Leinster v Munster Build-up Tread

If Munster are without POM and Snyman I think they face their perennial issue of not having enough power in the pack to wrest the game from Leinster.

Munster certainly look fitter and better organised in defence. So Leinster won't find it easy to play around them. But I think they could play through them. Depends on the make up of both sides. Munster and the injuries; Leinster who they rest for the Champions Cup final.

I think the injuries tonight will rob Munster of any real competitive chance. They will still throw everything but the kitchen sink at it. Could be an interesting semi. Leinster by more than two scores though.

Snyman, Murray, Barron, Nash and Fekitoa all failed HIAs.

POM went off with an arm/shoulder injury.

A (rough) positional equivalent of Ryan, JGP, Kelleher, Larmour, Ngatai and Doris all going off injured in the same match. Can't remember the last time I saw an amount of injuries like that in a game.

If we were starting the same team as started the Glasgow game I'd be quietly hopeful but an awful lot will depend on the injury list during the week. Pity cos we've been waiting all season to get that 15 together and a third of it went off injured. Wig must be, eh, pulling his hair out

Munster will do well to keep the ball kicked out to them

Leinster B team by 30.

A handy training session before putting another star on their jersey the following week.

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Surprised we haven't had an email yet about tickets for this match.

From the 1st post

"Will Leinster make it another year without silverware for a team that we all just presume are Werewolves at this stage?"

I think this puts serious pressure on Leinster. Munster have a free play, no pressure. Just like Connacht had on Friday night (granted Leinster in the Aviva is very different to Ulster in Ravenhill).

Leinster need to go all out I think because I think the risk of finishing the season empty handed is quite high.

Kleyn was hurt when he came off to. Barron was an injury not a hia.

I assumed it would be Leinster, but I actually don't know. The announcer yesterday said that tickets would go on sale on Tuesday, but they didn't say the usual stuff about checking for an email.

Hopefully they price it to get a decent crowd.

Thats crazy. 4 days to sell. I know Leinster were talking about opening 2 tiers of the aviva for the quarter final but if you got it for sale today you would have longer to sell and maybe you could consider opening the third tier based on sales.

Which one?

Just got the email from Leinster. Pre-sale for season ticket holders at 10 in the morning.

Yea my bad, i was vague but i meant that that team shouldn’t really be close vs Leinster. I know all those guys are prob out .

I was thinking we would swap things around

Porter Kelleher Ala'alatoa Maloney McCarthy Deegan VDF Conan JGP RByrne Lowe Henshaw Ringrose Kearney JOB

Assuming injuries are ok I'd think about the above squad. No starter playing both URC games but all starters playing one.

I’d imagine Henshaw and Kelleher play. You’d like to see them get 50 minutes before the final.

Leinster were absolutely cruising to a double last year, right up until they came away with nothing. I doubt any of them are not taking this match very seriously, and I'd expect the selection to reflect that (even moreso that it is knockout against their biggest rival)

Stuart Lancaster was at Bruce Springsteen last night. He's obviously not taking this weekend seriously.

If I'm wearing my Ireland hat, I'd hope that Leinster put out as close to a first choice 23 as possible this weekend. Mass rotation may suit Leinster, but if Ireland are to deliver at the world Cup, they'll need to be able to back up performances for 4 consecutive weeks. So having the bulk of the Irish squad do that over the next few weeks I think is really important. Leinster resting their key players for big knockout games really doesn't do Ireland any favours come the world Cup.

Bookies odds are mental. A 14- point handicap? Backing Munster to beat that is free money