Munster vs Ulster, Sat 29 Sep, 7:35pm, Eir Sports

2smiggy

Not sure how this harlem globetrotter style will do against decent teams, but it's entertaining

My stream isn't great but I find it hard to believe the Munster player wasn't in touch.

Knock on anyway.

awec

Please end this.

thomond2006

Is this a record interpro margin of victory for Munster? It has to be up there.

bilston

I switched off at half time (35 minutes after the Ulster team) Is it over yet?

ScrubsfanChris

Try called back, thaught it looked a pretty obvious knock on in real time though.

Buer

That was a ridiculous pass regardless of the context.

budhabob

Keatley with a beaut of a pass

awec

awec wrote: »

Aye I reckon he’d have been picked for Ireland if it wasn’t for that incident.

Didn't he play last November series? He's never been that far from the squad but that piece of play was the kind of low return attempt in a critical area of the field that I think most coaches would be annoyed to see. A coach like Joe would be particularly frustrated.

thomond2006

POM was my MOTM but whatever.

thomond2006

Wootton wasn't meant to play tonight. You wouldn't know it.

awec

Pish.

Buer

thomond2006 wrote: »

POM was my MOTM but whatever.

Toland picked MOTM before a ball was kicked.

Carbery had a good game but POM, Holland and TOD were all far more impressive.

Mc Love

Buer wrote: »

Toland picked MOTM before a ball was kicked.

Carbery had a good game but POM, Holland and TOD were all far more impressive.

I'd have picked Matthewson. Was outstanding in the time he was on the pitch, himself and Carbery controlled the game perfectly

bilston

So I take it Ulster's 2nds/3rds/U20s aren't as good as Munster's 1sts after all?

Tigerandahalf

So much for the interpros.
What do folks make of Billy Burns? He can pass well but doesn't seem able to kick and gain territory. McPhillips will have to be brought in.
Despite the meltdown last year they had Lealifano for a good spell of the year. They could really struggle this year with the 10 situation, especially if Cooney got injured too.

Akrasia

Its very fine margins between a close game and a whitewash

When we play Ulster in Ravenhill it will be a lot closer

Former Former

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

So much for the interpros.
What do folks make of Billy Burns? He can pass well but doesn't seem able to kick and gain territory. McPhillips will have to be brought in.
Despite the meltdown last year they had Lealifano for a good spell of the year. They could really struggle this year with the 10 situation, especially if Cooney got injured too.

They clearly have no intention of bringing McPhillips in. Burns will be the 10 for the foreseeable.

mfceiling

Well that was embarrassing.

Akrasia

bilston wrote: »

So I take it Ulster's 2nds/3rds/U20s aren't as good as Munster's 1sts after all?

nope. not by about 50 points.


Better not send those guys next time

Carbery's interview as gas, very nervous but got through the "Leinster" question carefully enough. Tommy Bowe seems like he is about to break into laughter at any moment, kinda reminds me of Eoin McLove.

awec

IMO Billy Burns is bang average. He doesn’t run a back line at all.

I’d bring McPhillips back in.

thomond2006

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Tommy Bowe seems like he is about to break into laughter at any moment, kinda reminds me of Eoin McLove.

It's like he's struggling to conceal his terrible secret.

awec

awec wrote: »

IMO Billy Burns is bang average. He doesn’t run a back line at all.

Ulster's pack was annihilated this evening. Burns was in damage control from kick off, Sexton would have looked dog average out there tonight.

thomond2006

thomond2006 wrote: »

It's like he's struggling to conceal his terrible secret.

I .. PUSHED THE BUTTON..

awec

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Ulster's pack was annihilated this evening. Burns was in damage control from kick off, Sexton would have looked dog average out there tonight.

I am not talking about tonight.

In general he has not been that impressive IMO.

thomond2006

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I .. PUSHED THE BUTTON..

Can I've this duck?

LONDON

stephen_n

Is that the heaviest defeat in an interpro?

Ulsters lack of squad depth is coming home to roost quickly enough.

budhabob

bilston wrote: »

So I take it Ulster's 2nds/3rds/U20s aren't as good as Munster's 1sts after all?

Not sure that's a fair reflection on just how poor ulster were.

Tigerandahalf

I thought McBurney did well at hooker. Most of his darts were on the money and he looks to have a bit of pace.

Ulster really should have signed a quality LH. They are crying out for a decent scrum platform. Where is that S African guy who has hardly been seen in 2 years?

thomond2006

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LONDON

I MADE THE BBC!

Scythica

Good point where is three hond?

Clegg

Treadwell is a very frustrating player to watch. He's so powerfully built but hasn't a clue how to use his body effectively. A man his size shouldn't be so soft.

He's bigger than Fardy or James Ryan but hasn't a tenth of their physicality.

awec

Clegg wrote: »

Treadwell is a very frustrating player to watch. He's so powerfully built but hasn't a clue how to use his body effectively. A man his size shouldn't be so soft.

He's bigger than Fardy or James Ryan but hasn't a tenth of their physicality.

Fat Diack.

Mookie Blaylock

Last night's game was Munsters largest score ever in the league, their biggest winning margin and the most trys scored... not a bad evenings work

I can't get over this result. I'm not even sure it's any good for Munster to be winning like that.

Mookie Blaylock

Esteban Quick Sinus wrote: »

I can't get over this result. I'm not even sure it's any good for Munster to be winning like that.

Winning is bad um-kay

Burkie1203

Mookie Blaylock wrote: »

Winning is bad um-kay

Leinster had a proper battle yesterday
Munster had a walk in the park on the back of a piss poor display last week

I Think the point is Munster are none the wiser really after last night's glorified training session

Mookie Blaylock

Burkie1203 wrote: »

Leinster had a proper battle yesterday
Munster had a walk in the park on the back of a piss poor display last week

I Think the point is Munster are none the wiser really after last night's glorified training session

I think quite a lot was gleaned from last night's display...we have genuine back up 9....the choices at first receiver were intriguing and the ball handling errors were cut to a minimum... these have nowt to do with the quality of the opposition

Akrasia

Akrasia wrote: »

Its very fine margins between a close game and a whitewash

When we play Ulster in Ravenhill it will be a lot closer

Of course because then Munster will field a weakened team, with a full Ulster.
League is becoming a bit of a joke

Mookie Blaylock

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Of course because then Munster will field a weakened team, with a full Ulster.
League is becoming a bit of a joke

It's all about player management, and to be fair, Munster were off the pace for the first few weeks...looked a little sluggish... until last night... seems the new strength & conditioning coach has upped his game

Burkie1203

Mookie Blaylock wrote: »

I think quite a lot was gleaned from last night's display...we have genuine back up 9....the choices at first receiver were intriguing and the ball handling errors were cut to a minimum... these have nowt to do with the quality of the opposition

It's easier to cut errors when the game lacks intensity though. And last night lacked it.



Munster have 10 half backs which is really a bit mad

Joey, Bleyendaal, JJH, Keatley, Johnston
Murray, Mathewson, Hart, Duncan, Cronin.

Mookie Blaylock

Mookie Blaylock wrote: »

It's all about player management, and to be fair, Munster were off the pace for the first few weeks...looked a little sluggish... until last night... seems the new strength & conditioning coach has upped his game

Ospreys match?

Mookie Blaylock

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Ospreys match?

That Ospreys side was quite a bit worse than the Ulster side we played last night... and we still looked a bit rough at times .. handling errors and some players blowing hard.....but a fortnight is a long time in rugby

sioda

Last nights match really shows we need a decent back up to Murray Alby looks good for the time we have him but Dunc just doesn't cut it.

Was happy or for Keatley last night looked good when he came on that sideline conversion was pinpoint.

MOTM from myself last night was Goggin. He put in some fantastic tackles and looked dangerous all night. What can you say about POM I mean seriously he was immense last night. Great team performance overall.

Good to hear John Ryans injury not to bad either.

Don't know if anyone noticed who was at the game but the crowd singing the fields and stand up and fight was unusually I dunno soft toned last night. Didn't have the usual fervour to it but really made the hair on the back of my neck.

Mc Love

sioda wrote: »

Last nights match really shows we need a decent back up to Murray Alby looks good for the time we have him but Dunc just doesn't cut it.

Yet some people still cant see the wood from the trees

sioda wrote: »

Was happy or for Keatley last night looked good when he came on that sideline conversion was pinpoint.

Indeed, he made a good appearance off the bench, a good backup player

phog

The old saying " forwards win the matches, backs decide by how much" was never truer than on Saturday night. People creaming themselves about Alby and or Joey need to wait and see how much control they bring to a game when our pack are been beaten up and deliver slow ball to our halfbacks. For me, the jury is out for another few weeks on how "great" either of them are.

Ulster were beaten up by our pack. Never mind Toland picking Joey the real MotM was surely one of TOD, POM or Billy Holland.

I hope this doesn't come across as insulting to Ulster but Saturday wasn't much more than a training run for the team, great to see so many trys but many an opposition wouldn't gift them to us at the rate Ulster did.

awec

phog wrote: »

The old saying " forwards win the matches, backs decide by how much" was never truer than on Saturday night. People creaming themselves about Alby and or Joey need to wait and see how much control they bring to a game when our pack are been beaten up and deliver slow ball to our halfbacks. For me, the jury is out for another few weeks on how "great" either of them are.

Ulster were beaten up by our pack. Never mind Toland picking Joey the real MotM was surely one of TOD, POM or Billy Holland.

I hope this doesn't come across as insulting to Ulster but Saturday wasn't much more than a training run for the team, great to see so many trys but many an opposition wouldn't gift them to us at the rate Ulster did.

It’s not insulting, unfortunately just reality.