Edinburgh v Munster HC

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 Is this the non event of the weekend? Are there any Munster posters here? Can Edinburgh put up any sort of contest? Why is the sky blue?

Only injury concern for Munster is POM with the "alleged" concussion last weekend.....

Munster team and Edinburgh team below...Butler on instead of POM who is ruled out...

Munster:  Felix Jones; Keith Earls, Casey Laulala, James Downey, Simon Zebo; Ian Keatley, Conor Murray; Dave Kilcoyne, Mike Sherry, Stephen Archer; Donncha Ryan, Paul O’Connell Capt.; Paddy Butler, Niall Ronan, James Coughlan. Replacements: Damien Varley, James Cronin, BJ Botha, Donncha O’Callaghan, CJ Stander, Duncan Williams, JJ Hanrahan, Denis Hurley.

15 Cuthbert
14 Fife
13 De Luca
12 Scott
11 Visser
10 Leonard
9 Laidlaw CAPTAIN
1 Dickinson
2 Ford
3 Nel
4 Gilchrist
5 Cox
6 Basilaia
7 Du Preez
8 Denton

Embra subs – 16 Lutui 17 Blaauw 18 Cross 19 Atkins 20 Grant 21 Kennedy 22 Dominguez 23 Hidalgo-Clyne

ME-109 wrote:Jebus Keatley....

He is certainly not having his best game out there..

Rory_Gallagher wrote:

ME-109 wrote:Jebus Keatley....

He is certainly not having his best game out there..

He is doing OK...but that's about it. The first mistake lead to the try....same as last year...

Attendance at Murrayfield today is a healthy  7,034

Up 800 from the last time Munster visited in the HCup last season.

Terrible lack of confidence from Leonard - he should have run that to the gain line and passed. What a waste.

ME-109 wrote:

Rory_Gallagher wrote:

ME-109 wrote:Jebus Keatley....

He is certainly not having his best game out there..

He is doing OK...but that's about it. The first mistake lead to the try....same as last year...

Earls was screaming for a kick at one point as well, and Keatley tried to go himself. Loses possession.

It hasn't been a non-event. It's been a very good contest so far. Lenard blew a good chance there by grubbering.

Note that in the last two attacks Zebo has been taking the ball at first receiver....they did the same in the Racing game last year....gives Keatley time to get his head together...

George Carlin wrote:Terrible lack of confidence from Leonard - he should have run that to the gain line and passed. What a waste.

Hope that doesn't prove to be the turning point.

It'll be hearthbreaking if we don't get at least a lbp from this - this is our best performance for a long time

I didn't watch the first half. Have Edinburgh been biatchslapped around the contact area like this all day?

Better pressure from Munster

I think Munster have stepped up the physicality after half-time GC.

Sean Cox rising to it there.

George Carlin wrote:I didn't watch the first half. Have Edinburgh been biatchslapped around the contact area like this all day?

No

My concern is the last 20 mins - our bench really isn't overly strong and Munster are brining on some real experienced players

Right, so we've established that Leonard can't do grubber kicks

Aghhh bl00dy Leonard!

Aimless kicking by Leonard - that crapola will kill us.
Stick grubbers into the corner if the field is static.

The truth is that he has poor length on his kicks.

Ginger Midget is on, which is good.

Glad to see Grant on - we need some renewed energy.

Our mental Georgian has played very well!

This has been a brilliant performance from Laidlaw

crafty play there by Laidlaw

Bring on JJ

Awwww, come on ref

JP spot on with that call. Hand in the scrum as it came under pressure.

Munster have been on top of the contact area in this half. Hard work for Edinburgh to get back from here.

Yeah, seen the replay, fair enough.
Also, wow to be able to have a guy like DOC coming off the bench!!!!

Du Preez is making a nuisance of himself. I think he's already making a big difference to the team.

 

Yessss Visser you beauty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

should be a try

Doyle making full use of the TMO today.

He doesnt even wait around to hear the TMOs opinion

    

Doyle right to use the TMO for this. Nothing in that, 10 trying to milk it IMO. JP agrees.

Check the final pass? oooh that is tight. Not clear and obviously forward though, so I guess ok. Yes, try.

Well well, didn't see that coming.

Well massive final 10 coming up

There was nothing in any of that, he's gone to the TMO twice. The TMO is now seriously overused.

What a last 10 minutes coming up.

Zebos hamstring go? I hope not

Hoe can Leonard take that long to line up a punt and not find touch?

   

There you GC- wee step to beat his man by Jack Cuthbert! Bet you couldn't believe your eyes  

Frustrating to see Zebo go down with Samoa looming.

Ankle....

GLove39 wrote:Hoe can Leonard take that long to line up a punt and not find touch?

He has not had a great game. Bit of a mixed bag.

Notch wrote:There you GC- wee step to beat his man by Jack Cuthbert! Bet you couldn't believe your eyes  

 

Coughlan is making a fair few mistakes at the back of the scrum here - rather uncharacteristic of him.

Munster scrum hasnt been too good today

Laidlaw MOTM - has to be

Laidlaw you little beauty creates a penalty from nothing

Greg Laidlaw 26 - 23 Munster

Man is a machine

Can we just clone Laidlaw and show Leonard the door?

Hey Rory...now you see why Stander doesn't start.....Very stupid..

HIS NAME IS NOT CONOR O'MURRAY!!!

 

More great work from Laidlaw. Bit of a brainfreeze by the forward who picked up the ball though.

Laidlaw gets the points, Edinburgh 6 pts in front now.

ME-109 wrote:Hey Rory...now you see why Stander doesn't start.....Very stupid..

He has added a lot of much needed momentum going forward though.