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Racing 92 vs Munster, Sun 16 October 3:15 Irish time, Sky Sports

  • 14-10-2016 10:50am
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭


    Racing:
    15. Brice Dulin; 14. Joe Rokocoko, 13. Henry Chavancy, 12. Anthony Tuitavake, 11. Juan Imhoff; 10. Johannes Goosen,
    9. Maxime Machenaud; 1. Eddy Ben Arous, 2. Camille Chat, 3. Ben Tameifuna, 4. Leone Nakarawa, 5. Manuel Carizza, 6. Wenceslas Lauret, 7. Yannick Nyanga, 8. Chris Masoe
    16. Virgile Lacombe, 17. Viliamu Afatia, 18. Cedate Gomes Sa, 19. Francois van der Merwe, 20. Thibault Dubarry, 21. James Hart, 22. Remi Tales, 23. Albert Vulivuli

    Munster:
    Simon Zebo; Darren Sweetnam, Jaco Taute, Rory Scannell, Ronan O'Mahony; Tyler Bleyendaal, Conor Murray;
    Dave Kilcoyne, Niall Scannell, John Ryan; Donnacha Ryan, Billy Holland; Peter O'Mahony - capt., Tommy O'Donnell, CJ Stander.

    Replacements: Duncan Casey, Brian Scott, Stephen Archer, Robin Copeland, Jack O'Donoghue, Duncan Williams, Ian Keatley, Dan Goggin.

    This will be a very tough assignment for Munster. Paddy Power has them as 14 point underdogs, I don't think I've seen a handicap like that for a Munster European game!

    Earls is out so Jaco Taute starts at 13 with Dan Goggin on the bench. Kilcoyne replaces Cronin at loosehead with Brian Scott added to the bench. Otherwise it's as you were.

    No Dan Carter for Racing but Johan Goosen was absolutely brilliant last season albeit at fullback. Great lineup all round really.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,162 ✭✭✭blackdog1


    Think munster have a real chance of they go after racings line out. Chat is a great open field hooker but his darts aren't great.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,668 ✭✭✭Mahatma Geansai


    Taute will add a lot of much-needed bulk to the Munster midfield. Bring in Earls for ROM, and the backline is starting to come along very nicely; with Saili/Arnold to come back and Farrell likely to arrive next season.

    The secondrow and the fitness of the backrow are worries. Ryan is the only full-time lock in the squad and even he has spent a lot of time of blindside.


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 10,820 Mod ✭✭✭✭aloooof


    Looking forward to this now. If it wasn't against Munster, I'd be looking forward to seeing Nakarawa play again, such a class player and always seemed to cause us problems when with Glasgow.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 24,767 ✭✭✭✭molloyjh


    Taute will add a lot of much-needed bulk to the Munster midfield. Bring in Earls for ROM, and the backline is starting to come along very nicely; with Saili/Arnold to come back and Farrell likely to arrive next season.

    The secondrow and the fitness of the backrow are worries. Ryan is the only full-time lock in the squad and even he has spent a lot of time of blindside.

    It's not bulk Munster need though, it's good decision makers who run good lines etc. How many opportunities did Munster butcher last week by giving the pass when they should have run or running when they should have passed?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    Conway playing for the A side. I'd prefer to see him ahead of ROM but perhaps it's down to match fitness.


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Sad to say but I'm hoping for "not an embarrassment".


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    Sad to say but I'm hoping for "not an embarrassment".

    There's no doubt, Munster need a very big performance to get a return out of this. I hope Murray has exorcised his previous game against Racing in Paris.


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    There's no doubt, Munster need a very big performance to get a return out of this. I hope Murray has exorcised his previous game against Racing in Paris.

    I often base my thinking on how many of 1 team would make it into the other. I think maybe 2-3 Munster players would make the jump into the racing team but that's it.

    Is Carter injured?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,818 ✭✭✭LostArt


    Sad to say but I'm hoping for "not an embarrassment".

    Munster really don't do huge losses tbf, I doubt it'll be anything like our shambles against Wasps x2 last year. I'd say the bookies have it about right.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,308 ✭✭✭✭.ak



    Is Carter injured?

    The team doc ran out of roids.


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,333 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cookiemunster


    LostArt wrote: »
    Munster really don't do huge losses tbf, I doubt it'll be anything like our shambles against Wasps x2 last year. I'd say the bookies have it about right.

    You obviously didn't see our previous visit to Paris last January.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,160 ✭✭✭Felix Jones is God


    Hard game to call, we could get tanked...or we could win by a score....going to be interesting to see how Taute goes in the centre, I really like what I've seen from him, he busts his balls in every game he's played


  • Registered Users Posts: 24,767 ✭✭✭✭molloyjh


    Hard game to call, we could get tanked...or we could win by a score....going to be interesting to see how Taute goes in the centre, I really like what I've seen from him, he busts his balls in every game he's played

    So both games. One being against Zebre which required very little ball busting at all.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,160 ✭✭✭Felix Jones is God


    molloyjh wrote: »
    So both games. One being against Zebre which required very little ball busting at all.

    You know, I never thought a reply of mine would ever have been thought too! subtle ....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭Brief_Lives


    If we get a losing bonus point out of this, it will be the greatest bonus point in the history of bonus points..

    TOD better get his head together after last week's shambles. Staying on top of Nyanga is no easy task. POM fitness and craziness needed.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,647 ✭✭✭lazybones32


    On paper, I'd say Racing will win but their results are pretty poor so far - maybe that's other teams emptying the tank, in order to beat the T14 Champs - yet I genuinely think Munster can pull it off.
    We need to see more from D Ryan and use someone as well as CJ as ball carrier. I'm a bit iffy on ROM but he needs a big game - I'd be pretty confident about everyone else. We're underdogs who are expected to be beaten off the park...that's ideal imo.
    Anyone hear a Parisian weather forecast?


  • Site Banned Posts: 2,055 ✭✭✭Adbrowne


    use someone as well as CJ as ball carrier.

    I think Stander needs to be far cleverer with his carries too. Just running straight into heavy traffic isnt going to help Munster.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 911 ✭✭✭Bassfish


    Remind me, is Jean Kleyn injured?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,160 ✭✭✭Felix Jones is God


    Bassfish wrote: »
    Remind me, is Jean Kleyn injured?

    He is, won't be available for a few weeks


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,676 ✭✭✭✭Akrasia


    Bassfish wrote: »
    Remind me, is Jean Kleyn injured?

    Is. (insert random munster player.) injured. Answer is probably yes. We can't catch a break at all.


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