Munster Team Talk Thread - Beirne After Reading

"Seeing it live, I'm in no doubt that the cramp was play acting and if the laws stated for the kick to be deemed successful the kicker must retreat 10m from the spot, he'd have managed that without cramping."

Given that the law doesn't state a player has to retreat 10m for the kick to be deemed successful, it would require a law change for what you proposed to be enforced.

What he is proposing would require a law change though. "If" the law was different. Meaning it needs to be changed otherwise what is his/her actual point about the 10m? Is it just sour grapes?

A player mistiming a tackle? What on Earth are you talking about?

I haven’t mentioned mistiming tackling once. I’m talking about those ‘dark arts’, that everyone loves so much. Getting away with cheating at the breakdown, subtle cutting off of a chaser’s line. Things that break the laws of the game but we love our players for doing it.

Do not talk about mistiming tackles. That isn’t what is being talked about here and you are deliberately misrepresenting me.

Since when is mistiming a tackle considered ‘dark arts’? An utterly bonkers post.

And again this is nonsense because there are very obvious differences; take someone with his hands on the deck at ruck-time. 1) he may have just slightly mistimed his entry and 2) the opposition can react. They have the opportunity to just blow him off the ball.

Ultimately they tend to be way more dynamic situations that are open to refereee interpretation. This was nothing like that. But again, you know all this.

There isn’t a single Munster fan I know who’d be happy with a Munster player doing what Hendrickse did.

Result still stings but there’s a tonne of positives we can take from that game.

We showed serious grit and determination to hang in for as long as we did. Kilgallen and Nash look like a brilliant wing combination.

Casey has become ridiculously good. Genuinely think he could be pushing JGP next season on this form.

Kleyn and Beirne both put in excellent shifts and seem a brilliantly complementary pairing.

MacMillan has a core of young players to play with. It’ll be interesting to see what he does at FB. Haley is still quality in the air but seems to have lost some pace for counter attacking. Abrahams has all the pace but seems to lack distance on his exits and is hit and miss in the air owing to his size. I think there’s a chance BOC could stake a claim.

You’d feel next season is a massive one for someone like Tom Ahern to push on.

We went out on our shields but there are real reasons to be positive.

I remember thinking the same, phog. He absolutely melted that ruck as well.

There is obviously difference of opinions here and all over online with the cramp/faking cramp thing but that performance and willingness to stay in it is an excellent sign for you fellas. Obviously POM will be a big loss for you but there are good signs looking at next season.

The backline is excellent when all fit, Crowley can blow hot and cold and kicking is iffy but in the second half of the season he’s had more good games than average, when he fires I think that is one of the best backlines in Europe after probably the 4 semi final teams in Europe this season.

If they can sign some tightheads, that team will push on. Lot of good stuff there. With the obvious frailty.