Munster Rugby v Connacht Rugby Match Programme
United Rugby Championship Round 4 | We get the lowdown on our Interprovincial opposition Connacht Rugby, and hear from JP Ferreira and Jean Kleyn ahead of the game. There's also a look back on the Munster Women's Interpro campaign as the winning side will be presented to the Thomond Park crowd at half-time in honour of their Championship success. New signing Declan Moore is the final player of our Introducing Series and we hear from him as he settles into Munster life. We take a moment to remember Axel on his five-year anniversary and also mark the passing of our colleague Frances Bowen. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha.
United Rugby Championship Round 4 | We get the lowdown on our Interprovincial opposition Connacht Rugby, and hear from JP Ferreira and Jean Kleyn ahead of the game.
There's also a look back on the Munster Women's Interpro campaign as the winning side will be presented to the Thomond Park crowd at half-time in honour of their Championship success.
New signing Declan Moore is the final player of our Introducing Series and we hear from him as he settles into Munster life.
We take a moment to remember Axel on his five-year anniversary and also mark the passing of our colleague Frances Bowen. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha.
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THE<br />
INSIDE<br />
TRACK<br />
JP FERREIRA<br />
On the win over Scarlets last weekend…<br />
“We had a great week leading up to that weekend.<br />
The boys - the whole squad - during the week<br />
were excellent with one another. The build-up<br />
was great and obviously the finish was even<br />
better. We had a great week prior to Scarlets<br />
match and a good finish to the week with the<br />
win. I think people forget what warm up games<br />
do for confidence, especially going to Exeter<br />
with the group of lads that went to the Scarlets.<br />
We had a great performance out in Exeter and<br />
the confidence coming out of that game carried<br />
into the Scarlets game was very good. The boys<br />
took it through to the Scarlets match, and I'm<br />
really happy for that group of men.””<br />
On the challenge from <strong>Connacht</strong> tonight…<br />
“<strong>Connacht</strong> will always be ready to fire at<br />
Thomond Park. It’s an interpro and they are a<br />
good side. What happened in the Rainbow Cup<br />
last season, was last season. It's a new game<br />
now. We've focused on ourselves since the<br />
start of this season - it's all about us. We need<br />
to have a good performance if we want to get to<br />
where we want to go in this competition. They’ll<br />
be good to go, raring to go. Thomond Park is a<br />
special place to play, especially with the crowd<br />
coming back, and the boys will be up for it no<br />
matter what so it's going to be a great game.”<br />
On squad depth…<br />
“That's where we are going to with this group,<br />
that’s what we are striving for. Whoever puts<br />
on that jersey at the weekend - whether you<br />
are an Irish international, or it’s your first cap -<br />
whoever puts on that jersey, he's prepared and<br />
well prepared and he will make a difference.<br />
That's what we saw last week. It's all about the<br />
group, it's all about giving them game time.<br />
There will be some changes again this week,<br />
but it does nothing to affect the continuity that<br />
we have. We as coaches have set out a plan<br />
for this five-week game block and have had a<br />
good chat around the dynamics in the squad,<br />
how we want to keep guys fresh and who needs<br />
game time. Yes, this is an interpro game, and<br />
interpros are nice and fiery, but we'll do the best<br />
work for the squad.”<br />
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