All it takes is a moment of magic… 14-12 and Munster are through to the quarter finals of the Champions Cup for the first time! Thomond Park, we hope you’re ready.
What does it take? Right now is the most excited Munster supporters have been in the last five years. There has been a quarter final and two semi-finals in between and there was great hope that Rob Penney’s troops in particular could go all the way with some luck. However, those teams didn’t feel quite … More Do Munster Have What It Takes To Win A Third European Cup?
James Cronin: 7.5 Worked his arse off and locked out the scrum but Kilcoyne is definitely the go-to man if you are looking for regular go forward ball. Niall Scannell: 8.5 Perfect in the lineout, scored a try and hustled well all afternoon. Possibly his best game yet. John Ryan: 8 Another member of the … More Player Ratings: Racing 7-32 Munster
The only Champions Cup fixture of the weekend is a hugely significant one. Munster travel to the city of light in the rescheduled game between themselves and Ronan O’Gara’s Racing 92. Racing’s interest may be partly diminished by the reality that their hopes of progressing have already been extinguished, but history suggests they will refuse to … More RACING HEART: Munster Vs Racing 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
Munster Director Of Rugby Rassie Erasmus has given Munster supporters even more reason to smile this evening with some promising comments on the future of fan favourite Jaco Taute “We don’t want to get a player here that blocks the development of young Irish players but then you look at a guy like Rory Scannell … More ‘It would be great to keep him, and surely I am thinking about that’ Rassie Erasmus Admits Munster May Retain Jaco Taute
The difference a year can make. The Tuesday gone by marked 5th of December – a year on from some of the most torrential weather Ireland has ever witnessed and of course, arguably some of the best live TV the country has ever seen. Teresa Mannion went down as a national hero that week but there was … More EXPECTATION: Munster Vs Leicester Preview
The All Blacks you may not know… For what is sure to be a massive night in the history of Munster Rugby, we have been lucky enough to get a New Zealand rugby expert on the site to describe the visiting Maori All Blacks. Steve Bottlik (Cornf1ake) is a successful rugby YouTuber who focuses on discussion and … More Maori All Blacks: The Inside View
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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