Munster V Edinburgh - GPro 12 Round 1

by **RDW** Sun Aug 31, 2014 3:55 pm

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Munster V Edinburgh

Friday 5th September 2014
KO 19:35
Thomond Park

Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU, 41st competition game)
Assistant Referees: Nigel Correll, John Carvill (both IRFU)
Citing Commissioner: Eddie Walsh (IRFU)
TMO: Jude Quinn (IRFU)
Live on TG4 / BBA ALBA

23 Wins 6
75 Tries 42
696 Points 443
27 Average age 26

Results last year:

Munster 34 - Edinburgh 23
Ednburgh 12 - Munster 55 Shocked

Pre Season form:

Munster 17 - London Irish 5
Gloucester 45 - Munster 8

Edinburgh 10 - Leicester 11
Newcastle 15 - Edinburgh 21

Teams:

Munster
Munster V Edinburgh - GPro 12 Round 1 - Page 3 Danny-10

Munster V Edinburgh - GPro 12 Round 1 - Page 3 Danny-10

15 Ronan O'Mahony
14 Andrew Conway
13 Johne Murphy
12 Andrew Smith
11 Simon Zebo
10 Ian Keatley
9 Duncan Williams

1 John Ryan
2 Kevin O'Byrne
3 BJ Botha
4 Donncha O'Callaghan
5 Billy Holland
6 CJ Stander
7 Sean Dougall
8 Shane Buckley

16 Duncan Casey
17 Alan Cotter
18 Stephen Archer
19 Dave Foley
20 Tommy O'Donnell
21 Cathal Sheridan
22 Johnny Holland
23 Ivan Dineen

Edinburgh
Munster V Edinburgh - GPro 12 Round 1 - Page 3 Ronnie10

Munster V Edinburgh - GPro 12 Round 1 - Page 3 Ronnie10

15 Jack Cuthbert
14 Dougie Fife
13 Sam Beard
12 Andries Strauss
11 Tim Visser

10 Greig Tonks
9 Sean Kennedy

1 Alasdair Dickinson
2 Ross Ford (Captain)
3 John Andress
4 Fraser McKenzie
5 Ollie Atkins
6 Tomas Leonardi
7 Hamish Watson
8 Cornell Du Preez

16 James Hilterbrand
17 Rory Sutherland
18 W P Nel
19 Ben Toolis
20 Mike Coman
21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
22 Nick McLennan
23 Phil Burleigh

by GLove39 Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:19 am

by **RDW** Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:20 am

That yellow has galvanised Munster - they definitely don't deserve to be going into the lead at half time.

Stupid from Leonardi!

by **BigGee** Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:21 am

That was a poor kick as well. Just need to run down the half now, they deserve to be in the lead.

by GLove39 Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:21 am

Keatley agrees that they don't deserve to go in ahead!

by GLove39 Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:23 am

Lovely finish by Visser, but that looked forward!

by **RDW** Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:24 am

Miles forward! picard

by GLove39 Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:24 am

And by some distance!

by **BigGee** Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:24 am

Jez that was a risky pass. I hope it was not forward. Viss thought it was forward!

by **RDW** Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:25 am

9-5 HT - definitely deserved

by GLove39 Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:25 am

"Great feed by the quarterback & Visser touches down for the Edinburgh Red Skins"

by **BigGee** Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:26 am

3 out of 4 for Heathcote. 80% successful kicks wins you games, almost there!

by **RDW** Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:28 am

I bet Foley will be giving Munster a right kick up the arse at half time!

by **Notch** Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:30 am

BigGee wrote:Jez that was a risky pass. I hope it was not forward. Viss thought it was forward!

NFL scouts were looking interested

by **BigGee** Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:32 am

To be honest any other than a win here and Edinburgh should be disappointed. This is not Munster and they are there for the taking unless they can find another few gears in the second half. If Edinburgh had taken their chances then it would have been done and dusted by now.

That's the only worry really, they did not take them!

by **BigGee** Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:33 am

Notch wrote:
BigGee wrote:Jez that was a risky pass. I hope it was not forward. Viss thought it was forward!

NFL scouts were looking interested

I was more worried about the interception when I first saw it, but on second look it was not even close!

by **RDW** Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:34 am

Absolutely - there's never been a better chance to beat Munster away.

by **RDW** Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:40 am

by GLove39 Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:42 am

Ohhh, foul play by DOC? If that's a kick to the head that's got to be a red card surely?

by cakeordeath Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:44 am

Irish TMO chanceof card. zero

by **RDW** Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:45 am

Would it be cynical of me to suggest that would have been a yellow if it was Edinburgh 4?? Whistle

by GLove39 Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:45 am

Hard to judge what we haven't seen. But excessive use of the boot and contact with an opposing players head surely has to be a card?

by GLove39 Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:47 am

Typical Irish TMO... Whistle

by **RDW** Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:48 am

Poor from Kennedy there, but he didn't have many options.

If we can stay on top and get back to XV we've got a great chance.

by **Notch** Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:48 am

Its fair to say that Munster have had a very easy ride from Hodges and crew. Mainly in the scrums.

Hard to comment on the DOC incident really.

by GLove39 Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:50 am

Yessss Big Jack!!!!!

by cakeordeath Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:50 am

Cuthbert.....

by **BigGee** Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:51 am

Great try Jack Cuthbert! I was about to shout don't kick!

by IanBru Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:51 am

Oh holy moly.

by **RDW** Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:51 am

by **RDW** Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:53 am

True Edinburgh style we Baws up the restart!

by **RDW** Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:57 am

I love the 45 degrees rule now! Very Happy

by **BigGee** Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:57 am

Destroyed the Munster scrum again

by **BigGee** Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:58 am

Then made a Horlicks of getting our own ball away!

by **RDW** Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:59 am

Poor game management though - we pushed it too far and made life difficult

by **BigGee** Sat Sep 06, 2014 3:01 am

The Edinburgh defence is just unrecognisable from last year, ever so impressive. Munster playing better now though, the half time rocket has done the trick. Need to play smart and not in our half!

by **RDW** Sat Sep 06, 2014 3:02 am

Kennedy hasn't had a great game.

by **RDW** Sat Sep 06, 2014 3:04 am

Would be gutting if we lose this game - momentum Munster

by GLove39 Sat Sep 06, 2014 3:04 am

What a jammy roly poly

by **RDW** Sat Sep 06, 2014 3:10 am

Needless from Cuthbert!

by **RDW** Sat Sep 06, 2014 3:11 am

Basic mistake from Cuthbert and suddenly we're on our own line

by **RDW** Sat Sep 06, 2014 3:13 am

Very lucky not to be a yellow

by **BigGee** Sat Sep 06, 2014 3:14 am

That was a turnover not a penalty!

by GLove39 Sat Sep 06, 2014 3:14 am

Arghhhhh, that familiar feeling of panic setting in.
C'mon Edinburgh!!!

by IanBru Sat Sep 06, 2014 3:14 am

I'm going to disagree with you RDW - Coman was the primary tackler, and for the life of me I can't see what he has done wrong there.

by IanBru Sat Sep 06, 2014 3:15 am

Hurray! It's Inigo Montoya-Clyne

by **George Carlin** Sat Sep 06, 2014 3:15 am

One point game. Tense last 10 minutes - real shame they got lucky with the clearance - we need to get that sustained pressure back now.

by **BigGee** Sat Sep 06, 2014 3:15 am

One point game now, squeaky bum time. S H-C comes on, looking forward to see what he can do

by **George Carlin** Sat Sep 06, 2014 3:17 am

Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Tom Heathcote??

Why kick the thing away?

by **RDW** Sat Sep 06, 2014 3:18 am

IanBru wrote:I'm going to disagree with you RDW - Coman was the primary tackler, and for the life of me I can't see what he has done wrong there.

Wasn't a comment on the decision - it was poor from the red to give a pen but no yellow!

I reckon he wasn't sure himself

by **BigGee** Sat Sep 06, 2014 3:18 am

Been a big fan of TH, but he has not had a great game either. Burleigh looks a good player though.

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