Munster Team Talk Thread - Beirne After Reading

Not in the 42, Indo or Thornley in Times that Nankivell is available, as far as Im aware that hearing is Today?
Where are people hearing otherwise?

Official confirmation on Munster rugby that Nankiville is available for Saturday

https://www.munsterrugby.ie/2025/04/10/alex-nankivell-free-to-play-after-appeal-upheld/

Munster Rugby’s Alex Nankivell is free to play following an appeal by the club which was upheld.

In the Round 14 BKT URC Connacht v Munster game (Saturday, March 29) the referee Craig Evans showed the Player (Alex Nankivell, No. 12) a Red Card in the 25th minute of the game under Law 9.20a – A Player must not charge into a ruck or maul. Charging includes any contact made without binding onto another player in the ruck or maul.

Following the original Disciplinary hearing on Wednesday April 2, the Player exercised his right to appeal.

An Appeal Panel consisting of Rod McKenzie (Chair, Scotland), Achille Reali (Italy) & Rory Bannerman (Scotland) met Wednesday April 9, to review.

The appeal was upheld by the Panel and the Player is free to play in Munster Rugby’s Investec Champions Cup Quarter Final clash on Saturday April 12.

The Munster Rugby delegation consisted of Pat Barriscale, Niall O’Donovan and Mike Prendergast.

Great to see Crowley finally signed and it put to bed. Thought Shane Horgan was bang on about it on Second Captains:

Horgan: Was there a thinking in the IRFU "we can get this cuy a little bit cheap, or we can get him not on a central contract".

And I think that might be a little bit more of what was at play and I'm glad he called them on it, y'know he's right. You don't have long to play, he's crucial for Munster, actually in many ways he's very, very important to Ireland and he should be rewarded for it.

I think it's a mistake by the IRFU not to try and support players. And not have to go into that deep negotiation to get you what you want. Because, I'm not saying there's not always a bit of negotiation with this, but he's a top player. He's one of Munster's top players. Is there not something about keeping that guy happy? And actually showing that he's valued and that he's important, not just to Munster but to Ireland.

Because it's all part of what performance is, we know there's the technical skills and fitness and all that, but I always keep on saying it the other massive part of rugby is your head, and a player who feels valued and is properly rewarded, renumerated for what they provide to both their teams I think is a better player for both.

Simon: Do you not think there's a haggle every single time and the player knows that and he doesn't feel undervalued because he knows the IRFU are going to haggle anyways.

Horgan: It's the level of haggle, right, there's the level of haggle. And there's also what you're hearing from across the water and from France and with firm offers going "this is the value" and you're hearing less than half that value? Y'know, that's an issue.

I couldn't imagine Crowley, number one, I'm sure he really didn't want to go and two, he doesn't really want to have that negotiation in public, nobody does. Now you do it because you might have to but he doesn't want to do that, y'know it's not helpful for anyone. So of course there's negotiation but within parameters.

I think for the last 2 or 3 seasons they included the interpros on the Musgrave season ticket. Not a decision I agreed with at the time and still don't agree with it but it shows Munster have form in this regard.

I agree season tickets should be venue, or at least city, specific with an option to add on individual games. Currently I can get a discount on Musgrave tickets with my TP season ticket which I have made some use of the last few years. I can't go to every Musgrave game due to various commitments but I can go to one or 2 in a season

Most worryingly for everybody involved I think this will backfire on Munster