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

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    #24152
    fitz
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 8,114 ✭✭✭fitz


    Not held my hoop. But that's awful defense.

    All from forcing the pass. Think moving Crowley to 12 has been a mistake, tbh.



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    #24153
    Former Former Former
    Registered Users Posts: 5,975 ✭✭✭Former Former Former


    ahhh lads

    Two straightforward tackles missed



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    #24154
    leakyboots
    Registered Users Posts: 5,988 ✭✭✭leakyboots


    Still time but that's that you think, we haven't gotten near to their 22 this half. Going to take a humongous effort or error. Need a quick score



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    #24155
    clsmooth
    Registered Users Posts: 3,674 ✭✭✭clsmooth


    Questions need to be asked about leaving Ahern out on the wing. Hasn’t been in the game at all in the second half and Munster have struggled in the tight and protecting their own ball.



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    #24156
    realhorrorshow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,967 ✭✭✭realhorrorshow


    The quality of athletes the GP teams have on the wing are just different gravy to ours.



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    #24157
    Shehal
    Registered Users Posts: 2,704 ✭✭✭Shehal


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121988087#Comment_121988087

    Lack of tackling and a line out have killed Munster far more, we wouldnt have been in this position if these factors were addressed.



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    #24158
    fitz
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 8,114 ✭✭✭fitz


    Shoulder check from Saints 17 there to dislodge, should be a penalty Munster, not a knock-on.



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    #24159
    AdamD
    Registered Users Posts: 12,621 ✭✭✭✭AdamD


    Saints literally dragging the ball carrier to the ground at the back of that maul, how is that not a penalty?



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    #24160
    fitz
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 8,114 ✭✭✭fitz


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121988122#Comment_121988122

    Ref is absolutely riding Munster, tbh.



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    #24161
    CptMonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 478 ✭✭CptMonkey


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121988122#Comment_121988122

    Ya I don't know how it wasn't a penalty



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    #24162
    Clegg
    Registered Users Posts: 17,169 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    Great effort from Munster, but it's clear that a lot of their players were knackered after 50 minutes. Lost a lot of metres in contact and slipped off a lot of tackles.



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    #24163
    leakyboots
    Registered Users Posts: 5,988 ✭✭✭leakyboots


    Ref has been tough on us at times but Saints have been the better team this half, we don't deserve it. Poor ruck protection, errors in defence cost us.

    Was an ask with the injuries and bench we had.

    Best of luck to Saints, proper rugby club.



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    #24164
    mun1
    Registered Users Posts: 874 ✭✭✭mun1


    lots of ifs and buts today, and it was always going to be uphill with everything going on with injuries and illnesses.

    Saints were there for the taking, but not to be .



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    #24165
    ulsteru20s
    Registered Users Posts: 2,544 ✭✭✭ulsteru20s


    i'm two screening this but…

    there will be a ton of talk trying to figure out what 'mistakes' in this game led to you losing. You lost because of injuries and illness. Its as simple as that. There are mistakes in every game but no team can sustain that kind of deep front five attrition. Rugby is not the type of sport that allows you to overcome that unless you play almost perfect.



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    #24166
    mun1
    Registered Users Posts: 874 ✭✭✭mun1


    gave everything they had as we always knew the would.

    Well done all player sand coaches

    Time to leave the thread for the rest of the day to the leinster supporters to gloat and pull our players apart.



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    #24167
    fitz
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 8,114 ✭✭✭fitz


    Not that it matters, but that was a deliberate knock on there to prevent Zebo regathering, yet ref just ignores it to blow it up.

    Munster could have won that. Too many mistakes , missed tackles and poor resourcing of rucks to protect ball though…can't turn over that much ball and expect to win.



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    #24168
    CptMonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 478 ✭✭CptMonkey


    Well that sucks. Didn't get going in the second half at all.



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    #24169
    Pepp1989
    Registered Users Posts: 1,512 ✭✭✭Pepp1989


    Great effort tbf. Lads playing with illness you'd wager. Versus the expensive one who didn't despite being sick for the last game too. Everyone who has played sport knows the type. The lads who dig versus the lads who drop.

    Frisch crowley nank and (and sob on a few defensive moves) were all poor today.

    Sob offensively, beirne, coombes, pom were good to great. Everyone else was fine. We lost because of those missing.

    Neither of these teams are stressing the bulls next weekend.

    Hopefully we get bodies back for urc run in



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    #24170
    joedamuss
    Registered Users Posts: 103 ✭✭joedamuss


    Proud of all our lads, went out on their shields, Munster Abu



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    #24171
    KaneToad
    Registered Users Posts: 3,342 ✭✭✭KaneToad


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121987819#Comment_121987819

    I thought he was woeful! Cringey 'Oirish quips.

    "Zebo looks like he's practicing his Riverdance"



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    #24172
    clsmooth
    Registered Users Posts: 3,674 ✭✭✭clsmooth


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121988184#Comment_121988184

    That’s a harsh comment towards RG. No one here knows the circumstances but I’m sure he would have loved to be involved in that. Would have been made for him especially in that first half.

    Excellent first half from Munster. Second half was always going to be a challenge with the lack of depth in the front 5. Credit to them that they were still on it in the last 10 but as they were in the last meeting, Northampton were impressive as the game wore on.



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    #24173
    phog
    Registered Users Posts: 24,310 ✭✭✭✭phog


    I'm going to a Sexton here, we lost but we won.

    Considering the run of injuries, Ryan's ban, the late changes and the bug in camp made it a mountain too high but it was a really good performance, obviously, Saints were in top gear and I did feel at halftime we needed to be ahead as our front row replacements weren't of the standard for knockout rugby.

    I really thought we'd be trashed there today but with a bit more patience in attack or reduce one or two defences lapses and we could be well in that game on the 80th minute



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    #24174
    bartkingcole
    Registered Users Posts: 176 ✭✭bartkingcole


    They did well in the circumstances. A trip to South Africa next week would have been a killer. Now we just need to dust ourselves off, get players back and take a real run at the league.



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    #24175
    snotboogie
    Registered Users Posts: 3,599 ✭✭✭snotboogie


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121988117#Comment_121988117

    100% Zebo and O’Brien are lovely footballers but neither has the pace for the wing at this level. Even our best athletes in the back 3 like Nash and Haley are a good bit behind the likes of Freeman and Hendy.



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    #24176
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 41,582 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    Lack of an alternative bench due to illness and injury is what beat Munster today. Archer and zebo shouldn't have had to start that game, never mind go full 80.

    Still, fair dues for being in a position to take the game with 20 to go, tried legs and bodies are what saints exploited to their credit



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    #24177
    sioda
    Registered Users Posts: 4,491 ✭✭✭sioda


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121988235#Comment_121988235

    This in spades TBF. Let's make a good run at the end of the season. I'd like the POM decision asap as it will settle the camp a bit.



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    #24178
    Pepp1989
    Registered Users Posts: 1,512 ✭✭✭Pepp1989


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121988209#Comment_121988209

    You are probably right. Probably my own immense frustration with him. Never there when we need him. Huge outlay. Supporters really stuck with him. Joining our rivals. Not all on him but just needs to be replaced now with someone reliable and available.



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    #24179
    Shehal
    Registered Users Posts: 2,704 ✭✭✭Shehal


    Yes let's focus on the bench and ignore the shambles at the breakdown, line out and defence that was present even in the first half…



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    #24180
    phog
    Registered Users Posts: 24,310 ✭✭✭✭phog


    He was my Munster motm

    https://twitter.com/Murray_Kinsella/status/1776974529669071172?t=rbLJ8ykVzK6QL6HUt4wwQQ&s=19

    https://twitter.com/Murray_Kinsella/status/1776974673449721923?t=PDIfOkmIYkh_w8d8sbgULQ&s=19



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