Munster Team Talk Thread - Beirne After Reading

Team tomorrow:

Mike Haley; Calvin Nash, Tom Farrell, Rory Scannell, Shane Daly; Billy Burns, Ethan Coughlan; Dian Bleuler, Niall Scannell, Oli Jager; Fineen Wycherley, Tadhg Beirne (C); Tom Ahern, Alex Kendellen, Gavin Coombes.

Diarmuid Barron, Kieran Ryan, John Ryan, Brian Gleeson, John Hodnett, Paddy Patterson, Tony Butler, Ben O’Connor.

POM, JOD and Murray injured, Crowley is rested.

Do Munster have an actual attack coach???? If they do should he tender his resignation?? They couldn't cut open a pound of butter, as for their slick, 5m penalty moves, it's like Colonel Melchett in Blackadder, because we've used this move ten times they'll never expect it again.

Not looking like Rowntree was the problem..

Beirne's ability to manage a ref is seriously questionable.

Lads blaming our attack coach when we have no scrum or lineout. It's like blaming your engine when you've no tyres on.

Beirne had one of the worst performances I can ever recall him having.

Munster do not have close to the level of player required atm.

Slimani did awful damage. Making a mockery of the no niq prop irfu policy (the one they open and close mind). You need props. Maybe irfu are happy with non competitive provinces.

No point getting angry lads, this is all geared towards Leinster winning the Euro. then everyone in irish rugby will be happy.

Munster did decide to play absolutely sh!te tonight, so that didn't help us.

Needs to teach them how to catch the ball

The same IRFU who

1. Moved carbery to Munster from Leinster
2. Sanctioned Fekitoa, Nankivell, De Allende, Snyman, Frisch etc in recent times, not to mention assisting in signing Jager.
3. Are Owed what, 10 million euro for the stadium redevelopment

Leinster have furlong, who is subject to mandatory rest periods, and when there was a few injuries at TH in autumn, Clarkson was ready to step up.

Munster have Archer, Ryan, Jager and Salanoa. None of whom are subject to game time management like Furlong.

Leinster are not afforded any greater latitude with signings. So whataboutery about the IRFU wanting weak provinces Is just that. The NIQ prop ban according to Humphreys is from 2025 onwards.

The improvement since they fired Rountree have been dramatic...he was obviously the problem all along...

Ok so now we are agreed that Leinster have a greater latitude.

Clarkson is proof though that niq props don't matter a jot about developing props. It's such an attritional area that there is loads of game time available there.

Just to be clear, I don't care about leinster having niq front row. I just think the new ban is stupid and the double standards in being allowed sign niq players is wrong.

Munster will not be competitive until the likes of scannell and loughman are backing up first teamers. It's a longstanding problem that is going to get worse through nonsensical policy.