Munster Team Talk Thread - Beirne After Reading

budhabob · 16-03-2026 07:05PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124317716#Comment_124317716

I wondered the same thing, nothing on the site or insta. I would assume all 6 nations players travelled even if minutes are limited. Loughman was at the stadium on Saturday and didn't look too uncomfortable so hopefully he'll only be out a short while

phog · 16-03-2026 07:10PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124317783#Comment_124317783

With the disrupted travel plans I thought there might well be a reduction in the original travelling party

budhabob · 16-03-2026 07:12PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124317801#Comment_124317801

Disrupted travel plans - presume via Istanbul or Schiphol? They were travelling today I think.

Cookiemunster · 16-03-2026 07:33PM

Heard over the weekend that they were traveling via Istanbul.

50HX · 16-03-2026 11:56PM

If you are in Ire camp & play practically nothing are your club minutes still curtailed.

Take Casey for example...60 minutes played for Ire since his last Munster appearance, is he limited for a period of time?

phog · 17-03-2026 04:11PM

Ref for Saturday is Sam Grove-White

Pepp1989 · 17-03-2026 05:13PM

Any idea when we will know who travelled?

Lost Ormond · 17-03-2026 05:20PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124319830#Comment_124319830

probably tomorrow. will likely be some update on training etc down there

Jimmy 3 times · 17-03-2026 05:46PM

Few of them still around today anyway. Saw Ed Edogbo, Ahern, D Barron, Gleeson and a couple of others in town in Limerick before the parade.

budhabob · 17-03-2026 06:22PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124319929#Comment_124319929

Surprised Gleeson, EdEd and Barron didn't travel if true. Figured Ahern is still injured.

Jimmy 3 times · 17-03-2026 06:44PM

Was surprised to see them myself. All in Munster gear which you don't usually see in town when they're in groups so maybe about to travel.

Cookiemunster · 17-03-2026 08:03PM

Generally anyone who's been in Ireland camp will get a week off no matter how many minutes they played. They've been in camp for 8 weeks. So it wouldn't surprise me is Edogbo, Farrell and Casey didn't travel until next week with the other internationals.

Cookiemunster · 18-03-2026 07:07PM

So it turns out they flew SNN-LHR-JBG-DUR and arrived this afternoon. They were due to fly Monday, but one of the connections got cancelled.

There's no mention of the traveling squad, but team will be announced a noon tomorrow.

https://www.munsterrugby.ie/2026/03/18/munster-squad-arrive-in-durban/

budhabob · 18-03-2026 07:36PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124322421#Comment_124322421

Far from ideal travel logistics, they'll be wrecked and it'll have impacted training prep

Boscoirl · 18-03-2026 07:41PM

better to be playing the Sharks this week at sea level than the bulls at altitude

phog · 18-03-2026 08:07PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124322520#Comment_124322520

True but I'd love to have a proper chance against Sharks, we've never beaten them in SA and kinda own them one after the penalty shootout last year

Cookiemunster · 18-03-2026 08:11PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124322509#Comment_124322509

Swings and roundabouts really. If the Gulf was still an option it would have been a bus ride to DUB for a flight to Doha and then to JBG before flying on to Durban.

The LHR-JBG leg was overnight, so they would have been able to sleep.

budhabob · 19-03-2026 11:17AM

Munster squad for SA confirmed, with Crowley, Casey, Loughman travelling separately (and presumably later) than the other 28.

Backs: Craig Casey, Ethan Coughlan, Paddy Patterson, Jack Crowley, JJ Hanrahan, Tom Farrell, Dan Kelly, Alex Nankivell, Seán O’Brien, Shane Daly, Mike Haley, Calvin Nash, Ben O’Connor.

Forwards: Michael Ala’alatoa, Jeremy Loughman, Michael Milne, John Ryan, Kieran Ryan, Josh Wycherley, Diarmuid Barron, Lee Barron, Niall Scannell, Tom Ahern, Edwin Edogbo, Jean Kleyn, Fineen Wycherley, Gavin Coombes, Seán Edogbo, Brian Gleeson, John Hodnett, Alex Kendellen.

No Jager probably the big notable absence.

theVersatile · 19-03-2026 11:36AM

Can't remember the last injury update: are Quinn and JOD injured or just not travelling?

Reckon we'll see a lot of Ahern at 6 based on the profile of the back rows selected

bazzajf · 19-03-2026 12:05PM

No Kilgallen, Abrahams, Andrew Smith, Beirne, O'Donoghue, Quinn, Jager, Salanoa, Butler, Evan O'Connell.

I know some of them have been injured.

TH is the real headscratcher for me. I thought Salanoa and Jager had made some tentative steps back towards training and availability but they are simply not being risked and have not been risked for some time which suggests there are some concerning injury issues to contend with there.

Cookiemunster · 19-03-2026 01:56PM

Team news.

Munster Rugby: Mike Haley; Calvin Nash, Tom Farrell, Alex Nankivell, Shane Daly; JJ Hanrahan (C), Ethan Coughlan; Michael Milne, Diarmuid Barron, Michael Ala’alatoa; Jean Kleyn, Tom Ahern; Seán Edogbo, John Hodnett, Gavin Coombes.

Replacements: Lee Barron, Josh Wycherley, John Ryan, Edwin Edogbo, Fineen Wycherley, Paddy Patterson, Dan Kelly, Brian Gleeson.

https://www.munsterrugby.ie/preview/team-news-munster-side-to-face-sharks-in-durban/

CONSI · 19-03-2026 02:19PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124324282#Comment_124324282

Seems like a strong team with really only Casey and Crowley to come into that. Looks like we are targetting this game rather than next week at altitude.

50HX · 19-03-2026 02:43PM

Great to see Sean Ed getting more game time...of the 2 Edogbos I'm more excited to see him playing & he's an 80 minute player as well.

Cookiemunster · 19-03-2026 02:43PM

I don't know about that. I think we'll be even stronger next week with those two back.

mahoney_j · 19-03-2026 04:57PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124324048#Comment_124324048

salona at this stage think we can take it he is done ….played in 2 games for nenagh in autumn and not a whisper since bar that he was going to work with people in the high performance Center in Dublin …..jagger has been frustrating az well can’t get run of games with constant niggling injuries ….we simply can’t stay carrying both these in a position which we are very short on quality options

sprucemoose · 19-03-2026 05:22PM

who goes to 10 if needed? Coughlan?

budhabob · 19-03-2026 05:54PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124324936#Comment_124324936

Haley or Coughlan apparently.

oppiuy · 19-03-2026 09:57PM

Yeah I'd say Salona is done and he has missed so much time. Wouldn't be surprised if Jager retires aswell with all the concussions he had. He is just never available for any length of time

50HX · 19-03-2026 11:33PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124325574#Comment_124325574

Alot of chatter pre X mas in Limerick that Jager was to retire at end of season due to repetitive head injuries going back to Crusaders time as well.

Salanoa was reportedly in a fitness bootcamp in Sports Ireland campus back in November but no word of anything since tje Nenagh Ormond games

budhabob · 20-03-2026 09:52AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124325834#Comment_124325834

But then Jager came back and played a game in February and injured in his leg?

Munster Team Talk Thread - Beirne After Reading

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