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

I was watching this in the pub, and then headed to the Leinster game. What's the chances of catching this in the AM to watch properly?

He'll definitely be in the wider squad.

Depending how he goes in camp but I can't see him making the 6 nations cut...he has v little big games played since he's return from injury

Even looking at the wider squad it was a 37 man squad that was named this time last year. Ryan, Beirne, McCarthy, Henderson, Braid, and Prendergast were all named. If it's kept at 37 again it's hard to see him named ahead of any of those if all fit.

Unless someone like Coombes doesn't make the wider squad this year to make room for someone like Ahern.

Might be a year too soon for him, exciting prospect though

He will get a chance when there's injuries

Scannell was absolutely brilliant for his first start back, people sometimes forget I feel that he has around 20 international caps, wily operator at scrum time who we've missed.

A long standing dearth...? Not sure about that. Haven't we had Denis Fogarty, Damian Varley, Mike Sherry, Niall Scannell, Kevin O Byrne, Diarmaid Barron and now Scott Buckley in recent years. I'm probably missing a couple, Rhys whathisname was a project player too

Is this table wrong ?, A BP win wouldn’t be enough to overtake Exeter in 2nd

We play a day before Exeter so hopefully we get a bonus point win and put some pressure on. I wonder how Bayonne view things and will they go all out for qualification

how much bulk does he need. He is already heavier than all the Irish 2nd Rows bar Henderson (118kg) Ahern 116 kg, Beirne 113kg McCarthy 112kg Ryan 107kg and Baird 104kg

3,500 Munster fans in Toulon - impressive

Just watched the game back. Serious team performance, should have won by more really. We coughed up 2 opportunities right on their line in the 2nd half. Great chance to nab a home last 16 game now with Northampton coming to Thomond and they already qualified.

Crowley Motm was a poor selection by the French. He did fine but Nankivell, Hodnett and Coombes were our 3 best players. We really fronted up against a very strong pack and that's what won the game for us. Scannell really shored up our set piece. Lineout and scrum are much better with him involved. Barron is better around the park but Scannell gives set piece solidity which we so badly need right now. A little worrying how much the starting front row had to play, hopefully they can rest up for next week. Loughman worked his socks off too.

I still can't fathom why Aherne was played at 6 the last few weeks when we are so short at 2nd row. For me, today showed that to be a terrible management decision. Coombes was outstanding back in his best position at 8. And Aherne did just as well at 4 and still played in the wide channels. Think that selection cost us big time the last few weeks.

Special mention to for Daniel Biggar. What a plonker. Shouting at the ref over the Nash blockdown after he couldn't make a 1:1 tackle on Aherne. Yes, he was tackling someone 20kg heavier, but he went high and was swatted aside like a bug. Such a dislikable character. Pity someone one on his own team didn't give him a good rollicking like he did to his own team mates in the WC. Can't stand the guy.