Benetton vs Munster, Sat 30th Jan 5pm; Eir Sport 1

MaddChris

Does McCarthy even know what he's doing himself?

thomond2006

We went from looking like we would put 40-50 on them to a right scrap. Some poor stuff.

aloooof

arsebiscuits1 wrote: »

Without derailing the match thread.

Is Hodnett considered a 7? If so the sooner he takes over from Cloete the better.

He's injured at the moment, I think. He'd been getting some gametime earlier in the season.

aloooof

Disappointing last 25 mins or so. We'd been doing well, even just from a territory perspective to pin them back. Benetton looking the much better team since.

thomond2006

arsebiscuits1 wrote: »

Without derailing the match thread.

Is Hodnett considered a 7? If so the sooner he takes over from Cloete the better.

Cloete is under contract for next season. One of the worst extensions for a while.

DDC1990

I know our discipline is poor but that last penalty was a joke. The assistant tackler just folded over the top and stopped the ball coming back. Not much you can do when the referee gives that.

arsebiscuits1

aloooof wrote: »

He's injured at the moment, I think. He'd been getting some gametime earlier in the season.

I know he's injured I'm just not sure if Munster see him as a 7 or 8.

His carrying games is excellent but I'm not sure he has the breakdown ability for a 7.

Neither does Cloete in fairness

Schorpio

Poor stuff so far, but credit to Benetton for getting back into this, especially during the sin bin period.

Munster showing no variety in attack again when they have the ball. Benetton rushing Munster, and Munster are showing a complete lack of ability to deal with it.

The Inbetween is mine

Ah look, they'll get a collective kick up the ass at halftime...second half they'll go through the gears again and and an easy bp before the games end

theVersatile

Schorpio wrote: »

Poor stuff so far, but credit to Benetton for getting back into this, especially during the sin bin period.

Munster showing no variety in attack again when they have the ball. Benetton rushing Munster, and Munster are showing a complete lack of ability to deal with it.

Are you watching the game? I'd say Munsters problem is early too much variety and a lack of flow and cohesion as a result of it - rather than a lack of variety.

MaddChris

Heads are still back in the changing room

Akrasia

A lot of poor concentration out there. We let them get away with 2 quick line outs inside their own 22. The first was a surprise
The 2nd was lazy defending

thomond2006

Time for some replacements or we could lose this.

DDC1990

We are arguably worse in the 2nd half.

Haley with 2 awful errors.

shootermacg

Get big Tom Ahern on

thomond2006

That was an incredible pass to the winger by Benetton, whether he meant it or not!

yerrahbah

Lineout has been iffy again. We are winning the ball but not cleanly

aloooof

Munster 2nd best here. Will be lucky to come away with the win if this continues.

Akrasia

Good decision to take the points here.

Akrasia

Sticking DeAllende on the wing?

aloooof

Akrasia wrote: »

Sticking DeAllende on the wing?

Goggin to move out I’d say.

Akrasia

Great footage there

aloooof

THat could play a bit part towards the outcome of this. Did really well to make that unplayable.

Akrasia

Offside line is completely hypothetical today (for both sides)

Former Former Former

Wtf was Haley at?

Akrasia

Haley has made at least 4 brainless moves today. 1 of them cost a try, lucky to get away with this one

UAEguy2020

Can Benetton please just score a try, maybe that will be the wake up call we need.

letowski

I wish this game will just end

sioda

This is awful across the board from Munster

DDC1990

What the hell is Haley thinking?

Akrasia

What a tackle by Haley!

Dave_The_Sheep

How on earth do you not score that?

Scratchly

Benneton are all talent no brains. Everything they create they butcher.

sioda

Haley class there tbf

Textbook.

Paul Smeenus

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

How on earth do you not score that?

It was literally more difficult to not score than score. All he had to do was dive.

aloooof

Haley goes from the ridiculous to the sublime within 2 mins there.

DDC1990

After slating Haley twice tonight that was incredible. Fair play. Excellent tackle.

Akrasia

Lovely passing and a deserved try from Benetton

A balls. Would like to have seen that incredible tackle from Haley rewarded.

MaddChris

DDC1990 wrote: »

After slating Haley twice tonight that was incredible. Fair play. Excellent tackle.

Then follows it up with a huge wiff on a tackle.

aloooof

Benetton the better team for the vast majority of this, they deserve that.

UAEguy2020

Glad they atleast scored now, we now have a chance to atleast come back. You defend for nearly 50 minutes straight and think you can win a match, what are Munster thinking?

Scratchly

They'll give away a dumb penalty now to undo themselves.

MaddChris

Absolutely zero leadership on that field.
Deserve to lose this, no argument.

UAEguy2020

What was the plan, defend a 1 score lead for 50/60 minutes? They deserve to lose this for that alone.

Whoever carried the ball into contact for that turnover crawled their way into it. They literally went right under the two Benetton players and away from support.

Benetton should have requested the scrum there for the knock on, take up more time.

Edit: Nevermind!

UAEguy2020

The response to going behind has been just as bad as the response being in front if that was possible.

Not one comment about Finlay Bealham having a good cameo at hooker for Benetton?