Grahamunster - Graham Rowntree's Munster 2022/2023

[munster#1]

Just as a friendly heads up. Tickets for the Stephens day piss up are now on sale.

[Oldschool]

Sure the Leinster average attendance is massively inflated each season due to the draw of Munster coming to town, so much so that they have to move the match to the Aviva.

Ah, the annual paddling. I believe thats covered under misery loves company

Come on, you can do better than that.

#best supported Irish team.

You're good, I'll give you that.
Thanks for the laugh, I enjoyed it.

[riocard911]

Ah, the annual paddling. I believe thats covered under misery loves company

Come on, you can do better than that.

#best supported Irish team.

You're good, I'll give you that.
Thanks for the laugh, I enjoyed it.

So did I!

[munster#1]

Ah, the annual paddling. I believe thats covered under misery loves company

Come on, you can do better than that.

#best supported Irish team. :

You're good, I'll give you that.
Thanks for the laugh, I enjoyed it.

You just made the mistake of posting under your alternative alias

The figures speak for themselves, and after so many trophyless seasons I will take this minor victory.

Top 5 Derbies in URC

R10 Munster v Ulster 523,707
R4 Munster v Connacht 521,110
R16 Ulster v Munster 428,709
R15 Munster v Leinster 402,534
R6 Leinster v Ulster 401,603

Top 5 Games from Ireland (genuinely surprised Leinster don’t feature)

R2 Munster v DHL Stormers 538,909
R10 Munster v Ulster 523,707
R4 Munster v Connacht 521,110
R1 Munster v Cell C Sharks 484,267
R4 Ulster v Emirates Lions 468,993

[Oldschool]

Come on, you can do better than that.

#best supported Irish team. :

You're good, I'll give you that.
Thanks for the laugh, I enjoyed it.

You just made the mistake of posting under your alternative alias

The figures speak for themselves, and after so many trophyless seasons I will take this minor victory.

Top 5 Derbies in URC

R10 Munster v Ulster 523,707
R4 Munster v Connacht 521,110
R16 Ulster v Munster 428,709
R15 Munster v Leinster 402,534
R6 Leinster v Ulster 401,603

Top 5 Games from Ireland (genuinely surprised Leinster don’t feature)

R2 Munster v DHL Stormers 538,909
R10 Munster v Ulster 523,707
R4 Munster v Connacht 521,110
R1 Munster v Cell C Sharks 484,267
R4 Ulster v Emirates Lions 468,993

TBH I did enjoy your post simply on its own merits.
It's context.
The slagging can go on for years and then every so often a post hits exactly the right spot.
As for my doppelganger, best ignored.

[munster#1]

You're good, I'll give you that.
Thanks for the laugh, I enjoyed it.

You just made the mistake of posting under your alternative alias

The figures speak for themselves, and after so many trophyless seasons I will take this minor victory.

Top 5 Derbies in URC

R10 Munster v Ulster 523,707
R4 Munster v Connacht 521,110
R16 Ulster v Munster 428,709
R15 Munster v Leinster 402,534
R6 Leinster v Ulster 401,603

Top 5 Games from Ireland (genuinely surprised Leinster don’t feature)

R2 Munster v DHL Stormers 538,909
R10 Munster v Ulster 523,707
R4 Munster v Connacht 521,110
R1 Munster v Cell C Sharks 484,267
R4 Ulster v Emirates Lions 468,993

TBH I did enjoy your post simply on its own merits.
It's context.
The slagging can go on for years and then every so often a post hits exactly the right spot.
As for my doppelganger, best ignored.

Sorry, I misunderstood your comment.

Is that genuinely not yourself with 2 different profiles?

[Oldschoolsocks]

You just made the mistake of posting under your alternative alias

The figures speak for themselves, and after so many trophyless seasons I will take this minor victory.

Top 5 Derbies in URC

R10 Munster v Ulster 523,707
R4 Munster v Connacht 521,110
R16 Ulster v Munster 428,709
R15 Munster v Leinster 402,534
R6 Leinster v Ulster 401,603

Top 5 Games from Ireland (genuinely surprised Leinster don’t feature)

R2 Munster v DHL Stormers 538,909
R10 Munster v Ulster 523,707
R4 Munster v Connacht 521,110
R1 Munster v Cell C Sharks 484,267
R4 Ulster v Emirates Lions 468,993

TBH I did enjoy your post simply on its own merits.
It's context.
The slagging can go on for years and then every so often a post hits exactly the right spot.
As for my doppelganger, best ignored.

Sorry, I misunderstood your comment.

Is that genuinely not yourself with 2 different profiles?

So one of us definitely thinks stuff like racist jokes and a f%~king fascist being in charge in Murica from 2016 through 2020 are bad things…

[munster#1]

TBH I did enjoy your post simply on its own merits.
It's context.
The slagging can go on for years and then every so often a post hits exactly the right spot.
As for my doppelganger, best ignored.

Sorry, I misunderstood your comment.

Is that genuinely not yourself with 2 different profiles?

So one of us definitely thinks stuff like racist jokes and a f%~king fascist being in charge in Murica from 2016 through 2020 are bad things…

I don’t often do this, but never twice in one day, but I am sorry.
I really thought it was the same person with a joke alter ego.

Which one of you came first, and why choose a name so close to the other poster?

[Oldschoolsocks]

My name is references Irish players wearing their old school socks when playing for the Barbarians, dunno about t’other lad

[Oldschool]

Sorry, I misunderstood your comment.

Is that genuinely not yourself with 2 different profiles?

So one of us definitely thinks stuff like racist jokes and a f%~king fascist being in charge in Murica from 2016 through 2020 are bad things…

I don’t often do this, but never twice in one day, but I am sorry.
I really thought it was the same person with a joke alter ego.

Which one of you came first, and why choose a name so close to the other poster?

As I said best ignored, can't even get his facts straight.
And has a nasty tongue on him.

[munster#1]

Rumours doing the rounds that Munster are close to locking in a match against world champions South Africa in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

It would be amazing to watch that match at a sold out stadium in November.

[neill_m]

Rumours doing the rounds that Munster are close to locking in a match against world champions South Africa in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

It would be amazing to watch that match at a sold out stadium in November.

South Africa playing Ireland the previous Saturday and France two days later so it will likely be a South Africa A side who are also playing Bristol the following Thursday (17th). Thomond Park is apparently Plan B.

Game due to played on Thursday November 10th.

[munster#1]

Rumours doing the rounds that Munster are close to locking in a match against world champions South Africa in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

It would be amazing to watch that match at a sold out stadium in November.

South Africa playing Ireland the previous Saturday and France two days later so it will likely be a South Africa A side who are also playing Bristol the following Thursday (17th). Thomond Park is apparently Plan B.

Game due to played on Thursday November 10th.

It will definitely be an A side, I don’t think anyone would expect SA or any other international team to put their first team out against a club, but it will be a great occasion none the less.

This game has the potential to be massive, a 45k sell out or even close to that, in Cork would be a brilliant spectacle, and could lead to more big Munster matches being played their.

Hopefully it goes ahead, it’s been a while since Munster played an international team, and it would be great to add SA to the list of teams that Munster have defeated.

[Laighin Break]

According to the article Munster line up Páirc Uí Chaoimh date with world champion Springboks in De Paper, Munster are "the only Irish province with a licence to host international touring sides"

Does anyone have any insight into why this is?

[Dave Cahill]

According to the article Munster line up Páirc Uí Chaoimh date with world champion Springboks in De Paper, Munster are "the only Irish province with a licence to host international touring sides"

Does anyone have any insight into why this is?

The comment is figurative. Not literal.

[dropkick]

Rowntree said Prendergast has full control over the attack and Leamy full control over the defence. Hopefully we should see more consistency this season.

[hugonaut]

Fitting reward for a team who were one of only four Irish provinces to qualify for the European knock-out stages, who clinched sixth in the league and who saw off the threat of Connacht in the provincial shield, while contributing as many as two players to the most recent starting Irish XV in their historic series-clinching win over NZ.

[Oldschoolsocks]

Fitting reward for a team who were one of only four Irish provinces to qualify for the European knock-out stages, who clinched sixth in the league and who saw off the threat of Connacht in the provincial shield, while contributing as many as two players to the most recent starting Irish XV in their historic series-clinching win over NZ.

Ouch

[munster#1]

Fitting reward for a team who were one of only four Irish provinces to qualify for the European knock-out stages, who clinched sixth in the league and who saw off the threat of Connacht in the provincial shield, while contributing as many as two players to the most recent starting Irish XV in their historic series-clinching win over NZ.

More like, fitting reward for the team with the biggest viewership in the league outside of SA.
These published figures obviously meant that a game against Munster made the most sense in terms of marketability and revenue generation.

Couple that with Munster’s proud tradition of hosting top touring sides, and clear links to SA, it really is a no brainer.

[Dave Cahill]

Fitting reward for a team who were one of only four Irish provinces to qualify for the European knock-out stages, who clinched sixth in the league and who saw off the threat of Connacht in the provincial shield, while contributing as many as two players to the most recent starting Irish XV in their historic series-clinching win over NZ.

I just don't see where there is any benefit to anybody except Cork GAA in this. A midweek match between second-string sides in a rented stadium will not make money for anyone except the people renting out the stadium. An organisation that dug themselves into a hole they can't get out of over a stadium redevelopment are going to help a rival organisation that dug themselves into a hole they can't get out of over a stadium redevelopment get out of their hole.