

An AIL hooker couldn’t do much worse than Scannell at this stage…

aloooof

We seem to be going blindside and awful here.

budhabob

That's a bloody good team try, serious carry by Kilgallen in the lead up

ironingbored

Defences like wet paper towels.

aloooof

Much better from Munster there, from Nash’s break. Crowley didn’t bring his kicking boots tho.

sydthebeat

Crowleys poor kicking off the tee may cost Munster this game.

budhabob

Munster giving up possession stupidly and strong carry gives up an easy try.

Clegg

This game is mad.

Munster should absolutely have not been caught so short in defence by 14 men. Hell of a carry from Postletwaithe.

clsmooth

Two great finishes from both teams.