Babbling 'brook

Munster scouting report not a match preview!!! https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/pro14/leinster-retaining-doris-at-no-8-suggests-new-pecking-order-1.3716050?mode=amp The Ed Byrne bit in the article is especially ignorant. The poor lad has had a torrid time with injury. http://www.the42.ie/ed-b...

Going to be interesting to see how this pans out. We have gone the opposite route to the other provinces and said to the main body of players "you guys spend these two weeks concentrating on the Bath back to back . The other lads will look after the Dragons game". Will they be well rested...

Going to be interesting to see how this pans out. We have gone the opposite route to the other provinces and said to the main body of players "you guys spend these two weeks concentrating on the Bath back to back . The other lads will look after the Dragons game". Will they be well rested ...

Hmmm.....doesn't sound that 'rosy' about Dan after all. Not involved this weekend anyway

https://www.the42.ie/dan-leavy-neck-str ... 4-Nov2018/

Well Dan Leavy was training today so that's a good sign I suppose

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

Pity he lost his voice though

Yeah Joe Schmidt. A top 14. 2 H cups. Pro12. Amlin. 3 X 6 nations including GS. Winning Tour in SH. In 8 years. What would he know about rugby? I'm sure he is selecting Carberry out of stubbornness rather because he can see more talent in him. Had an interesting side thought on this. Does anybody t...

Seán O’Brien underwent a surgical procedure for a forearm injury sustained in Ireland’s Guinness Series match against Argentina. He will be out for eight to 12 weeks. Robbie Henshaw is undergoing a period of rehabilitation for a hamstring strain. He will be out for a period of four to six weeks. We...

Just had a look at the players likely to be missing from this one. There's possibly 25 players we'll have to make do without. 25! And that assumes Dave K is fit. Healy, McGrath, Cronin, Furlong, Porter, Toner, Ryan, Fardy, Ruddock, Leavy, VDF, SOB, Conan, Connors, McGrath, Sexton, Byrne, Henshaw, R...

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LeinsterLeader wrote:
Or worse they might have sent James Ryan down ......

Thanks for the glass half full perspective!!!!

"Every cloud" .....an all that

Ian Nagle was really a poor signing, he came in and Leinster released Tadgh Beirne and Gavin Thornbury.. what if leinster had stuck with those lads after investing years in their development upto that point. That is such an abstract pov. What were your expectations of Nagle? Did he not come cheap a...

So do we believe Joe when he says he had nothing to do with the Carbery move? :shock: "Ireland coach Joe Schmidt confirmed that Joey Carbery will play his rugby with Munster next season. Speaking before the Ireland team travels to Australia for a three-match tour, Schmidt said he was as “surpri...

When you consider the millions and millions of players we're missing, that is not a bad team at all.

Unless I'm mistaken (and I often am), BT are not playing their internationals. Correct?

There's a few on the bench I recognise alright.

Benetton Rugby: 15 Jayden Hayward, 14 Ratuva Tavuyara, 13 Ignacio Brex, 12 Alberto Sgarbi (C), 11 Monty Ioane, 10 Antonio Rizzi, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Marco Barbini, 7 Michele Lamaro, 6 Giovanni Pettinelli, 5 Federico Ruzza, 4 Irné Herbst , 3 Marco Riccioni, 2 Hame Faiva, 1 Derrick Appiah. Available...

Strong team from ourselves too... 15. Rob Kearney (201) 14. Adam Byrne (39) 13. Rory O’Loughlin (46) 12. Robbie Henshaw (30) 11. Joe Tomane (7) 10. Ross Byrne (55) 9. Jamison Gibson-Park (56) 1. Jack McGrath (136) 2. James Tracy (73) 3. Tadhg Furlong (90) 4. Scott Fardy (27) 5. James Ryan (20) 6. S...

Ulster playing some of their internationals tomorrow night (Best, Henderson, Murphy) , so we might not be threadbare

Dave Cahill wrote:Jean Deysel has retired

Do Munster still get a medical Joker for this

Maybe we'll have a slightly stronger side than many are anticipating. Seanie was presumably one of the players on media duty yesterday. He wants a full 80 minutes under his belt before the internationals. https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2018/1023/1006178-sean-obrien-leinster-ireland-fitness/ Are Tre...