Cardiff vs Munster, Fri 26th Feb 8pm, Live on Eir/TG4

thomond2006 · 25-02-2021 1:01pm

Munster:
Mike Haley; Calvin Nash, Rory Scannell, Damian de Allende, Shane Daly; JJ Hanrahan, Nick McCarthy;
James Cronin, Kevin O’Byrne, John Ryan; Jean Kleyn, Fineen Wycherley; Jack O’Donoghue (C), Chris Cloete, Jack O’Sullivan.

Replacements: Niall Scannell, Liam O’Connor, Roman Salanoa, Billy Holland, Gavin Coombes, Paddy Patterson, Joey Carbery, Darren Sweetnam.

Player News: Academy lock Thomas Ahern was unavailable for selection after picking up a knock in training this week.

thomond2006 · 25-02-2021 1:09pm

Cardiff Blues:
Matthew Morgan, Owen Lane, Mason Grady, Rey Lee-Lo, Aled Summerhill; Ben Thomas, Jamie Hill;
Corey Domachowski, Kirby Myhill, Dmitri Arhip, Seb Davies, Rory Thornton, Shane Lewis-Hughes, Ellis Jenkins, Josh Turnbull (capt).

Replacements: Liam Belcher, Theo Bevacqua, Keiron Assiratti, James Ratti, Olly Robinson, Lewis Jones, Dan Fish, Max Llewellyn.

yerrahbah · 25-02-2021 1:13pm

That's a strong Blues backrow

Stronger Munster team than I thought it would be

Good to have Daly back from Irish camp

Chance for O'Sullivan to impress after Coombes grabbing the headlines this year

Joey

Sabre0001 · 25-02-2021 1:27pm

Oh yes! Hopefully Haley, Nash and Daly get a chance to show their stuff. Kevin O'Byrne rightfully starting. Looking forward to seeing JOS get a proper run out. Good to see Salanoa on bench. And...of course...Joey!

phog · 25-02-2021 4:29pm

Sabre0001 wrote: »

Oh yes! Hopefully Haley, Nash and Daly get a chance to show their stuff. Kevin O'Byrne rightfully starting. Looking forward to seeing JOS get a proper run out. Good to see Salanoa on bench. And...of course...Joey!

I don't think it's a case of KOB rightfully starting, I'd say it's nothing more than rotation.

Happy to see Joey back for us and as mentioned elsewhere I'd have loved to seen Ethan Coughlan on the bench, hopefully, he'll get an opportunity before the end of the season.

greenkiwi1 · 25-02-2021 4:39pm

phog wrote: »

I don't think it's a case of KOB rightfully starting, I'd say it's nothing more than rotation.

Happy to see Joey back for us and as mentioned elsewhere I'd have loved to seen Ethan Coughlan on the bench, hopefully, he'll get an opportunity before the end of the season.

If it was just rotation then you would think Marshall would be on the bench. Still looking forward to seeing KOB start tho....

pickarooney · 26-02-2021 12:49am

thomond2006 wrote: »

Cardiff Blues:
Matthew Morgan, Owen Lane, Mason Grady, Rey Lee-Lo, Aled Summerhill; Ben Thomas, Jamie Hill;
Corey Domachowski, Kirby Myhill, Dmitri Arhip, Seb Davies, Rory Thornton, Shane Lewis-Hughes, Ellis Jenkins, Josh Turnbull (capt).

Replacements: Liam Belcher, Theo Bevacqua, Keiron Assiratti, James Ratti, Olly Robinson, Lewis Jones, Dan Fish, Max Llewellyn.

Ratty, Fish, drink water, belcher... more a cryptic crossword than a subs bench

kuang1 · 26-02-2021 10:21am

pickarooney wrote: »

Ratty, Fish, drink water, belcher... more a cryptic crossword than a subs bench

Reminds me must get back on duolingo.

I think 15 minutes for Carbery is plenty tonight. Fingers crossed for him.

CMcsporty · 26-02-2021 10:44am

Q's on Shane Daly

Where would he rank in running speed?
1. Earls
2. Conway
3. Sweetnam
4. Haley
5. Daly
6. Nash

Jump_In_Jack · 26-02-2021 1:12pm

CMcsporty wrote: »

Q's on Shane Daly

Where would he rank in running speed?
1. Earls
2. Conway
3. Sweetnam
4. Haley
5. Daly
6. Nash

Gallagher, Coombes, French and Wren in there somewhere too?
Rory Scannell is supposedly very quick for a centre too, I wonder if he would be comparable to any of the wingers.

phog · 26-02-2021 3:22pm

The Officials for tonight's game are

Ref - Adam Jones

ARs - Daniel Jones and Ben Whitehouse

TMO - Sean Brickell

thomond2006 · 26-02-2021 8:37pm

It's a pity Thomas Ahern missed out through injury. On that pitch you'd love to see him getting a chance to carry the ball.

theVersatile · 26-02-2021 9:12pm

Ah here

bayern · 26-02-2021 9:13pm

Welsh 9 is classy.

tabby aspreme · 26-02-2021 9:13pm

Looked like obstruction in the lead up to that try

phily2002 · 26-02-2021 9:14pm

bayern wrote: »

Welsh 9 is classy.

He's a quality passer that's for sure

sydthebeat · 26-02-2021 9:21pm

Twice now Mccarthy breaks the line but gets turned over cos the support is slow.

thomond2006 · 26-02-2021 9:21pm

Lineout struggling so far.

The Inbetween is mine · 26-02-2021 9:22pm

Messy, scrappy...need to sort out the silly errors quickly

UAEguy2020 · 26-02-2021 9:23pm

This match so far sums up every Wales Ireland clash the last 6-7 years, the Irish team dominating yet the welsh team are the ones with points to show for it...

KrustyUCC · 26-02-2021 9:25pm

So many basic errors

Line out badly malfunctioning

Need to improve soon

budhabob · 26-02-2021 9:27pm

KOB is most definitely the form 2 in the country.

CMcsporty · 26-02-2021 9:29pm

O’Byrne having another good game
Playmaker extraordinaire!

Former Former Former · 26-02-2021 9:30pm

McCarthy is having a good game

razorblunt · 26-02-2021 9:30pm

Turnbull straight to ground and then completely sealing off by Cardiff.
Officials pot lucking the ruck penalties (for both sides).

The Inbetween is mine · 26-02-2021 9:33pm

That wasn't backwards!

sydthebeat · 26-02-2021 9:34pm

Munster need to get the ball in de allandes hands more. He's a genuine break that but a lot of back play is bypassing him

sioda · 26-02-2021 9:35pm

Filth from Cloete 🤣

almostover · 26-02-2021 9:37pm

Hanrahan very poor in that phase, watching the ball on the chase back and doesn't offer himself for a clearing kick. Leaves it to the left footer on his wrong side.

The Inbetween is mine · 26-02-2021 9:38pm

Pitch reminds me of QPR's from the 80's ... bounce is absolutely rubbish

Cardiff vs Munster, Fri 26th Feb 8pm, Live on Eir/TG4

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