Munster v USA Perpignan

[monkeypigeon]

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you scored 2 tries off mistakes, and rarely broke the line. Had far less ball, and spent all day offside. Sher they were trying to run down the clock afetr 60 mins by kicking the ball away after they were penalised!!!

Thought Hurley's try was fine too.[/b]

:blink: You're being unbelievably one eyed there. If anything Munster were very lucky to finally win the match and should not be boasting too much. Perpignan didn't score two tries off mistakes, they scored three, because that's how you score tries. That last "high" tacke which miraculously gives you the victory is very soft, mafi just turns his head and plays on without giving a f***, and that's just one of the countless unexplained penalties against Perpignan.
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Em:

1. Nobody's boasting.
2. Yup they scored 3 tries... 2 of them were tries that were stupid to ever have happened.
3. The 'high' tackle was a high tackle.
4. All (well most...there was 2 that I didn't understand either) of the penalties were reasonable. But you got 2 penalties in the scrum that should have gone the other way. So Bla.


And it wasn't luck. It was pateince. Perpiginan were nailed to the corners and slowly conceded penalties.




One thing the match confirms though is that once Barnes gets on a teams back at the breakdown he never stops. Munster learned that against Montauban last year. I'm sure Perpiginan will be better prepared for it next time.

Edit: Earls was grand at centre. His defence has come on loads. The ball got to him about 4 times in the match. twice he showed that he's been practising his passing and twice he'd got it after Mafi had butchered any chance of anything good happening.

I prefer him on the wing aswell though.
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Well if you're happy with your team almost losing at home, conceding 3 tries and scoring none, and admitting the ref was on the other team's back, I'm happy for you too...
My reaction was to noidsay saying the score "flattered" us
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Well yeah I'm happy. We won.

And fair enough but do you not see at all where Noidsay is coming from?

 

[shtove]

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you scored 2 tries off mistakes, and rarely broke the line. Had far less ball, and spent all day offside. Sher they were trying to run down the clock afetr 60 mins by kicking the ball away after they were penalised!!!

Thought Hurley's try was fine too.[/b]

:blink: You're being unbelievably one eyed there. If anything Munster were very lucky to finally win the match and should not be boasting too much. Perpignan didn't score two tries off mistakes, they scored three, because that's how you score tries. That last "high" tacke which miraculously gives you the victory is very soft, mafi just turns his head and plays on without giving a f***, and that's just one of the countless unexplained penalties against Perpignan.
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My view is that Munster have played very poorly lately - haven't seen much because I don't have the TV channel for the Magners league - but returned to form when it matters.

Put it this way - they dominated the game so much I wasn't worried about them losing even when the Piggies scored that last try. Munster know how to inch ahead, and they did it without fuss while still misfiring in midfield.

 

[MunsterMan]

I think Munster were lucky to win that, and they won't win with out scoring tries next week, we'd be lucky to get a losing BP at this stage ffs...

Hurley is tall, 6'2 I think but he has gas, his long stride might disguise it but watch his "try" again and you'll see he covers the ground very quickly. I wouldn't rule him wearing 11 for Ireland in the 6nations out yet with Fitzgerald injured and Earls wearing 13 for Munster, which leaves Trimble and Horgan his main competition...

I think some of you give Mafi an awful doing when there are plenty of players playing worse than him, where is all the criticism for O'Leary? He was the worst Munster player on the pitch. Mafi isn't playing like he was last year, but is still a fine player. JdV however played very well in the last 5 minutes, maybe being dropped was what he needed, I'd start him next week.

Earls did pretty well, couldn't have asked for more really, up against players like Mermoz and Marty and he didn't miss a tackle.