Following on from here
New Munster chat thread folks. warning deserved there. https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=109477571#post109477571
The red card was stupid but 99.9% of the time, POM knows exactly where the line is between getting under his opponents' skin and getting his own team in trouble. There's no one better at it IMO.
The poster said cheap shots such as calling Sinckler a name, not cheap shot physically, read the post before trolling with incidents from years ago. Would have thought there’d be enough positive things to post on the other threads without the need for this negativity on the Munster thread.
That’s his solitary red card in his 90+ Ireland caps.
I think he mistimed it, and their prop’s head got turned late. (I think he’s initially aiming for Tipuric).
I don’t think that makes him a thug or makes that a cheap shot.
Well who could forget him single handedly destroying our chances of winning the 6N in 2021?
https://youtu.be/CreJDCJWnJs
Can you post a few examples of the cheap shots?
Look to be clear , i have no probs with sledging as i think it can be humourous and definitely a skill in winding opponents.
I dont feel comfortable with supporting pom brand of sledging or whatever it might be called. He has plenty history of cheap shots and foul abusive language , springs to mind calling kyle Synkler a stupid c#nt a few times , picked up on tv mics. More like that if you want to check online.
Maybe im being over sensitive , but in my opinion this behaviour is not ok.
I disagree. Sean Fitzpatrick was one of the greatest sledgers/shite-talkers in the history of the game and he played in Galway's era. Probably played against him in 92 and 93. Got a few snacks in his time and one grubby Bokke even tried to eat his ear. Never shut him up. I reckon POM would have loved that era.
Known for a few weeks but announced today
I think some of this might be just resting some guys or small injuries. I doubt those guys are ahead of gleeson or Quinn.
I edited that within a few seconds!
Dan Sheahan is starting ...
There are some strange selections there, Sheehan and Ronan O’Sullivan ahead of Gleeson and Okeke? Kiely, Oji and Costello ahead of Condon?
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"spell with all of Snyman, Kleyn, Ahern and Edogbo available."
That really would be transformative.
Ahern should probably move to Leinster.
The Munster A team to play Ulster A tomorrow at the HPC in Dublin
Munster A: Conor Phillips, Shay McCarthy, Fionn Gibbons, Rory Scannell (c), Stephen Kiely, Tony Butler, Neil Cronin, Mark Donnelly, Danny Sheahan, Keynan Knox, Edwin Edogbo, Tom Ahern, Jacob Sheahan, Ronan O’Sullivan, Jack O’Sullivan.
Replacements from: Max Clein, Dave Begley, Darragh McSweeney, Evan O’Connell, Oisin Toland, Jack Oliver, Ethan Coughlan, Josh Costello, Conor Ryan, Harry Long, Cian O’Halloran, Ihechi Oji.
Tolofua was in the same boat, failed a medical at Toulon but could play for Saracens. He eventually got surgery that allowed him pass the French medical.
LCDs issue was known after the first medical visit over a month ago so it was highly unlikely he would have passed. Not sure what happens with him now
Heard the same story too. Supposedly rules are different in France vs England around medicals where neck issues are present...The French are a lot more stringent in what they look for before passing so he may have know he wasn't going to pass it and it's easier to say he missed it cause of the beer than failing it and struggling to find another club outside of France as a result. Max Lahiff is another player where he failed the medical in France but then ended up joining Bristol Bears as a result.
Ya tbh, if I was Fineen, I’d be bending Tadhg Beirne’s ear at every opportunity.
Beirne’s predominantly been a 2nd row for us, but it’ll be interesting to see how that plays out if we get a spell with all of Snyman, Kleyn, Ahern and Edogbo available.
I saw something somewhere that this might have been on purpose because he knew he was going to fail the medical due to neck issues.
Better to be feckless than definitively have neck problems, i guess.
He was in Montpellier last week to get a medical and sign a deal with them, and instead went on the piss the night before and failed to show up to the medical. Montpellier talking about pulling out of the move now.
While discussing it on the 42 podcast this week Bernard Jackman told a story about a Fijian winger he had at Grenoble, who was "fond of the nightclubs" and failed to show up to sign a new contract at Grenoble because he went on the piss the night before and slept it out. Jackman said the Grenoble president was in a panic that the player was on the TGV to Paris to sign for Stade Francais, so he almost doubled the offer to the player's agent.
So the player wakes up from his drunken coma only to find he's way better off!
I think Crowley absolutely starts next game. I don’t think Munster really believe they are winning this year and there is more value in getting Crowley the time right now.
Healy looks great but i would say its much easier to come in against SA teams in the last 30 mins when their blitz is a little slower. I also don’t think Crowley was actually bad per se in any of those games.
Nash is a massive standout to me. To the point where i wonder if he could get a call up for a summer ireland squad.
It sucks munster are losing Healy but there wasn’t much they could do about that.
War God will some day need an heir....
Crowley and Jj …..comparasion so far are very real
Agree re Crowley ….but really hope we see the poteintal he obviously has …..Jj hanrahan was same at his stage but never lived up to the hype ……healys loss is going to be massive for use …joey out of form ….Crowley as of yet an unknown at 10 …..big big trouble there next season
should we just keep him at 6?
he's a damn good player... whats this about going on the pi$$ and the drunk tank (i could google, but i reckon you are a good source!)
Wonder if Munster will run the rule over Luke Cowan Dickie after his move to Montpellier seems to have collapsed following his going on the piss, ending up in the drunk tank and failing to turn up to his medical.
He's a good player if the nerve damage in his neck isn't too big an issue. 10 years or so of chop tackling people with your head will cause some problems.
Ha, true that. Tho if ever a draw was as good as a win, that was it.
The winning of the draw!
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