Written by Conal Lane Far from a classic Thomond Park interprovincial dust up, nevertheless the men in red came through against Ulster last weekend. Perhaps the ideal preparation for what lies ahead this Saturday in Dublin. Yep, it’ll be a tough one, that much is guaranteed. As expected, Conor Murray is not fit to start, … More PAINT IT RED: Munster Vs Saracens Preview
Written by Conal Lane Surviving by the skin of their teeth, the men in red managed to eke out a 10-7 victory against a gritty Glasgow side who now have a tough task to make the PRO12 playoffs. It wasn’t exactly vintage viewing in Cork last week, but the 16th man was treated to an … More BIG WEEKEND: Munster Vs Ulster Preview
Written by Conal Lane Well the Cirque du Six Nations is over for another year, Ireland ending another potential world record winning streak (Thank Christ), back to matters less pressing now. Thanks to a typical Thomond Park demolition job on a pretty disinterested Toulouse, a European Semi Final looms in a fortnight. Glasgow are probably … More GROUNDHOG DAY: Munster Vs Glasgow Preview
Written by Conal Lane Well the winning streak that stretched back as far as December and encompassed some typical Munster performances is over, shit happens I guess. A spirited second half performance from the Scarlets condemned the men in red to only a third PRO12 defeat of the season. More concerning for the outstandingly named … More CARDIFF CALLING: Munster Vs Cardiff Blues Preview
Written by Conal Lane I’m sure I specified Munster would score 10 points rather than win by 10 last time around… never mind that, this week brings the lowly Dragons to Irish Independent Park and a much changed starting lineup for the men in red. Four players have been released from Ireland duty (Rory Scannell … More HOW TO SLAY A DRAGON: Munster Vs Dragons Preview
Written by Conal Lane Come the day, Come the hour, Come the Six Nations and the annual test of provincial squad depth, this week more so due to a rescheduled fixture. A healthy (unlucky?) 13 Munster representatives in the Ireland squad this year, for the opening two rounds of the Six Nations means a debut … More BACK TO BUSINESS: Munster Vs Edinburgh Preview
Written by Conal Lane The men in red served up a pretty decent St Stephen’s day dinner for us a few days ago, making Leinster look like a bunch of headless turkeys (gettit?). New Years Eve brings an away trip to Galway to face a Connacht team with over twenty players on the injury list, … More NEW YEAR’S EVENING: Munster Vs Connacht Preview
Written by Conal Lane That time of year again folks. Xmas festivities abound and the usual St.Stephens day interpro clashes. This coming Monday sees a record 26,200 sold out crowd in Thomond Park for the meeting of Munster vs Leinster. The men in red come into this fixture off the back of their first loss … More CHRISTMAS CRACKER: Munster Vs Leinster Preview
Written by Conal Lane Feels like a while since I’ve done one of these, well that’s because it is. The November internationals came upon us and showed that the mighty All Blacks are beatable, Ireland are no longer the plucky underdog, Wales are probably the weakest of the home nations & South Africa stink, badly. … More STATEMENT: Munster Vs Glasgow Preview
Written by Conal Lane Less than a fortnight ago the emotional kaleidoscope that was Munster vs Glasgow took place, itself barely a week after the shellshocking news that Anthony Foley had passed away on the morning of what was due to be Munster’s first Champions Cup game of the season. Munster’s season almost re-started on … More NEWFOUND BELIEF: Munster Vs Ospreys Preview
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