Tag Archive | Jack Crowley
Title defence opportunity lost: Munster: 10 – Glasgow: 17
Glasgow came, they conquered and just like that Munster’s season is over, along with the opportunity to defend their title of URC Champions. Departing players especially Simon Zebo, Antoine Frisch and RG Snyman deserved one last game in Thomond but sport can be cruel. Regrets, they will have quite a few as Munster were masters […]
Pragmatic: Munster: 23 – Ospreys: 7
Knock-out rugby at the end of a long season, especially for those involved in the World Cup and Six Nations is a good time to be pragmatic. Take the points, save energy and reduce risk of injuries. Munster did just that in the second half. Taking their 17-7 lead from half time and adding 2 […]
Two Tight(heads): Munster: 29 – Ulster: 24
Last season Munster had to go on the road to Glasgow, Dublin and Cape Town to secure their first silverware since 2011. This season an excellent run of games in 2024 made up for the rocky start to the season as the injury profile improved. With selection headaches to consider and especially opting for an […]
Fun in the Sun: Munster: 47 – Connacht: 12
It’s that time of the season where you would be hopeful of packing away the thermals and rain gear but in Ireland there are no guarantees. However on Saturday the forecast for the 5.15 kick-off confirmed it was tee-shirt weather. Those on the east basked in the sunshine, glad of their shades or caps. There […]
Pilou Pilou: RC Toulon: 18 – Munster: 29
The Toulon battlecry prior to kickoff certainly gets the blood pumping and the supporters engaged but it was the warriors from Munster who were celebrating by the final whistle. After absorbing attack after attack before some brilliant counter punching or in many cases kicking they came away with a bonus point try scoring performance to again […]
Bayonne debut in Europe: Munster: 17 – Bayonne: 17
We could hear them singing during the warm-up, laying down their marker in the terraces and stands, waving their blue and white flags, letting us know they had travelled in numbers to support their team as they made their debut in the European Cup. Their team responded, putting in a very physical and skilful performance […]
See the (lock / flanker) winger go! Munster: 40 – Glasgow: 29
Last week I was surprised to see Thomas Ahern named at #6 in the team but liked the lineout option he provided from the back row. This week it wasn’t such a surprise and I enjoyed seeing him in action as he put in a player of the match performance, scoring two tries and showing […]
Calvin Shines: Munster: 45 – Dragons: 14
A fast paced high scoring game to keep us warm on a chilly, blustery November evening in Cork. Young flyhalf Tony Butler made an early break before putting player of the match Calvin Nash in space. While that attack eventually broke down it was a good early statement of intent for the following 78 minutes! […]
Brave, Battle Hardened Champions! Stormers: 14 – Munster: 19
After twelve long seasons of highs and lows Munster finally won silverware, doing it the hard way, on the road since March 25th, taking records along the way, in Cape Town, Glasgow and in the Aviva. Over the years we thought there were omens that success was nigh but time and again we left knockout […]
Proving their mettle: Leinster: 15 – Munster: 16 (URC Semi-Final)
Too many times we have travelled to the Aviva / RDS in hope and expectation only to leave disappointed. The only recent win was in the Rainbow Cup during covid restrictions so we could not attend. This Munster team however have shown on the road in recent games that they have what it takes, physically […]
WTView: Observations of a Munster Rugby Supporter 