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Munster Team Talk Thread - Beirne After Reading

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  • #302
    Cookiemunster
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 13,223 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cookiemunster


    yerrahbah wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/MRSC16/status/1113081628933476352

    Lottery open tomorrow for SF tickets. MRSC members only.

    Surprised there's a lottery. I reckon these will be handy enough to come by. It holds 32,600. Sarries will be lucky to bring 10k. I doubt Munsters support will reach 20K.


  • #303
    Tomtom364
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    Cookiemunster wrote: »
    Surprised there's a lottery. I reckon these will be handy enough to come by. It holds 32,600. Sarries will be lucky to bring 10k. I doubt Munsters support will reach 20K.


    Munster are entitled to 50% of Total capacity - Sponsers, corperate etc.

    So lets say 32,600 - 5,000 = 31,600/2 = 15,800 tickets for Branch/Clubs/Sponsors/MRSC

    So I can certainly see why a lottery is necessary.

    However, I expect Sarries will put tickets on general public sale so there will be no hassle getting tickets. Munster just have to go about things the proper way.


  • #304
    [Deleted User]
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    Munster can't rotate too much as the A team are on their Cara cup holiday in Boston


  • #305
    Eod100
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    Cookiemunster wrote: »
    Surprised there's a lottery. I reckon these will be handy enough to come by. It holds 32,600. Sarries will be lucky to bring 10k. I doubt Munsters support will reach 20K.

    15 to 20k in Edinburgh but with the shorter turnaround to this match and increase in flights , issues with trains that weekend etc think 10k would be very max if that.


  • #306
    Richie_Rich89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,066 ✭✭✭Richie_Rich89


    If Munster decide to target the Saracens game I think they should really consider starting Loughman at loosehead. He doesn't have the experience of Kilcoyne, but he's a far smarter rugby player in terms of having the vision to pass the ball to teammates in more space.


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  • #307
    aloooof
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    Richie_Rich89 wrote: »
    If Munster decide to target the Saracens game...

    It's a Heineken Cup Semi-Final. Of course they will.
    Richie_Rich89 wrote: »
    ...I think they should really consider starting Loughman at loosehead. He doesn't have the experience of Kilcoyne, but he's a far smarter rugby player in terms of having the vision to pass the ball to teammates in more space.

    Kilcoyne is having a very strong season, to the point he's replaced Jack McGrath as Ireland loosehead backup. I don't see any reason not to start him.


  • #308
    Richie_Rich89
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    aloooof wrote: »
    It's a Heineken Cup Semi-Final. Of course they will.



    Kilcoyne is having a very strong season, to the point he's replaced Jack McGrath as Ireland loosehead backup. I don't see any reason not to start him.

    It's just the whole charging into contact when there's an overlap outside thing that he does. You can't afford to butcher chances like that in a semi.


  • #309
    Eod100
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    connemara man wrote: »
    Munster can't rotate too much as the A team are on their Cara cup holiday in Boston

    Only 6 senior players included. Liam O’Connor, Conor Oliver, Alex Wootton, Dave O’Callaghan, Duncan Williams and James Hart. last 3 out of contract.Not a great sign for them.


  • #310
    aloooof
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    Richie_Rich89 wrote: »
    It's just the whole charging into contact when there's an overlap outside thing that he does. You can't afford to butcher chances like that in a semi.

    When was the last time he did this? Remember it in a Munster Leinster game from maybe 3-4 season ago.


  • #311
    Richie_Rich89
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    aloooof wrote: »
    When was the last time he did this? Remember it in a Munster Leinster game from maybe 3-4 season ago.

    Dunno, man. But if someone wanted to make a compilation video there'd be no shortage of examples. You'd have to trawl through a lot of tape though. I seem to remember at least two instances from the semi-final loss to Saracens under Erasmus.


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  • #312
    aloooof
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    Richie_Rich89 wrote: »
    Dunno, man. But if someone wanted to make a compilation video there'd be no shortage of examples. You'd have to trawl through a lot of tape though. I seem to remember at least two instances from the semi-final loss to Saracens under Erasmus.

    Given it being such a big problem, I'd have assumed you have some more recent examples? I don't remember him butchering any overlaps for us that day (we struggled to create any). But dropping him for a player who hasn't even started a European game for us hardly seems the answer.


  • #313
    Richie_Rich89
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    aloooof wrote: »
    Given it being such a big problem, I'd have assumed you have some more recent examples? I don't remember him butchering any overlaps for us that day (we struggled to create any). But dropping him for a player who hasn't even starting a European game for us hardly seems the answer.

    I think he did it last Autumn for Ireland as well. Probably in the USA game.


  • #314
    phog
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    Richie_Rich89 wrote: »
    Dunno, man. But if someone wanted to make a compilation video there'd be no shortage of examples. You'd have to trawl through a lot of tape though. I seem to remember at least two instances from the semi-final loss to Saracens under Erasmus.
    Richie_Rich89 wrote: »
    I think he did it last Autumn for Ireland as well. Probably in the USA game.

    Thats' 3 or 4 times so - over how many minutes of rugby.

    When was April's fool day again


  • #315
    Former Former
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    aloooof wrote: »
    Kilcoyne is having a very strong season, to the point he's replaced Jack McGrath as Ireland loosehead backup. I don't see any reason not to start him.

    He's talking about picking Jeremy Loughman ahead of Dave Kilcoyne.

    Do you really think he's being serious?


  • #316
    Henry Ford III
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    Former Former wrote: »
    He's talking about picking Jeremy Loughman ahead of Dave Kilcoyne.

    Do you really think he's being serious?

    He doesn't pick the team thankfully.

    p.s. Loughman has prospered since his move. He may progress further too.


  • #317
    Squidgy Black
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    I see Richie has expanded from the Leinster thread, he's your problem now....


  • #318
    salmocab
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    Squidgy Black wrote: »
    I see Richie has expanded from the Leinster thread, he's your problem now....

    I hear the no takes backs rule applies


  • #319
    aloooof
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    salmocab wrote: »
    I hear the no takes backs rule applies

    Much like with Joey Carbery. ;)


  • #320
    slingerz
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    Eod100 wrote: »
    Only 6 senior players included. Liam O’Connor, Conor Oliver, Alex Wootton, Dave O’Callaghan, Duncan Williams and James Hart. last 3 out of contract.Not a great sign for them.

    Good availability at present means people need gametime.

    Should injuries happen, its nothing to get a flight back to Shannon from the East Coast


  • #321
    stephen_n
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    aloooof wrote: »
    Much like with Joey Carbery. ;)

    As long as you take Richie, that’s a fair deal.


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  • #322
    Buer
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    salmocab wrote: »
    Squidgy Black wrote: »
    I see Richie has expanded from the Leinster thread, he's your problem now....

    I hear the no takes backs rule applies

    I wish. They're forever taking them.


  • #323
    phog
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    Team for tomorrow
    Munster: Mike Haley; Andrew Conway, Chris Farrell, Rory Scannell, Keith Earls; Tyler Bleyendaal, Conor Murray; Dave Kilcoyne, Kevin O’Byrne, John Ryan; Jean Kleyn, Billy Holland; Peter O’Mahony (C), Chris Cloete, Arno Botha.

    Replacements: Niall Scannell, Jeremy Loughman, Stephen Archer, Tadhg Beirne, CJ Stander, Alby Mathewson, JJ Hanrahan, Sammy Arnold.

    Tyler and Murray starts


  • #324
    purpleisafruit
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    That bench!


  • #325
    phog
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    purpleisafruit wrote: »
    That bench!

    Sammy instead of Dan Goggin and no Fineen Wycherley - did either or both go with the A team - I saw the squad but can't remember?


  • #326
    slingerz
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    phog wrote: »
    Sammy instead of Dan Goggin and no Fineen Wycherley - did either or both go with the A team - I saw the squad but can't remember?

    Nope probably 24/25 men


  • #327
    leakyboots
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    The Jack O'Donoghue doc is very good, fascinating insight into rehab and the inner workings of Munster Rugby


  • #328
    phog
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    leakyboots wrote: »
    The Jack O'Donoghue doc is very good, fascinating insight into rehab and the inner workings of Munster Rugby

    I saw the link but haven't looked at it yet - must try check it out later today


  • #329
    jmn51927
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 66 ✭✭jmn51927


    phog wrote: »
    I saw the link but haven't looked at it yet - must try check it out later today

    Anyone have the link


  • #330
    phog
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    jmn51927 wrote: »
    Anyone have the link

    https://youtu.be/IJj-UTZSWHY


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  • #331
    jmn51927
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 66 ✭✭jmn51927


    phog wrote: »
    https://youtu.be/IJj-UTZSWHY

    cheers!


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