Munster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread.

phog · 20-04-2011 08:24PM

Bringing this thread back to normality, James Coughlan has tweeted

Sad day thoughts and prayers with Tony, Una and the kids. God bless them and little Sophie

. I have no idea what has happened but I suspect it bad news for the McGahan family.

wixfjord · 20-04-2011 08:28PM

phog wrote: »

Bringing this thread back to normality, James Coughlan has tweeted . I have no idea what has happened but I suspect it bad news for the McGahan family.

Oh dear that sounds bad, hopefully nothing too serious.

thomond2006 · 20-04-2011 09:33PM

+1, let's hope it's not serious.

PhatPiggins · 20-04-2011 10:03PM

Open trraining session in Cork tomorrow for anyone interested

http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/8970.php

I really,really hope "The God bless them and little Sophie" isn't what it sounds like.
Poor family, that's a really an awful thing to have to go through.

CIARAN_BOYLE · 20-04-2011 10:06PM

PhatPiggins wrote: »

Open trraining session in Cork tomorrow for anyone interested

http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/8970.php

I really,really hope "The God bless them and little Sophie" isn't what it sounds like.
Poor family, that's a really an awful thing to have to go through.

for the record according to a few posters on Munsterfans Una isn't the name of Tony McGahan or Tony Buckley's wife so I wonder who it refers to

That said it probably refers to a **** situation so I will keep whoever it is in my prayers

Amazotheamazing · 20-04-2011 10:14PM

Could be Foley, too. Whoever it is it's obviously awful news, hope everyone's ok.

CatFromHue · 20-04-2011 11:18PM

phog wrote: »

Bringing this thread back to normality, James Coughlan has tweeted . I have no idea what has happened but I suspect it bad news for the McGahan family.

thats a reason why i hate twitter.

what type of statement is that?

it has everyone, me included, fearing the worst.

CatFromHue · 20-04-2011 11:25PM

Monty Burnz wrote: »

Look at the position here - bear in mind there are two Boks outside the ball-carrier, and no Lions past Earls. In this shot here you can see that he is fixed by the runner in front of him, he can't drift because it looks like the ball-carrier is heading at Williams. If Earls drifts here and Williams gets involved in the tackle then the player opposite Earls has a walk-in for a try.

As it turns out, the ball-carrier passes without committing Williams, but due to a lack of communication Earls has been fixed.

williams doesnt help the situation here but i dont think earls has seen the spare attacker out on the wing.

every time i watch it he looks like he has picked the guy who is skipped and just focuses on him blindly.

my point though was that earls is accused of losing the game because of this but luke fitz has done the same on 2 occasions this year and just gets away with a "he is out of form" excuse.

no mention of how luke fitz got on in the test games ive noticed?

before im accused of tribalism im a leinster fan

Monty Burnz · 20-04-2011 11:44PM

CatFromHue wrote: »

williams doesnt help the situation here but i dont think earls has seen the spare attacker out on the wing.

Never mind that nonsense, I was expecting awed reactions to my Microsoft Paint skilllz...

GerM · 21-04-2011 07:49AM

I'm sure JC knows more people that just those involved in Munster Rugby. Buckley's wife is Elaine Collins, former Irish international. Pretty sure TMcG doesn't have a wife named Una. Most likely scenario is that it could be someone JC knows outside of MR, in Dolphin or wherever.

skregs · 21-04-2011 08:53AM

[Jackass] wrote: »

My point about Earls though was that he purely made that tour on hype. No reflection on him now.

Was he not also the leading try scorer in that years Magners League?
Earls is overrated by everyone in Munster except Tony McGahan however.

Riskymove · 21-04-2011 08:59AM

GerM wrote: »

I'm sure JC knows more people that just those involved in Munster Rugby. Buckley's wife is Elaine Collins, former Irish international. Pretty sure TMcG doesn't have a wife named Una. Most likely scenario is that it could be someone JC knows outside of MR, in Dolphin or wherever.

indeed, it could be a family member etc so lets all just calm down

RuggieBear · 21-04-2011 10:11AM

lads could we have less of the speculations and leave the peoples private lives to their private lives

Aidric · 21-04-2011 01:40PM

phog wrote: »

Bringing this thread back to normality, James Coughlan has tweeted . I have no idea what has happened but I suspect it bad news for the McGahan family.

I think you let yourself down badly with this post. Why did you immediately assume it was McGahan without doing a background check?

phog · 21-04-2011 01:44PM

Aidric wrote: »

I think you let yourself down badly with this post. Why did you immediately assume it was McGahan without doing a background check?

I made an assumption, apologies for it and I can assure you it will not happen again.

PhatPiggins · 21-04-2011 02:41PM

phog wrote: »

I made an assumption, apologies for it and I can assure you it will not happen again.

Isn't there a thread for unconfirmed gossip and rumours.....oh wait.

phog · 21-04-2011 06:23PM

Doug Howlett and Keith Earls are among a host of stars who could return to action this weekend when Munster travel to the Liberty Stadium to take on the Ospreys.

Howlett and Earls were named in a 27 strong squad this afternoon after training in CIT along with Ronan O'Gara, David Wallace, Felix Jones and James Coughlan who all sat out the game against Scarlets last weekend.
Munster trained this afternoon in brilliant sunshine in front of a large audience that included a 60 stroong French contingent who are over on tour Gap.

Paul O'Connell was also involved though confined to individual work with Neil Tucker.

Munster Squad: F Jones, S Deasy, D Howlett, S Zebo, L Mafi, P Warwick, K Earls, D Barnes, R O'Gara, P Stringer, C Murray, M Horan, W du Preez, D Hurley, J Hayes, T Buckley, S Archer, D Varley, M Sherry, I Nagle, D O'Callaghan, D Ryan, A Quinlan, D Wallace, T O'Donnell, N Ronan, J Coughlan.

Good to see POC having some involvement in training again.

some_dose · 21-04-2011 07:17PM

Really need to see Nagle making an appearance against the Arsesprays

durkadurka · 21-04-2011 07:43PM

I had occasion to meet Sean Fitzpatrick (the rugby legend, not the baxtard who ruined our lives!) the other day at a corporate event and he said Richie mc caw is not coming to Munster, because he is well looked after at home and likes it there. Make of it what you will...

PhatPiggins · 21-04-2011 08:28PM

durkadurka wrote: »

I had occasion to meet Sean Fitzpatrick (the rugby legend, not the baxtard who ruined our lives!) the other day at a corporate event and he said Richie mc caw is not coming to Munster, because he is well looked after at home and likes it there. Make of it what you will...

Best hooker of all time. Probably best AB captain and a bloody fine analyst. I'd love to sit down and watch a game with him.

What was he like in person?

durkadurka · 21-04-2011 08:35PM

Was pushing his charity, he was ok, told a few good stories, told about the all black mentality of winning is everything which was frankly almost scary , his dad was an all black ad still regrets losing to Wales in 1953!

Said lots of nice things about Ireland and Leinster as you'd expect .

Said a bit about the lack of knockout rugby in the SH, we were afraid to ask him if that explains nz underperformance ...

Had a lot of good to say about the HEC for that reason.

Leroy Lita · 21-04-2011 08:37PM

durkadurka wrote: »

I had occasion to meet Sean Fitzpatrick (the rugby legend, not the baxtard who ruined our lives!) the other day at a corporate event and he said Richie mc caw is not coming to Munster, because he is well looked after at home and likes it there. Make of it what you will...

sure when was Richie McCaw ever linked to come to Munster anyway??

durkadurka · 21-04-2011 08:39PM

There's been talk of it, not sure how serious...

Aidric · 21-04-2011 08:42PM

durkadurka wrote: »

he said Richie mc caw is not coming to Munster, because he is well looked after at home and likes it there. Make of it what you will...

I make of it that McCaw isn't coming to Munster. Don't know about anyone else.

durkadurka · 21-04-2011 08:46PM

Well hes not his agent as far as I know so perhaps he was just speculating like most other people. He might be right, he might be wrong.

This is a gossip thread.

Leroy Lita · 21-04-2011 08:49PM

McCaw was never going to go to Munster.

dont know where your hearing this gossip from.

durkadurka · 21-04-2011 08:58PM

Umm..... this thread...

Leroy Lita · 21-04-2011 09:07PM

durkadurka wrote: »

Umm..... this thread...

well whoever said it so doesnt have a clue so

durkadurka · 21-04-2011 09:13PM

Leroy Lita wrote: »

well whoever said it so doesnt have a clue so

You seem to know it all. Where's he going then?

Monty Burnz · 21-04-2011 09:16PM

Leroy Lita wrote: »

well whoever said it so doesnt have a clue so

Leroy Lita wrote: »

Guys, Richie McCaw is defintitely 100% certainly joining Munster after the WC. And Conrad Smith too, and Kieran Read, Dan Carter, James O'Connor, Brian Habana, Imanol Harinordoquy, Walter Little, Tim Horan, David Campese, Serge Blanco, Bill Beaumant, Mike Gibson and the ghost of Ian Smith.

Get your story straight man...

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