Munster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread.

ormond lad wrote: »

leicester leading 13-7

half time score 13-12

phog wrote: »

Decent score at the moment.

Are you at the game or picking up the score from elsewhere? If you're there, care to say how the Munster lads are looking.

not at game, updates on twitter

Did anyone see the game? Would I be right in guessing the Leicester team was physically a good bit bigger?

Leicester's take on things. They aren't really concerned with naming any Munster players.

IRISH VICTORY FOR TIGERS ACADEMY
9 April 2011, 8:33 am ::Match Report By Tigers push hard
close to the Munster tryline
Leicester Tigers kicked off an Irish Heineken Cup weekend
with victory for the Academy against Munster at Naas.
Geordan Murphy, a former Naas player and whose family
are still involved with the club, was among the crowd as
Tigers won 23-20 in a hard-fought and entertaining game.
But they had to do it the hard way after conceding a try in
the opening phase of the game.

Fly-half Rory Lyn kicked the visitors' opening points with a
penalty and then converted a try as Joe Cobden chipped
through and won the race to get the final touch on the ball.

Lynn kicked again to extend the lead to 13-7 and Tigers
twice went close to improving that with drives to the line,
only to be stopped just short.

Tigers lost Luix Roussarie and then Charlie Clare to the sin
bin in quick succession and Munster made them pay as
they worked the ball out to the left wing for a try just
before half -time. The conversion hit the left-hand post as
Tigers led by one point.

The Irish pack conceded a penalty at a scrum in the
opening exchanges of the second half and Lynn added the
three points from the right touchline.

But Munster rallied quickly and scored their third try of the
evening, with the ball being driven up through the forwards
and then spun out to the right wing for the score which
gave them the lead at 17-16.

A penalty then gave Munster another three points, but
Tigers fought back with some strong carries among the
forwards and then Roussarie darted from the base of a
ruck to score at the base of the posts. Lynn added the
extras for a three-point lead.

The visitors then defended strongly in the face of intense
pressure at a series of set-pieces inside their own 22, but
held out to preserve the three-point advantage.

Cpt_Blackbeard wrote: »

After yesterday's game, I think that my claim that Munster's back 3 is more dangerous than Leinster's is truly justified (despite Nacewa's brilliance). We have a back three to match anyone else's in the NH in attack.

Agreed! Especially since Leinsters back three were playing against Leicester, who obviously aren't a patch on the mighty Brive.

On a serious note, Jones has looked very promising. Counter-attacking comes naturally to him, which is something thats lacking in Irish rugby.
Earls is without doubt Irelands 11, the idea of him and Bowe playing together is something I look forward to.