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Munster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread.

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  • #8852
    Teferi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,320 ✭✭✭Teferi


    touts wrote: »
    Is it my imagination or is the injury rate at Munster far far higher than at other teams like Leinster or Ulster. It doesn't seem to be just down to the age of the players and miles on the clock as many of our young guys are picking up serious injuries.

    Probably why the conditioning coach got the boot...


  • #8853
    profitius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,976 ✭✭✭profitius


    Scrum clinics in Munster.

    Munster Rugby Scrum Coach, Paul McCarthy recently conducted an Age Grade Scrum Clinic in CIT, Cork.
    The session was the last in the series and was carried out in conjunction with a similar clinic in Limerick. The emphasis was on the 'Full Scrum' and the aim was to benefit the players leading into the Summer Programme.
    Over the previous months the players have developed their individual techniques to scrummaging and with the co-ordination of Paul McCarthy, James Hickey and Darragh Hurley the sessions have been invaluable for their development.

    http://www.munsterrugby.ie/domestic/news/10494.php


  • #8854
    ormond lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,632 ✭✭✭ormond lad


    profitius wrote: »
    Scrum clinics in Munster.

    Munster Rugby Scrum Coach, Paul McCarthy recently conducted an Age Grade Scrum Clinic in CIT, Cork.
    The session was the last in the series and was carried out in conjunction with a similar clinic in Limerick. The emphasis was on the 'Full Scrum' and the aim was to benefit the players leading into the Summer Programme.
    Over the previous months the players have developed their individual techniques to scrummaging and with the co-ordination of Paul McCarthy, James Hickey and Darragh Hurley the sessions have been invaluable for their development.

    http://www.munsterrugby.ie/domestic/news/10494.php
    There was a few of these held recently, hopefully some attacking/backsplay workshops are held early next season in 3 or 4 venues throughout the province next season


  • #8855
    thomond2006
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    casey-downey.gif

    http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/10496.php

    Also, Munster have confirmed their pre-season fixtures:
    Munster will take on Bristol RFC in Musgrave Park on Friday, 17th August in their first home game of the season.

    This follows a match against London Irish which will also be hosted in Musgrave Park on Friday 24th, August and could see scrum half Tomas O’Leary returning to Munster to be pitted against his old team mates.

    http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/10497.php


  • #8856
    ormond lad
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    thomond2006 wrote: »
    casey-downey.gif

    http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/10496.php

    Also, Munster have confirmed their pre-season fixtures:
    Feck sake, why are both in cork. couldnt one have been arranged for limerick?


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  • #8857
    CIARAN_BOYLE
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    ormond lad wrote: »
    Feck sake, why are both in cork. couldnt one have been arranged for limerick?
    I think Munster consider the pre season games as small games and so suitable for the small stadium.


  • #8858
    shuffol
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    Is that Nagle in the white, he's filled out a bit if so.


  • #8859
    phog
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    ormond lad wrote: »
    Feck sake, why are both in cork. couldnt one have been arranged for limerick?

    I think since they moved an extra Rabo game to Thomond they now play the two pre-season friendlies in Musgrave.
    shuffol wrote: »
    Is that Nagle in the white, he's filled out a bit if so.

    That's Nagle


  • #8860
    PhatPiggins
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    ormond lad wrote: »
    Feck sake, why are both in cork. couldnt one have been arranged for limerick?

    Ah do you poor dears in Limerick not get enough of the games as is ;)

    That said considering the awful attendances in Cork the past few years I'd hardly complain if they moved more games to Thomond


  • #8861
    Amazotheamazing
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    I don't mind the games being in Cork, it gets few enough games but really think it's time a game was brought to Waterford. We've been pro for 15 or more years now, it's time to get out of the heartlands.


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  • #8862
    ormond lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,632 ✭✭✭ormond lad


    PhatPiggins wrote: »
    Ah do you poor dears in Limerick not get enough of the games as is ;)

    That said considering the awful attendances in Cork the past few years I'd hardly complain if they moved more games to Thomond
    Well im too lazy to go to cork for a pre season game so.... at least 1 pre season game should be in limerick

    The real place one of these games should be is waterford. Waterpark are doing serious work underage and the club will be back senior in a few years time
    The Munster branch need to be doing serious work to increase the profile of rugby in the south east of the province and a full munster game would help with that


  • #8863
    buck65
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    There was a preseason game in Limerick last year IIRC.


  • #8864
    Fishooks12
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    ormond lad wrote: »
    Well im too lazy to go to cork for a pre season game so.... at least 1 pre season game should be in limerick

    The real place one of these games should be is waterford. Waterpark are doing serious work underage and the club will be back senior in a few years time
    The Munster branch need to be doing serious work to increase the profile of rugby in the south east of the province and a full munster game would help with that

    Clonmel would be another great venue


  • #8865
    Amazotheamazing
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    ormond lad wrote: »
    Well im too lazy to go to cork for a pre season game so.... at least 1 pre season game should be in limerick

    The real place one of these games should be is waterford. Waterpark are doing serious work underage and the club will be back senior in a few years time
    The Munster branch need to be doing serious work to increase the profile of rugby in the south east of the province and a full munster game would help with that

    It's absolutely crazy the way that area has been overlooked.

    Really annoys me when they play A games in Thomond when they could be good for drawing crowds elsewhere in Munster.


  • #8866
    PhatPiggins
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    Fishooks12 wrote: »
    Clonmel would be another great venue

    I couldn't believe the facilities in Clonmel when they played there. They have a newly built covered stand that seats about 1,000 :eek:, and they're a junior club as well. I've seen far,far worse set ups in AIL 1 clubs.


  • #8867
    Fishooks12
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    PhatPiggins wrote: »
    I couldn't believe the facilities in Clonmel when they played there. They have a newly built covered stand that seats about 1,000 :eek:, and they're a junior club as well. I've seen far,far worse set ups in AIL 1 clubs.

    Ya used to love playing there with the new stand, seats are right good too


  • #8868
    ormond lad
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    PhatPiggins wrote: »
    I couldn't believe the facilities in Clonmel when they played there. They have a newly built covered stand that seats about 1,000 :eek:, and they're a junior club as well. I've seen far,far worse set ups in AIL 1 clubs.
    Best facilities of any club in munster IMO.
    3 full pitches,2 of which are very good pitches, a large training area. stand that seats about 400
    decent enough gym. loads of dressing rooms. bar, theres a couple of all weather pitches that they rent out and could use if they needed to

    Shame the club isnt doing as well as it potentially could. Clonmel is a big town with lots of very good footballers, soccer and gaelic, and clonmel rfc arent reaching the potential they could


  • #8869
    ormond lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,632 ✭✭✭ormond lad


    Munster Rugby U20 Squad
    Niall Horan (Crescent Comprehensive College)
    Brian Scott (UCC)
    David Hartnett (PBC)
    Gavin Ryan (St. Munchin’s College)
    Cian O’ Donnell (UCC)
    Max Abbott (PBC)
    Will Foley (PBC)
    Ultan Dillane (Tralee RFC)
    Sean McCarthy (Rockwell College)
    David O’ Connell (UCC/Old Christians RFC)
    Jamie Kind (Dolphin RFC)
    John Fitzgerald (PBC)
    Darren Ryan (St. Munchin’s College)
    Jack O’ Donoghue (Waterpark RFC)
    Brian Haugh (Young Munster RFC)
    Charlie O’ Regan (CBC)
    Tom Kiersey (Waterpark RFC)
    Darren Sweetnam (Bandon Grammar School)
    Rory Scannell (PBC)
    James McInerney (Garryowen FC)
    Harry McNulty (Dublin University)
    Alex Lynch (Rockwell College)
    Seamus Glynn (PBC)
    Conor Kearns (Dublin University)
    Darragh McNamara (UCC)
    Rob Jermyn (Rockwell College)
    Munster U20 Management Team
    Head Coach - Greig Oliver
    Assistant Coaches - Steve Ford & Brendan O’Connor
    Strength & Conditioning - Joe McGinley
    Physiotherapist - Damien Mordan
    Doctor - Dr Adrian Murphy
    Video Analyst - Paul O’Brien
    Kit Manager - Alan Hickey
    Manager - Graham Burns
    http://www.munsterrugby.ie/domestic/news/10498.php
    Presume that Brendan O Connor the assistant coach is the cashel player

    Good squad, hopefully they can do better at 20s than munster have done the past few years


  • #8870
    phog
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    buck65 wrote: »
    There was a preseason game in Limerick last year IIRC.

    Just checked, yeah, we played LI their last season, I thought both games were in Cork.
    Amazotheamazing wrote: »
    It's absolutely crazy the way that area has been overlooked.

    Really annoys me when they play A games in Thomond when they could be good for drawing crowds elsewhere in Munster.

    Not many A games have been played in TP, last year we played Connacht there but that could be because it suited Connacht, no point in bringing them across the province when TP is so close to them. In general the A games are usually spread around the province, Nenagh and Tralee hosted B&I cup games this season.


  • #8871
    phog
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    ormond lad wrote: »
    Munster Rugby U20 Squad
    Niall Horan (Crescent Comprehensive College)
    Brian Scott (UCC)
    David Hartnett (PBC)
    Gavin Ryan (St. Munchin’s College)
    Cian O’ Donnell (UCC)
    Max Abbott (PBC)
    Will Foley (PBC)
    Ultan Dillane (Tralee RFC)
    Sean McCarthy (Rockwell College)
    David O’ Connell (UCC/Old Christians RFC)
    Jamie Kind (Dolphin RFC)
    John Fitzgerald (PBC)
    Darren Ryan (St. Munchin’s College)
    Jack O’ Donoghue (Waterpark RFC)
    Brian Haugh (Young Munster RFC)
    Charlie O’ Regan (CBC)
    Tom Kiersey (Waterpark RFC)
    Darren Sweetnam (Bandon Grammar School)
    Rory Scannell (PBC)
    James McInerney (Garryowen FC)
    Harry McNulty (Dublin University)
    Alex Lynch (Rockwell College)
    Seamus Glynn (PBC)
    Conor Kearns (Dublin University)
    Darragh McNamara (UCC)
    Rob Jermyn (Rockwell College)
    Munster U20 Management Team
    Head Coach - Greig Oliver
    Assistant Coaches - Steve Ford & Brendan O’Connor
    Strength & Conditioning - Joe McGinley
    Physiotherapist - Damien Mordan
    Doctor - Dr Adrian Murphy
    Video Analyst - Paul O’Brien
    Kit Manager - Alan Hickey
    Manager - Graham Burns
    http://www.munsterrugby.ie/domestic/news/10498.php
    Presume that Brendan O Connor the assistant coach is the cashel player

    Good squad, hopefully they can do better at 20s than munster have done the past few years

    Looks like 5 Limerick based players and 2 of them from the one family, 2 of the set of the Ryan triplets.


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  • #8872
    PhatPiggins
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    ormond lad wrote: »
    Best facilities of any club in munster IMO.
    3 full pitches,2 of which are very good pitches, a large training area. stand that seats about 400
    decent enough gym. loads of dressing rooms. bar, theres a couple of all weather pitches that they rent out and could use if they needed to

    Shame the club isnt doing as well as it potentially could. Clonmel is a big town with lots of very good footballers, soccer and gaelic, and clonmel rfc arent reaching the potential they could

    Nail on head, especially when you compare them to Nenagh and more recently Cashel


  • #8873
    Fireball07
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    Anyone know if the Sweetnam that is on that panel is the Cork hurler?? I'm assuming it is, how many talented young sportsmen called Darren Sweetnam can there be...?


    Wonder what sport he's best at.


  • #8874
    ormond lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,632 ✭✭✭ormond lad


    Fireball07 wrote: »
    Anyone know if the Sweetnam that is on that panel is the Cork hurler?? I'm assuming it is, how many talented young sportsmen called Darren Sweetnam can there be...?


    Wonder what sport he's best at.
    It is the cork hurler. decent rugby player, plays 10/12/15. interesting that he's named in the squad as if cork do well in the hurling he might be fairly busy until mid august/september


  • #8875
    Fireball07
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    ormond lad wrote: »
    It is the cork hurler. decent rugby player, plays 10/12/15. interesting that he's named in the squad as if cork do well in the hurling he might be fairly busy until mid august/september

    We'll just have to hope that he's not :p

    He looks like a class hurler though, tremendous athlete for his age (which isn't surprising if he's playing rugby) and very skilful too.


  • #8876
    marienbad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭marienbad


    I see the FAI have stepped in a blocked another soccer event being held in Thomond Park . Is it a case of if we can't have it no one else can ?

    It would be a nice bit of revenue to offset last years deficit on the stadium


  • #8877
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,468 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    marienbad wrote: »
    I see the FAI have stepped in a blocked another soccer event being held in Thomond Park . Is it a case of if we can't have it no one else can ?

    It would be a nice bit of revenue to offset last years deficit on the stadium

    what did they stop?


  • #8878
    marienbad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭marienbad


    CatFromHue wrote: »
    what did they stop?

    A four team pre season tournament involving Celtic ,Chelsea , Limerick and another team , is the info I am getting. Just came up in conversation today. Don't have any other details .


  • #8879
    ormond lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,632 ✭✭✭ormond lad


    marienbad wrote: »
    A four team pre season tournament involving Celtic ,Chelsea , Limerick and another team , is the info I am getting. Just came up in conversation today. Don't have any other details .
    From the Limerick Leader
    LIMERICK soccer fans look set to miss out on the chance to see Chelsea and Celtic play in Thomond Park after the Football Association of Ireland refused to sanction a lucrative pre-season tournament in the stadium.

    Thomond Park had lined up the Champions League finalists and Scottish Premier League champions plus two other “leading European teams” for a tournament to take place on the August Bank Holiday weekend


  • #8880
    Fireball07
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    I think it's ****ing stupid. Stopped the Barcelona friendly before and now this. It'd be good for Limerick to have big teams playing here...Thomond Park is a great venue.

    Just because it clashes with the Dublin Super Cup :rolleyes: what a load of crap.

    Surely the more tournaments that we can host in Ireland, the better?


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  • #8881
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,468 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    That's pretty bad. Whatever our complaints are against the IRFU at least they're not as bad as the FAI!


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