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

Strumms wrote: »

What does Joy Neville be looking at ?

When she's working, generally a rugby match on a tv screen. Can't speak for the rest of her time.

https://twitter.com/echolivecork/status/1393441050937729026?s=19

thomond2006 wrote: »

I've watched the knock on decision for the Conway try and I don't see anything clear and obvious. Munster can feel aggrieved at that one.

It was a tight one but of it wasn't a knock on then the ball was kicked into Archer so was accidental offside. And even if that didn't happen it was so hard to call that nobody can feel aggrieved. No team ever gets every tight call their way and if that's what they need to win games then they don't deserve to win them. That call wasn't some crazy decision thst clearly went against all evidence ending up as a wild miscarriage of justice. So Munster need to just get over it.

molloyjh wrote: »

It was a tight one but of it wasn't a knock on then the ball was kicked into Archer so was accidental offside. And even if that didn't happen it was so hard to call that nobody can feel aggrieved. No team ever gets every tight call their way and if that's what they need to win games then they don't deserve to win them. That call wasn't some crazy decision thst clearly went against all evidence ending up as a wild miscarriage of justice. So Munster need to just get over it.

That’s a different incident than the one Thomond is referring to tho, no?

Any replays of the Connacht "forward pass" from late in the first half btw? I thought it was harsh at the time but would need to see it again really.

leakyboots wrote: »

Enjoyed that game, despite losing. Rainbow Cup is great craic so far, games involving the Irish teams anyway.

We had enough opportunities to win it and didn't take them, idiotic penalties and errors.

Congrats Connacht!

Anything to be said for an annual inter pro series?

theVersatile wrote: »

Full match link:

https://youtu.be/pZHUARFCru8

Connacht forward pass incident at 35:50 video time.

Hard to tell for sure but in hindsight I think that was a fair call.

Former Former Former wrote: »

Absolute dick comment from CJ about the ref too.

What did he say?

Akrasia wrote: »

Anything to be said for an annual inter pro series?

I'd be in favour of the Aviva inauguration format, reducing it to a single game every summer for those for can feel ill-treated for not being picked with Ireland




Munster/Connacht vs Leinster/Ulster would be great with 2 strong XV;

connachta wrote: »

I'd be in favour of the Aviva inauguration format, reducing it to a single game every summer for those for can feel ill-treated for not being picked with Ireland


Munster/Connacht vs Leinster/Ulster would be great with 2 strong XV;

+ it would offer a proper hurrah to those leaving, like Wolfhound/Baabaas did for some rare.


You'd have


Buckely vs McGrath
Marshall vs Cronin
Ryan vs Moore
Wycherley vs Carter
Kleyn vs Toner
Coombes vs Doris
Boyle vs Murphy (Josh or Jordi)
CJ vs Coetze
Marmion vs Cooney
Carty vs Madigan
T.Daly vs Hume
C or T Farrell vs O'Brien or O'Loughlin
Wooton vs Lyttle
S.Daly vs Baloucoune
Porch vs Addison


J.Cronin vs EOS
Delahunt vs McBurney
Aungier vs Bent
Roux vs O'Connor
Prendergast vs Penny
Blade vs L.McGrath
B.Healy vs Frawley
Gallagher vs Lowry


None in the Irish 35 but
Tasty

Cant give the opposition two tries and not expect o be punished

That said we were still in with a chance right until the end.

Munster were playing against a really strong wind in the 1st half,

And then in the 2nd half comms seem to mentioned that the wind died down and there was a downpour.

Lineout is still malfunctioning at crucial times, We are still hit and miss at receiving restarts and still giving away daft penalties

JOD seemed too wound up last night, had a suspect clearout on halfway in the 2nd half and had that nonsense with Papali'i which caused O'Mahonys try to be overturned

The maul wasn't the weapon I'd hoped it would be and I'd say we had crazy possession and territory stats in the 2nd half but just couldn't find the scores

Scrum was well on top in the fist half, Was swapping out the Connacht props just before H/T and Connacht surviving that scrum the difference between winning and losing the game?

Most frustrating part is that a win last night would have given us a clear pathway to the final, Now not so sure

eagle eye wrote: »

Look backwards out of his hand to me.

Whooton offside at the ruck anyway

Buer wrote: »

The offload to Casey seconds beforehand was far more forward to my eye. Player falling to the ground offloaded just outside the 22. Casey catches the ball 1m inside the 22.

I don't think momentum was really the decisive factor given he was going to ground, it appears to go in a forward motion directly out of the hands.

Wootton potentially offside at the ruck but there's a grey area there as to whether the Munster player who goes over the top is part of the ruck. Wootton was certainly onside when the ruck was formed.

Watched the game back. JOD was very lucky. A few ruck entries about 10 min from the end, one looked like he definitely connected with the connacht locks head with his upper arm.

His reaction to Papaili freeing himself and getting back in the defensive line was awful. AP pushes him on the head and has no interest in getting involved.

Beirne also had Buckley I think in a headlock on 65 which was ignored.


Standers post match comments are bizarre. The wording to me suggests there is a prevailing thought in Munster camp that they feel the refs are out to get them. "I can say it now, I'm done"