Munster 2016-2017
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It was a good start but the quality of the play has gone down hill.
Ruddock's tackle stats consistently too low for me to be taken seriously as a Six Nations blindside..... Ruddock's defensive stats don't stack up. - All Blacks Nil, Jan 15th, 2014
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
Ruddock(c) 19/2 Tackles
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
Ruddock(c) 19/2 Tackles
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Murray really missed so far. Neither Bleyendaal or Williams having great games.
Ruddock's tackle stats consistently too low for me to be taken seriously as a Six Nations blindside..... Ruddock's defensive stats don't stack up. - All Blacks Nil, Jan 15th, 2014
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
Ruddock(c) 19/2 Tackles
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
Ruddock(c) 19/2 Tackles
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Worrying for Munster. Way too one dimensional, slow ruck ball. Saracens also butchered a try.
Big improvement needed in second half.
Big improvement needed in second half.
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13-3 to Saracens
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Bleyendaal having a mare.
Ruddock's tackle stats consistently too low for me to be taken seriously as a Six Nations blindside..... Ruddock's defensive stats don't stack up. - All Blacks Nil, Jan 15th, 2014
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
Ruddock(c) 19/2 Tackles
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
Ruddock(c) 19/2 Tackles
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This always seems to happen when Irish sides are lined up in opposite semi finals
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16-3. Scrum penalty
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Fully agree, awful game.paddyor wrote:Bleyendaal having a mare.
Tactics are dreadful, they know how saracans play, yet have shown zero ingenuity, its awful, predictable one out carries. I thought CJ seemed to be limping in the first half, he's not having much of an impact.
Difference in quality at halfbacks is huge.
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Poite letting Saracens be offside the entire time isnt exactly helping but both shots at goal (and dropgoal attempt) were the wrong calls at the wrong times
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Ah would ye stop. Their halves have been dire.simonokeeffe wrote:Poite letting Saracens be offside the entire time isnt exactly helping but both shots at goal (and dropgoal attempt) were the wrong calls at the wrong times
Ruddock's tackle stats consistently too low for me to be taken seriously as a Six Nations blindside..... Ruddock's defensive stats don't stack up. - All Blacks Nil, Jan 15th, 2014
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
Ruddock(c) 19/2 Tackles
England A 8 - 14 Ireland A, 25th Jan 2014
Ruddock(c) 19/2 Tackles
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23-3. Keatley on fog Bleyendaal.
POM concussed.
POM concussed.
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Like when Ulster played Embra in Lansdowne road in 12 and we played Clermont in bordeaux?ronk wrote:This always seems to happen when Irish sides are lined up in opposite semi finals
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that is also truepaddyor wrote:Ah would ye stop. Their halves have been dire.simonokeeffe wrote:Poite letting Saracens be offside the entire time isnt exactly helping but both shots at goal (and dropgoal attempt) were the wrong calls at the wrong times
but what I said is true
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Well, this is awful.
Munster completely devoid of any attacking flair or incision.
Rassie said beforehand they had a plan for Sarries, was the plan to kick the ball continiously into the air?
Almost all of Munster's 'big' players have been poor. Ryan, Stander, Kilcoyne etc.
POM, Zebo and TOD the three best performers.
The less said about Bleyendaal's performance the better.
Munster completely devoid of any attacking flair or incision.
Rassie said beforehand they had a plan for Sarries, was the plan to kick the ball continiously into the air?
Almost all of Munster's 'big' players have been poor. Ryan, Stander, Kilcoyne etc.
POM, Zebo and TOD the three best performers.
The less said about Bleyendaal's performance the better.
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I think they missed Kleyn, not to mention Murray and POM
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Saracens 1 thru 10 individually and collectively comprehensively outplayed their opposite number. They were actually brilliant, so well coached, so well drilled - watching the scrum that led to the penalty for 3-6, it was a thing of beauty, as one they lowered, held for a beat, then drove.
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Very game but incredibly toothless from Munster, looked that way from early on when they couldn't score against 14.
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I think Stander was struggling with his ankle from early on. No guile to Munster's game. The game plan to me seemed to be a mixture of box kicks and one out carries, which raises the question how do you beat Sarries?wixfjord wrote:Well, this is awful.
Munster completely devoid of any attacking flair or incision.
Rassie said beforehand they had a plan for Sarries, was the plan to kick the ball continiously into the air?
Almost all of Munster's 'big' players have been poor. Ryan, Stander, Kilcoyne etc.
POM, Zebo and TOD the three best performers.
The less said about Bleyendaal's performance the better.
Leinster/Clermont have stronger scrums and should expect to fair better, both have much stronger halfbacks and a lot more ingenuity to the back play, whether that's enough to beat sarries I'm not sure but at the very least they should be tested more and potentially their big forwards would be tired out by a more lateral game plan.
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One thing we have that Munster don't is fast forwards with good hands and sidesteps. TOD made a bit of hay today by being smart before contact. Stander, while not fully fit, and Kilcoyne both tried to go through the guts. That doesn't work.bamboozle wrote:I think Stander was struggling with his ankle from early on. No guile to Munster's game. The game plan to me seemed to be a mixture of box kicks and one out carries, which raises the question how do you beat Sarries?wixfjord wrote:Well, this is awful.
Munster completely devoid of any attacking flair or incision.
Rassie said beforehand they had a plan for Sarries, was the plan to kick the ball continiously into the air?
Almost all of Munster's 'big' players have been poor. Ryan, Stander, Kilcoyne etc.
POM, Zebo and TOD the three best performers.
The less said about Bleyendaal's performance the better.
Leinster/Clermont have stronger scrums and should expect to fair better, both have much stronger halfbacks and a lot more ingenuity to the back play, whether that's enough to beat sarries I'm not sure but at the very least they should be tested more and potentially their big forwards would be tired out by a more lateral game plan.
We'd need big performances from the likes of VDF, Leavy, Furlong, Cronin, Conan (just like we will tomorrow ironically).
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Its like playing the All Blacks: you keep your foot on their kneck and dont let them concede 3 points instead of tries, you get near their line and they will infringe like crazybamboozle wrote:I think Stander was struggling with his ankle from early on. No guile to Munster's game. The game plan to me seemed to be a mixture of box kicks and one out carries, which raises the question how do you beat Sarries?wixfjord wrote:Well, this is awful.
Munster completely devoid of any attacking flair or incision.
Rassie said beforehand they had a plan for Sarries, was the plan to kick the ball continiously into the air?
Almost all of Munster's 'big' players have been poor. Ryan, Stander, Kilcoyne etc.
POM, Zebo and TOD the three best performers.
The less said about Bleyendaal's performance the better.
Leinster/Clermont have stronger scrums and should expect to fair better, both have much stronger halfbacks and a lot more ingenuity to the back play, whether that's enough to beat sarries I'm not sure but at the very least they should be tested more and potentially their big forwards would be tired out by a more lateral game plan.
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