URC Round 9 - Connacht vs Munster - Saturday, Jan 1st @ 5.15pm - Premier Sports, TG4, URC TV

31-12-2021 9:49am #1

I hope I don't jinx it but by the looks of it, it's going ahead.

Referee: Chris Busby

AR 1: Andrew Brace AR 2: Eoghan Cross

TMO: Olly Hodges

31-12-2021 1:04pm

Teams added to original post

aloooof · 31-12-2021 1:09pm

Kendellan's first start? Nice one. Hoping for a bit more fluidity in attack with Casey and Healy together. Tho Connacht's approach couldn't be more different than Castres, so should make for a much better game. Especially with Carty making it as well. There's been a bit of spice to this the last few encounters.

31-12-2021 1:15pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118395506#Comment_118395506

Yep Kendellen's 1st start on his 4th appearance. Happy to see Thomas Ahern, Jack Daly and Jack Crowley on the bench also.

joedamuss · 31-12-2021 1:22pm

Will be great to see Healy v Carty, six nations second out half spot up for grabs.

Former Former Former · 31-12-2021 1:24pm

Should be a home win I think.

No Earls, Beirne, Murray or POM? Or Zebo for that matter.

Akrasia · 31-12-2021 1:35pm

Very interesting selection from Munster. A lot of very experienced players not even on the bench but still a very strong team

Zeugnis · 31-12-2021 1:45pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118395636#Comment_118395636

Good looking Munster back row (Kendellen and Coombes!) and look forward to see Ahern off the bench. Connacht still short a bunch up front: Thornbury, Buckley, Boyle, no Murray but that may not be injury-related. Sorry Wooton isn't playing and would have been nice to have Blade on the bench but still a lot of threat in the back line and Farrell on the bench. C'mon Connacht.

TRC10 · 31-12-2021 2:11pm

Surprised Munster aren't going stronger for this. Leaving out Beirne, POM, Murray and Earls would suggest they're targeting the Ulster game next week and not this one.

I fancied Connacht before the team announcement but I can't see anything other than a Connacht win now.

nerd69 · 31-12-2021 2:29pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118395838#Comment_118395838

Just means their trusting their young players isint that what people have been critiasising them for not doing. I'm very happy with the team selected

TRC10 · 31-12-2021 5:07pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118395938#Comment_118395938

I never said they weren't

I was just observing that they've chosen to rest all of their big names bar De Allende for this particular match, clearly with an eye on next week,

Not sure if that's the right call as this match will be much tougher than Ulster at home IMO

SqueakyKneecap · 31-12-2021 6:01pm

I just want this match to actually happen at this stage. If I'm stood in Clan at 17:14 and both teams run out I'll be delighted.

phog · 31-12-2021 6:03pm

Great see teams being named again, it has almost a mini lockdown but these teams are men against boys, I'll take any point we get from this fixture but I can't see a win on the cards for us.

thomond2006 · 31-12-2021 7:18pm

Ah it's not a take anything we can get fixture. Connacht are favoured by a point and that's probably fair.

connachta · 31-12-2021 7:53pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118397262#Comment_118397262

very good Munster team yeah

The difference will be experience, + bench. Hope so

antietam1 · 01-01-2022 2:27pm

Munster for thewin.

ElisaAtWar · 01-01-2022 2:47pm

Has the game still got the go ahead

lawrencesummers · 01-01-2022 3:43pm

Munster need to come out of the blocks strongly.

If its a close game on 50 minutes i fancy connacht to have the edge over 80.

Munster are a bit like a french team now, you dont know which one will turn up. If its the mindset that went to coventry a BP win is possible, if its the conservative side with no fluidity that played castres then connacht will bring a lot more than castres did and get the win they should have had in TP.

Big day for casey at 9 to show his game, I always love watching aki and delighted yhat coombes is back, but a lot of legs havent done 80 minutes in a long long time.

lawrencesummers · 01-01-2022 3:45pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118395838#Comment_118395838

Have you not seen how much the lawn is growing?

No way pete is available.

Thrashssacre · 01-01-2022 6:13pm

Crowd looks decent, Connacht maybe snook In a few extra then the 4000 🤣

lawrencesummers · 01-01-2022 6:15pm

This ref is a pity.

razorblunt · 01-01-2022 6:19pm

Silly Munster penalty and a missed Carty touch.

2 good squares in shīt rugby scratched off within the first 40 seconds.

CMcsporty · 01-01-2022 6:21pm

Prendergast playing WR

Yeah_Right · 01-01-2022 6:21pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118401633#Comment_118401633

Seriously?? Already! The game is 6 minutes old.

theVersatile · 01-01-2022 6:23pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118401667#Comment_118401667

He literally posted that before the game started, don't mind him.

razorblunt · 01-01-2022 6:24pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118401633#Comment_118401633

He just let Connacht absorb three big clear outs there when it was clear that Munster were holding on. Stuff like that would wreck my head as a coach and player.