Champions Cup 24/25 - Round 3

[munstermuffin]

Far better. TOB looking good whenever fit.

The biggest challenge is keeping him fit. If he gets a run of games he is a player

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Correct team.

Expect Porter to be on by the 30min mark.

Snyman, Barrett, Gus and Barrett all on fresh in the second half. G'luck to ya ROG.

 

[Groundhog]

MUNSTER: Mike Haley; Calvin Nash, Tom Farrell, Rory Scannell, Shane Daly; Jack Crowley, Conor Murray; Dian Bleuler, Niall Scannell, Oli Jager; Fineen Wycherley, Tadhg Beirne (capt); Jack O'Donoghue, Alex Kendellen, Gavin Coombes.

Replacements: Diarmuid Barron, John Ryan, Stephen Archer, Tom Ahern, John Hodnett, Paddy Patterson, Billy Burns, Brian Gleeson.

I would have started Hodnett and Ahern. Team not too bad, I don't really trust Scannell to start a big game right now but hope I'm proven wrong. Starting front row should be serviceable at a minimum I hope!

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

And another change for Leinster. TOB injured, poor fucker, Jordie starts, Frawley to the bench. Arguably a net positive.

 

[big ginger 8]

Massive pity for TOB has the potential to be Fergus McFadden with a good try scoring record but cannot stay fit for the life of him.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Bring back the glory days of three O'Briens and 5 Byrnes.

 

[saulan]

Would’ve been a great try if he managed to hold onto that.

Pitch is looking a lot better vs a year or so ago where it would just shred up. The effect of swapping out for grass and pitch more suited for rugby than football.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Premier Sports is the Premier destination for Sports (if you like watching video and audio being 5 seconds out)


Think we've got lucky there, IMO it's a penalty try

 

[Rinkadink]

What's with Stormers playing music every time the ref blows his whistle? Not just stoppages but almost every time the whistle goes and continues with play.

 

[Gavin]

Premier Sports is the Premier destination for Sports (if you like watching video and audio being 5 seconds out)


Think we've got lucky there, IMO it's a penalty try

I thought I was going mad with the audio.

Commentators are trash too.

 

[saulan]

What's with Stormers playing music every time the ref blows his whistle? Not just stoppages but almost every time the whistle goes and continues with play.

Welcome to the South African rugby stadium experience.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Commentary just said Sale had a 29hr layover in Dubai to get to SA!
Three days of travel, captains run, game
All while acclimatising to the difference of 6inches of snow on the training pitches at Carrington to 25c odd in SA - no wonder WGJ was getting sun cream slapped on by the medics haha

 

[saulan]

I thought I was going mad with the audio.

Commentators are trash too.

Is it the SA ones also on your feeds? Watching on SuperSport and not loving Jean de Villiers on comms sadly.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Is it the SA ones also on your feeds? Watching on SuperSport and not loving Jean de Villiers on comms sadly.

Nah, we've got NH ones but it's the leftovers, all the good ones being used for other games today

Think it's Tom May and....someone else

 

[saulan]

Feel like that kinda breakaway try has been coming for a while.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

We are just awful at converting pressure/chances

 

[saulan]

Gah… thought it might come back for a knock on…

 

[saulan]

Actually think this one should be fine

 

[Rinkadink]

Whatever happened to no pushing before ball was put in?

Only mentioning the Bristol result for the 10,000th time now as well. Typical Tom May.