Munster vs Connacht, Fri 27 Dec 7:15pm; Live on TG4

pappyodaniel

Chabals Beard wrote: »

I dunno about the players tonight but I love playing games in these kind of conditions.

I'm guessing you're not a winger/fullback...

Anatidaephobia

3-0, praise JJ.

Anatidaephobia

I predict a Connacht penalty try at some point.

thomond2006

Our scrum is getting mangled.

raher1

Thomond park looks well.

jamiedav2011

thomond2006 wrote: »

Our scrum is getting mangled.

Wilkinson driving very crooked though from what I can see.

Buer

Frank Murphy is absolutely killing Connacht's attack. Poor decision making and far too often the receiver is having to check their run and take the ball on their inside shoulder.

jamiedav2011

Buer wrote: »

Frank Murphy is absolutely killing Connacht's attack. Poor decision making and far too often the receiver is having to check their run and take the ball on their inside shoulder.

That was a shockingly bad decision there to go blind too.

Teferi

Was Earls about to drop that or did the tackle do it for him? Sort of looked like a bit of both.

Good chase from Henshaw.

Howard Juneau

Teferi wrote: »

Was Earls about to drop that or did the tackle do it for him? Sort of looked like a bit of both.

Good chase from Henshaw.

It slipped from his grasp just before the tackle

raher1

Why are the refs more favourable to connacht in h cup but not in the pro 12 strange.

jamiedav2011

Good jaysus what was Parks at there!

pappyodaniel

JJ!!

Chabals Beard

Super try

Howard Juneau

Bish Bosh bash from Downey working tonight

ouncer

Dan, ffs what was that

thomond2006

Suicidal stuff from Parks who can claim an assist for that try! Good finish by JJ though.

connemara man

Parks invited JJ in there gave Kearney no chance

Diabhal Beag

Criminal from Parks

Irlandczyk

jamiedav2011 wrote: »

Good jaysus what was Parks at there!

Only switched on around 10 minutes, his kicking looks very dodgy to me tonight. No idea where he thought he was putting that ball.

Anatidaephobia

JJ try.

Hagz

Parks really is useless. Terrible kick to set up the try and then lets JJ walk in.

Aidric

Can't find the stream thread but if anyone has a working link would appreciate a PM.

eigrod

raher1 wrote: »

Why are the refs more favourable to connacht in h cup but not in the pro 12 strange.

What do you mean (in the context of this game) ?

Buer

Was it Parks who chased the kick and then tried to tackle Murphy when it wasn't his man too? That's what created a massive hole for Downey.

Clever play by Hurley for the try. Borderline but smart and got away with it. His decoy line was straight into the defender trying to cover across and helped make a gap for JJH.

Cosmo Kramer

Connacht have the physical edge to win this if they can cut out the stupid basic errors. I'm not sure they can actually do that though.

Fireball07

Connacht

JJ is hard to stop from close range, lovely little player.


Horrible conditions, lots of handling errors... our scrum and lineout under a bit of pressure, conceding lots of penalties.

jamiedav2011

Brainless from Healy, must be learning from Fionn...

Buer

Bizarre call from the referee at the line out. That's where the TJ should be having a word given he'd clearly have seen the Connacht jumper didn't touch it.

eyeball kid

That was clearly off DOC in the lineout.

Fireball07

Connacht

JJ's a lovely little player, really has a touch of class about him.

Anatidaephobia

Very poor decision.

connemara man

That came of DOC bad call


Murphy criminal at that ruck to cause this penalty

jamiedav2011

I'd say Lam is rueing not starting Marmion now.

JJ playing well so far.

Cosmo Kramer

9 and 10 a complete disaster for Connacht so far, for every point Parks gets you he costs you two. Murphy is nowhere near the standard required, especially noticeable now that Marmion is on the scene.

shuffol

Surely the ref should've let play continue and checked it back after.

Anatidaephobia

Connacht have been a bit unlucky so far.

.ak

Munster in the good side of the ref calls really.

Fireball07

Connacht

That was a super take from Earls.

Grimebox

Kicking seems fairly aimless from both sides

thomond2006

Nice one Dunc

accidentprone1

Surely that was a knock forward on the catch from Hurley(?) earlier?

jamiedav2011

A combination of Connacht being rode and 9/10 ineptness here, Munster look toothless enough.

Anatidaephobia

What? Surely that went forward?

Buer

Fireball07 wrote: »

JJ's a lovely little player, really has a touch of class about him.

He's got lovely skills. Great runner and passer. He needs more games to improve his decision making. Too often he kicks the ball away aimlessly when there's men outside him or goes into contact, trying to do something special. He reminds me a little big of Madigan. On talent though, he is close to usurping Keatley already for me.

.ak

Tackled player getting back up, a knock on in the 22, and an off side. 3 big calls gone Munsters way, Connacht getting frustrated now.

Chabals Beard

Parks looks to be targeting Earls with the high ball, not working now bar the first one.

connemara man

Murphy is killing us between him an parks you can pinpoint where Munsters points have come from

Fireball07

Connacht

Williams did well there, he's always strong in defence. Another player who I think might have been better in another position, his general passing isn't great.

Buer

Anatidaephobia wrote: »

What? Surely that went forward?

Indeed but I wouldn't blame the referee given how far away he was. Again, the TJ should be assisting on these calls.