Munster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread.

PhatPiggins · 24-07-2011 09:20PM

jolley123 wrote: »

You gotta be kidding me

Don't lower yourself

bamboozle · 25-07-2011 12:54PM

Monty Burnz wrote: »

I'm not sure he'll be joining Dominic Crotty in the PhD club...
Good to see that he's looking to the future, but hopefully he'll have another decade at the top to prepare for it.

i think Mike Ross has a phd also, could be wrong

thomond2006 · 25-07-2011 06:01PM

You can now book specific seats if you book tickets through munsterrugby.ie

Amazotheamazing · 25-07-2011 10:35PM

Pics from the open training session in Waterford, Botha has arrived. Wonder which non-Academy players are with Munster, along with Slater, or is he in the Academy now?

http://www.munsterrugby.ie/rugby/9198.php

PhatPiggins · 25-07-2011 11:17PM

bamboozle wrote: »

i think Mike Ross has a phd also, could be wrong

Just a primary degree for Mike

Amazotheamazing · 25-07-2011 11:32PM

PhatPiggins wrote: »

Just a primary degree for Mike

Wasn't he weighing up going for an MSC/PHD and giving up rugby when Quins came in for him?

thomond2006 · 25-07-2011 11:34PM

Amazotheamazing wrote: »

Pics from the open training session in Waterford, Botha has arrived. Wonder which non-Academy players are with Munster, along with Slater, or is he in the Academy now?

http://www.munsterrugby.ie/rugby/9198.php

Maybe Slater is sub-academy? I suppose they need a few SHs at training to help run drills.

Amazotheamazing · 25-07-2011 11:42PM

thomond2006 wrote: »

Maybe Slater is sub-academy? I suppose they need a few SHs at training to help run drills.

Possibly, probably. I know AIL players often help out at sessions, just wondering if guys like Og Murphy, O'Sullieabhain and McCarthy are involved. All three had been rumoured to be joining up.

Amazotheamazing · 26-07-2011 10:45PM

From Limerickrugby.ie

IAN Cross (Young Munster) and Aaron McCloskey (Garryowen/Young Munster) are seeking their fortune in rugby league. Both commence month long trials this week with Super League giants St Helens in Lancashire.

Interesting to see League clubs looking to the AIL, I hope it works out for both guys.

Monty Burnz · 27-07-2011 12:29PM

Amazotheamazing wrote: »

From Limerickrugby.ie

IAN Cross (Young Munster) and Aaron McCloskey (Garryowen/Young Munster) are seeking their fortune in rugby league. Both commence month long trials this week with Super League giants St Helens in Lancashire.

What positions do these guys play?

Amazotheamazing · 27-07-2011 12:50PM

Monty Burnz wrote: »

What positions do these guys play?

Don't know where they play in league, think Cross is a centre in union and McCloskey a backrow/second row. Could be wrong though.

PhatPiggins · 27-07-2011 03:29PM

Amazotheamazing wrote: »

Wasn't he weighing up going for an MSC/PHD and giving up rugby when Quins came in for him?

I think you've answered your own question there

TheHighRoad · 01-08-2011 09:43AM

Any word on signings yet?

ormond lad · 01-08-2011 09:35PM

Pics from the open training session in cashel, http://martinhickey.com/sports/munster-pre-season-training-at-cashel-rfc

Cpt_Blackbeard · 02-08-2011 12:34AM

ormond lad wrote: »

Pics from the open training session in cashel, http://martinhickey.com/sports/munster-pre-season-training-at-cashel-rfc

Is Liam Og in the academy/on a dev. contract , or are (some) sub academy players involved in those training sessions?

ormond lad · 02-08-2011 01:26AM

Cpt_Blackbeard wrote: »

Is Liam Og in the academy/on a dev. contract , or are (some) sub academy players involved in those training sessions?

think he is on a short term training contract for the summer

phog · 03-08-2011 02:26PM

I have updated the fixture list with the KO dates and times up to the end of December.

All bar one of our home RDP12 games are on TG4, would have liked at least a 50/50 split.

On the positive side for me, there's only one Friday night game in Musgrave Park so I'll only need to take one half day to get to see all the home games in 2010.

Trotter · 03-08-2011 02:35PM

phog wrote: »

I have updated the fixture list with the KO dates and times up to the end of December.

All bar one of our home RDP12 games are on TG4, would have liked at least a 50/50 split.

On the positive side for me, there's only one Friday night game in Musgrave Park so I'll only need to take one half day to get to see all the home games in 2010.

Cheers for that. Just wondering, I'd like to make the trip to Cork for 2 or 3 games this season. Is it possible to buy tickets at the ground or how would I go about getting them?

PhatPiggins · 03-08-2011 02:44PM

Trotter wrote: »

Cheers for that. Just wondering, I'd like to make the trip to Cork for 2 or 3 games this season. Is it possible to buy tickets at the ground or how would I go about getting them?

I haven't been to sold out game in Musgrave since they reopened Thomond, you'll have no problem getting them at the gate

phog · 03-08-2011 03:33PM

Trotter wrote: »

Cheers for that. Just wondering, I'd like to make the trip to Cork for 2 or 3 games this season. Is it possible to buy tickets at the ground or how would I go about getting them?

PhatPiggins wrote: »

I haven't been to sold out game in Musgrave since they reopened Thomond, you'll have no problem getting them at the gate

Some of the bigger games may be sold out but not full due to STH not attending the game, check for tickets on munsterrugby.ie, sometimes tickets are sold from a hut outside the gate but you need to arrive early.

PhatPiggins · 03-08-2011 11:09PM

phog wrote: »

Some of the bigger games may be sold out but not full due to STH not attending the game, check for tickets on munsterrugby.ie, sometimes tickets are sold from a hut outside the gate but you need to arrive early.

Have you seen the fixture list for Mussy next season? There are no big games. Musgrave Park hasn't sold out since 2008 , absent season ticket holders or not.

I'd agree with getting there early parking can be a pain in the hole

Tomtom364 · 03-08-2011 11:16PM

PhatPiggins wrote: »

Have you seen the fixture list for Mussy next season? There are no big games. Musgrave Park hasn't sold out since 2008 , absent season ticket holders or not.

I'd agree with getting there early parking can be a pain in the hole

its a bit stupid not to give musgrave at least one big game considering they are building a temp stand there.

phog · 04-08-2011 06:38AM

Tomtom364 wrote: »

its a bit stupid not to give musgrave at least one big game considering they are building a temp stand there.

What would you consider a big game? What's the capacity of Musgrave?

Auvers · 04-08-2011 07:35AM

from wiki

A new all seated West Stand would be built in the first phase of a development to bring capacity to over 12,500.[3]. However in February 2011 the Munster Branch announced that work on the West Stand would not go ahead as planned - due to difficulty raising funding.

Instead a 4,000 seat temporary stand would be erected in the summer of 2011.[4] This would involve the removal of the existing structure to the West of the ground, giving an overall capacity of 10,000 with 4,000 seats

theKramer · 04-08-2011 08:05AM

McGahan plays 'foreign' waiting game

Munster coach Tony McGahan is prepared to wait until after the World Cup before filling the one remaining foreign contract in his squad.

BBDBB · 04-08-2011 08:18AM

theKramer wrote: »

McGahan plays 'foreign' waiting game

Thats gonna cost more money after the WC than before

players stocks will rise if they play well and catch the eye

Monty Burnz · 04-08-2011 09:07AM

BBDBB wrote: »

Thats gonna cost more money after the WC than before

players stocks will rise if they play well and catch the eye

Or fall if a good player has a poor WC.

BBDBB · 04-08-2011 09:10AM

Monty Burnz wrote: »

Or fall if a good player has a poor WC.

exactly, however do you really want to be signing a player who has failed to perform on the big stage?

GerM · 04-08-2011 09:19AM

Hopefully, for Munster's sake, that's McGahan just throwing out a few quotes and they're working to sign someone currently and have a deal in place ahead of the WC. If nothing is signed until later on it will be far from ideal. Any player of note will be looking to tie down their future this side of the WC and, if they're any good, shouldn't have an issue doing so. Also, if the player isn't arriving until mid/late October it really hinders his chances of adjusting to a new team and will only give him a couple of weeks before the start of the HEC. I still wouldn't be ruling out Toeava (although it looks increasingly unlikely); the fact that he still hasn't signed with the NZRU suggests that he's on his way north.

jacothelad · 05-08-2011 03:16PM

GerM wrote: »

Hopefully, for Munster's sake, that's McGahan just throwing out a few quotes and they're working to sign someone currently and have a deal in place ahead of the WC. If nothing is signed until later on it will be far from ideal. Any player of note will be looking to tie down their future this side of the WC and, if they're any good, shouldn't have an issue doing so. Also, if the player isn't arriving until mid/late October it really hinders his chances of adjusting to a new team and will only give him a couple of weeks before the start of the HEC. I still wouldn't be ruling out Toeava (although it looks increasingly unlikely); the fact that he still hasn't signed with the NZRU suggests that he's on his way north.

I agree. They won't have been sitting on their hands. McGahan and his negotiators have to be careful not to be seen to be making 'illegal' approaches to players, particularly given how touchy NZ are over a few players going overseas to earn a living more commensurate with their playing value in the world market.

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