The Munster Rugby Thread 24/25

[How bad boy]

Very surprised that we've taken 4 hookers and 3 scrum halves although Coughlan was already there so that maybe explains the latter.

Great for Ben O Connor

Shay McCarthy will be disappointed, maybe Sean Edogbo too

Barron is on return to play, presumably travelling so he can play vs Sharks.

 

[Bonbon12]

What part is wrong?

The fantasy bit

 

[PROCNA2018]

The fantasy bit

As I thought.....none of it.

 

[Barry K O Bama]

 

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That's not a beefy backrow.

 

[How bad boy]

That's not a beefy backrow.

Tom Ahern is a fairly sizeable human being.

Kendellen isn't the biggest, but he's not small either.

It's a bloody quick backrow though.

 

[jeepers]

Tom Ahern is a fairly sizeable human being.

Kendellen isn't the biggest, but he's not small either.

It's a bloody quick backrow though.

It is. That's what I meant to add. There's a lot of Ahern, no doubt about that. I do like it, I suppose I'd be a small bit concerned about being out muscled in SA. On Kendellan, he's younger than I thought, so I think this might be a big year for him. I'd love to see the sort of development we saw for Jack after the last emerging Ireland tour.

 

[How bad boy]

Yeah, I find that neither Ahern nor Kendellen have the sort of nasty edge you need in a proper flanker. POM is one of the most disliked people in world rugby exactly because he has that hard, nasty edge.

JOD has it to some extent, the other two don't really.

In fact, with Beirne, Ahern, Kendellen and JOD, you have effectively 4 flankers, so hopefully will do ok in the breakdown.

 

[jeepers]

Yeah, I find that neither Ahern nor Kendellen have the sort of nasty edge you need in a proper flanker. POM is one of the most disliked people in world rugby exactly because he has that hard, nasty edge.

JOD has it to some extent, the other two don't really.

In fact, with Beirne, Ahern, Kendellen and JOD, you have effectively 4 flankers, so hopefully will do ok in the breakdown.

You've just summarised my thoughts on it. I don't think the Leinster back row have it either, which is a concern for Ireland.

 

[How bad boy]

You've just summarised my thoughts on it. I don't think the Leinster back row have it either, which is a concern for Ireland.

Yeah, you can see the difference with the players who have it vs don't.
Don't think Doris does but he compensates with fitness and quality.