Munster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread.

Judgement Day · 20-05-2011 06:28AM

According to Scrum.com Richie McCaw is about to sign a new contract to stay in NZ beyond the World Cup, so that just leaves Nonu and Conrad Smith for Munster - more affordable anyway.

http://www.espnscrum.com/newzealand/rugby/story/140053.html

premierstone · 20-05-2011 10:18AM

SomeFool wrote: »

You wouldn't get Mafi to sign it would ya? :pac:

Harsh, yes he has struggled for form and is partial to the odd brainfart, but he has had more centre partners than hot dinners and I thought he was excellent against Ospreys, wouldnt right Larry off yet tbh. What he needs is a regualr centre partnership.

phog · 20-05-2011 11:15AM

Munster rugby have tweeted that they are giving out free car flags in their Rugby Stores in Cork and Limerick, also available in Thomond Park, not sure about MP. While stocks last.

wixfjord · 20-05-2011 11:18AM

phog wrote: »

Munster rugby have tweeted that they are giving out free car flags in their Rugby Stores in Cork and Limerick, also available in Thomond Park, not sure about MP. While stocks last.

Jesus fair play, supporting the boys in blue in the HEC like that!

phog · 20-05-2011 11:26AM

wixfjord wrote: »

Jesus fair play, supporting the boys in blue in the HEC like that!

Dont tell me Leinster have copied Munster and gone RED for the final

premierstone · 20-05-2011 11:27AM

wixfjord wrote: »

Jesus fair play, supporting the boys in blue in the HEC like that!

Northampton wear green u numptie

thomond2006 · 20-05-2011 01:55PM

http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/9062.php

Only terrace tickets left for next weekend.

ormond lad · 20-05-2011 02:00PM

thomond2006 wrote: »

http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/9062.php

Only terrace tickets left for next weekend.

http://www.mrsc.ie/News_Detail.aspx?rowid=58447
All tickets for the Magners League Grand Final are now SOLD OUT.

phog · 20-05-2011 02:00PM

thomond2006 wrote: »

http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/9062.php

Only terrace tickets left for next weekend.

All gone now. A friend just text me to try and get two, no joy for him.

DDC1990 · 21-05-2011 11:17AM

Jaysus, sounds like they were snapped up. I was hovering around, in case they'd come up on general sale.

Ah well, might head to Limerick anyway and hope for someone to sell a ticket.

CatFromHue · 21-05-2011 11:32AM

DDC1990 wrote: »

Jaysus, sounds like they were snapped up. I was hovering around, in case they'd come up on general sale.

Ah well, might head to Limerick anyway and hope for someone to sell a ticket.

all of leinsters allocation sold out pretty early too.

they went on sale on monday, i logged on on tuesday morning and they were all gone. the sale window was from monday morning til wed evening.

phog · 21-05-2011 11:50AM

CatFromHue wrote: »

all of leinsters allocation sold out pretty early too.

they went on sale on monday, i logged on on tuesday morning and they were all gone. the sale window was from monday morning til wed evening.

Not entirely correct, Leinster didn't take their full allocation.

CatFromHue · 21-05-2011 12:03PM

phog wrote: »

Not entirely correct, Leinster didn't take their full allocation.

thats the annoying thing

phog · 21-05-2011 12:24PM

CatFromHue wrote: »

thats the annoying thing

To be fair, it was hard for the LB to guage the take-up, reading here last week it looked like no one wanted tickets then all of a sudden they were sold out. A bit like the MB not taking all their allocation to the Munster V Wasps game in LR a few years back.

Tomtom364 · 21-05-2011 12:27PM

phog wrote: »

Not entirely correct, Leinster didn't take their full allocation.

They also allowed people to buy 6 tickets at a time.
Either leinster officials really underestimated the amount of interest in this match for their fans.
Or they are just extremly lazy and wanted to keep their minds on the HEC and not have to bother with ticketing the Magners final :P

touts · 22-05-2011 07:48AM

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

Surely there will be a marquee signing in the center. Unfortunately J Murphy has played center a couple of times this season and may get significant game time there next season

Not much chance of major signing now for Munster I'm afraid. Keatley is pretty much it. Yesterday's result was a great one for Irish rugby but a disaster for Munster. The IRFU will be really tempted by the prospect of Leinster successfully defending the cup and joining Tolouse on 3 wins. Also any big names tempted to come to Ireland will want to be part of that at Leinster. At the same time the IRFU are faced with their nightmare scenario of Connacht in the HEC in the season after their talent was harvested for the other provinces. Some investment has to go back in there.

There simply will not be the resources to rebuild Munster. In fact we cant even rely on the young lads like Nagel, Barnes, Murray and Zebo as they will be high on the list to go to Connacht. Our only hope is that someone like JP McManus steps in to fill the gap.

pajunior · 22-05-2011 07:54AM

touts wrote: »

Not much chance of major signing now for Munster I'm afraid. Keatley is pretty much it. Yesterday's result was a great one for Irish rugby but a disaster for Munster. The IRFU will be really tempted by the prospect of Leinster successfully defending the cup and joining Tolouse on 3 wins. Also any big names tempted to come to Ireland will want to be part of that at Leinster. At the same time the IRFU are faced with their nightmare scenario of Connacht in the HEC in the season after their talent was harvested for the other provinces. Some investment has to go back in there.

There simply will not be the resources to rebuild Munster. In fact we cant even rely on the young lads like Nagel, Barnes, Murray and Zebo as they will be high on the list to go to Connacht. Our only hope is that someone like JP McManus steps in to fill the gap.

The IRFU's shortsightedness in letting Keatley, Cronin and Carr leave will probably hurt Munster (though not as much a Connacht

)
Still the IRFU proved when they let Botha go to Munster that they do not want this brand to falter at all. They are still our second best shot at a HC and until yesterday the most widely known and watched Irish province.
Obviously none of us know the state of the IRFU's balance sheet but I think they will do their best to get a top center to Munster.

ambid · 22-05-2011 10:31AM

pajunior wrote: »

The IRFU's shortsightedness in letting Keatley, Cronin and Carr leave...

In fairness, what can they do? Those lads are not indentured slaves and if they want to leave Connacht, that is their right. I'd rather have them stay in Ireland then move to England or France. The IRFU can't dictate to players where they will play.

Tomtom364 · 22-05-2011 12:29PM

Players coming up from places like New Zealand will still want to be part of Munster.
They have heard about munster and followed them for years. One bad season dosnt destroy a reputation.
Munster have it in them to put in a serious fight for the HEC next season.

Conas · 22-05-2011 01:31PM

Surely the IRFU have enough money to pump into Munster? Do they not make a lot of money from Leinster winning the Heineken Cup and an Irish team winning the Magners? I don't think buying overseas players is the answer though. You're only covering over the cracks. They really need to develop the academy, and have some young players coming through. A lot of the players down there are getting on in years....ROG, Flannery, Wally, POC, DOC, John Hayes's career is as good as over. So who's coming through now that will be of the same standards if not better?

pajunior · 22-05-2011 01:50PM

ambid wrote: »

In fairness, what can they do? Those lads are not indentured slaves and if they want to leave Connacht, that is their right. I'd rather have them stay in Ireland then move to England or France. The IRFU can't dictate to players where they will play.

Fair point. But Im sure they could have seen persuaded. At least Cronin could have since he is getting picked in Ireland squads. There would be no persuading though.

sock puppet · 22-05-2011 01:55PM

Tomtom364 wrote: »

Players coming up from places like New Zealand will still want to be part of Munster.
They have heard about munster and followed them for years. One bad season dosnt destroy a reputation.
Munster have it in them to put in a serious fight for the HEC next season.

The only thing any team needs to attract SH players is money.

ormond lad · 22-05-2011 02:22PM

Conas wrote: »

Surely the IRFU have enough money to pump into Munster? Do they not make a lot of money from Leinster winning the Heineken Cup and an Irish team winning the Magners? I don't think buying overseas players is the answer though. You're only covering over the cracks. They really need to develop the academy, and have some young players coming through. A lot of the players down there are getting on in years....ROG, Flannery, Wally, POC, DOC, John Hayes's career is as good as over. So who's coming through now that will be of the same standards if not better?

We have been developing the academy, the improvement of the academy under mcgahan is a major success of mcgahans involvement with munster as previously kidney didnt really care too much about developing younger players. The academy has restructured and we should be seeing more players graduating from it sooner rather than later
Yes a lot of munsters top players will finish their careers within 1 or 2 years of each other that is why next season is so important and it is vital that during the WC lads like jj, dave foley, nagle all get plenty of games in the ML

phog · 22-05-2011 02:59PM

sock puppet wrote: »

The only thing any team needs to attract SH players is money.

It's not all about money, if it was Irish provinces would find it very hard to compete with French clubs, I reckon that Howlett, Cullen and Elsom would have got bigger bucks in France if they chose to head there instead of Ireland.

sock puppet · 22-05-2011 03:58PM

phog wrote: »

It's not all about money, if it was Irish provinces would find it very hard to compete with French clubs, I reckon that Howlett, Cullen and Elsom would have got bigger bucks in France if they chose to head there instead of Ireland.

Didn't Elsom only come north because he got into debt? Yes other factors are going to play a small role but not much at all. If they did no one would be moving at all.

Cpt_Blackbeard · 22-05-2011 04:06PM

The money is definitely there to sign a big NIQ player. Leinster have probably made all their signings already and I've a feeling that we have a centre signed but, nothing has been and will be announced until WC squads are announced first.

phog · 22-05-2011 04:17PM

sock puppet wrote: »

Didn't Elsom only come north because he got into debt? Yes other factors are going to play a small role but not much at all. If they did no one would be moving at all.

He was released by his club or by the Australains to help him with his debt but why did he pick Leinster, had they the biggest purse?????

sock puppet · 22-05-2011 04:28PM

phog wrote: »

He was released by his club or by the Australains to help him with his debt but why did he pick Leinster, had they the biggest purse?????

No but that doesn't mean we weren't among the highest bidders. Elsom played for Randwick too I think.

Leroy Lita · 22-05-2011 05:04PM

looks like Stephen Donald will be heading to Bath.
he has been heavily linked with Munster the past while.

anyone have an idea who their new centre signing will be?

PhatPiggins · 22-05-2011 05:05PM

Leroy Lita wrote: »

looks like Stephen Donald will be heading to Bath.
he has been heavily linked with Munster the past while.

anyone have an idea who their new centre signing will be?

Thank fck for that

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