The Munster Rugby Thread 24/25

[How bad boy]

I don't think Campbell will make it

Liam Coombs is too injury prone, so is Salanoa

The Wycherleys aren't good enough

We need a clear out and younger players need game time.

I don't think Butler will make it

I can see lots of changes ahead

Quinn is decent but very raw

We've got to give game time to O Connell and Gleeson

Butler has always looked decent if flawed to me. Bit small but solid enough.
Whenever I've seen him play, Campbell was assured for the lack of experience, in fairness to him, he's not long back in action.

Wycherleys have never really stood out.

There's clearly something drastically wrong with the defensive formation or how it's running with the players available

 

[Barry K O Bama]

Very strong selection

Possibly only Nanks and Thaakir missing from our strongest XV
Big Gav on the bench - must be for impact

Our lads will be bouncing off the walls. 1st quarter will be intense

 

[Stacky]

Butler has always looked decent if flawed to me. Bit small but solid enough.
Whenever I've seen him play, Campbell was assured for the lack of experience, in fairness to him, he's not long back in action.

Wycherleys have never really stood out.

There's clearly something drastically wrong with the defensive formation or how it's running with the players available

The Wycherleys despite much effort have never really pushed on and developed despite many opportunities.

Butler has the skills alright but not the gametime in the bank to give him more confidence.

Any update on Tom Aherne as he has been out for a while now?

Very strong team for tomorrow night.

 

[How bad boy]

The Wycherleys despite much effort have never really pushed on and developed despite many opportunities.

Butler has the skills alright but not the gametime in the bank to give him more confidence.

Any update on Tom Aherne as he has been out for a while now?

Very strong team for tomorrow night.

Apparently Paddy Patterson and himself aren't far off a return to action:

Boost for Munster as key forwards Tom Ahern and Jean Kleyn nearing return to action

Munster have been boosted by the news that Tom Ahern (ankle), Jean Kleyn (knee/eye) and scrum-half Paddy Patterson (knee) are all in the final stages of their rehab and are due to return to training in the coming weeks.

www.independent.ie

Butler is very small too, so if you have casey at 9 and butler at 10, there's a fairly significant and obvious defensive gap

 

[Barry K O Bama]

The Wycherleys despite much effort have never really pushed on and developed despite many opportunities.

Butler has the skills alright but not the gametime in the bank to give him more confidence.

Any update on Tom Aherne as he has been out for a while now?

Very strong team for tomorrow night.

Tom Ahern was going full tilt in training yesterday

I'd expect him and Nanks to be back next week

3 tough away games coming up.

A few lads from the development tour will join up in Cape Town

 

[How bad boy]

Tom Ahern was going full tilt in training yesterday

I'd expect him and Nanks to be back next week

3 tough away games coming up.

A few lads from the development tour will join up in Cape Town

Presumably Kendellen and SOB.
I don't much like it but on the other hand, I think the 2022 tour brought on a few players.
Looking at the squad for that tour, you could pick the following team:
Baloucoune
Nash
Frisch
Frawley
Daly
Crowley
Blade

Milne
Stewart
Salanoa
Ahern
McCarthy
Izuchukwu
Kendellen
Deegan


Which is a pretty decent team with a few players that are now well established in the Ireland setup (besides from the front row)

 

[Barry K O Bama]

Yes - SOB and Kendellen surely. Maybe Sean Edogbo.

 

[TheOutdoorThreadmill]

8 seconds, tidy

 

[jeepers]

Good win, all things considered. Injury list is already rivalling the worst of last year, however.

 

[don]

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Very strong selection

Possibly only Nanks and Thaakir missing from our strongest XV
Big Gav on the bench - must be for impact

Our lads will be bouncing off the walls. 1st quarter will be intense

Leinster today: Keenan, J. O'Brien, Ringrose, J. Osborne, Lowe, Frawley, Gibson-Park, Porter, Kelleher, Furlong, J. McCarthy, Snyman, Conan, van der Flier, Doris. absent- Barrett, Ryan, Henshaw, not sure who else, Sheehan a long term injury afaik