Munster vs Connacht, Fri 14th May 6pm; Eir Sport

razorblunt · 14-05-2021 07:54PM

The ref is bulling to call that.

Shaka Hislop · 14-05-2021 07:54PM

Joy Neville...it's off the boot of No17
Ref...it off the hand....

Squidgy Black · 14-05-2021 07:54PM

Clegg wrote: »

Lads this captains challenge sh1t has to go as soon as possible.

I dunno I think it holds TMOs more accountable in terms of decisions.

I agree that it drags the bóllox out of things but it's a good idea.

theVersatile · 14-05-2021 07:55PM

Shaka Hislop wrote: »

Joy Neville...it's off the boot of No17
Ref...it off the hand....

It was both in fairness. Initially dislodged by the boot but Archer knocked it forward with the hand afterwards.

Jones was out of his depth there but that one was right.

razorblunt · 14-05-2021 07:55PM

Connacht definitely deserved that.

Munster were very very poor.

Clegg · 14-05-2021 07:55PM

PoM needs to stop complaining.

Shaka Hislop · 14-05-2021 07:55PM

Clegg wrote: »

Lads this captains challenge sh1t has to go as soon as possible.

As long as it's retained in the SH, it's here to stay..

A-Train · 14-05-2021 07:55PM

Great result for Connacht. The better team on the day with some great learning moments for them.

14-05-2021 07:56PM

Extremely unimpressed with Munster's lack of ambition in the last 30 mins. Proof there if anyone needed that JVG is the wrong man to lead Munster forward.

OldRio · 14-05-2021 07:56PM

Joy desperate to change the refs decision.

yerrahbah · 14-05-2021 07:56PM

Fair play Connacht good win.

PTH2009 · 14-05-2021 07:57PM

Balls, What a hold out by Connacht but very disappointing by Munster not to win it

Opens the whole thing up now

14-05-2021 07:57PM

OldRio wrote: »

Joy desperate to change the refs decision.

I mean she wasn't forceful there at all of she said nothing you'd be complain also

Akrasia · 14-05-2021 07:58PM

well done to Connacht, didn't give up

Munster had plenty of opportunities and couldn't take them.

OldRio · 14-05-2021 07:58PM

Great game of Rugby. Really enjoyed that.

OldRio · 14-05-2021 07:59PM

Selena Old-fashioned Barium wrote: »

I mean she wasn't forceful there at all of she said nothing you'd be complain also

Nah, I wouldn't.

eagle eye · 14-05-2021 07:59PM

Great win for Connacht, well deserved too.

Jerry Attrick · 14-05-2021 08:00PM

Clegg wrote: »

PoM needs to stop complaining.

I disagree - the more that he and Murray and Stander and <pick a red name> - complain, the less they tend to get from referees.

Seems amazing that that hasn't dawned on them - or their coaches - yet.

KrustyUCC · 14-05-2021 08:00PM

Typical Munster

Mess up against Connacht and no doubt make things very hard to win it out now

Our lack of skills and discipline is unreal

Can we ever sort out the lineout?

Even with the game there to be won they weren't good enough unfortunately

14-05-2021 08:02PM

Golf Crazy Guy wrote: »

Extremely unimpressed with Munster's lack of ambition in the last 30 mins. Proof there if anyone needed that JVG is the wrong man to lead Munster forward.

Just to add to the above statement that the amount of one out runners we used just was off the charts. So one dimensional and route one. Not a happy Munster fan at all this evening. Well done Connacht though.

14-05-2021 08:03PM

Golf Crazy Guy wrote: »

Just to add to the above statement that the amount of one out runners we used just was off the charts. So one dimensional and route one. Not a happy Munster fan at all this evening. Well done Connacht though.

It's been that way for years now. Since before jvg even. It's extremely frustrating because with the likes of joey dda and that back three I don't think it can be said they don't have the players any more but essentially they beat up the other team or lose

Buer · 14-05-2021 08:07PM

A-Train wrote: »

Great result for Connacht. The better team on the day with some great learning moments for them.

I genuinely think Munster lost that far more than Connacht won it. Did Connacht even have possession beyond the Munster 10m line in the second half outside of the try which was a breakaway?

The decision making of Munster was poor. Outside of kicking penalties, Healy may as well not have been on the field, to be honest. Carbery was an improvement but didn't really boss it too much either. I thought Munster kicked poorly. Given the conditions, they could have really tried to turn the screw more there.

Carbery has to be getting closer than 10m out from that last kick to touch also. If he puts that to 5m, I think the maul is over the line.

KrustyUCC · 14-05-2021 08:08PM

Yeah it was a shocking kick from Carbery

Not good enough in that situation

Buer · 14-05-2021 08:09PM

OldRio wrote: »

Joy desperate to change the refs decision.

Big moment, I think she was correct to ask to look at it again.

But even if it wasn't a knock on, it would have been Kilcoyne kicking it into a player in front of him which is accidental offside and a scrum to Connacht.

Unless she was trying to suggest the ball didn't touch Archer whatsoever after Kilcoyne's leg which would be silly.

Sabre0001 · 14-05-2021 08:10PM

Golf Crazy Guy wrote: »

Just to add to the above statement that the amount of one out runners we used just was off the charts. So one dimensional and route one. Not a happy Munster fan at all this evening. Well done Connacht though.

To be fair, between the weather, how Munster have performed physically so far in this tournament, the fact that teams have been beating Connacht up front, and the way we looked when we tried to put it into the backline, that was the gameplan to beat them.

Very poor overall tonight. Would have been fine with Connacht tearing us apart with the nice brand of rugby that they play. We managed to deal with that for the most part and instead handed them two gift-wrapped tries.

Maul was decent but lineout unreliable, scrum was very good until the subs were brought on by Conn so that was a wise tactical choice. We should tap from 5m more - only seems to be Coombes that has embraced that.

Ugh...

thomond2006 · 14-05-2021 08:11PM

SqueakyKneecap wrote: »

thomond2006 is very quiet tonight

Yo. What I miss?

Buer · 14-05-2021 08:11PM

Great watch but an incredibly ill tempered and niggly game. I thought the referee did well under the circumstances. I don't think I've ever seen JOD act the maggot as much as he did tonight and it wasn't in a positive way where his side reaped the benefit. He was fortunate not to concede at least two other penalties for his slide on Wootton and the no wrap, shoulder clear out late on.

I've no idea what he was at with the Papali'i incident. He tried to hold Papli'i in and seemed to become increasingly angry when Papali'i managed to free himself and get back into the defensive line without reacting badly.

Burkie1203 · 14-05-2021 08:12PM

Stander seems to be retired.

ROC twitter

CJ Stander hugely critical of referee Dan Jones, says it was like playing against more than 15 men

"I can say it now, I'm done"

A-Train · 14-05-2021 08:15PM

Buer wrote: »

I genuinely think Munster lost that far more than Connacht won it. Did Connacht even have possession beyond the Munster 10m line in the second half outside of the try which was a breakaway?

The decision making of Munster was poor. Outside of kicking penalties, Healy may as well not have been on the field, to be honest. Carbery was an improvement but didn't really boss it too much either. I thought Munster kicked poorly. Given the conditions, they could have really tried to turn the screw more there.

Carbery has to be getting closer than 10m out from that last kick to touch also. If he puts that to 5m, I think the maul is over the line.

Yeah very true when you put it like that.

razorblunt · 14-05-2021 08:16PM

Buer wrote: »

Great watch but an incredibly ill tempered and niggly game. I thought the referee did well under the circumstances. I don't think I've ever seen JOD act the maggot as much as he did tonight and it wasn't in a positive way where his side reaped the benefit. He was fortunate not to concede at least two other penalties for his slide on Wootton and the no wrap, shoulder clear out late on.

I've no idea what he was at with the Papali'i incident. He tried to hold Papli'i in and seemed to become increasingly angry when Papali'i managed to free himself and get back into the defensive line without reacting badly.

Agreed that was so stupid, I thought maybe Papli’i maybe had a little kick out while being held but there wasn’t the slightest hint of that. It points the finger of a culture that doesn’t punish those silly penalties despite what they say post game.

Also, a brief comment on Daly. Excellent again, he really needs to get into an Irish squad and not a summer run out vs the Yanks but a full strength team.

Munster vs Connacht, Fri 14th May 6pm; Eir Sport

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