Munster Team Talk Thread - Snymans are(n't) Forever

ulsteru20s · 31-03-2023 8:02pm

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Where is he in the depth chart if loughman and kilcoyne are fit, and can they afford to pay him how much he would want at that spot?

I think its obvious from the ryan situation that JvG had to do some picking and choosing. The ryan decision was bad. The Cronin one… i dunno. Id pick loughman.

31-03-2023 8:22pm

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I don't think he did know he was going to be the Manager. Seems to me like Munster did an extensive search and then settled for Rowntree. That or Rowntree didn't want it unless there was absolutely no one else available.

Surprised re Crowley but less surprised given it's deja vu. Carbery has gone from second choice for Ireland to second choice for province in a very short space of time. Tinfoil hat time - IRFU pushing Munster to start Crowley for the remainder of the season (I don't personally believe this but the **** was there to be stirred).

Backs against the wall, just where Munster are at their most dangerous - tomorrow should be a cracker, hoping for an away win!

Interested Observer · 31-03-2023 8:27pm

I can't really think of any egregious cases of the IRFU meddling in selection for Euro games to be fair.

aloooof · 31-03-2023 8:31pm

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Completely agree with this, and it was the same across the entire front-row.

Archer, Scannell and Killer fit the profile of our senior guys.

Ryan, O’Byrne and Cronin all fit the profile of senior guys who were likely on a decent wedge, with a wage bill that needed to be cut.

Barron, Loughman and Salanoa the next guys up to replace them, all with a good age profile.

And Buckley, Wycherley and Knox the young guys coming up.

That’s loosely what happened.

TRC10 · 31-03-2023 11:41pm

If the previous coach had actually invested in Salanoa and Knox instead of backing Stephen Archer literally every week, Munster would have less of a problem in the front row. Rowntree is doing this now, to be fair to him. But it should have been done years ago. It's been clear for a long time that Munster aren't going to progress with Archer at TH.

Lost Ormond · 31-03-2023 11:50pm

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totally. and if either of knox/salanoa had gotten their wings in a few games then who cares. theyd have learned a lot more than they did just playing lower level games or not at all.

phog · 31-03-2023 11:51pm

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Very difficult to give game time to injured players

MildlyPinterested · 01-04-2023 4:25am

Riveting stuff for the occasional visitor to read as usual. The leinster brains trust think James Cronin is world class since he’s no longer in Ireland and there are problems with selection, boo Van Grann and on and on and on. Sinfully dull and predictable. Weak as piss moderation continues without abandon to facilitate as well of course.

aloooof · 01-04-2023 7:56am

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Poorside · 01-04-2023 7:57am

Cronin was a penalty machine and that was 1 of JVG's red flags, he's been gone a few years so it's not Rowntree who had the final say in letting him go.

Also Salanoa was injured for a lot of the last 2 years, has come on massively this season but was taken to the cleaners last week,hopefully he'll learn from that and bounce back today.

aloooof · 01-04-2023 8:37am

Would love to see a big performance from RG today.

Difficult to expect him to be firing on all cylinders after such a long time out, but he could be huge for us on the run in and into next season if he can get close to it. Hopefully he gets a good injury-free run now.

Bobb Sapp · 01-04-2023 8:51am

While I would usually go in for a South African team Vs Leinster (Munster are a renowned open rugby team) I don’t think it’s the case today. Munster are building to greater things and a win in Durban would cement their place as a European Gods.

The Sharks draw from that traditional powerhouse of South African rugby in Pietermaritzburg, Hilton College the alma mater of of Bobby Skinstadt and Gary Teichman however I don’t see anyone from Hilton in the team today. Therefore I have no horse in the race.

I don’t see the stars aligning for Munster today with Siya in the team however I have an inkling Crowley could be in for a long day. It’s an upgrade from Joey he’s certainly more robust and will need to be with Etzebeth barrelling down his channel every time he defends.

With McNamara on board the Sharks will have the inside information on how Munster will approach the match but I see the weather 24 degrees in Durban and humidity will play a role. Rowntree has had them warm weather training all week which is a good start it’s whether Munster can keep pace with the likes of Koch and Mapimpi in the beating Durban sun.

This will be a fascinating encounter and I’m hoping for an Irish win. And of course the last word goes to my man the great of Munster rugby Pete O’Mahony. A product of a Leinster coach in Pres who has been targeted by certain Leinster elements for it. We look to you to bring the team forward when so many are ready to pull you down and malign you with a cup of poison. Keep your head high and your eyes on the prize. Munster to win.

phog · 01-04-2023 9:04am

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I'd take a loss today for a win in the URC down there so with that in mind I'd love to see RG back to his best for those games and the knockout games in the URC

Akrasia · 01-04-2023 9:28am

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Salanoa was injured for a lot of last year.

Akrasia · 01-04-2023 9:33am

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Munster did enough losing already this season. Win here and we play Toulouse again (probably) those games have been super close recently and Munster are better now than we were then... I want us to get to a European semi final and challenge Leinster in the Aviva

Poorside · 01-04-2023 10:06am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120426379#Comment_120426379

I get it, it's about HEC rugby next year, however, this is now and we should be worrying about what's directly in front not what might happen, if the coaches are focused on next seasons competition that will feed into the team and we'll see a humping today.

Poorside · 01-04-2023 10:12am

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McNamara has as much inside knowledge of this Munster team as any of the Sharks coaches do, so that's not even relevant, RG would have a lot more on what makes Eztebeth and Siya tick though.