The Munster Rugby Thread 2019/20

[How bad boy]

Haunted to win that

Lost it everywhere but on the scoreboard

Sean O Brien is a great signing

Important to win those sorts of matches.

Scrum was in major trouble at the time.

SOB did a great job finishing that first intercept in fairness

 

[jeepers]

Fantastic to get 5 points away from home, against one of top 8 our rivals, too. O'Brien is exactly the type of player you need in the squad to win urc matches.

 

[Barry K O Bama]

I thought his 2nd finish was even better. Great skill

 

[How bad boy]

I thought his 2nd finish was even better. Great skill

Some skill, some luck with the bounce

 

[Barry K O Bama]

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Some skill, some luck with the bounce

Probably one of the luckiest tries I've seen.

Lucky to stay in play and then the Ospreys defender hacked it into SOB.

SOB's 2 intercepted tries were the difference but Ospreys butchered so many opportunities. Unreal that Cuthbert did his hammy, running to the line - summed up the luck for both sides

 

[nelly sham]

SOB has a decent set of wheels on him, the intercept try saw him stay clear of the Ospreys winger who's no slouch.

He's been a great addition so far.

 

[Barry K O Bama]

SOB has a decent set of wheels on him, the intercept try saw him stay clear of the Ospreys winger who's no slouch.

He's been a great addition so far.

The defender got in a decent push. Looked like he was going to fall. Looked like Bambi on Ice as he crossed.

I was sitting next to a season ticket holder in Exeter. Said they rayed SOB highly

 

[nelly sham]

The defender got in a decent push. Looked like he was going to fall. Looked like Bambi on Ice as he crossed.

I was sitting next to a season ticket holder in Exeter. Said they rayed SOB highly

He seems to be the classic "honest as the day is long" type player. I recall he scored a great try for them in Europe too.

 

[How bad boy]

Munster still not quite home and dry for European qualification, but fairly close to it.

Remaining URC matches:
Cardiff, home - would be disappointing not to get 5 points from that, especially at home.
Bulls, away - losing bonus point would be a good result, especially as it's at a bit of altitude.
Lions, away - they're not great but at home and it's at a bit more altitude. That said, they'll have had time to adjust to the altitude, so let's see. Probably losing bonus point territory.
Connacht, home - Should be 5 points, but you never know...
Edinburgh, away - They're a handy team, would do well to get a losing bonus point.


So I reckon a decent return from this set of matches would be 13 points from 5 games. That gives other teams plenty opportunity to overtake Munster, too close for comfort really.

 

[Meridian]

I only read this now about Paulie

https://www.benchwarmers.ie/paul-oconnell-irish-rugby-ireland-england-britain-rugby-union/229630/?fbclid=IwAR07cbcy35V3V9DFR32xZ4ktyklU4o3qtWABq5E5phawcuRsTceL7PK7Sss