Munster Team Talk Thread VI - Stander Up and Fight

The Lost Sheep · 18-12-2018 10:49PM

A new born king to see POM POM POM POM POM

Wegians89 wrote: »

Think it could be a very rough few weeks for Munster. Have to travel up to ulster without internationals to play against a team in good form and will be gunning for revenge after earlier in the season.

Leinster will always be a tough game as mentioned above.

Then away to Connacht with 6 day turn around before massive European match where as Connacht can roseate in Europe. Connacht would probably target the Munster match more than Europe as beating Munster would more than likely mean overtaking them in the conference.

Could see Munster coming out of the next few matches with very little points

I dont think its as bad as you make it out to be.
Ulster will be missing players in that game as well.
Leinster will be tough but all depends on who's involved for each. Connacht can rotate for Europe to an extent but will still be pushing for quarters place and it'll be third interpro for each so hard to say who'll be available then
Wouldnt say Munster will have few points from the interpros.

jmn51927 · 18-12-2018 10:52PM

Going of the Inpho photos taken in training today the players missing were:
Kilcoyne
Scannell
Ryan
Beirne
Pom
CJ
Murray
Carberry
Scannell
Arnold
Sweets
Conway
Earls
and probably the biggest one, Mike Haley

jmn51927 · 18-12-2018 10:55PM

jmn51927 wrote: »

Going of the Inpho photos taken in training today the players missing were:
Kilcoyne
Scannell
Ryan
Beirne
Pom
CJ
Murray
Carberry
Scannell
Arnold
Sweets
Conway
Earls
and probably the biggest one, Mike Haley

Therefore going off the fact none of these are available the team for Friday is probably looking like this presuming we can’t get any back.
Loughman KOB Archer Kleyn(did media duties so probably suggests he’s good) Holland Coombes Cloete Botha Cronin Johnson Wotton Tyler Taute Nash Hanrahan.
Sherry O’Connor(liam) Parker Wycherley Oliver Williams Goggin Daly

Caranica · 18-12-2018 11:00PM

With the exceptions of Rory Scannell and Mike Haley there's nothing unexpected there. Would be surprised that Haley is making even the extended Ireland squad but guess Joe is looking at alternative 15s of all kinds

stephen_n · 19-12-2018 07:18AM

jacothelad wrote: »

Ulster won't have their internationals either and as we all know there is no real strength in depth when those guys have gone. I will be happy with a decent performance but don't expect a win.

Actually this will be an interesting game from the point of view of seeing where the Ulster side are at, Munster are a good measuring yardstick for this.

The biggest loses will probably be Addison, Henderson and Nordi as they are far better than whoever is going to replace them. Best will be missed from a leadership point of view, but there’s very little step down in quality to Herring (if he was released from the squads?). Stockdale of course is a big loss as he’s always good for a try, but wingers don’t influence games as much as forwards. Having Coetze, Moore and a resurgent Treadwell will help Ulster greatly. Munster are far more affected and will not be fielding a weak team at home to Leinster. As you say a good test, but one I’d be hopeful Ulster can pass.

jmn51927 · 19-12-2018 07:31AM

Caranica wrote: »

With the exceptions of Rory Scannell and Mike Haley there's nothing unexpected there. Would be surprised that Haley is making even the extended Ireland squad but guess Joe is looking at alternative 15s of all kinds

Presuming Scannell is in for Henshaw

sydthebeat · 19-12-2018 10:51AM

Munster +5 for the Ulster game

PTH2009 · 19-12-2018 10:53AM

Guess Who's Back, Back Again? JJ's Back, Tell a Friend

Why are the internationals not playing this week ?

Mickiemcfist · 19-12-2018 10:56AM

sydthebeat wrote: »

Munster +5 for the Ulster game

They've more faith in us than I do.

thomond2006 · 19-12-2018 10:58AM

A new born king to see POM POM POM POM POM

PTH2009 wrote: »

Why are the internationals not playing this week ?

Enforced rest, same as always.

The starting XV, Carbery and Stander aside, played against Edinburgh so they're on three consecutive games already.
This is the time of year where we'll see the usual grumbling about second string interpro lineups (I'm as guilty as anyone of this) but ultimately if Ireland win a 6N/GS in a few months time the dissenters will be silent.

ki · 19-12-2018 11:25AM

John Hayes Ligind

Is it time to abandon the idea of playing home and away interpros as part of the Pro14?

If Muster V Leinster happened just once a year and it was a true 1st XV versus 1st XV, it would be the game we would all look forward to? - the bragging rights would mean something again.

Burkie1203 · 19-12-2018 11:27AM

ki wrote: »

Is it time to abandon the idea of playing home and away interpros as part of the Pro14?

If Muster V Leinster happened just once a year and it was a true 1st XV versus 1st XV, it would be the game we would all look forward to? - the bragging rights would mean something again.

Some of us enjoy watching the Leinster kids walloping Munster

Shefwedfan · 19-12-2018 11:30AM

ki wrote: »

Is it time to abandon the idea of playing home and away interpros as part of the Pro14?

If Muster V Leinster happened just once a year and it was a true 1st XV versus 1st XV, it would be the game we would all look forward to? - the bragging rights would mean something again.

Why wouldn't you let the kids get some experience? nothing better than the yearly winning trip to Limerick over the Christmas :P

elliot_st · 19-12-2018 11:30AM

ki wrote: »

Is it time to abandon the idea of playing home and away interpros as part of the Pro14?

If Muster V Leinster happened just once a year and it was a true 1st XV versus 1st XV, it would be the game we would all look forward to? - the bragging rights would mean something again.

neither side would want to lose income from losing a home game.

Mickiemcfist · 19-12-2018 11:31AM

ki wrote: »

Is it time to abandon the idea of playing home and away interpros as part of the Pro14?

If Muster V Leinster happened just once a year and it was a true 1st XV versus 1st XV, it would be the game we would all look forward to? - the bragging rights would mean something again.

Seems a very English solution to change the entire structure of the league to suit IRFU self imposed selection policies.

aloooof · 19-12-2018 11:41AM

Psycho Killer - "Hands Away" (Prop-Prop-Prrrroppp-Prop, Prop-Prop-Prop-Prrrrrrop-Prop)

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Why wouldn't you let the kids get some experience? nothing better than the yearly winning trip to Limerick over the Christmas :P

Ya, that one year winning streak really is impressive...

elliot_st · 19-12-2018 11:49AM

aloooof wrote: »

Ya, that one year winning streak really is impressive...

no one beats Munster 5 times in a row, right?

Shefwedfan · 19-12-2018 11:49AM

aloooof wrote: »

Ya, that one year winning streak really is impressive...

Since 2010/11
Played 19 times
Munster wins: 6
Will leave you to work out the Leinster wins

A win this Christmas and Leinster will match the longest winning streak in the fixture of 5

So it is not a nothing fixture for Leinster, I would guess they want to match that winning streak

stephen_n · 19-12-2018 11:58AM

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Since 2010/11
Played 19 times
Munster wins: 6
Will leave you to work out the Leinster wins

A win this Christmas and Leinster will match the longest winning streak in the fixture of 5

So it is not a nothing fixture for Leinster, I would guess they want to match that winning streak

Leinster have far bigger fish to fry, a win would be nice but no way is it that important to extend a meaningless streak.

Vinnie222 · 19-12-2018 12:02PM

Mickiemcfist wrote: »

They've more faith in us than I do.

Bookies are never 2 far wrong

aloooof · 19-12-2018 12:08PM

Psycho Killer - "Hands Away" (Prop-Prop-Prrrroppp-Prop, Prop-Prop-Prop-Prrrrrrop-Prop)

Shefwedfan wrote: »

nothing better than the yearly winning trip to Limerick over the Christmas :P

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Since 2010/11
Played 19 times

Changing goalposts springs to mind. Anyways, this is making sh*t of this thread for everyone else so I'm out.

Burkie1203 · 19-12-2018 04:21PM

Big news

https://twitter.com/PlanetRugby/status/1075425000226729984?s=19

Poorside · 19-12-2018 04:32PM

That’s makes a win over there a lot more achievable

Buer · 19-12-2018 04:44PM

Psycho Killer - "Hands Away" (Prop-Prop-Prrrroppp-Prop, Prop-Prop-Prop-Prrrrrrop-Prop)

Ouch. That's Gloucester in a spot of bother. Cipriani has started every single Premiership and Champions Cup game for them bar one; they're quite unprepared for losing him. Their injury list is impressively long at this point. A rake of their new signings are now absent.

I assume Owen Williams will move back to outhalf, where he hasn't played regularly in a long time and was second fiddle to Billy Burns last season. Munster fans will remember him with little fondness however, given his kick in injury time at Welford Road a few years back.

Dubinusa · 19-12-2018 06:48PM

Mathewson is keen to stay? Would that be allowed? Don't Munster have plenty of cover at 9?

Podge_irl · 19-12-2018 06:51PM

John Hayes Ligind

Dubinusa wrote: »

Mathewson is keen to stay? Would that be allowed? Don't Munster have plenty of cover at 9?

Not a hope given the McCarthy signing I would imagine. At least not past the end of the season.

thomond2006 · 19-12-2018 07:17PM

A new born king to see POM POM POM POM POM

Maybe he could stay as RWC cover with Murray absent but I don't see anything beyond that. Ultimately the RWC is an opportunity for McCarthy to start 4-5 matches so I don't see a need to keep Mathewson.

2smiggy · 19-12-2018 07:46PM

John Hayes Ligind

Kockott got 3 weeks for 'contract to the eye area'. Bit of a joke ban really. Again I cannot see why they could not have spotted this during the match. They were quick enough to look at replays of plenty other things

yerrahbah · 19-12-2018 08:31PM

https://munsterrugby.ie/2018/12/19/ticket-update-extra-pitchside-seating-for-exeter-clash/

Additional seating added behind the goals for the Exeter game,

21,500 tickets sold so far.

Hopefully it sells out

Cookiemunster · 20-12-2018 09:52AM

Psycho Killer - "Hands Away" (Prop-Prop-Prrrroppp-Prop, Prop-Prop-Prop-Prrrrrrop-Prop)

So we have Sean Gallagher referring the Ulster game and weirdly Frank Murphy referring the Leinster game.

Ulster v Munster – KO 19.35

Kingspan Stadium, Belfast

Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)

AR1: Nigel Correll (IRFU), AR2: Leo Colgan (IRFU)

TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)

Munster v Leinster – KO: 17:15

Thomond Park, Limerick

Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)

AR1: Sean Gallagher (IRFU). AR2: Johnny Erskine (IRFU)

TMO: Simon McDowell (IRFU)

Munster Team Talk Thread VI - Stander Up and Fight

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