Munster Team Talk Thread - Beirne After Reading

theboss80 · 25-09-2020 8:00am

the_blackstuff wrote: »

What ye make of the supporters club pack this year?

How in the name of god they didn't just use this year to give everyone a branded mask is beyond me. That snood gave my daughter belly laughs last night. Would love to see some engagement with the fans on what would be good to give out. Socks and snoods.... bring back the beanie

Cookiemunster · 25-09-2020 8:58am

theboss80 wrote: »

How in the name of god they didn't just use this year to give everyone a branded mask is beyond me. That snood gave my daughter belly laughs last night. Would love to see some engagement with the fans on what would be good to give out. Socks and snoods.... bring back the beanie

It's been said before, but since Munster went with the Adidas/Lifestyle monopoly the supporters club haven't given out anything that can be bought, because if you give out 5000 of them then Lifestyle will be down sales. So generally no hats, scarfs or gloves. Instead we get stupid things like the paper thin snood, ridiculous socks, luggage tags or nylon boot bags for a supports club where 70-80% or the membership is well past playing age.

thomond2006 · 25-09-2020 11:50am

Munster A:
Mike Haley; Calvin Nash, Chris Farrell, Rory Scannell, Darren Sweetnam; Ben Healy, Craig Casey;
James Cronin, Rhys Marshall, John Ryan; Jean Kleyn, Gavin Coombes; Tadhg Beirne, Jack O’Sullivan, Jack O’Donoghue (C).

Replacements from:
Kevin O’Byrne, Niall Scannell, Josh Wycherley, Jeremy Loughman, Roman Salanoa, Stephen Archer,
Thomas Ahern, Fineen Wycherley, Billy Holland,
Jack Daly, Peter O’Mahony, Chris Cloete, Tommy O’Donnell, CJ Stander,

Nick McCarthy, Neil Cronin,
Jack Crowley, JJ Hanrahan,
Shane Daly, Damian de Allende, Alex McHenry, Liam Coombes, Jake Flannery, Matt Gallagher.

Everyone getting a run out it seems!

Tomtom364 · 25-09-2020 12:13pm

thomond2006 wrote: »

Munster A:
Mike Haley; Calvin Nash, Chris Farrell, Rory Scannell, Darren Sweetnam; Ben Healy, Craig Casey;
James Cronin, Rhys Marshall, John Ryan; Jean Kleyn, Gavin Coombes; Tadhg Beirne, Jack O’Sullivan, Jack O’Donoghue (C).

Replacements from:
Kevin O’Byrne, Niall Scannell, Josh Wycherley, Jeremy Loughman, Roman Salanoa, Stephen Archer,
Thomas Ahern, Fineen Wycherley, Billy Holland,
Jack Daly, Peter O’Mahony, Chris Cloete, Tommy O’Donnell, CJ Stander,

Nick McCarthy, Neil Cronin,
Jack Crowley, JJ Hanrahan,
Shane Daly, Damian de Allende, Alex McHenry, Liam Coombes, Jake Flannery, Matt Gallagher.

Everyone getting a run out it seems!

1. James Cronin - Josh Wycherley/Jeremy Loughman
2. Rhys Marshall - Kevin O'Byrne/Niall Scannell
3. John Ryan - Roman Salanoa/Stephen Archer
4. Jean Klyne - Thomas Ahern/Fineen Wycherley
5. Gavin Coombes - Billy Holland/Jack Daly
6. Tadgh Bierne - Peter O'Mahony
7. Jack O'Sullivan - Chris Cloete/ Tommy O'Donnell
8. Jack O'Donoghue - CJ Stander

9. Craig Casey - Neil Cronin/Nick McCarthy
10. Ben Healy - JJ Hanrahan/Jack Crowley
11. Darren Sweetnam - Shane Daly
12. Rory Scannell - Damian DeAllande
13. Chris Farrell - Alex McHenry
14. Calvin Nash - Liam Coombes
15. Mike Haley - Jake Flannery/Matt Gallagher

Injured: Andrew Conway, RG Snyman, Joey Carbery, Dave Kilcoyne, Conor Murray Eoin O'Connor, James French

Not Featured: Dan Goggin, Diarmuid Barron, Keith Earls, Keynan Knox, Liam O'Connor Scot Buckley, Eoghan Clarke, Sean French, John Hodnett, Paddy Kelly, Alex Kendellen, Jonathan Wren

Returning From Injury - Featured Last Week - Academy

theVersatile · 25-09-2020 12:25pm

Tomtom364 wrote: »

1. James Cronin - Josh Wycherley/Jeremy Loughman
2. Rhys Marshall - Kevin O'Byrne/Niall Scannell
3. John Ryan - Roman Salanoa/Stephen Archer
4. Jean Klyne - Thomas Ahern/Fineen Wycherley
5. Gavin Coombes - Billy Holland/Jack Daly
6. Tadgh Bierne - Peter O'Mahony
7. Jack O'Sullivan - Chris Cloete/ Tommy O'Donnell
8. Jack O'Donoghue - CJ Stander

9. Craig Casey - Neil Cronin/Nick McCarthy
10. Ben Healy - JJ Hanrahan
11. Darren Sweetnam - Shane Daly
12. Rory Scannell - Damian DeAllande
13. Chris Farrell - Alex McHenry
14. Calvin Nash - Liam Coombes
15. Mike Haley - Jake Flannery/Matt Gallagher

Injured: Andrew Conway, RG Snyman, Joey Carbery, Dave Kilcoyne, Conor Murray Eoin O'Connor, James French

Not Featured: Dan Goggin, Diarmuid Barron, Keith Earls, Keynan Knox, Liam O'Connor Scot Buckley, Eoghan Clarke, Jack Crowley, Sean French, John Hodnett, Paddy Kelly, Alex Kendellen, Jonathan Wren

Returning From Injury - Featured Last Week - Academy

Jack Crowley is named on the bench.

Tomtom364 · 25-09-2020 12:26pm

theVersatile wrote: »

Jack Crowley is named on the bench.

Danke

rayd3 · 25-09-2020 12:31pm

Tomtom364 wrote: »

1. James Cronin - Josh Wycherley/Jeremy Loughman
2. Rhys Marshall - Kevin O'Byrne/Niall Scannell
3. John Ryan - Roman Salanoa/Stephen Archer
4. Jean Klyne - Thomas Ahern/Fineen Wycherley
5. Gavin Coombes - Billy Holland/Jack Daly
6. Tadgh Bierne - Peter O'Mahony
7. Jack O'Sullivan - Chris Cloete/ Tommy O'Donnell
8. Jack O'Donoghue - CJ Stander

9. Craig Casey - Neil Cronin/Nick McCarthy
10. Ben Healy - JJ Hanrahan/Jack Crowley
11. Darren Sweetnam - Shane Daly
12. Rory Scannell - Damian DeAllande
13. Chris Farrell - Alex McHenry
14. Calvin Nash - Liam Coombes
15. Mike Haley - Jake Flannery/Matt Gallagher

Injured: Andrew Conway, RG Snyman, Joey Carbery, Dave Kilcoyne, Conor Murray Eoin O'Connor, James French

Not Featured: Dan Goggin, Diarmuid Barron, Keith Earls, Keynan Knox, Liam O'Connor Scot Buckley, Eoghan Clarke, Sean French, John Hodnett, Paddy Kelly, Alex Kendellen, Jonathan Wren

Returning From Injury - Featured Last Week - Academy

Jack Daly is academy.

Edit: And plays 6/7.

Le Bruise · 25-09-2020 12:52pm

theVersatile wrote: »

Jack Crowley is named on the bench.

From my old alma mater (we don't have too many rugby pro's....although it is improving).

Really looking forward to seeing how he goes as he seems like a serious talent based on the U20's 6 Nations.

shootermacg · 25-09-2020 1:09pm

Le Bruise wrote: »

From my old alma mater (we don't have too many rugby pro's....although it is improving).

Really looking forward to seeing how he goes as he seems like a serious talent based on the U20's 6 Nations.

Strong Connacht team named too:

CONNACHT EAGLES XV & REPLACEMENTS VS MUNSTER ‘A’ (SATURDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER @ THOMOND PARK – KICK OFF 3PM)

15. Tiernan O’Halloran
14. Peter Sullivan
13. Tom Farrell
12. Tom Daly
11. John Porch
10. Jack Carty
9. Kieran Marmion
1. Paddy McAllister
2. Dave Heffernan
3. Finlay Bealham
4. Ultan Dillane
5. Gavin Thornbury
6. Eoghan Masterson
7. Jarrad Butler (c)
8. Paul Boyle

16. Denis Buckley
17. Jonny Murphy
18. Dominic Robertson-McCoy
19. Niall Murray
20. Quinn Roux
21. Conor Oliver
22. Sean Masterson
23. Caolin Blade
24. Conor Fitzgerald
25. Sammy Arnold
26. Sean O’Brien (Acad)
27. Colm de Buitléar
28. Diarmuid Kilgallen
29. Oran McNulty

Quin_Dub · 25-09-2020 1:53pm

shootermacg wrote: »

Strong Connacht ream named too:

CONNACHT EAGLES XV & REPLACEMENTS VS MUNSTER ‘A’ (SATURDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER @ THOMOND PARK – KICK OFF 3PM)

15. Tiernan O’Halloran
14. Peter Sullivan
13. Tom Farrell
12. Tom Daly
11. John Porch
10. Jack Carty
9. Kieran Marmion
1. Paddy McAllister
2. Dave Heffernan
3. Finlay Bealham
4. Ultan Dillane
5. Gavin Thornbury
6. Eoghan Masterson
7. Jarrad Butler (c)
8. Paul Boyle

16. Denis Buckley
17. Jonny Murphy
18. Dominic Robertson-McCoy
19. Niall Murray
20. Quinn Roux
21. Conor Oliver
22. Sean Masterson
23. Caolin Blade
24. Conor Fitzgerald
25. Sammy Arnold
26. Sean O’Brien (Acad)
27. Colm de Buitléar
28. Diarmuid Kilgallen
29. Oran McNulty

That's not a million miles away from a full strength Connacht team , Aki being the obvious omission , but otherwise that's pretty loaded.

Squidgy Black · 25-09-2020 1:55pm

Both sides are mental, has to be the most loaded A game in the past few years

Caranica · 25-09-2020 2:21pm

Wonder how much influence the IRFU had with the 6 Nations around the corner?

thomond2006 · 25-09-2020 2:25pm

It's an "A" game in name only. The starting XV looks close to the teams we'll see in November with the internationals away. We'll see full strength sides against Scarlets and Edinburgh so there's no harm in getting this lineup some gametime now.

Tomtom364 · 25-09-2020 4:21pm

Why is it even called an a game and not just a pre season friendly?

Something in sponsorship deals or partnerships somewhere about rights regarding senior matches?

salmocab · 25-09-2020 4:33pm

Tomtom364 wrote: »

Why is it even called an a game and not just a pre season friendly?

Something in sponsorship deals or partnerships somewhere about rights regarding senior matches?

Maybe the hope was Leinster and Ulster would have been playing again this week so would have had to put out A teams. So they called the whole series A fixtures.

Eod100 · 25-09-2020 5:24pm

Not sure why they didn't schedule it for the Sunday to avoid clashing with the Champions Cup. With those teams I'm sure there would have been interest

The Lost Sheep · 25-09-2020 6:01pm

Eod100 wrote: »

Not sure why they didn't schedule it for the Sunday to avoid clashing with the Champions Cup. With those teams I'm sure there would have been interest

Because its irrelevant to them and pro14 starts next Saturday so why give yourself less rest for the first competitive game of the season?

Tomtom364 · 26-09-2020 2:40am

salmocab wrote: »

Maybe the hope was Leinster and Ulster would have been playing again this week so would have had to put out A teams. So they called the whole series A fixtures.

If Leinster and Ulster were still playing competitive rugby then they wouldn't have an A match this week.

This isn't an organised series it was Munster and Connacht deciding to play some pre season games...

Eod100 · 26-09-2020 10:01am

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

Because its irrelevant to them and pro14 starts next Saturday so why give yourself less rest for the first competitive game of the season?

Could have just done it Satueday evening then but yeah makes sense

Jump_In_Jack · 26-09-2020 2:15pm

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k8iMOUdyHtI
Think this A match kicks off at 3 on YouTube.

Caranica · 26-09-2020 3:36pm

Commentary is great and sometimes hilarious. Anyone know who's doing it?

Brief_Lives · 26-09-2020 3:40pm

26-5 after 38 minutes...
Beirne and Casey having a stormer...

thomond2006 · 26-09-2020 4:19pm

Shane Daly might be out of next week. Just pulled up chasing a kick.

At least I think it was Daly. They changed the entire xv for the second half.

Brief_Lives · 26-09-2020 4:24pm

whats happening next week?

thomond2006 · 26-09-2020 4:25pm

Brief_Lives wrote: »

whats happening next week?

The Pro14 is starting...?

Brief_Lives · 26-09-2020 4:29pm

ohhhhhh.... right...
i thought it was 2 weeks away... after the Heineken final...

sydthebeat · 26-09-2020 4:31pm

Brief_Lives wrote: »

whats happening next week?

Munster are away to scarlets

Munsterbhoy · 26-09-2020 5:21pm

JJ nailing those kicks from the sideline eh.

JohnniDrama · 26-09-2020 5:32pm

Fair play. &#55357;&#56397;

We were worryingly plop.

shootermacg · 26-09-2020 6:30pm

Munsterbhoy wrote: »

JJ nailing those kicks from the sideline eh.

Yeah amazing what he's able to do when he's under zero pressure. His chance of missing goes up in direct proportion to the importance of the kick.
I think he's had more than a fair shake at this stage and we really need to move on.

rayd3 · 26-09-2020 6:36pm

The idea that you just discard a player because of some missed kicks is complete rubbish.

Jizique · 26-09-2020 6:38pm

rayd3 wrote: »

The idea that you just discard a player because of some missed kicks is complete rubbish.

It’s the Munster way

shootermacg · 26-09-2020 6:39pm

In other news Healy looks very good.

Cookiemunster · 26-09-2020 6:40pm

rayd3 wrote: »

The idea that you just discard a player because of some missed kicks is complete rubbish.

It's not just missed kicks. He's a grand Pro14 regular season 10, but he's not good enough for high pressure European games or Pro14 play offs.

Munsterbhoy · 26-09-2020 6:55pm

Thought casey had an excellent half really busy. Didn't see much of the box kick, DDA handling is superb, really fast hands for the Coombes try.

shootermacg · 26-09-2020 7:08pm

Munsterbhoy wrote: »

Thought casey had an excellent half really busy. Didn't see much of the box kick, DDA handling is superb, really fast hands for the Coombes try.

Snap! I actually posted this comment elsewhere

De Allende is some player, he had very little room, but his passing was incredible. He doesn't turn with the pass, it's flat across his body, drawing the man every time and when it comes time to do some trucking, no better boy.

thomond2006 · 26-09-2020 9:05pm

It's difficult to read too much into the second half as players were on and off. The halves looked very good in the first half. I think Healy has done enough to get into the 23 against Scarlets.

sioda · 26-09-2020 9:47pm

For a pre season all change game it was fantastic entertainment.

Was one of the lucky ones in Thomond today jaysus them lads shout loud. Stand out for me today was Casey and Healy, Casey was a live wire all the time he was on the pitch. He also stayed out warming up at half time. Healy was good with the boot but also lively in the loose and put in a few good hits.

shootermacg · 26-09-2020 10:05pm

sioda wrote: »

Healy was good with the boot but also lively in the loose and put in a few good hits.

People don't really realize that Healy is an inch bigger than Sexton and about 3/4Kg heavier. He's going to be a monster if he keeps going.

The Lost Sheep · 26-09-2020 10:12pm

sioda wrote: »

For a pre season all change game it was fantastic entertainment.

Was one of the lucky ones in Thomond today jaysus them lads shout loud. Stand out for me today was Casey and Healy, Casey was a live wire all the time he was on the pitch. He also stayed out warming up at half time. Healy was good with the boot but also lively in the loose and put in a few good hits.

Good to see Bens improved his defence. Saw him play some club games in AIL and it was poor..
Would be regular enough getting to A games etc with noone at them and underage players should really take the amount pros are talking during games in and use it themselves...

tommycahir · 28-09-2020 1:23pm

TG4 have published what games they will be broadcasting, Munster games below:

Round 1: Saturday 3rd October Scarlets v Munster Kick-off: 3.00pm Live on TG4 at 2.50pm
Round 2: Saturday 10th October Munster v Edinburgh Kick-off: 7.35pm Highlights
Round 3: Monday 26th October Munster v Cardiff Kick-off: 8.15pm Live on TG4
Round 4: Sunday 1st November Dragons v Munster Kick-off: 2.00pm Live on TG4
Round 5: Saturday 7th November Benetton v Munster Kick-off: 2.00pm Highlights
Round 6: Sunday 15th November Munster v Ospreys Kick-off: 2.45pm Live on TG4
Round 7: Monday 23rd November Glasgow v Munster Kick-off: 8.15pm Highlights on TG4
Round 8: Monday 30th November Munster v Zebre Highlights on TG4

source :https://sportinglimerick.com/tg4-confirm-pro-14-broadcasting-schedule/

kub · 28-09-2020 8:57pm

If someone wants to see all of the Munster games in both competitions on TV is it Eir Sports and BT sports or Sky Sports ?

Cookiemunster · 28-09-2020 9:13pm

kub wrote: »

If someone wants to see all of the Munster games in both competitions on TV is it Eir Sports and BT sports or Sky Sports ?

Eir for the ProXX and BT for the Champions Cup. Sky have no club rugby other than the English Championship.

Le Bruise · 29-09-2020 9:27am

Cookiemunster wrote: »

Eir for the ProXX and BT for the Champions Cup. Sky have no club rugby other than the English Championship.

So annoying that BT and Eir Sport are no longer a package. Pay a small fortune for them both now and don't watch any other sport only rugby on them.

phog · 29-09-2020 9:30am

Have Munster taken down the A game from YouTube?

Connacht left the first fixture up for a few days anyway, not sure if it's still there for viewing

Le Bruise · 29-09-2020 9:36am

phog wrote: »

Have Munster taken down the A game from YouTube?

Connacht left the first fixture up for a few days anyway, not sure if it's still there for viewing

I could only find the tries on youtube. Don't think they ever put up the whole match.

Cookiemunster · 29-09-2020 10:48am

Latest injury update.

On the injury front, Shane Daly was removed with a thigh injury on Saturday and will undergo a scan for further assessment.

Liam O’Connor sustained a calf injury in training and will be managed by the medical department.

Andrew Conway will return to full team training after completing his return to play protocols.

Continuing to rehab: Conor Murray (thigh), RG Snyman (knee), Joey Carbery (ankle), Dave Kilcoyne (ankle).

Looks like Casey at 9 and Haley at 15 for Saturday.

thomond2006 · 29-09-2020 10:53am

I assumed it was a hamstring injury for Daly given the way he pulled up while running.

kuang1 · 29-09-2020 1:06pm

thomond2006 wrote: »

I assumed it was a hamstring injury for Daly given the way he pulled up while running.

Hamstring runs through your thigh though. (thigh = area between your hip and your knee)
So still probably is a hammy.

davo2001 · 29-09-2020 1:11pm

Le Bruise wrote: »

So annoying that BT and Eir Sport are no longer a package. Pay a small fortune for them both now and don't watch any other sport only rugby on them.

Get an IPTV subscription, I pay €25 for 3 months with all the channels, all you need is a half decent internet connection and an android box or fire stick.

Munster Team Talk Thread - Beirne After Reading

Comments