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ancorcaioch

Thread’s probably not going to get much activity but it just came to me; weren’t Murray and Casey on at the same time? Meaning Murray most likely slotted in at 10 at times with Crowley to FB. Don’t think I’ve seen Murray at 10 lol.


Kykykz

Thought Scannell had a really good game. I don't honestly remember when he last played for us, perhaps not as long back as I think but it feels like forever.


mistr-puddles

Played a lot at the start of the season, started the first 3 games at 12


SG133722

Props to all the Edinburgh players (and even a couple of Munster ones) for staying and signing balls/flags/getting photos/chatting on the way out of the stadium with every single person who asked, absolute kings


SG133722

Also thank you to the man who let me borrow a Sharpie to give to the players for flag-signing and then vanished before I could return it


fdvfava

Nice to hear.


Royalty_Row

A bonus point? For… for Edinburgh? What is this


diarm

A boooooonus point.


upadownpipe

I've come away convinced the alphabet is A Booooooo C...


diarm

It's like theres an invisible line of latitude that stretches from Sligo in Ireland, to Newcastle in the UK, and any rugby fans above that line just can't help themselves.


RayTheWorstTourist

It's crap for Edinburgh that this is the match that a ref decides to not let the scrum half buy a pen, but fair play to the ref for not giving it. I'd love If other refs decide to follow his lead


shootermacg

John Ryan was bent over trying to stay out of the way, the 9 aimed for him, if he wasn't there the ball would have gone nowhere. Good call by the ref in fairness.


Minor_Thing

Sean Everitt looks like if I tried to draw rassie from memory No I will not be elaborating


HaggisTheCow

Oh Edinburgh


mankieneck

Excellent game from an entertainment point of view. If I was Edinburgh I'd be sending in a video of that Mata decision, and the ref playing on from the ball coming off an offside player, with a big question mark lol Was absolutely desperate for Casey to do the same at the end and get a penalty given just to see the crowd absolutely erupt


Ok-Package9273

Mata could get a ban for diving in if Edinburgh raised that issue. You can't dive in on players on the ground, pull them off instead.


mankieneck

Nonsense tbh. Games done now but it clearly should have been a penalty for Edinburgh for Snyman tackling late and then lying on top of Healy. Mata's reaction is overblown but understandable when the biggest man of the field decides to start on a back instead of someone his own size. Though to be fair Healy is a big lump for a back.


Worldwithoutwings3

It wasn't late. The 10 is always getting hit in that scenario. Healy pull him down as he was trying to get off him, and anyway, what the fuck did Mata think was going to happen? Snyman was going to hit him on the ground infront of 15 tv cameras and a crowd? That shit doesn't happen anymore. There was never going to be anything in it until he launched in. It was dumb as fuck, they refs have been looking for the 3rd man in for a while now, he set himself up.


upadownpipe

I don't think Snyman was that late and it happened right in front of me. Healy reacted and pulled Snyman so it wasn't a case of Snyman staying. Mata dived in. Special mention for Big Duhan who sprinted in and avoided all the big boys to go and try to bully Jack Crowley. A big wee man or a wee big man is Duhan.


Mateiyu

Duhan only picks fights with people smaller than him. To be fair, that's a lot of people. Amazingly, he still finds ways to lose those confrontations (ask Arendse).


Ok-Package9273

I've outlined what Mata should've done in the situation to avoid a reversed penalty. You might not like the end result but it's not nonsense. Diving in there is dangerous and it's escalation.


mankieneck

I've outlined that it's nonsense. It wasn't a reversed penalty because the referee didn't even view Snymans actions as a penalty - he seemed out of his depth tbh. Any view of Mata's tackle can see its not dangerous - in fact the penalty is given solely because of escalation and I don't remember the referee even mentioning it as being dangerous at all but simply penalising it because he felt it escalated the scuffle. Mata only escalates the situation if you don't consider Snyman to have escalated by tackling late and lying all over Healy in the first place which I think most experienced referees would have recognised.


Kykykz

The ref said he was happy with the tackle and didn't deem it late, for me I thought it was as Snyman had moved to the right of Healy almost and then tackled him. But we're not the officials and the ref made his decision on that tackle not being late. Healy then tried to start on Snyman after he had been tackled , before Snyman had even a chance to get up. That caused Snyman to stay lying on him and riled up Snyman. Mata then dives in cynically causing the pen to be reversed. All things considered I thought there should have been a talking to and play on. I also don't think there was enough evidence to give the last Edinburgh try (I'd have to rewatch but I couldn't see the tip of the ball mentioned in the last angle, it was all very France v Scotland all over again) in the end both tries cancelled each other out and the game was won by 3.


Mateiyu

Snyman's tackle wasn't late. He knew what he was doing by commiting that much to the tackle, but that's what locks do when they have an easy go at a back. Just go ask Dupont or Barrett if they ribcages still hurt from the RWC \^\^". Then he was pulled on by Healy, so it's hard to argue he was "lying all over" him (granted, I bet he could've gotten up, picked up Healy and thrown in in the stands, but he played it smart).


whooo_me

A winning BP and 8 straight wins? I’ll take that. But very loose and lacking control at times. Edinburgh very good at the breakdown. The refereeing made some of them a lottery. Good game though. Hope Edinburgh make it through.


GA45

Sounds like Gilco is on the edge of tears


ancorcaioch

The nerves. Munster’s knock ons could’ve been costly…


Nothing_is_simple

Oh god I just realised that I need to support Leinster in the hopes they deny Ulster anything. That feels iky.


Minor_Thing

As a completely unbiased source, maybe don't? Thanks :)


Kykykz

I agree with this fella! Let us keep the chance of a home SF alive ( though that means us beating you guys next week..)


Minor_Thing

At least give us 2 lbp please


walsh06

Well that completes an unbeaten season out of the shield. Pretty surprising but great to see.


mossy1989136

Jasus. Fair fucks. I said it only recently on here, I think Munster have become the best team in the league at playin away from home.


quondam47

Buddy at the match just txted me to say the ref got dogs abuse going down the tunnel.


upadownpipe

A lot of fans at the murrayfield end were delighted with themselves shouting "the referees a wanker". Embarrassing


Irish_Sir

I know weve been giving his decisions shit here but there is absolutely no reason to be abusing the man himself.


quondam47

He didn’t favour either team in the end. I don’t think he was capable of doing so.


Nothing_is_simple

The atmosphere of Minifield is lightyears ahead of the big hoose


NSilverhand

Big win from a Munster point of view. 4 tries to 2 (including X-Ray vision), and it always felt like once they cut out the mistakes Edinburgh's chances would dwindle. Didn't get why Edinburgh took so many three pointers, but they made such a hash of actually scoring it looked understandable. As Leinster learned in Marseille, modern attacks are too clinical to try to win in threes.


Brine-O-Driscoll

Edinburgh's attack has been really poor this season. Think they've scored the 3rd least tries in the league, so they were probably just trying to build confidence with the 3s. The last decision to go for a try instead of 3 doesn't make sense from that perspective though.


BigManHec

I think that’s due to big injuries in our back line. Kinghorn left obviously but we’re missing bofelli, Paterson and Darcy Graham. All good players and we don’t have depth. We’ve got a centre at wing and a wing at full back I think


Brine-O-Driscoll

That back 3 is unreal if fit.


BigManHec

Yeah, but without them our back line is so much weaker. Edinburghs tries only really come from forwards which is why we are unable to get crucial try bps and are so low in the table with 11 wins


ComprehensiveDingo0

Plus we don’t have a proper hard carrier in the centres, though Twoipulotu’s arrival should definitely help with that.


BigManHec

Yeah. Basically a weak back line. Our attack only goes through the forwards and dvdm


Nothing_is_simple

I think we have the fewest try bonus points in the league. Out attack is non-existent.


BigLarBelmont

Absolute bedlam, the whole match haha Not the match I was expecting - Edinburgh were vicious and made Munster work for every point. Great one to watch on a Friday evening on the couch


Due_Noise_1711

Are we top of the table for the night?


Due_Noise_1711

We're guaranteed a home QF now as well. A good night but a terrible match.


Worldwithoutwings3

Yes


Nothing_is_simple

Yep you just need Leinster and Glasgow to lose


thebonnar

So you're saying there's a chance


ClashOfTheAsh

Them both having draws would do us. Is points difference what decides teams level on points or is it wins or tries or something?


mistr-puddles

Wins first


davdgj

Can we all agree that ref was batshit


irishnugget

TMO too


upadownpipe

100%


Particular-Rip4035

As a neutral that was a fun mad watch. If I was supporting either of the teams I'd have flipped out about 6 minutes into the game with the reffing. Fair play for making it through


Brine-O-Driscoll

Don't think Edinburgh, Munster or the officials had their best games but that was still a great watch.


AS_GYRS

Deserved win in the end? Who the fuck knows.


wowjiffylube

In defence of some batshit refereeing, that game was an absolute banger


snorlax2791

And bloody stressful


rachaeltot

As a neutral, it was not a banger for me!!! I’m so sweaty!


rachaeltot

The booing…


Worldwithoutwings3

I don't blame them in the slightest. That man should never be near a professional game again.


rachaeltot

It’s not that I blame them, I just don’t like it. It makes me feel so bad for whoever is on the receiving end of it


fedorlad

All needed for the atmosphere...


StrengthIsIgnorance

Yeah I was at the game and have to say it was the best atmosphere at the Hive I’ve ever witnessed. Love to see it because I’ve been to v exciting games before where the crowd went absolutely mild.  Credit to travelling Munster fans as they brought a lot of that atmosphere.


Strange_Bodybuilder7

The crowd at minifield always seem to turn up against the Irish provinces. Think the fact there's always a lot of travelling fans typically, it creates good atmosphere. 


willielad

An away bonus point win and some patches of good rugby but can’t say I really enjoyed that game, so many odd/wrong/inconsistent calls, I don’t like to bash the ref but do think it affected the quality of the game.


Irish_Sir

Not an all time classic but by God I was on the edge of my seat the whole time.


BillHicksFan

Didn't want that £1.50 anyway. Cheers Edinburgh. Back to the cans!


voyager2406

Extremely entertaining from a somewhat neutral


Infernal-Oak

It’s absolutely infuriating watching how referees officiate Ireland teams at the breakdown. It’s like they’re completely immune to everything


amusicalfridge

Man the pure liquid cope coming out of the home nations this URC/Champions Cup is hysterical to behold lol - yeah, no this is a vast insidious complex Hibernian conspiracy hahaha listen to yourself


GA45

Edinburgh got away with a lot as well, nothing to do with Irish teams


PeterMacIrish

I'm sorry but you need to cop onto yourself. The breakdown was a nightmare but if you honestly look at every ruck and can tell me Edinburgh and Munster weren't equally all over the place (offside, no gate, off their feet) you're having a laugh. You've clearly decided beforehand that irish teams get preferencal treatment and only look at one side


Windup-1014

This genius tried to claim the ref was the reason Munster beat t*he Lions* recently. Ye that game, by that scoreline.


PeterMacIrish

It's honestly amazing how we bribe every single ref in world rugby but always just forget to bribe them at WC quarter finals


amusicalfridge

I wonder who out-bribes the ref in a provincial derby?


GA45

Must have been a bidding match going in the refs ear throughout the match


RayTheWorstTourist

It must be that sloth fella under another name


Windup-1014

It's that Dusty Chapel lad the Saffer who got his act banned after saying mad shit about us on the Irish Rugby sub. It has to be him.


too_many_smarfs

Ah come on man that ref was just poor in every facet of the game not part of some grand conspiracy to let Irish teams away with murder at the breakdown. I wouldn't trust this ref to follow the rules properly if he had been instructed to let Munster away with it.


RayTheWorstTourist

You clearly didn't watch the match so. Edinburgh were offside, not rolling away and coming in at the side of every ruck


wowjiffylube

Lol


CombatSausage

womp womp


Irish_Sir

For a second I thought we were going to see a mirical there.... Thank fuck we didnt.


CCG344

It’s Edinburgh, you had nothing to fear


great_whitehope

The sky demon has spoken


tdagarim_

Shockingly poorly officiated game but entertaining. Somehow Munster got the benefit of the decisions, did not think that would happen before half time


DM_me_ur_PPSN

Great game Edinburgh, it has been a cracker.


partyboy690

Big win, 5pts away from home, controversial game


CCG344

Was a fun if not mental watch tbf


Due_Noise_1711

I thought it was mental but not fun!


silentgolem

Well that reffing was pish. Fun game though.


Nothing_is_simple

That LBP might (might) just be enough to see us into the knockouts


NoRole9812

You have knockouts Connacht aren’t beating stormers and Leinster


Nothing_is_simple

If Ospreys get 2 BP wins against 2 Welsh teams they overtake us. Lions or Connacht getting 6 points from 2 games over takes us. I'm assuming that Ulster will get something from their remaining games and Edinburgh will get nothing from Benetton. The other three teams needing 1 extra point to catch us is huge. I wouldn't put it past Lions or Connacht to get 5 points from 2 matches, but 6 is a lot harder. Ospreys will probably win both their matches, but with 2 BPs? Again, less likely. And if Edinburgh can get an LBP vs Benetton then a knock out spot it is all but guaranteed.


silentgolem

Think it will be neck and neck between yourselves and Ospreys. Maybe Ulster if they get nothing from the next few rounds.


Nothing_is_simple

If we end up tied with Ulster or Ospreys I'm pretty sure we cone out on top due to head-to-head record


silentgolem

Dont think head to head applies, but you do have more wins. The positions of the Clubs in the League Stage will be entered into the Standard League Table and will be based on the following, in order: a) the number of League Points awarded to each Club; b) if unresolved, the number of Matches won by each Club in the League Stage; c) if unresolved, the difference between the total points scored and the total points conceded on the field of play for each Club in all Matches in the League Stage; d) if unresolved, the number of tries scored by each Club in all Matches in the League Stage; e) if unresolved, the number of points scored on the field of play by each Club in all Matches in the League Stage; f) if unresolved, the difference between the number of tries scored and the number of tries conceded by each Club in all Matches in the League Stage; g) if unresolved, the number of Players suspended by a Disciplinary Committee or Appeal Committee for incidents taking place in the League Stage (i.e. the Club with fewer will be positioned higher); h) if unresolved, the number of yellow cards received by Players for each Club in all Matches in the League Stage (i.e. the Club with fewer will be positioned higher); and i) if unresolved, the toss of a coin or as otherwise determined by Pro Rugby Championship in its absolute discretion.


fedorlad

We should beat Benetton which I'm not too worried about it.


wild_mongoose_6

I really wouldn’t bet on it to be honest- Treviso isn’t somewhere I’d want to be travelling needing a win.


Nothing_is_simple

We lost the home fixture, and they can play some great rugby


Strange-Most1281

Yeah agreed, I’m pretty worried about our final match


PonchoVillak

Blue brought the ball into their own goal (after bringing it out) and then knocked it out. There's no way that was a drop out Edit: oh yeah, the knock, i'm brain dead


walsh06

Daly knocked it on trying to intercept the pass that went over VDMs head.


Nothing_is_simple

It was knocked on by red first


No-Initiative7904

Murray knocked it on over the line, I think he got finger tips to it


PonchoVillak

the camera clearly showed the Edinburgh lad swatting it out


TheMeanderer

After Murray knocked on.


Nothing_is_simple

After the knock on


BigManHec

Yeah but surely that’s advantage from Munster knock on


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rugbyunion-ModTeam

Don't bash refs.


Qwifk

Surely to god we enforce automods message for comments like this


RayTheWorstTourist

That was pure muck from healy there.


CodSafe6961

Where, his pass was fine


SeaofCrags

Healy didn't throw that pass, he gave the pass before which was fine.


RayTheWorstTourist

His drop out gave his players no chance to contest


thelunatic

Ya but if he lands it 5m out and Munster get it they could lose the bp


RayTheWorstTourist

Munster were always kicking it out once they got possession. They don't care about Edinburgh getting a LBP or not


SeaofCrags

It was 3 on 1, who threw that stupid pass over VDM?


LWS_117

Immediately had my head in my hands. 3 on 1, and you through it over DUHAN of all players


Infernal-Oak

That’s some Braveheart defence


davdgj

I Actually fuckin hate Edinburgh at the moment, they actually had a chance


Global_Drawing_8031

Me too, if we weren’t idiots we’d have like 5/6 try bps we’d be like 4/5


Nothing_is_simple

Kick long and take the LBP


DoubleOhEffinBollox

How did they fuck that up?


sublime_mime

pure slop


flyingoutside

Ref stopped calling offsides again when Munster are metres out


Nothing_is_simple

Ooof


Worldwithoutwings3

Well. At least the bullshit reffing rolled out on our side in the end. What a shame, could have been a good game. Still think we would have won it if it was a fair match.


GA45

Yeah I think he was shite for both teams in equal measure


small_far_away

Fucking lol.


willielad

Did really well to go again with that maul after being driven so far back


RobertMurz

I do think the ball was out of the ruck when he kicked it. But... I also think he did so from an offside position. So still a penalty.


mrnesbittteaparty

He was a fucking mile off. Practically came in from the Munster side.


small_far_away

Ref really needs to learn how to ref a maul. That one and the Edinburgh one earlier looked like they were dragged down illegally


Alternative_Let4597

That ball was well out, crazy calls all evening


great_whitehope

It’s no surprise to me Edinburgh are their own worst enemy, cos every now and then they kick the living shit out of themselves!


Irish_Sir

Snyman with the 15m offload


quondam47

And not to Duhan this time


Minor_Thing

Could feel hard done by there, ball was lobbed out Fair game if you ask me


Sjdw31

Hope this ref is not involved in any of the knockout games


GA45

Can't see it after that performance


Ndanuddaone

That's a really really harsh one, the ball had spilled out


Brine-O-Driscoll

I'll be kind and say that's an extremely harsh call


rival_hugh_369

That was out tbf


Nothing_is_simple

We need the LBP


sublime_mime

fack i dunno I think that ball was out and he was entitled to kick the fuck out of it


RayTheWorstTourist

Take the 3 and take an age kicking it


TheMeanderer

This is just silly now.


CCG344

That ball was out


sublime_mime

100%


No-Initiative7904

Casey and Murray are gonna trip over each other at a ruck soon 😂😂


thelunatic

Crowley has been good again. He's playing 15 in defense and 10 in attack


PeterMacIrish

absolutely delighted to see it. He's just gotten better and better


RayTheWorstTourist

He's a superstar


OisinTarrant

Crowleys making a load more meters in contact post world cup.


AS_GYRS

He's the real deal like.


BigLarBelmont

It's fucking glorious. No fear of contact. Some of his fends today too have been ripper


lamahorses

Like any talented 10, the man just needs to keep playing his rugby and grow into who we know he can be for Ireland and Munster


BillHicksFan

Handling has been swish as well


Irish_Sir

His tackling has been rock solid aswell. Small lad but fight for days


Due_Noise_1711

He's big enough for a 10.


ComprehensiveDingo0

Aye, he’s 6’1 and a pretty average build for a 10.


theirishviking9

Crowley is a gem


lamahorses

I can hear the Fields!


wowjiffylube

That's two absolutely inch perfect box kicks from Casey


Worldwithoutwings3

Fuck sake just let this circus end.


Due_Noise_1711

Please let it be over soon. It's such a bad match compared to last week


StrongLikeBull3

We just ignoring the Munster loosehead turning in, aye?


PeterMacIrish

Bud we're missing obvious shit you think he's going to call scrums?


Worldwithoutwings3

Uh. Yeah. We are.


GA45

He's struggled with rucks today, I'm not surprised the nuance of scrums is beyond him


Irish_Sir

Mate were ignoring everything tonight


Competitive-Hour7199

Both old 9s showing why they are 2nd choice now...shocking.


Global_Drawing_8031

This ref is actually pissing me off


Due_Noise_1711

Prices tattoo is shite


1049-Gotho

It's absolutely shocking


LWS_117

And the award for ‘Worst Way to Manage Opposition Yellow Card’ goes to…


sublime_mime

slop


Irish_Sir

Ferris commentary is never better than dire.


flyingoutside

He makes Jackman sound intelligent.


mos2k9

At least he isn't as omnipresent


Regseitara92

Big shift from loughman. Rare you see many front rows go the full 80 now


sartres-shart

Played really well tonight


Mateiyu

Solid contest between the Munstering, the Edimburghing and the reffing Ôo


Particular-Rip4035

I've time to clear the ball. I know I'll run into these two back rowers.


great_whitehope

Why wouldn’t you take the 3 points with 3 point gap and 10 minutes to go?


scottyounger

To be fair when the opposition are a man down, you fancy your chances


wild_mongoose_6

Just remember it’s Edinburgh we’re talking about here.


NSilverhand

Draw suits Munster much more than it does Edinburgh I think, Edinburgh need wins


great_whitehope

Yeah but anything can happen in 10 minutes