Munster Rugby v Zebre Rugby Match Programme
Guinness PRO14 Round 8 | Find out all you need to know ahead of Munster v Zebre. Hear from Johann van Graan and Matt Gallagher in the build up to the game. We take a look back at Ireland's win over Georgia with a debut for Shane Daly on Sunday. Read all about young Academy number eight Alex Kendellen, Enya Breen's pathway to International honours, and George Clancy about hanging up his whistle.
Guinness PRO14 Round 8 | Find out all you need to know ahead of Munster v Zebre. Hear from Johann van Graan and Matt Gallagher in the build up to the game.
We take a look back at Ireland's win over Georgia with a debut for Shane Daly on Sunday.
Read all about young Academy number eight Alex Kendellen, Enya Breen's pathway to International honours, and George Clancy about hanging up his whistle.
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PRESIDENT’S WELCOME<br />
Park. Think of it as a game closer to the day<br />
when we will be there in person.<br />
Loved in <strong>Munster</strong>.<br />
Followed the world over.<br />
Always represented.<br />
The domestic game is still on hold while we wait<br />
for direction from the government. The IRFU are<br />
working hard on what the competitions might<br />
look like when rugby resumes and mapping out<br />
a plan for the rest of the season. Hopefully, we<br />
will have positive news soon.<br />
Taking a line from the IRFU website: There are<br />
more important things than sport, but sport has<br />
never been more important.<br />
This evening we welcome Michael Bradley and<br />
his <strong>Zebre</strong> team to Thomond Park for Round 8 of<br />
the Guinness PRO14. <strong>Zebre</strong> come to Thomond<br />
Park with 1 win from 7, a stat that Michael<br />
Bradley undoubtedly will be disappointed with,<br />
given that they have run some teams very<br />
close.<br />
<strong>Munster</strong>’s good run of form continued last<br />
Monday night against Glasgow at Scotstoun<br />
Stadium. This was a game that was played in<br />
extremely difficult conditions and was high<br />
tempo from the very start. Johann and all the<br />
team will be happy with the result and of course<br />
the hard-earned 5 points on the road. The win<br />
sees them on top of Conference B with a game<br />
at hand. Undoubtedly, this evening’s game is<br />
one that Johann and all the team will be fully<br />
focused on and will not be taking anything for<br />
granted.<br />
Congratulations to all of the <strong>Munster</strong> players<br />
involved in the Irish squad, especially Shane<br />
Daly who made his debut in the green jersey<br />
yesterday in Dublin in the win over Georgia.<br />
Once again, thank you to Bank of Ireland our<br />
main sponsor, adidas, our kit supplier and all<br />
our sponsors. Your continued support is much<br />
appreciated.<br />
Stay positive, stay strong and stay safe.<br />
To the brave and the faithful, nothing is<br />
impossible.<br />
Sean McCullough<br />
President <strong>Munster</strong> Branch IRFU<br />
As normal, for the moment at least, we will be<br />
in the comfort of our living rooms watching the<br />
game and wishing that we were in Thomond<br />
President: Sean McCullough | Vice President: Ger McNamara | Junior Vice President: Michael Carroll<br />
Hon. Secretary: Muiris Mahon| Hon. Treasurer: Tom Kinirons<br />
Chief Executive Officer: Dr. Ian Flanagan | Head Coach: Johann van Graan | Team Manager: Niall O’Donovan<br />
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WHY IT MATTERS<br />
EIMEAR CONSIDINE | IRELAND & MUNSTER<br />
From left: Máire Treasa Ní Dubhbgaill, Máire Ní Bhraonáin, Deirbhile Níc Bháird, Jenny Murphy, Eimear Considine<br />
ALL IN<br />
ONE APP<br />
Whether it’s international rugby or live<br />
broadcasting, nobody gets picked unless<br />
they’re good enough. Every team I’ve<br />
been on has been selected solely on<br />
merit.<br />
It was no different last Sunday when I was<br />
part of TG4’s all-female talent on their<br />
Leinster v Cardiff Blues broadcast for the<br />
Guinness PRO14. Yes, it was historic to see<br />
an all-female team and we all felt great<br />
pride (and pressure!), but every person<br />
had proven they were right for the job.<br />
Quite rightly, TG4 has picked up a lot of<br />
positive attention and hopefully this is a<br />
step in the right direction towards a new<br />
normal, where fans get opinions, analysis<br />
and commentary from people who have<br />
the experience to provide the insights –<br />
regardless of gender.<br />
I can’t imagine what my young teenage<br />
self would have made of this. When I look<br />
back to that time in Ireland, I can only<br />
think of Sonia O’Sullivan competing at the<br />
Olympics as a role model for girls. Now,<br />
women’s international sports have such<br />
a greater platform and aspiring female<br />
athletes today have so many stars to look<br />
up to.<br />
Twenty years ago, there were very few<br />
Katie Taylors, Emily Scarratts, Serena<br />
Williams or Megan Rapinoes like we<br />
have today – people who have become<br />
household names.<br />
None of this happens overnight. Women’s<br />
sport and female athletes have moved out<br />
of the shadows and into the same arenas<br />
and stadiums as their male counterparts<br />
through support from clubs, sports<br />
organisations, broadcasters and sponsors.<br />
It’s proven now that if you show women’s<br />
sport in prime-time slots, people will<br />
watch.<br />
For those of you from outside Ireland,<br />
TG4 are an Irish-language station that<br />
have been very progressive in their<br />
broadcasting of women’s sport and<br />
promoting female talent for over 20 years.<br />
Their support of Gaelic football has led<br />
to record attendances for women’s finals<br />
and they have been keen to put strong,<br />
capable women on their rugby broadcasts<br />
for a number of seasons now. In Ireland,<br />
they have certainly been part of the first<br />
waves of momentum we see today.<br />
An all-female line-up was not about<br />
courting publicity. I’ve been involved for<br />
three years with TG4 and during that time<br />
they have assembled and developed the<br />
talent to make it work.<br />
Our leading host, Máire Treasa Ní<br />
Dubhbgaill is a hugely recognisable face in<br />
Irish sports broadcasting and she has been<br />
phenomenal at her job for over a decade.<br />
Deirbhile Níc Bháird has played in the<br />
backs and the forwards, played for Ireland,<br />
played Sevens and she has an insight that<br />
very few can provide.<br />
Jenny Murphy conducted interviews<br />
and provided analysis and she has an<br />
accomplished rugby CV having won a<br />
Grand Slam, played Sevens for Ireland<br />
and represented the Baa-Baas. Máire<br />
Ní Bhraonáin, who works at Clongowes<br />
College where she gets to see the latest<br />
Leinster talent emerge, was our lead<br />
commentator and she has already got<br />
plenty of Guinness PRO14 games under<br />
her belt now. Our team at the RDS was<br />
well proven, that’s for sure.<br />
Earlier, I mentioned Emily Scarratt, who is<br />
the most talented player I’ve ever come<br />
across in rugby. When she won the Player<br />
of the Tournament award for the Six<br />
Nations, the announcement was made in<br />
tandem with Antoine Dupont’s win for the<br />
male award. Guinness’ decision to sponsor<br />
the Womens’ Six Nations has massively<br />
helped the profile of women’s rugby in<br />
Europe.<br />
We see it all the time now, especially<br />
with the England national team who play<br />
at Twickenham – usually on the same<br />
day as the mens’ team. Last year another<br />
Irish international, Louise Galvin, and<br />
myself were part of eir Sport’s World Cup<br />
coverage.<br />
I was fortunate to appear in a national TV<br />
advert alongside Tommy Bowe, Gordon<br />
D’Arcy and Peter Stringer – three icons of<br />
Irish rugby, and that again elevated the<br />
perception of female athletes. So much<br />
so, in fact, that because our training<br />
schedule for the national team limited our<br />
appearances – an expectancy was created<br />
and any time we were not involved, fans<br />
were asking about us.<br />
All of this visibility and support is making a<br />
real difference.<br />
My cousin’s daughter, Éowyn, has become<br />
obsessed with rugby because she can<br />
watch the women’s team play on TV. She<br />
can go see <strong>Munster</strong> and Ireland play live<br />
at proper stadiums that make it a great<br />
day out for families. Ahead of the men’s<br />
World Cup last year the national squad<br />
were doing an open training session in<br />
each province, but when she arrived at the<br />
event in Thomond Park she was distraught<br />
because it was the men’s team and not the<br />
women’s!<br />
That hits home because to her it’s normal to<br />
see women playing elite sport, it’s normal<br />
to see big crowds attending their games<br />
and it’s normal to see female TV analysts.<br />
In Ireland we have the 20x20 campaign<br />
(#CantSeeCantBe) urging everyone<br />
involved in sport to find ways to play their<br />
part and it is great to see TG4 being such<br />
leaders in<br />
this space.<br />
We’ve also<br />
received great<br />
support from<br />
our provinces and sponsors but I would<br />
challenge everyone to ask what more can<br />
they do to raise the profile of women in<br />
sport? What other broadcasters and media<br />
outlets can follow this path?<br />
We’ve proven that if she can see it, she can<br />
be it… but we can’t and we won’t stop there.<br />
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MUNSTER v ZEBRE RUGBY CLUB<br />
ROUND 8 PREVIEW<br />
<strong>Munster</strong> have stormed into an 11-point lead<br />
at the top of Conference B despite having<br />
only played six matches - and will be hoping<br />
to continue an unbeaten start at home this<br />
evening playing a side they have beaten in each<br />
of the teams’ 15 previous meetings.<br />
Johann van Graan’s men saw off Glasgow<br />
Warriors 27-13 on their travels last week and<br />
return to home turf where they have not been<br />
defeated in any tournament in 2020.<br />
at the hands of Ulster and Connacht in their<br />
most recent outings has left them bottom of<br />
Conference A.<br />
Michael Bradley will be hoping his men can<br />
earn what would be only their second victory<br />
away at an Irish province, their first coming<br />
against Connacht in 2018.<br />
Tonight's referee, Welshman<br />
Ben Whitehouse<br />
<strong>Zebre</strong> impressed with 23-17 victory over<br />
Ospreys earlier in November, but two defeats<br />
CONFERENCE B TABLE<br />
POS TEAM PL W D L BP PTS<br />
1 <strong>Munster</strong> <strong>Rugby</strong> 6 6 0 0 3 27<br />
2 Scarlets 7 3 0 4 4 16<br />
3 Connacht <strong>Rugby</strong> 5 3 0 2 3 15<br />
4 Cardiff Blues 8 3 0 5 2 14<br />
5 Edinburgh <strong>Rugby</strong> 6 2 0 4 2 10<br />
6 Benetton <strong>Rugby</strong> 6 0 0 6 3 3<br />
HEAD TO HEAD 15 0 0<br />
<strong>Munster</strong> wins<br />
<strong>Zebre</strong> wins<br />
Draws<br />
MATCH FACTS<br />
• <strong>Munster</strong> have won their last 24 fixtures<br />
against Italian opponents in all tournaments.<br />
• <strong>Zebre</strong> have been defeated in each of the<br />
last three rounds of the Championship since<br />
beating Ospreys in Parma on 2 November.<br />
• The last time that <strong>Zebre</strong> won outside Italy<br />
in the Guinness PRO14 was on a trip to<br />
Dragons in November 2019, whilst their only<br />
previous victory away at an Irish province<br />
was on a visit to Connacht in February 2018.<br />
• <strong>Munster</strong> have won all 15 previous matches<br />
they have played against <strong>Zebre</strong> and 13 of<br />
those with a try bonus point.<br />
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Shane Daly became <strong>Munster</strong>’s latest senior<br />
international when he came off the bench after<br />
62 minutes to win his first cap against Georgia<br />
yesterday, replacing his <strong>Munster</strong> team-mate<br />
Keith Earls.<br />
Daly was one of eight <strong>Munster</strong> players<br />
involved in the 23-10 win, with Chris Farrell,<br />
Conor Murray, Tadhg Beirne and CJ Stander<br />
all on the starting line-up alongside Earls, with<br />
Daly, John Ryan, and Peter O’Mahony involved<br />
off the bench.<br />
Ireland opened the scoring after 9 mins with<br />
Billy Burns accelerating through a gap to touch<br />
down after great hands from Chris Farrell.<br />
Burns extended Ireland’s lead to 10-0 four<br />
minutes later with a penalty kick.<br />
A stunning individual try from Georgia centre<br />
Kveseladze under the posts saw the visitors<br />
register their first points 16 minutes into<br />
the game, with the conversion leaving the<br />
score line 10-7 as the end of the first quarter<br />
approached.<br />
Burns added another three points after 22<br />
minutes before Hugo Keenan crossed for<br />
Ireland’s second try 11 minutes later which<br />
Burns converted to put Ireland 20-7 ahead.<br />
While Stuart McCloskey and James Ryan both<br />
crossed the line before the end of the first half,<br />
neither try was given.<br />
Half-time changes saw John Ryan entering the<br />
fray for the second half.<br />
Georgia added three points 7 minutes after<br />
the break to bring the score to 20-10, with<br />
replacement flyhalf Ross Byrne slotting over<br />
a penalty after 58 minutes to stretch Ireland’s<br />
lead to 23-10.<br />
Peter O’Mahony came off the bench after 61<br />
minutes, taking over as captain in what was his<br />
72nd appearance in the green jersey.<br />
No more scores were forthcoming in what<br />
proved to be a dogged last quarter, including a<br />
determined effort from Stander who was held<br />
up on the line in the closing stages. Stander<br />
proved top of the stats for carries, with an<br />
outstanding 24 carries and 61 metres in the<br />
game.<br />
Ireland’s final outing in the Autumn Nations<br />
Cup takes place next Saturday in Dublin<br />
against Scotland in the third place play-off. (KO<br />
2.15pm)<br />
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THE INSIDE<br />
TRACK<br />
Matt Gallagher joined <strong>Munster</strong> during the<br />
summer from Saracens and has already made<br />
an impression in his four appearances with<br />
two tries against Dragons. The versatile back<br />
lined out against <strong>Munster</strong> in last season’s<br />
Champions Cup in Thomond Park. A former<br />
England U20 and Saracens Academy Player<br />
of the Year, Matt is Irish qualified with<br />
grandparents from Limerick and Derry.<br />
On settling into Limerick…<br />
“I’ve really enjoyed it so far. Obviously coming<br />
over during Covid it has been a bit of a different<br />
setting to other years. But I’ve enjoyed it – the<br />
boys have made me feel really welcome and<br />
I’m happy to be playing a bit of rugby as well.<br />
It’s been tough enough with lockdown, but<br />
I’ve been to Limerick a few times before – my<br />
Granny lives here, so I’ve seen a bit of it before.<br />
The boys have been so welcoming, helping me<br />
out and helping me to settle in – it hasn’t been<br />
as hard as it may seem. I’m in a house with Dan<br />
Goggin at the moment. He’s been helping me<br />
settle in as well. It’s all been good so far.“<br />
On knowing about <strong>Munster</strong> from a young<br />
age…<br />
“My family are into sport. My family are into<br />
rugby. I went to the European final in Cardiff<br />
in 2006. I was up in the top of the stand. I was<br />
loving it.”<br />
On the win in Glasgow on Monday night…<br />
“The conditions on Monday weren’t the best but<br />
I think the boys in general adapted really well.<br />
We put a lot of pressure on their kicking game.<br />
The boys in the pack especially dominated –<br />
three second rows scoring three of the tries.<br />
Getting the bonus point away in Glasgow is<br />
always a massive thing for us so that was very<br />
good.”<br />
On playing full-back v. on the wing…<br />
“There’s always little subtle differences. I’m<br />
used to playing full back more than on the wing<br />
but wherever Johann wants to put me, I just<br />
want to do my best for the team. My preference<br />
would probably be full back, but I made my<br />
debut at <strong>Munster</strong> on the wing, I made my debut<br />
at Saracens on the wing. Wherever is best for<br />
the team I’ll step up and play. I’ve played a little<br />
bit at 13 but not for awhile now so mainly wing<br />
and full back.”<br />
On running out in Thomond Park without the<br />
crowds…<br />
“It’s always a little bit difference isn’t it, running<br />
out to an empty stadium. Obviously, you want<br />
the fans there all the time – at the moment<br />
we can’t. The boys on the sideline have been<br />
doing their best to try and create some kind of<br />
atmosphere there but it’s nothing compared to<br />
a packed Thomond Park. Hopefully in the near<br />
future we will be able to get the fans back in.<br />
We know how passionate <strong>Munster</strong> is and the<br />
fans of <strong>Munster</strong>. We can’t wait for them to come<br />
back and show them the performances we can<br />
put in for them.”<br />
On playing <strong>Zebre</strong> this evening…<br />
“We will be sticking to our process. Firstly, we<br />
will be looking to get the win. Anything more<br />
than that is a bonus. We are putting 100% into<br />
this game.”<br />
On <strong>Munster</strong>’s great start to the season with 6<br />
wins from 6 games…<br />
“We want to keep winning. That’s something<br />
we have been speaking about since I’ve come<br />
here anyway. Johann talks to us about that a<br />
lot. We want to keep our momentum and keep<br />
sticking to our process. We are not going to get<br />
ahead of ourselves and hopefully the winning<br />
streak continues.”<br />
On competition within the squad and taking<br />
his chances during the international window…<br />
“All I can do is play the best that I can when I do<br />
play. Hopefully, that’s good enough to get on the<br />
team when everyone is back. Andrew and Keith<br />
are phenomenal players. I just want to play as<br />
much as I can and hopefully it’s good enough to<br />
play when they are back as well. Shane Daly is<br />
one of my closest mates since I’ve come here.<br />
Obviously delighted for him getting his first<br />
cap with Ireland. He’s been playing really well,<br />
trained really well in lockdown and taken his<br />
opportunities.”<br />
On playing in the PRO14 for the first time…<br />
“It’s a little bit different. Obviously, we travel a<br />
bit more compared to in England, so I’ve been<br />
getting my head around that. We went up to<br />
Glasgow on Monday morning and back on<br />
Monday night after the game. From what I’ve<br />
seen so far, I’ve enjoyed it. It’s competitive. We<br />
have to see how the rest of the season goes and<br />
see how we do, but I’ve enjoyed it so far.”<br />
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GETTING TO KNOW…<br />
DOB: 03 Mar 2001 (age 19)<br />
Position: No. 8<br />
From: Cork<br />
School: PBC<br />
Academy Year: 1st Year<br />
ALEX<br />
KENDELLEN<br />
Alex Kendellen is a recent addition to the<br />
Greencore <strong>Munster</strong> <strong>Rugby</strong> Academy, joining<br />
this summer having led PBC to the <strong>Munster</strong><br />
Schools Senior Cup final.<br />
Prior to joining the Academy, he had already<br />
earned a number of representative honours at<br />
provincial and international level. Kendellen<br />
has lined out for the <strong>Munster</strong> U18s and U19s<br />
and captained the Ireland U18 Schools side in<br />
2019 as well as playing for the Ireland U18 7s<br />
team.<br />
The 19-year-old lined out for <strong>Munster</strong> A against<br />
Connacht at the Sportsground in September<br />
and has played for <strong>Munster</strong> at the IRFU 7s<br />
Tournament in recent weeks.<br />
On his rugby pathway…<br />
“I probably started a bit later than most<br />
people. I was 12/13 when I joined Cork Con.<br />
I was going into Pres and kind of fell in love<br />
with the game from then on. I really enjoyed<br />
my six years in Pres playing Junior Cup and<br />
Senior Cup, especially the last couple of years<br />
working with Ger Burke, Cian Bohane and<br />
playing with some of the lads who are in the<br />
Academy now – Jonathan Wren and Sean<br />
French. I played with them when I was in 4th<br />
Year. They’ve been very good to me for the<br />
last couple of years.”<br />
On his East London connections…<br />
“I would have played a lot of soccer and golf<br />
when I was younger. I come from a die-hard<br />
West Ham family. I grew up going across to<br />
Upton Park a lot. Dad is from East London so<br />
that’s the link.”<br />
On his <strong>Munster</strong> pathway…<br />
“I would have started with the <strong>Munster</strong> U18s. I<br />
played for a year at that level, and another year<br />
at Ireland U18s. I played two years at <strong>Munster</strong><br />
U19s and another year at Ireland U18s. Since<br />
getting an Academy contract, all the lads have<br />
welcomed me in very well and the transition<br />
has been fairly seamless.”<br />
On his first impressions of the Academy…<br />
“Difficult at the start. It was minimal numbers<br />
but it was really enjoyable working with Peter<br />
Malone and Greig Oliver. I got a lot out of it.<br />
The facilities are unbelievable – its second to<br />
none. It has been very good training alongside<br />
the seniors. It has been really enjoyable. I have<br />
learned a lot. It’s extremely competitive and I<br />
think that’s why I have enjoyed it so much.”<br />
On playing with the <strong>Munster</strong> 7s team…<br />
“I played in the three recent tournaments<br />
as part of the IRFU Academy 7s Series<br />
with <strong>Munster</strong> 7s. It has been a very good<br />
experience. A completely difference game<br />
but really enjoyable. It was good to get a run<br />
out. There are not many games happening at<br />
the moment, so it was good to get out of the<br />
training mindset and into a match mindset. I<br />
have been finding my feet over the last few<br />
weeks. It’s been extremely competitive, but<br />
I’ve really enjoyed it.”<br />
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STEPHEN ARCHER<br />
Prop<br />
29.01.88<br />
H: 1.88m<br />
W: 120.91kg<br />
Hons: Ire (2 caps)<br />
Hooker<br />
06.08.99<br />
H:1.83m<br />
W: 98kg<br />
Hons: Ire U20<br />
DIARMUID BARRON<br />
TADHG BEIRNE<br />
Lock / Back Row<br />
08.01.92<br />
H: 1.98 m<br />
W: 113.18 kg<br />
Hons: Ire (17 caps)<br />
Flanker<br />
15.02.91<br />
H: 1.76 m<br />
W: 98 kg<br />
Hons: ~<br />
CHRIS CLOETE<br />
Back Row<br />
11.12.1997<br />
H: 1.98m<br />
W: 110kg<br />
Hons: Ire U20<br />
GAVIN COOMBES<br />
JAMES CRONIN<br />
Prop<br />
23.11.90<br />
H: 1.80 m<br />
W: 113 kg<br />
Hons: Ire (3 caps)<br />
JOEY CARBERY<br />
Fly Half<br />
01.11.95<br />
H: 1.83 m<br />
W: 85kg<br />
Hons: Ire (22 caps)<br />
Scrum Half<br />
19.04.99<br />
H: 1.65 m<br />
W: 75kg<br />
Hons: Ire U20<br />
CRAIG CASEY<br />
ANDREW CONWAY<br />
Full Back / Wing<br />
11.07.91<br />
H: 1.80 m<br />
W: 89 kg<br />
Hons: Ire (24 caps)<br />
LIAM COOMBES<br />
Full Back / Wing<br />
01.05.97<br />
H: 1.91m<br />
W: 89 kg<br />
Hons: Ire U20<br />
Scrum Half<br />
08.12.92<br />
H: 1.73 m<br />
W: 83 kg<br />
Hons: Ire Clubs<br />
NEIL CRONIN<br />
Wing / Centre<br />
19.12.96<br />
H: 1.91 m<br />
W: 91 kg<br />
Hons: Ire (1 cap)<br />
SHANE DALY<br />
Lock / Back Row<br />
03.08.85<br />
H: 1.91 m<br />
W: 111 kg<br />
Hons: Ire (1 cap)<br />
BILLY HOLLAND<br />
DAVE KILCOYNE<br />
Prop<br />
14.12.88<br />
H: 1.83 m<br />
W: 112 kg<br />
Hons: Ire (39 caps)<br />
JEAN KLEYN<br />
Lock<br />
26.08.93<br />
H: 2.03 m<br />
W: 125 kg<br />
Hons: Ire (5 caps)<br />
Prop<br />
06.04.99<br />
H: 1.85m<br />
W: 115kg<br />
Hons: ~<br />
KEYNAN KNOX<br />
Prop<br />
22.07.95<br />
H: 1.85 m<br />
W: 120 kg<br />
Hons: Ire U20<br />
JEREMY LOUGHMAN<br />
Hooker<br />
12.10.92<br />
H: 1.84 m<br />
W: 108 kg<br />
Hons: NZ U20<br />
RHYS MARSHALL<br />
DAMIAN DE ALLENDE<br />
Centre<br />
25/11/1991<br />
H: 1.91 m<br />
W: 105 kg<br />
Hons: SA (47 caps)<br />
KEITH EARLS<br />
Universal Back<br />
02.10.87<br />
H: 1.78 m<br />
W: 90 kg<br />
Hons: Ire (87 caps)<br />
CHRIS FARRELL<br />
Centre<br />
16.03.93<br />
H: 1.93 m<br />
W: 110 kg<br />
Hons: Ire (13 caps)<br />
Full Back<br />
26.10.96<br />
H:1.85m<br />
W: 95 kg<br />
Hons: Eng U20<br />
MATT GALLAGHER<br />
Centre<br />
10.12.94<br />
H: 1.85 m<br />
W: 100 kg<br />
Hons: Ire U20<br />
DAN GOGGIN<br />
Full Back<br />
28.06.94<br />
H: 1.91 m<br />
W: 93 kg<br />
Hons: Ire (1 cap)<br />
MIKE HALEY<br />
Hooker<br />
16.04.91<br />
H: 1.80 m<br />
W: 107 kg<br />
Hons: Ire U19<br />
KEVIN O’BYRNE<br />
Prop<br />
13.07.95<br />
H: 1.78 m<br />
W: 110 kg<br />
Hons: Ire U20<br />
LIAM O’CONNOR<br />
TOMMY O’DONNELL<br />
Back Row<br />
21.05.87<br />
H: 1.85 m<br />
W: 107 kg<br />
Hons: Ire (12 caps)<br />
JACK O’DONOGHUE<br />
Back Row<br />
08.02.94<br />
H: 1.91 m<br />
W: 107 kg<br />
Hons: Ire (2 caps)<br />
PETER O’MAHONY<br />
Back Row<br />
17.09.89<br />
H: 1.91 m<br />
W: 106 kg<br />
Hons: Ire (72 caps)<br />
Back Row<br />
01.10.98<br />
H: 1.88m<br />
W: 100kg<br />
Hons: Ire U20<br />
JACK O’SULLIVAN<br />
JJ HANRAHAN<br />
Fly Half / Centre<br />
27.07.92<br />
H: 1.83 m<br />
W: 93 kg<br />
Hons: Emerging Ireland<br />
Scrum Half<br />
25.03.95<br />
H: 1.8m<br />
W: 84 kg<br />
Hons: Ire U20<br />
NICK MCCARTHY<br />
Centre<br />
07.10.97<br />
H: 1.88m<br />
W: 95kg<br />
Hons: Ire U20<br />
ALEX MCHENRY<br />
CONOR MURRAY<br />
Scrum Half<br />
20.04.89<br />
H: 1.88 m<br />
W: 94 kg<br />
Hons: Ire (86 caps)<br />
Wing<br />
08.08.97<br />
H: 1.78 m<br />
W: 90 kg<br />
Hons: Ire U20<br />
CALVIN NASH<br />
RORY SCANNELL<br />
Centre<br />
22.12.93<br />
H: 1.80 m<br />
W: 98 kg<br />
Hons: Ire (3 caps)<br />
JOHN RYAN<br />
Prop<br />
02.08.88<br />
H: 1.83 m<br />
W: 117 kg<br />
Hons: Ire (22 caps)<br />
Prop<br />
28.10.97<br />
H:1.83m<br />
W: 123.18kg<br />
Hons: USA U20<br />
ROMAN SALANOA<br />
NIALL SCANNELL<br />
Hooker<br />
08.04.92<br />
H: 1.85 m<br />
W: 109 kg<br />
Hons: Ire (20 caps)<br />
RG SNYMAN<br />
Lock<br />
29.01.95<br />
H: 2.06 m<br />
W: 116 kg<br />
Hons: SA (23 caps)<br />
CJ STANDER<br />
Back Row<br />
05.04.90<br />
H: 1.85 m<br />
W: 114 kg<br />
Hons: Ire (45 caps)<br />
Lock<br />
11.12.97<br />
H:1.93 m<br />
W: 111.82 kg<br />
Hons: Ire U20<br />
FINEEN WYCHERLEY<br />
Wing<br />
05.05.93<br />
H: 1.85 m<br />
W: 95 kg<br />
Hons: Ire (3 caps)<br />
DARREN SWEETNAM<br />
FORWARDS<br />
BACKS<br />
<strong>Munster</strong> <strong>Rugby</strong> Squad - 2020/21 Season<br />
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MUNSTER RUGBY<br />
STARTING XV<br />
ZEBRE RUGBY CLUB<br />
STARTING XV<br />
Josh Wycherley Rhys Marshall Stephen Archer<br />
Fineen<br />
Billy Holland (C)<br />
Wycheley<br />
Riccardo<br />
Brugnara<br />
Marco<br />
Manfredi<br />
Alexandru<br />
Tarus<br />
Gabriele<br />
Venditti<br />
Leonard<br />
Krumov<br />
Jack<br />
O'Donoghue (C)<br />
Chris Cloete<br />
Gavin Coombes<br />
Nick McCarthy<br />
JJ Hanrahan<br />
Mick Kearney<br />
Alessandro<br />
Mordacci<br />
Lorenzo<br />
Masselli<br />
Alessandro<br />
Fusco<br />
Paolo Pescetto<br />
Darren<br />
Sweetnam<br />
Damian de<br />
Allende<br />
Dan Goggin<br />
Calvin Nash<br />
Matt Gallagher<br />
Pierre Bruno<br />
Enrico Lucchin<br />
Giulio<br />
Bisegni (C)<br />
Giovanni<br />
D'Onofrio<br />
Junior Laloifi<br />
#MUNvZEB<br />
JOIN THE CONVERSATION<br />
MATCH OFFICIALS<br />
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)<br />
AR1: Andy Brace (IRFU)<br />
AR2: Eoghan Cross (IRFU)<br />
TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU)<br />
Replacements<br />
16. Diarmuid Barron 17. Liam O’Connor 18. Keynan Knox 19. Thomas Ahern<br />
20. Jack Daly 21. Craig Casey 22. Ben Healy 23. Sean French<br />
Replacements<br />
16. Massimo Ceciliani 17. Andrea Lovotti 18. Matteo Nocera 19. Andrea Chianucci<br />
20. Oliviero Fabiani 21. Simone Marinaro 22. Alessandro Forcucci 23. Jamie Elliott<br />
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THE LOWDOWN<br />
THE FORM GUIDE<br />
<strong>Zebre</strong>’s standout result to date this<br />
season was a 23-17 win over Ospreys in<br />
Round 4, also running Scarlets close the<br />
following week as they lost out by just one<br />
point at Parc y Scarlets. Their opening<br />
game against Cardiff saw the Welsh side<br />
win 16-6 in Parma, with the Dragons<br />
winning 26-18 in Round 2. In Dublin in<br />
Round 3, Leinster notched up 63 points<br />
to <strong>Zebre</strong>’s 8. In recent weeks, <strong>Zebre</strong> have<br />
faced both Ulster and Connacht, both of<br />
whom have racked up bonus point wins<br />
in the process.<br />
What is clear is that <strong>Zebre</strong> are scoring<br />
tries and certainly capable of pushing<br />
teams hard – just ask Ospreys and<br />
Scarlets. Whilst they have scored tries in<br />
all games bar their opening round defeat<br />
to Cardiff, they have leaked 34 tries in 7<br />
games.<br />
Some familiar faces in their ranks include<br />
former <strong>Munster</strong> lock Ian Nagle and his<br />
teammate at Leinster Mick Kearney who<br />
also played almost 70 times for Connacht.<br />
THE COACHING TICKET<br />
Michael Bradley<br />
Former <strong>Munster</strong> and Ireland international<br />
Michael Bradley has been at the helm of<br />
the coaching team in Parma since 2017.<br />
Scrum half Bradley was capped 40 times<br />
for Ireland between 1984 and 1995. He<br />
moved into coaching in 2002, coaching<br />
the Ireland U21s in 2002 and taking over<br />
as head coach of Connacht and the Ireland<br />
A team in 2003, where he remained for<br />
7 years. He joined the Georgian national<br />
team for 2010-2011 before becoming<br />
head coach of Edinburgh in 2011. Periods<br />
with Scotland A, the Georgian national<br />
team and CSM Bucharest followed<br />
before he was appointed head coach of<br />
<strong>Zebre</strong> ahead of the 2017-18 season. Fabio<br />
Roselli and Andrea Moretti joined the<br />
coaching ticket in the summer – both had<br />
been working with the Italy U20s side.<br />
ONE TO WATCH<br />
ONE TO WATCH<br />
Junior Laloifi<br />
26-year-old Samoan Junior Laloifi is a<br />
former Australian Schools and Australian<br />
7s international and lines out at full<br />
back today. The versatile back made the<br />
move to Italy last year and has made 15<br />
appearances to date, including a Man<br />
of the <strong>Match</strong> performance against the<br />
Cheetahs in January. Coming into this<br />
round, he had gained 292 metres in 6<br />
appearances this season – 4th overall in<br />
the tournament.<br />
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NO STOPPING BREEN<br />
Enya in action against Ulster in 2019<br />
Ireland international and <strong>Munster</strong> centre Enya<br />
Breen recently spoke to Irish <strong>Rugby</strong> about<br />
what has been a whirlwind two years for the<br />
Skibbereen woman as she established herself<br />
on the international stage.<br />
21-year-old Breen made her Ireland debut as a<br />
19-year-old against France during the 2019 Six<br />
Nations and she has since earned eight caps<br />
for her country.<br />
“Last year was a bit of a whirlwind for me but<br />
it has been really good to settle down this year<br />
and get more confident, more game-time, just<br />
building into myself really,” Breen told Irish<br />
<strong>Rugby</strong>.<br />
“I feel like I’m improving week on week and<br />
with these great players around me, it’s just<br />
been great for me.”<br />
Breen is part of a strong <strong>Munster</strong> contingent<br />
in Adam Griggs’ Ireland squad and her rugby<br />
journey began by playing minis with Carrigaline<br />
before continuing her development with<br />
Bantry Bay.<br />
She recalls how she swiftly progressed<br />
through the <strong>Munster</strong> pathway which ultimately<br />
led to international honours.<br />
“I started with club and then went from there<br />
into <strong>Munster</strong> U18s. My second year in the<br />
<strong>Munster</strong> U18s I was on the underage Sevens<br />
as well. And then, I played with them for two<br />
years, with the <strong>Munster</strong> U18s and 15s as well.<br />
I just made the progression into the <strong>Munster</strong><br />
seniors and into here (Ireland)!”<br />
Breen added: “The pathway has proven to<br />
be great. You have players like Beibhinn (Parsons),<br />
Dorothy Wall and Emily Lane making<br />
ground in the Sevens at the moment. The pathway<br />
is there and it’s bringing out great talent.<br />
Hopefully, it’s the start of many and there will<br />
be more names in the future that will be big.”<br />
Although it has been a hugely successful year<br />
for Breen as she established herself in Ireland’s<br />
midfield, she is determined to continue to<br />
grow as a player and earn more caps for her<br />
country.<br />
“Well, I just want to keep improving. I want to<br />
be the best player that I can be. Yes, the dream<br />
was always to play for Ireland but now the<br />
goalposts had to move. I want to keep playing<br />
in this green jersey for as long as I can. I just<br />
want to be the best player that I can be.”<br />
When the UL Bohemians club woman was<br />
asked what she would tell any aspiring young<br />
woman who has dreams of playing at the highest<br />
level, her advice was simple – work hard<br />
and believe in yourself.<br />
“Just back yourself and go after it. This has<br />
been my dream since I was a kid. It’s all I’ve<br />
ever wanted. I’ve worked hard. I think you<br />
just have to back yourself and absolutely go for<br />
it because, at the end of the day, hard work will<br />
get you there.”<br />
"I think you just have to back yourself and absolutely go for it<br />
because, at the end of the day, hard work will get you there.”<br />
Enya playing for Ireland against Wales in 2019<br />
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STAND UP<br />
AND FIGHT<br />
RUGBY DEVELOPMENT NEWS<br />
weekend, so if you’re interested in getting involved<br />
in refereeing, please contact Chris Harrington<br />
chris.harrington@irfu.ie.<br />
RUGBY’S ROLE IN KEEPING CHILDREN ACTIVE<br />
Eddie Hogan O'Connell<br />
MAR WELCOMES NEW TRIAL MEMBERS<br />
The IRFU new members induction course for<br />
the <strong>Munster</strong> Association of Referees took place<br />
on Saturday, October 31 last via Microsoft Teams.<br />
25 people, including five females, took part in<br />
the course which was conducted by the IRFU’s<br />
Referee Development Manager for <strong>Munster</strong>, Chris<br />
Harrington.<br />
Due to government restrictions, attendees<br />
completed pre-course modules such as Law &<br />
Concussion before the Microsoft Teams event took<br />
place. There was great interaction and enthusiasm<br />
from all of those who attended and it is pleasing<br />
that 21 of the 25 who attended have now graduated<br />
to becoming Trial Members with the <strong>Munster</strong><br />
Association of Referees. These new members have<br />
already attended their weekly meeting and trial<br />
member workshop.<br />
<strong>Munster</strong> <strong>Rugby</strong> Development staff recently<br />
paid a visit to Tralee RFC to assist coaches<br />
in implementing skills sessions for the club’s<br />
U12s during the Level 5 restrictions.<br />
Due to these restrictions, training must be altered<br />
so that it is non-contact with many sessions<br />
consisting of catch-pass and evasion games.<br />
Not only is it important to focus on skill work<br />
but making sure that children continue to have<br />
an outlet and some level of structure in their lives<br />
is key as Club & Community <strong>Rugby</strong> Officer Brian<br />
O’Dowd explains:<br />
“It’s hugely important for the clubs but for the<br />
kids, for their own mental health, getting them<br />
out, keeping them active, engaging them with a<br />
ball with different skills instead of sitting at home<br />
running up the walls. Basically, it’s just to get them<br />
out and keep them somewhat in a normal routine.”<br />
<strong>Munster</strong> <strong>Rugby</strong> Development staff have continued<br />
this work throughout the province for a range of<br />
clubs and schools.<br />
A special mention must go to the Club Referee<br />
Coordinators who played a major role in this<br />
recruitment campaign. The clubs which were<br />
represented included Young <strong>Munster</strong>, UL<br />
Bohemians, Ballincollig, Old Crescent, Fermoy,<br />
Bruff, St. Senan’s, Crosshaven, Shannon, Killarney,<br />
Kilrush, Ennis, Cork Constitution, Mallow,<br />
Dungarvan, Midleton, Fethard & District, Clonmel<br />
and Newcastle West.<br />
Referees are vital to ensuring games continue to<br />
take place in <strong>Munster</strong>. Unfortunately, there are not<br />
enough MAR referees to officiate at all games every<br />
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With 5 of the province’s 15 Academy players<br />
already featuring in the Guinness PRO14 this<br />
season, and potential PRO14 debuts tonight for<br />
Jack Daly and Sean French if sprung from the<br />
bench, there’s a lot of positivity coming from<br />
the Greencore <strong>Munster</strong> <strong>Rugby</strong> Academy.<br />
Elite Player Development Manager Peter<br />
Malone spoke earlier this week on the current<br />
state of play for the Academy, adapting to<br />
Covid-19 measures and provided an update on<br />
current injuries.<br />
On the Academy players making their mark in<br />
the PRO14...<br />
"We’ve said since the return of rugby in the<br />
summer that the Covid situation is going to take<br />
us all to new places and we have to adapt as<br />
best we can.<br />
"I’m very proud of how the Academy guys have<br />
stood up and trained very well, supported the<br />
senior squad and a lot of them are pushing very<br />
hard for inclusion to senior squads on merit.<br />
"Obviously, Ben Healy is the standout, but you<br />
look at guys like Josh Wycherley, John Hodnett<br />
and Tom Ahern coming on for his debut as well.<br />
"Then there are recent Academy graduates, it’s<br />
great to see guys who were with us a year or<br />
two ago now turning into senior leaders in the<br />
squad.<br />
"Guys like Craig Casey and Gavin Coombes are<br />
stepping up so that’s very positive and I think<br />
it bodes well for <strong>Munster</strong> that guys from the<br />
Academy are moving into leadership roles in<br />
the senior squad pretty quickly.<br />
"And for the guys in the Academy, they can see<br />
that if they are training hard and play well, they’ll<br />
get their opportunity and it’s a great carrot for<br />
players to have."<br />
On the lack of AIL rugby...<br />
"It is disappointing that there isn’t AIL rugby but<br />
it’s very understandable in the circumstances.<br />
There will also be restrictions on guys playing<br />
AIL rugby with players crossing over bubbles.<br />
"The plan at the moment is to play two ‘A’<br />
Interpro fixtures in December to give as many<br />
players as possible game-time.<br />
"In fairness, I think most of the Academy guys<br />
have been in the mix for PRO14 selection, bar<br />
the injured players."<br />
On additional training for Academy players...<br />
"Along with training with the seniors, they also<br />
work with Greig Oliver and myself pre- and<br />
post-session on their work-on areas with catchpass,<br />
tackle technique and so on.<br />
"They’re getting the best of both worlds trainingwise<br />
because they’re still doing their individual<br />
skills programme with us and training with the<br />
seniors.<br />
"They are learning and developing the whole<br />
time and it is a very mature Academy group."<br />
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ACADEMY PLAYERS<br />
STEPPING UP<br />
On John Hodnett’s unfortunate achilles<br />
injury...<br />
"It's very disappointing for John, he was on a<br />
great run of form and had taken his opportunity<br />
with the senior squad and he had a few big<br />
performances.<br />
"The surgery went well though and he’s a very<br />
adaptable fella, he’s in good form and looking<br />
forward to getting going with the rehab."<br />
Injury update...<br />
"James French (neck) has been back to full<br />
contact training and he will come back into<br />
contention in December. The operation went<br />
well, and he went extremely well in his rehab,<br />
he worked very hard with the S&C and rugby<br />
staff to get back in good condition and he has<br />
been back scrummaging since last week.<br />
"Eoghan Clarke (hooker) has had a calf issue<br />
that has dragged on for him unfortunately and<br />
he’s unavailable for the coming weeks."<br />
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FINEEN<br />
WYCHERLEY5<br />
Passes completed: 33<br />
Metres gained: 136<br />
Carries: 108<br />
Tackles: 143<br />
Lineout wins: 49<br />
Lineout steals: 3<br />
Defenders beaten: 4<br />
Fineen Wycherley has made five appearances in red this season, scoring a try in the hard-fought<br />
win against Glasgow Warriors last Monday night. An impressive start to this season saw the<br />
versatile back row/lock included in the Ireland training camp in October. The Bantry native has<br />
played a total of 46 times for <strong>Munster</strong> after making his debut against Cardiff Blues in March 2017.<br />
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CLANCY CALLS TIME<br />
ON INCREDIBLE CAREER<br />
professional games between refereeing and<br />
assistant refereeing and even TMO the odd<br />
time, that there’s such a wealth of incredible<br />
memories down through the years that I have<br />
been very, very lucky.”<br />
That would be the making of a good book. “I’d<br />
say a few fellas would be worried all right,” he<br />
laughs.<br />
When we ask Clancy what were his standout<br />
matches that he had the pleasure of refereeing,<br />
it will come as no surprise that the Limerick man<br />
details numerous examples.<br />
The 2011 <strong>Rugby</strong> World Cup in New Zealand will<br />
always be special as Clancy had the privilege of<br />
officiating the opening game of that tournament<br />
– the All Blacks and Tonga on the hallowed turf<br />
of Eden Park.<br />
“The match was between New Zealand and<br />
Tonga, but you saw people there wearing<br />
Ireland jerseys, Australian jersey, Argentina<br />
jerseys. It hit home to me how important this<br />
game was from a world rugby perspective."<br />
“We’re in a really good place now and I think<br />
that has been reflected in the strides that have<br />
been made by the likes of Andy Brace and<br />
Frank Murphy. Obviously, Joy Neville is World<br />
Referee of the Year and she’ll go on to fantastic<br />
things as well. Sean Gallagher as well is making<br />
great strides.”<br />
Although Clancy will no longer be involved in<br />
the professional side of the game, he is eager<br />
to give back to something which has provided<br />
him with so much. Depending on the time<br />
commitments required for his new job in the<br />
Civil Service, the Limerick man would like to<br />
return to refereeing in the <strong>Munster</strong> Junior<br />
League and perhaps the All Ireland League.<br />
125 Guinness PRO14 fixtures, 75 Heineken<br />
Champions Cup fixtures, 46 internationals, Six<br />
Nations championships, <strong>Rugby</strong> Championships,<br />
two <strong>Rugby</strong> World Cups – Clancy has seen and<br />
experienced it all.<br />
It’s these experiences and memories which the<br />
43-year-old will look back on fondly once he<br />
finally steps away from the pro game. Although<br />
Clancy refereed his last professional game last<br />
month, he has had assistant refereeing gigs in<br />
November before stepping away from the pro<br />
game altogether.<br />
“It’s just been unbelievable. What rugby has<br />
given me over the course of the past 20 years<br />
as regards travelling the world and the people<br />
that I have met, the experiences that I’ve had<br />
along the way. Just to be involved at the highest<br />
level of the game has been incredible. I keep<br />
a daily diary for an everyday week. I haven’t<br />
even got a chance to go back through it, but<br />
you can imagine over the course of over 500<br />
Community Games was where Clancy got his<br />
first taste of the oval ball before he went through<br />
the underage grades at Bruff RFC. Clancy also<br />
played during his teenage years at the famed<br />
Limerick rugby nursery of St. Munchin’s College<br />
in Corbally. One of Clancy’s fondest memories<br />
as a player was winning the <strong>Munster</strong> Junior<br />
Challenge Cup in 1998.<br />
Trying to juggle his love of rugby and hurling<br />
with the addition of picking up the “odd niggle”<br />
saw Clancy drift away from the oval ball<br />
somewhat until his father, Seoirse, who was a<br />
referee himself in the 80s, encouraged his son<br />
to take up a role with the whistle.<br />
Clancy credits the mentoring he received from<br />
notable figures within the <strong>Munster</strong> Association<br />
of Referees as crucial in his development during<br />
the early years of his refereeing career.<br />
“We had really good guys in the <strong>Munster</strong><br />
Association of Referees with regards to<br />
coaching and mentoring you along. People<br />
like Johnny Cole, Noel Moore, ‘Wiry’ Sexton –<br />
fellas like that who put in a huge amount of time<br />
into us. I know I’m leaving fellas out there but<br />
down in Cork, guys like Stan Fuller and people<br />
like that, Ronnie McDowell as well who would<br />
always have your back and bring you on as best<br />
you could. I’m forever grateful to those lads.”<br />
One occasion which Clancy will never forget<br />
took place a lot closer to home. <strong>Munster</strong> against<br />
the All Blacks in 2008 for the opening of the<br />
redeveloped Thomond Park.<br />
“One of the most incredible occasions was when<br />
<strong>Munster</strong> played the All Blacks for the opening of<br />
Thomond Park. I’ll just never forget that. I was<br />
the fourth official for the game. We got to be at<br />
pitch level when all of this was happening with<br />
the <strong>Munster</strong> haka, the New Zealand haka, the<br />
minute silence for Shane Geoghegan, god rest<br />
him, the match ball being dropped down by<br />
helicopter, the crowd.<br />
“That was just off the charts for me. I’ll never<br />
forget it. I was doing fourth official, like, but I<br />
remember walking back to the dugout, I got<br />
pins and needles in my hands, even. It was<br />
an experience I never had before or since at a<br />
rugby ground. People were saying that it was<br />
some occasion. You’d think the match would<br />
never live up to that after that but my god, it<br />
certainly did.”<br />
As Clancy steps away from the professional<br />
refereeing bubble, he reflects on the excellent<br />
progress that has been made at a provincial and<br />
national level in developing the next generation<br />
of elite referees in this country.<br />
One thing is for sure, the Limerick native is<br />
looking forward to having a more traditional<br />
schedule, including those weekends enjoying<br />
sport from a different perspective.<br />
“I was chatting to my wife there at the weekend<br />
and she was saying that she’s looking forward to<br />
seeing a game where it’s not stopped, started,<br />
rewound back a 100 times before we get to the<br />
end of the first half. I’m looking forward to that<br />
myself!”<br />
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FIXTURES & RESULTS 2020/21<br />
Date Fixture Where to watch<br />
Sat 3 Oct Scarlets 27-30 <strong>Munster</strong> Parc y Scarlets<br />
Sat 10 Oct <strong>Munster</strong> 25-23 Edinburgh <strong>Rugby</strong> Thomond Park<br />
Mon 26 Oct <strong>Munster</strong> 38 - 27 Cardiff Blues eir Sport, TG4, Premier Sports<br />
Sun 1 Nov Dragons 16 - 28 <strong>Munster</strong> eir Sport, Premier Sports<br />
Sat 7 Nov Benetton <strong>Rugby</strong> v <strong>Munster</strong> <strong>Match</strong> Postponed<br />
Sun 15 Nov <strong>Munster</strong> 38-22 Ospreys eir Sport, S4C, Premier Sports<br />
Mon 23 Nov Glasgow Warriors 13-27 <strong>Munster</strong> Premier Sports, eir Sport<br />
Mon 30 Nov | 8:15pm <strong>Munster</strong> v <strong>Zebre</strong> <strong>Rugby</strong> Club eir Sport, Premier Sports<br />
Sun 13 Dec | 5.30pm <strong>Munster</strong> v Harlequins BT Sport, beIN Sports<br />
Sat 19 Dec | 6.30pm Clermont Auvergne v <strong>Munster</strong> beIN Sports, BT Sport<br />
Sat 26 Dec | 7.35pm <strong>Munster</strong> v Leinster eir Sport, Premier Sports<br />
Sat 02 Jan | 5.15pm Ulster v <strong>Munster</strong> eir Sport, Premier Sports<br />
Sat 09 Jan | 7.35pm Connacht v <strong>Munster</strong> eir Sport, TG4, Premier Sports<br />
Sat 16 Jan | 5.30pm <strong>Munster</strong> v Clermont Auvergne BT Sport, beIN Sports<br />
Sat 23 Jan | 5.30pm Harlequins v <strong>Munster</strong> BT Sport, beIN Sports<br />
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