Julian Cope?paddyor wrote: ↑September 21st, 2022, 12:47 pmAnd in hindsight that was all cope.ronk wrote: ↑September 20th, 2022, 6:19 pm We're still in the experimental phase of the season, it's basically a paid preseason. Internationals aren't back.
Munster have a fair bit to do if they're making big changes to the pace of training. Jan is long but with the international break and Heineken Cup it's still a realistic point where we should see results and gives time for coaches to make adjustments. JvG worked on a longer timescale. I remember people talking about how he'd only completed his first full season and needed time.
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This really isn't how it came across to me, it sounded more like he was giving them a free pass until then.
Fair point about Ireland but I would say that that was very much an outlier in terms of a team showing nothing for so long before suddenly clicking, and they also have far less time together and don't have as many easy games as a club team to bed things in.
Again, I'm not expecting them to be the finished article any time soon but at the same time I think it's fair to expect to see signs of progress quite quickly.
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Chris Farrell taking time away from Munster Rugby to deal with French legal problems. He is charged with failure to prevent a crime in relation to an alleged 2017 rape allegedly commited by three of his then Grenoble teammates.
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/i ... 10824.html
That is going to leave a real hole in the Munster centre.
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/i ... 10824.html
That is going to leave a real hole in the Munster centre.
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Some news is going to break about a Munster player, I hope that people can refrain from speculating and passing too much judgement.
The words innocent until proven guilty should be applied.
The words innocent until proven guilty should be applied.
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This is one of your more sensible posts on here
Calendar of Leinster/Ireland fixtures: https://calendar.google.com/calendar?ci ... Z2xlLmNvbQ
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From a purely rugby POV, which sounds trite but is probably the only angle we should be commenting on this, this is a blow for Munster.
Fekitoa & Frisch will now be the starters but it's a big drop in depth after that. Will mean lots of game time for those two and for Scannell/Goggin.
I wonder might we see Healy move into the centre for a bit?
Fekitoa & Frisch will now be the starters but it's a big drop in depth after that. Will mean lots of game time for those two and for Scannell/Goggin.
I wonder might we see Healy move into the centre for a bit?
Re: Grahamunster - Graham Rowntree's Munster 2022/2023
How long is a trial like this likely to last?
You know I'm going to lose,
And gambling's for fools,
But that's the way I like it baby, I don't want to live FOREVER!
And gambling's for fools,
But that's the way I like it baby, I don't want to live FOREVER!
Re: Grahamunster - Graham Rowntree's Munster 2022/2023
Team is much stronger this week.
Munster: Mike Haley, Keith Earls, Malakai Fekitoa, Dan Goggin, Simon Zebo, Ben Healy, Craig Casey; Dave Kilcoyne, Niall Scannell, Stephen Archer, Jean Kleyn, Fineen Wycherley, Jack O’Donoghue, Peter O’Mahony (c), Jack O’Sullivan.
Replacements: Scott Buckley, Liam O’Connor, Keynan Knox, Edwin Edogbo, Tadhg Beirne, Paddy Patterson, Joey Carbery, Liam Coombes.
Munster: Mike Haley, Keith Earls, Malakai Fekitoa, Dan Goggin, Simon Zebo, Ben Healy, Craig Casey; Dave Kilcoyne, Niall Scannell, Stephen Archer, Jean Kleyn, Fineen Wycherley, Jack O’Donoghue, Peter O’Mahony (c), Jack O’Sullivan.
Replacements: Scott Buckley, Liam O’Connor, Keynan Knox, Edwin Edogbo, Tadhg Beirne, Paddy Patterson, Joey Carbery, Liam Coombes.
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No interest in uninformed speculation on these types of things.
Uninformed speculation on how Munster will yet again fail at the knockout stages this year.... I'm all for that
I like your right leg. A lovely leg for the role.
I've got nothing against your right leg.
The trouble is ... neither have you
I've got nothing against your right leg.
The trouble is ... neither have you
Re: Grahamunster - Graham Rowntree's Munster 2022/2023
Good to have flexible 10/15 cover on the bench - welcome back to 2018munster#1 wrote: ↑September 23rd, 2022, 12:47 pm Team is much stronger this week.
Munster: Mike Haley, Keith Earls, Malakai Fekitoa, Dan Goggin, Simon Zebo, Ben Healy, Craig Casey; Dave Kilcoyne, Niall Scannell, Stephen Archer, Jean Kleyn, Fineen Wycherley, Jack O’Donoghue, Peter O’Mahony (c), Jack O’Sullivan.
Replacements: Scott Buckley, Liam O’Connor, Keynan Knox, Edwin Edogbo, Tadhg Beirne, Paddy Patterson, Joey Carbery, Liam Coombes.
I like your right leg. A lovely leg for the role.
I've got nothing against your right leg.
The trouble is ... neither have you
I've got nothing against your right leg.
The trouble is ... neither have you
Re: Grahamunster - Graham Rowntree's Munster 2022/2023
Knockout stages? Very pessimistic Doc.
Mind your beside manner.
You know I'm going to lose,
And gambling's for fools,
But that's the way I like it baby, I don't want to live FOREVER!
And gambling's for fools,
But that's the way I like it baby, I don't want to live FOREVER!
Re: Grahamunster - Graham Rowntree's Munster 2022/2023
Ruddock's tackle stats consistently too low for me to be taken seriously as a Six Nations blindside..... Ruddock's defensive stats don't stack up. - All Blacks Nil, Jan 15th, 2014
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
Ruddock(c) 19/2 Tackles
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
Ruddock(c) 19/2 Tackles
Re: Grahamunster - Graham Rowntree's Munster 2022/2023
Who knows, probably not helpful to speculate. He’s not accused of rape, he’s accused of a crime that pretty much doesn’t exist here and isn’t well understood. It’s a troubled prosecution in an area where that’s significant.paddyor wrote: ↑September 25th, 2022, 12:09 am He’s done isn’t he.
https://www.independent.ie/news/the-ful ... 13713.html
We’ll just have to wait and see, and hope that whatever happens is justice.
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I'd like a decent explanation of the whole not stopping a crime charge.paddyor wrote: ↑September 25th, 2022, 12:09 am He’s done isn’t he.
https://www.independent.ie/news/the-ful ... 13713.html
What consequences he could be facing, what standard of responsibility is on bystanders etc.
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That a crime occurred hasn't even been established yet.paddyor wrote: ↑September 25th, 2022, 12:09 am He’s done isn’t he.
https://www.independent.ie/news/the-ful ... 13713.html
You know I'm going to lose,
And gambling's for fools,
But that's the way I like it baby, I don't want to live FOREVER!
And gambling's for fools,
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Looking forward to seeing Edogbo today, by all accounts he’s a big talent and he’s certainly a very big unit.
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I am really excited to see how he goes.LeRouxIsPHat wrote: ↑September 25th, 2022, 11:59 am Looking forward to seeing Edogbo today, by all accounts he’s a big talent and he’s certainly a very big unit.
He is still very young for a lock, but I am hearing great things about him.
Supposedly he is an animal in training and has shown that he is a very intelligent player also.
He offers something that we don’t have much of in Ireland, so IF he does come good, he could be massive for club and country.
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Really poor first 20 minutes from Munster
Look out Itchy, he's Irish
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Archer there, f%~king hell