Leinster v Munster URC Semi -Final match thread

My post Is not a dig at munster but leinster did field a second string, with likely be 12 plus changes for la Rochelle

As for Ben healy, he has played out of his skin since he signed for the Scots, basically 2 fingers to the munster management, not the club or supporters.

Munster need to get the scot contract ripped up

Wycherley, Scannell, Salanoa.

Coombes, Wycherley.

JO'D, Hodnett, Kendellen.

That's the pack that closed out the game for us. Good show of faith and bodes well for the future

The majority of Kelleher, Al'alatoa, Baird, Jenkins, Ngatai, HB, Frawley, JOB will also likely make the starting 23. Deegan and Connors are good enough to be starters, as is McGrath. McCarthy isn't far off and will likely push for it next season.

But Leinster had control of the ball twice after that incident and butchered them, why the noise over the Coombes turnover.

I mean he didn't knock on their ball and he wasn't ahead of the kicker for tye restart after Crowley's match winning drop goal

Christ, the 10 tweets are about the final few minutes, you focus only on one action of one tweet about the Coombes turnover which you claim is illegal but ignore an earlier illegal entry to a ruck BUT after we won the ball back we kicked it back to Leinster.

They failed to capitilise on it but you want the talking point of 10 tweets about the end of the game to be solely about the turnover.

I'll give you the last word on it.

Munster didn't 'let Healy go'

Healy became a NIQ and wasn't allowed to stay. The IRFU have very strict policies on non Irish qualified players

Ah here, the previous ruck entry wasn't legal not were previous breakdowns.

Any comment on this? an instant before McGrath tackled while on the ground. You insisted he was on his feet

At the end of the day, the organisers left themselves wide open for criticism by not appointing a top level and neutral referee.

I remember attending an evening function where Joe Schmidt was giving a speech. He was talking about excuses but his belief was that if a team comes off the pitch, having lost by a couple of points and feels the ref didn't so them any favours, well the team didn't do their job. It shouldn't be that close! If they had done things the way they were supposed to, well they wouldn't have been in that position. Same logic should extend to fans too.

And the instant after it, when he actually makes the tackle, he's on his feet, lunging to scrag Crowley. I understand why Murphy called it, I thought it was a penalty when viewing it initially. What is the law regarding when a player is considered to have reestablished themselves as being "on their feet"? How is McGrath's lunge materially different from a chop tackle, or one of those low efforts on the try line?

Here's a question...bulk of Irish team play for Leinster ..since the NZ tour that group players other than murrayfield have barely had a tough away day worth talking about . Other than that it's been sweep at home in the autumn , grand slam where the toughest game was in Aviva and the final match was at home. Add to that 2 competitions with knockouts all through the Aviva.

For my Ireland fan pov that's a bit too cushy for my liking and any sort of kick up the arse is welcomed. Happy if Leinster win next week as long as they are really tested and need their very best to win.

I just find it hard to imagine you can have such a successful 12 months for club and country keep going to October and include the hardest test of them, somethings got to give. This sport just doesn't work that way.