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

Was Kendellan ever tried at hooker when he was coming through ?

I think that the bigger size of a future Munster pack is good news for small but powerful players like him. In a generally lighter pack there's a bit of a premium on bulk. We'd feel a need to favour a bigger player over another lighter but perhaps better player, to balance out our size disadvantage. In a pack with Edogbo, Aherne, Coombes Gleeson, Salanoa etc, a player like Kendellen doesn't have this disadvantage. Perhaps I'm looking at it wrong but that's how I see it.

Munster are going for the La Rochelle build. Big heavy pack who can play on ball rugby, in contrast with Leinster who kick the ball away and pressure the opposition when they try to counter attack

To do this we need size because we need to be able to keep the ball without having to commit too many forwards to the breakdown.

I this build, small forwards like Kendellan, Hodnett and POM, Jack O Donoghue etc are really important at covering space and we also need to use size in the centre and wing as auxiliary forwards.

Munster want to play with the ball but not just crash it like the old Munster. We want to move it quickly to break down the opposition defense through multiple phases. This requires fitness, size and the ability to offload and pass, and scramble to retain possession if there's a handling error.

When Munster struggled last year, it was when we were down size in the 2nd row through injury. This year, unless we have another injury disaster I think we have a really really strong team

We have Edogbo, Ahern, Kleyn and Snyman to be fit and available as Primary Locks, ideally then we can play Fineen and Beirne in the back row for the knockouts and against the bigger packs, alongside a powerful 8 like Coombes or Gleeson, and we can have POM, Hodnett, Quinn, Kendellan, JOD covering 6 7 and 8 rotating in and out as needed

Edogbo and Ahern are hugely important for the start of the season when Snyman Kleyn and Beirne are recovering from the RWC. We need one of them on the pitch at all times.

An interview with Graham Rowntree in The42, well worth the read.

we need PFP back, he was brilliant last year. who else is injured?

Haley?

That’s a good try by Munster. Great to see Edogbo back and looking strong.

Daly looking very good at 15 today

If their #8 wasn't too busy holding down one of ours he might have tackled Carbery and stopped that try

Edogbo just swatted him back into the ruck and took the ball. Really hope he can stay fit this year. Joey looking very sharp too

Frisch has got X factor for sure, he needs to bee in the squad for the six nations.

What the F**k was Daly doing there just letting the ball go out for a 50/22...

Logging in late here. I presume all the previous messages have been about how great Edogbo has been, so no need to read them.

Nice try assist for Nankivell.