Munster Team Talk Thread - New season title pending....

troyzer

Caranica wrote: »

He came on off the bench a few weeks ago and nearly scored a try? He also went to America with the A team. Not that I'm trying to make a case for him!

Ultimate Rugby must have it wrong again so.

Caranica

troyzer wrote: »

Ultimate Rugby must have it wrong again so.

Yeah I was just looking back on that. Pretty sure it was Zebre, I remember clearly that he came on recently for the first time all year.

Update

https://munsterrugby.ie/report/report-bonus-point-win-for-munster-over-zebre/ He came on for Alby at 76 minutes.

jacothelad

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Why are there so many trolls here?

Too many bridges to crawl out from under......:D

salmocab wrote: »

I refuse to believe that even a racist would use the term brownie.

Perhaps it was a diabetic in need of a sugar hit calling for help.......or a small female in a brown uniform to carry out some household chores to gain a badge.:D

salmocab

jacothelad wrote: »

Perhaps it was a diabetic in need of a sugar hit.......or a small female in a brown uniform to carry out some household chores to gain a badge.:D

That could be it alright. Might have been asking her to hit the bar for him.

Zzippy

Richie_Rich89 and WillieMason banned for persistent trolling.

aloooof

Enjoyed this line from POM's message to the MRSC :pac:

I think of key moments such as Rory’s penalty against Glasgow, Billy’s offload to put Earlsy in the corner against Gloucester, and the thunderous reception Fineen got when he introduced himself to our interprovincial neighbours in December.

yerrahbah

http://https://munsterrugby.ie/preview/team-named-munster-side-for-benetton-quater-final/

Team for the Benetton game


Munster: Mike Haley; Andrew Conway, Chris Farrell, Rory Scannell, Keith Earls; Tyler Bleyendaal, Conor Murray; Dave Kilcoyne, Niall Scannell, Stephen Archer; Jean Kleyn, Tadhg Beirne; Peter O’Mahony (C), Chris Cloete, CJ Stander.

Replacements: Kevin O’Byrne, Jeremy Loughman, John Ryan, Billy Holland, Arno Botha, Alby Mathewson, JJ Hanrahan, Dan Goggin.

aloooof

No Joey. Was hoping he might be back.

Erik Shun

yerrahbah wrote: »

http://https://munsterrugby.ie/preview/team-named-munster-side-for-benetton-quater-final/

Team for the Benetton game


Munster: Mike Haley; Andrew Conway, Chris Farrell, Rory Scannell, Keith Earls; Tyler Bleyendaal, Conor Murray; Dave Kilcoyne, Niall Scannell, Stephen Archer; Jean Kleyn, Tadhg Beirne; Peter O’Mahony (C), Chris Cloete, CJ Stander.

Replacements: Kevin O’Byrne, Jeremy Loughman, John Ryan, Billy Holland, Arno Botha, Alby Mathewson, JJ Hanrahan, Dan Goggin.

Close to a full choice first IV there

yerrahbah

Erik Shun wrote: »

Close to a full choice first IV there

Was a good Rocky movie

Erik Shun

yerrahbah wrote: »

Was a good Rocky movie

I always sodding do that... every bloody time!!!

yerrahbah

With Archer over Ryan, think we might see a lot of mauling.

No Carbery, R.Scannell back in ahead of Goggin.

The only one I'd question is Cloete over JO'D.

Maybe the analysis from the Saracens showed we need another genuine Jackal threat to help out Beirne

leakyboots

That muppet from the Sarries match has been banned from our home games

cantwbr1

leakyboots wrote: »

That muppet from the Sarries match has been banned from our home games

So he is a Munster supporter after all

cantwbr1

leakyboots wrote: »

That muppet from the Sarries match has been banned from our home games

So he is a Munster supporter after all

PMC83

leakyboots wrote: »

That muppet from the Sarries match has been banned from our home games

Curious as to how that will be upheld? He can surely get tickets from someone else and go I guess? Silly as it was, a lifetime ban is a bit harsh if he is a genuine fan

Muligatawney

yerrahbah wrote: »

With Archer over Ryan, think we might see a lot of mauling.

No Carbery, R.Scannell back in ahead of Goggin.

The only one I'd question is Cloete over JO'D.

Maybe the analysis from the Saracens showed we need another genuine Jackal threat to help out Beirne

Jack O'Donoghue not even on the bench. Injured?

leakyboots

cantwbr1 wrote: »

So he is a Munster supporter after all

Given he was wearing the jersey I wouldn't think it's much of a stretch to say he was

leakyboots

PMC83 wrote: »

Curious as to how that will be upheld? He can surely get tickets from someone else and go I guess? Silly as it was, a lifetime ban is a bit harsh if he is a genuine fan

Would have to disagree, lifetime ban is proper order.

Unless it's for streaking, that's just a bit of craic

Eod100

PMC83 wrote: »

Curious as to how that will be upheld? He can surely get tickets from someone else and go I guess? Silly as it was, a lifetime ban is a bit harsh if he is a genuine fan

It said ban, but didn't say how long. Could just be a few seasons.

Cookiemunster

Duncan Williams, Mike Sherry, Dave O'Callaghan & James Hart will finish up with the province at the end of the season.
https://munsterrugby.ie/2019/05/03/departing-players-confirmed/

Caranica

Cookiemunster wrote: »

Duncan Williams, Mike Sherry, Dave O'Callaghan & James Hart will finish up with the province at the end of the season.
https://munsterrugby.ie/2019/05/03/departing-players-confirmed/

That's all of our current squad accounted for so?

yerrahbah

Caranica wrote: »

That's all of our current squad accounted for so?

Yup. Trimmed down squad (wouldn't be hard) for next season

arsebiscuits1

What's Mathewson's status

troyzer

arsebiscuits1 wrote: »

What's Mathewson's status

He's contracted up until the end of the world cup as it stands.

yerrahbah

arsebiscuits1 wrote: »

What's Mathewson's status

Signed until about next Christmas.

Provides RWC cover for Murray

thomond2006

Kevin O'Byrne 2020
Rhys Marshall 2021
Niall Scannell 2021

Diarmuid Barron Year 1
Eoghan Clarke Year 1

James Cronin 2021
Dave Kilcoyne 2020
Liam O'Connor 2020
Jeremy Loughman 2020

James French Year 1
Josh Wycherley Year 1

Stephen Archer 2020
John Ryan 2022
Brian Scott 2020
Ciaran Parker 2020

Keynan Knox Year 3 & 2022

Tadhg Beirne 2020
Billy Holland 2020
Jean Kleyn 2022
Sean O'Connor 2020
Darren O'Shea 2020
Fineen Wycherley 2021

Thomas Ahern Year 1

Arno Botha 2020
Gavin Coombes 2021
Chris Cloete 2022
Tommy O'Donnell 2021
Jack O'Donoghue 2021
Peter O'Mahony 2021
Conor Oliver 2020
CJ Stander 2021

Jack Daly Year 1
Jack O'Sullivan Year 2

Neil Cronin 2021
Alby Mathewson Nov 2019
Nick McCarthy 2021
Conor Murray 2022

Craig Casey Year 2
Jack Stafford Year 2

Tyler Bleyendaal 2021
Joey Carbery 2022
JJ Hanrahan 2021
Bill Johnston 2020

Ben Healy Year 1
Alan Tynan Year 2

Sam Arnold 2020
Shane Daly 2021
Chris Farrell 2022
Dan Goggin 2020
Rory Scannell 2021

Sean French Year 1
Alex McHenry Year 2

Andrew Conway 2020
Keith Earls 2021
Mike Haley 2021
Calvin Nash 2021
Darren Sweetnam 2021
Alex Wootton 2021

Liam Coombes Year 2
Jonathan Wren Year 1

2019/20 Movements:
IN: Nick McCarthy (SH, Leinster)
OUT: Mike Sherry (HK, Gloucester/TBC), Dave O'Callaghan (FL, Biarritz), Duncan Williams (SH, TBC), James Hart (SH, Biarritz), Ian Keatley (FH, Benetton), Matt More (CT, South Africa), Jaco Taute (CT, Leicester Tigers), James McCarthy (WG, Wales/TBC), Ronan O'Mahony (WG, Retired), Stephen Fitzgerald (WG, Connacht)

2019/20 NIEs:
Arno Botha (capped), Chris Cloete (uncapped), Alby Mathewson (capped)

thomond2006

I like the look of the squad. It's been trimmed down nicely, with 44 players signed up including Alby Mathewson who is only contracted until November. The addition of Keynan Knox to the senior squad for 2020/21 is already confirmed too.

Let's see if the money freed up by the departing players (I imagine Keatley and Taute were well paid in particular) will be put into another signing.

leakyboots

Anyone know the story with tickets for the semi final?

Erik Shun

https://www.balls.ie/rugby/three-red-kings-munster-410006

Nice read about Three Red Kings