Munster Rugby v Edinburgh Match Programme

v EDINBURGH RUGBY 

THOMOND PARK 

18 Feb 2022|7.35PM 

MUNSTER V EDINBURGH | 18.02.22 | THOMOND PARK 

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PRESIDENT'S WELCOME 

It is my pleasure on behalf of Munster Rugby 

to extend a warm welcome to all attending this 

evening’s United Rugby Championship game. 

We also extend a welcome to the Edinburgh head 

coach Mike Blair, his squad of players and all the 

travelling supporters. 

Both Munster and Edinburgh come into this game 

on the back of tough encounters last weekend which 

saw Munster pick up a valuable losing point against 

Glasgow Warriors, while Edinburgh faced Leinster 

in Dublin and came away empty handed. Looking 

at where they sit on the table, tonight’s game is very 

significant for both teams and has all the makings of 

another great night of rugby in Thomond Park. 

I am sure you will join me in wishing Johann, his 

coaching team and the entire squad our best wishes 

and success in tonight’s game. 

On the domestic front, all competitions and leagues 

are in full swing with a full calendar of games across 

all levels. The Pinergy Munster Schools Senior and 

Junior cups have commenced, as has the Bank of 

Ireland Munster Junior Cup. 

Congratulations to our players that are on 

international duty with the Ireland senior and U20s 

squads. Last week for our seniors in Paris it was a 

case of so close, but not to be. A valuable bonus 

point was picked up and there is still a lot to play for 

in this competition. Our U20s had a fantastic win in 

Provence - well done to all our players involved and 

our best wishes for the remainder of the campaign. 

The Women’s Six Nations campaign does not kick 

off until March 26, with Ireland taking on Wales in 

Dublin. We look forward to welcoming them to Cork 

on April 10 when they play Italy. Our best wishes 

to all our players represented and congratulations 

to Niamh Briggs on her appointment as assistant 

coach to the team. 

February 3 last saw the passing of a former Munster 

Branch President and an Irish rugby legend, Tom 

Kiernan. Tom’s achievements and his roles in all 

things rugby at every level of the game in Ireland 

and beyond is well documented. Tom was President 

of the Munster Branch in the 1978/79 season. Tom 

was a Corkman, a Munster man, an Irishman, but 

most importantly a gentleman. Our sympathies 

and thoughts are with his wife Maree, his children 

Cameron, Nicola, Lynn, Julie, James, Tom and all 

the family at this sad time. May Tom rest in peace. 

Once again, thank you to Bank of Ireland our main 

sponsor, Adidas our kit supplier and all our sponsors. 

Your continued support is much appreciated. 

To the brave and faithful nothing is impossible. 

Sean McCullough 

President, Munster Branch IRFU 

Over the next few weeks, finals will take place in 

some competitions, with silverware up for grabs for 

the winners - a sight that in the recent past was not 

possible with restrictions. Thankfully, that is now in 

the past as we move on to better and more normal 

times for everyone. 

President: Sean McCullough | Vice President: Ger McNamara | Junior Vice President: Michael Carroll 

Hon. Secretary: Muiris Mahon| Hon. Treasurer: Tom Kinirons 

Chief Executive Officer: Dr. Ian Flanagan | Head Coach: Johann van Graan | Team Manager: Niall O’Donovan 


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16 TEAMS, 

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1 LEAGUE 


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WHEN WE 

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NEWSROUND 

MUNSTER RUGBY RECEIVE 

SPORTS CAPITAL 

PROGRAMME GRANT 

O’DONOGHUE IN RUNNING 

FOR EPCR EUROPEAN 

PLAYER OF THE YEAR 

Munster’s Jack O’Donoghue is one of 15 

players in the running to capture one of the 

game’s most prestigious individual accolades 

following the announcement of the longlist of 

nominees for the 2022 EPCR European Player 

of the Year award. 

Munster Rugby are delighted to announce 

that the province has received a €300,000 

grant from the Government’s Sports Capital 

Programme. The funding will go towards the 

Musgrave Park floodlight project. 

The project will involve replacing the 

current floodlights with a state-of-the-art 

LED system, similar to what was recently 

installed in Thomond Park. CLICK HERE 

to watch a video of the new floodlights in 

Thomond Park in operation. 

The new system will provide energy saving 

benefits and will contribute to Munster 

Rugby’s sustainability and climate goals with 

the province recently signing up to the UN 

Climate Action Framework. 

O’Donoghue, who became the youngest 

Munster player to reach the 150-cap landmark 

for the province against Wasps, has scored 

two tries in three Champions Cup games so 

far this season. He was also named Player of 

the Match in the province’s 45-7 victory over 

Wasps at Thomond Park. The winner of the 

award, which is in its 12th season, will receive 

the Anthony Foley Memorial Trophy in 

memory of the former Munster Rugby Head 

Coach and captain. 

Voting is now open HERE and fans will be 

in the running to win a signed ball and a 

signed jersey courtesy of one of the Heineken 

Champions Cup finalist clubs. 

Jack O'Donoghue 

The Musgrave Park floodlight project will 

go out to tender next month with works 

expected to take place in the summer. 

This project follows on from previous 

investment in Musgrave Park including the 

installation of a modified 3G pitch in 2018 

and the construction of a new 3,500 seated 

stand and covered terrace in 2015. 

Munster Rugby would like to take this 

opportunity to thank the government for 

their ongoing support of sport in this country. 

EPCR European Player of the Year 2022 nominees: 

Grégory ALLDRITT (Stade Rochelais), Alex 

DOMBRANDT (Harlequins), Caelan DORIS (Leinster 

Rugby), Antoine DUPONT (Stade Toulousain), Gaël 

FICKOU (Racing 92), George FORD (Leicester Tigers), 

Michael LOWRY (Ulster Rugby), Jimmy O’BRIEN 

(Leinster Rugby), Jack O’DONOGHUE (Munster 

Rugby), Damian PENAUD (ASM Clermont Auvergne), 

Semi RADRADRA (Bristol Bears), Sam SIMMONDS 

(Exeter Chiefs), Marcus SMITH (Harlequins), Josh VAN 

DER FLIER (Leinster Rugby), Cameron WOKI (Union 

Bordeaux-Bègles) 


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ROUND 12 PREVIEW 

Another exciting round of action lies ahead 

in the United Rugby Championship with the 

competition's leading six teams all in action. 

With just two points separating first to fourth 

places, jockeying for position continues in 

fascinating fashion. 

Friday night's action revolves around 

Limerick with fifth tackling fourth as Munster 

face Edinburgh. 

Munster’s four-game winning run in all 

competitions ended with a 13-11 defeat 

against Glasgow last Friday. But they now 

return to Thomond Park, where they have 

won their last seven matches since Connacht 

defeated them during last season's Rainbow 

Cup. Edinburgh, though, are no strangers to 

winning in Limerick and they were the last 

Scottish side to achieve that feat with a 14- 

13 success just over seven years ago. But 

their only victory over an Irish province in 

two years was by a solitary point against 

Connacht in March last year. 

Leaders Ulster, one point ahead of 

Leinster, head to Newport on Sunday for 

a Rodney Parade appointment with the 

Dragons. Leinster, though, will already 

have leapfrogged them by then if they beat 

sixth-placed Ospreys in Dublin on Saturday 

evening. Glasgow, currently third, are also in 

action on Saturday, entertaining Benetton, 

while the Scarlets host Connacht. 

|TABLE 

POS TEAM PL W D L PF PA DIFF TF TA TB LB PTS 

1 ULSTER RUGBY 10 7 0 3 241 160 81 32 20 6 2 36 

2 LEINSTER RUGBY 9 7 0 2 272 121 151 38 13 6 1 35 

3 GLASGOW WARRIORS 10 7 0 3 253 188 65 33 19 5 2 35 

4 EDINBURGH RUGBY 10 6 1 3 231 173 58 32 22 6 2 34 

5 MUNSTER RUGBY 9 6 0 3 220 137 83 28 12 4 2 30 

6 OSPREYS 10 6 0 4 203 238 -35 17 31 1 1 26 

7 DHL STORMERS 9 4 2 3 183 171 12 21 21 2 1 23 

8 BENETTON 9 4 1 4 193 205 -12 24 29 3 2 23 

9 CELL C SHARKS 9 4 1 4 223 230 -7 24 28 2 1 21 

10 CONNACHT RUGBY 10 4 0 6 238 253 -15 31 35 3 1 20 

11 CARDIFF RUGBY 7 4 0 3 159 175 -16 15 18 1 1 18 

12 VODACOM BULLS 9 3 0 3 168 213 -45 20 23 3 3 18 

13 SCARLETS 7 3 0 4 157 206 -49 20 29 3 1 16 

14 EMIRATES LIONS 9 2 0 7 177 254 -77 19 33 3 1 12 

15 DRAGONS 8 1 1 6 144 187 -43 16 20 2 3 11 

16 ZEBRE PARMA 7 0 0 7 83 234 -151 10 34 1 0 1 


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COMPARISON MUNSTER EDINBURGH 

Last 3 URC results 18 Jan – Ulster (H) W 18-13 

29 Jan – Zebre Parma (A) W 17-34 

11 Feb – Glasgow Warriors (A) L 11-13 

8 Jan – Cardiff Rugby (H) W 34-10 

29 Jan – Ospreys (A) L 19-23 

11 Feb – Leinster (A) L 7-26 

URC 2021/22 5th – W6 D0 L3 - 30pts 4th – W6 D1 L3 - 34pts 

URC form WllWwl wwWWll 

Top try scorer 3 - Chris Cloete, Jack O’Donoghue 4 – Emiliano Boffelli, Darcy Graham, 

Ben Vellacott, Boan Venter 

Top points scorer 34 – Ben Healy 37 – Blair Kinghorn 

HEAD TO HEAD 

Munster wins 

Edinburgh wins 

29 8 0 

Draws 

MATCH FACTS 

• Munster have won the last seven games at 

Thomond Park since Connacht won at the 

stadium in last season's Rainbow Cup. 

• The last Scottish side to be victorious 

in Limerick was today’s opponents, 

Edinburgh, 14-13 in September 2014 

• Edinburgh Rugby have lost their last two 

United Rugby Championship matches, both 

away from home, at Ospreys and at Leinster. 

• Edinburgh have won twice on the road this 

season on visits to Zebre in Round 5 and 

Dragons in Round 6. 

• Munster have lost just one of their last 

six fixtures against Edinburgh in all 

tournaments: 16-18 at Musgrave Park in 

November 2019. 


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THE 

INSIDE 

TRACK 

STEPHEN LARKHAM 

On Tadhg Beirne… 

“First and foremost, he is a rugby player, so he 

understands the game exceptionally well. He 

has really good skills and he shows tremendous 

leadership. He has a thirst for improvement 

both as a team and individually. He has been a 

pleasure to work with. You don’t get many guys 

like that who are top of their game and hungry 

to get better.” 

On the defeat to Glasgow Warriors last 

weekend… 

“No there's nothing that we can really put 

our finger on except that combination is very 

important and cohesion in in team selection 

is very important. Our lesson as coaches is to 

make sure that we don't complicate the week 

too much. We make sure that we are very good 

with the basic protocols of our game and as you 

could see on the weekend, we had a number 

of areas that weren't quite up to scratch. We 

probably focused too much on stuff that we 

wouldn't normally focus on when we've got 

cohesion and in combination.” 

On scrum-half selections… 

“Ethan Coughlan’s away with the U20s at the 

moment. We have Craig Casey away, Conor 

Murray away. We have got Neilie (Cronin) and 

Patrick Patterson as well. We normally have 

good stocks, but we have quite a few guys 

away at the moment. I think Patrick (Patterson) 

was very good off the bench, added a lot of 

speed around the breakdown. I think by the end 

of the game as well we had started to find our 

rhythm and our combination. If you contrast 

the halves, the first 20 minutes of the first half 

was pretty much as bad as it gets for us. We 

started to click into gear after that and then in 

the second half everything seemed to go our 

way, but we just couldn't pick them back in 

time. Patsy coming on 15 minutes to go, we 

started to dominate most of the collisions. He 

was good, he helped with that speed around 

the ruck, his passing was mostly good and then 

he's quite an attacking threat when he carries 

the ball as well.” 


SIMON ZEBO 

On Tadhg Beirne… 

“I am probably even more impressed with 

him having been with him and around him as 

much as I have been over the last few months. 

Obviously, he is an incredible athlete, he is 

incredible over the ball, his attacking, his line 

of running – everything. He ticks every box for 

a second row/back row. The most impressive 

thing about him would be his skills - his 

offloading ability, his passing ability and just 

he is a really smart rugby player. I saw over the 

weekend he put in a 50:22 or something or a 

pretty good attempt at one anyway so and he 

is the full package. His contract is very well 

deserved.” 

On returning to 

Munster… 

“It has been great for 

myself and my family. We are 

all really happy. It is my home 

club. It is the club I grew up wanting 

to play for. Having the opportunity to 

come back from Racing and rejoin the 

team – I am very grateful for it. To get 

to extend my stay is great. I'll just keep 

doing what I'm doing and try and put 

my best foot forward every week for 

Munster and see what happens.” 

On finding consistency… 

“For me personally just trying to 

get a run of games and get a nice 

rhythm heading into the back end 

of the season. I feel fresh. I haven't 

played a lot of rugby for one 

reason or another so hopefully 

now we can get some consistency 

and get some rhythm and attack 

the final leg of the season and try 

and win some silverware.” 


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SIX NATIONS ROUND UP 

After two rounds of the Guinness Six 

Nations, only France remain unbeaten, 

having defeated Ireland 30-24 last Saturday 

in a thrilling game in the French capital, 

holding off Ireland’s second half fight back 

to claim the win. With France on 9 points, 

Ireland sit in third place in the table on 6 

points, with England also on 6 points but 

nudging ahead on points difference. 

Joey Carbery 

Saturday’s game was a special milestone 

in the career of Joey Carbery, who made 

his first ever start in the Six Nations, 

kicking three conversions and a penalty 

in an assured performance. His Munster 

teammates Tadhg Beirne and Andrew 

Conway were also on the starting team, 

with Conor Murray and Peter O’Mahony 

coming off the bench in the second half. 

In the opening match against Wales at 

Aviva Stadium, Andrew Conway scored a 

brace of tries while Peter O’Mahony came 

off the bench to win his 80th international 

cap in Ireland’s 29-7 win. 

In other Six Nations news, tickets for the 

TikTok Women’s Six Nations went on sale 

on Ticketmaster earlier this week. The Irish 

Women’s team will play their fixture against 

Italy at Musgrave Park on Sunday April 10 

at 5pm with tickets available HERE. 

It was recently announced that Waterford 

woman and former Irish captain Niamh 

Briggs has joined Greg McWilliams’ 

coaching team as Assistant Coach for the 

series. Briggs most recently played a key 

role in Munster’s Vodafone Women’s Inter- 

Provincial success as Assistant Coach and 

has continued her coaching development 

as head coach of UL Bohemians. 

Niamh Briggs 

Ireland’s preparations for the Six Nations 

continues, with 41 players recently taking 

part in a three-day screening camp at the 

HPC. The group included Chloe Pearse, 

Ciara O’Halloran, Alana McInerney, Eimear 

Considine, Enya Breen and Nicole Cronin 

(all UL Bohemian RFC). 


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PBC SECURE PINERGY MUNSTER 

SCHOOLS SENIOR CUP FINAL SPOT 

Presentation Brothers College are through to the final of this year’s Pinergy Munster Schools 

Senior Cup after they defeated rivals Christian Brothers College 21-19 in an absorbing and 

dramatic encounter at Musgrave Park yesterday. 

At one stage, PBC were 12 points down, 

but showed a lot of fight in the second half 

to get back into the game and ultimately, 

secure the victory. 

Both teams had periods of possession in the 

opening exchanges but it was very much 

a case of defences on top as both sides 

secured crucial turnovers in a tense opening 

10 minutes. 

It was CBC who came closest to opening 

the scoring as just after the 20-minute mark, 

when Christians went through a number of 

phases before Billy O’Riordan went over in 

the corner. However, the pass to the winger 

was called forward by referee George Clancy. 

Pres hit back with a number of carries close 

to the CBC line and finally broke through 

when Rory O’Shaughnessy ran a terrific 

line to break through before offloading to 

Roussel who touched down under the posts. 

Ben O’Connor’s conversion was good as 

PBC took a 7-0 lead. 

CBC responded and began to dominate 

possession, keeping up the pressure with 

scrum-half Jack Casey spotting the smallest 

of gaps close to the ruck to plant the ball 

on the line. Daire Burke’s conversion went 

through the posts to level the game in what 

was the final play of the first half. 

with the conversion saw CBC go 19-7 ahead 

with just over 10 minutes to go. 

PBC responded with a try from Sean Condon 

who went over in the corner. O’Connor’s 

excellent touchline conversion sailed 

through the posts to leave the score 19-14 

to CBC with five minutes remaining. 

A number of carries brought play close to 

the CBC line before O’Connor received an 

offload and was able to cross for a try which 

levelled the game. The talented fullback then 

kicked the conversion from a tight angle to 

put his side two points up. 

CBC managed to regain possession from the 

kick-off. However, a loose pass saw a CBC 

player isolated which resulted in a turnover 

and the end of the game. 

PBC now await the winners of the other semifinal 

between Crescent College Comprehensive 

and Bandon Grammar School. 

Presentation Brothers College's Rory 

O'Shaughnessy tackled by Jack Casey 

of Christian Brothers College 

The second half began with CBC applying 

more pressure, with a number of closerange 

carries setting up Burke to put in a 

perfectly executed crossfield kick which 

was collected in the air and grounded by 

fullback Benjamin Lynch. Burke conversion 

was wide as CBC took a 12-7 lead. 

Burke added a try to his tally after some 

tired PBC defending couldn’t keep him out, 


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MUNSTER RUGBY 

Lock 

22.02.00 

H: 2.06m 

W: 116.82kg 

Hons: Ire U20 

THOMAS AHERN 

STEPHEN ARCHER 

Prop 

29.01.88 

H:1.88m 

W: 118.18kg 

Hons: Ire (2 caps) 

Hooker 

06.08.98 

H: 1.93 m 

W: 98.18 kg 

Hons: Ire U20 

DIARMUID BARRON 

TADHG BEIRNE 

Lock / Back Row 

08.01.92 

H: 1.98 m 

W: 113.18 kg 


JOEY CARBERY 

Flyhalf 

01.11.95 

H: 1.93m 

W: 85.91kg 


Scrum Half 

19.04.99 

H: 1.65 m 

W: 75.91 kg 


CRAIG CASEY 

Back Row 

15.02.91 

H: 1.75 m 

W: 105.91 kg 

Hons: ~ 

CHRIS CLOETE 

ANDREW CONWAY 

Full Back/Wing 

11.07.91 

H: 1.8 m 

W: 90 kg 


Back Row/Lock 

11.12.97 

H: 1.98 m 

W: 110 kg 


GAVIN COOMBES 

Wing 

01.05.97 

H: 1.91m 

W: 89.09kg 

Hons: Ire U20 

LIAM COOMBES 

Scrum Half 

06.12.92 

H: 1.73 m 

W: 83.18 kg 

Hons: Ire Clubs 

NEIL CRONIN 

Fly Half 

13.01.00 

H: 1.85 m 

W: 89.09 kg 

Hons: Ire U20 

JACK CROWLEY 

Back Row 

12.08.98 

H: 1.83 m 

W: 106.82 kg 

Hons: Ire U20 

JACK DALY 

Centre 

19.12.96 

H: 1.91 m 

W: 91.82 kg 


SHANE DALY 

DAMIAN DE ALLENDE 

Centre 

25.11.91 

H: 1.91 m 

W: 105 kg 

Hons: SA (53 caps) 

KEITH EARLS 

Universal Back 

02.10.87 

H: 1.78 m 

W: 86.82 kg 


CHRIS FARRELL 

Centre 

16.03.93 

H: 1.91 m 

W: 110 kg 


Fly Half 

07.06.99 

H: 1.83m 

W: 89.09kg 

Hons: Ire U20 

JAKE FLANNERY 

Prop 

22.11.98 

H: 1.85 m 

W: 120.91 kg 

Hons: Ire U20 

JAMES FRENCH 

Universal Back 

14.08.99 

H:1.88m 

W: 99.09 kg 

Hons: Ire U20 

SEAN FRENCH 

Full Back 

26.10.96 

H: 1.85 m 

W: 95.91 kg 

Hons: Eng U20 

MATT GALLAGHER 

DAN GOGGIN 

Centre 

10.12.94 

H: 1.88 m 

W: 86.82 kg 

Hons: Ire U20, 7s 

Full Back 

28.06.94 

H: 1.91 m 

W: 93.18 kg 

Hons: Ire (1 cap) 

MIKE HALEY 

Fly Half 

29.06.99 

H:1.91 m 

W: 96.82 kg 

Hons: Ire U20 

BEN HEALY 


SQUAD 2021/22 

Back Row 

10.01.99 

H: 1.83 m 

W: 105kg 

Hons: Ire U20 

JOHN HODNETT 

Lock 

02.12.95 

H: 2.03 m 

W: 124.09kg 

Hons: SA (1 cap) 

JASON JENKINS 

DAVE KILCOYNE 

Prop 

14.12.88 

H: 1.83 m 

W: 110.91 kg 


JEAN KLEYN 

Lock 

26.08.93 

H: 2.03m 

W: 120.91 kg 


Prop 

06.04.99 

H: 1.85 m 

W: 115 kg 

Hons: ~ 

KEYNAN KNOX 

Prop 

22.07.95 

H: 1.85 m 

W: 118.18 kg 

Hons: ~ 

JEREMY LOUGHMAN 

LIAM O'CONNOR 

KEVIN O'BYRNE 

CALVIN NASH 

CONOR MURRAY 

DECLAN MOORE 

ALEX MCHENRY 

Centre 

07.10.97 

H: 1.88 m 

W: 95 kg 

Hons: Ire U20, 7s 

Hooker 

20.04.89 

H: 1.84 m 

W: 112 kg 

Hons: ~ 

Scrum Half 

20.04.89 

H: 1.88 m 

W: 93.18 kg 


Wing 

08.08.97 

H: 1.78 m 

W: 90 kg 

Hons: Ire U20 

Hooker 

16.04.91 

H:1.8m 

W: 105 kg 

Hons: ~ 

Prop 

13.07.95 

H: 1.78 m 

W: 110 kg 

Hons: Ire U20 

JACK O'DONOGHUE 

Back Row 

08.02.94 

H: 1.91 m 

W: 109.09 kg 


PETER O'MAHONY 

Back Row 

17.09.89 

H: 1.91 m 

W: 106.82 kg 


Back Row 

01.10.98 

H: 1.88 m 

W: 100 kg 

Hons: Ire U20 

JACK O'SULLIVAN 

Scrum Half 

03.11.96 

H: 1.7m 

W: 78.18kg 

Hons: Ire Sch 

ROWAN OSBORNE 

JOHN RYAN 

Prop 

02.08.88 

H: 1.83 m 

W: 120 kg 


Prop 

28.10.97 

H: 1.83 m 

W: 123.18 kg 

Hons: USA U20 

ROMAN SALANOA 

NIALL SCANNELL 

Hooker 

08.04.92 

H: 1.85 m 

W: 110.91 kg 


RORY SCANNELL 

Centre 

22.12.93 

H: 1.78 m 

W: 95.91 kg 


RG SNYMAN 

Lock 

29.01.95 

H: 2.06 m 

W: 116.82 kg 

Hons: SA (23 caps) 

Lock/Back Row 

11.12.97 

H: 1.93 m 

W: 111.82 kg 

Hons: Ire (1 cap) 

FINEEN WYCHERLEY 

Prop 

22.07.99 

H: 1.83 m 

W: 108.18 kg 

Hons: Ire U20 

JOSH WYCHERLEY 

SIMON ZEBO 

Wing 

16.03.90 

H: 1.88 m 

W: 99.09 kg 



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MUNSTER RUGBY 

STARTING XV 

Dave Kilcoyne Diarmuid Barron Stephen Archer 

Jean Kleyn 

Fineen 

Wycherley 

Jack 

O'Donoghue (C) 

Chris Cloete 

Gavin 

Coombes 

Craig Casey 

Ben Healy 

Simon Zebo 

Dan Goggin 

Chris Farrell 

Calvin Nash 

Mike Haley 

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Replacements 

16. Niall Scannell 17. Jeremy Loughman 18. John Ryan 19. Alex Kendellen 

20. John Hodnett 21. Neil Cronin 22. Jack Crowley 23. Shane Daly 


EDINBURGH RUGBY 

STARTING XV 

Boan Venter 

Adam 

McBurney 

Lee-Roy Atalifo 

Marshall Sykes 

Glen Young 

Nick Haining 

Connor Boyle 

Ben Muncaster 

Ben Vellacott 

Blair Kinghorn 

Emiliano Boffelli 

James Lang 

Mark Bennett (C) 

Ramiro Moyano 

Henry 

Immelman 

MATCH OFFICIALS 

Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) 

AR 1: Andy Brace (IRFU) 

AR 2: Oisin Quinn (IRFU) 

TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU) 

Replacements 

16. Dave Cherry 17. Sam Grahamslaw 18. Jake Armstrong 19. Pierce Phillips 

20. Mesulame Kunavula 21. Henry Pyrgos 22. Charlie Savala 23. Chris Dean 


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THE LOWDOWN 

THE FORM GUIDE 

Edinburgh have won 6 and drawn 1 of their 10 

games in the URC this season, and currently sit on 

34 points, in 4th position behind Ulster, Leinster 

and Glasgow Warriors. They have defeated 

Scarlets, the Vodacom Bulls, Zebre Parma, 

Dragons, Benetton and Cardiff Blues, drawing 

against the DHL Stormers in Round 3 and losing 

to Benetton by just one point in Round 2 and 

Ospreys in Round 11 on a scoreline of 23-19. Last 

weekend, Mike Blair’s side travelled to Dublin to 

play Leinster and suffered their third defeat of the 

season on a scoreline of 26-7. 

Edinburgh will play Section Paloise in the next 

round of the European Challenge Cup on April 8, 

having defeated Saracens and Brive in the pool 

stages. 

THE SQUAD 

Eight Edinburgh players were named in the 

Scotland team that played Wales last Saturday 

in Cardiff, including Edinburgh Rugby cocaptain 

Grant Gilchrist at lock, Darcy Graham on 

the wing, props WP Nel and Pierre Schoeman, 

and hooker Stuart McInally who formed an all- 

Edinburgh front row. Hamish Watson lined out 

at flanker, alongside incoming summer signing 

Sam Skinner. Magnus Bradbury and Blair 

Kinghorn were named on the bench. Edinburgh 

added Argentinian international backs Emiliano 

Boffelli and Ramiro Moyano to their ranks ahead 

of this season. Versatile back James Lang and 

lock Glen Young both moved to the Scottish 

capital from Harlequins alongside scrum-half 

Ben Vellacott from Wasps and prop Luan de 

Bruin from Leicester Tigers. Former Ulster 

hooker Adam McBurney was also added to the 

Edinburgh roster ahead of this season. 

THE COACHING TICKET 

Former Edinburgh club captain Mike Blair was 

appointed head coach of Edinburgh ahead of the 

2021/22 season. The former Scotland captain and 

British & Irish Lion made over 150 appearances 

for the club (2001-2012) and returned after a fiveyear 

term with the national team, where he was 

recruited by head coach Gregor Townsend to 

occupy a dual role with Glasgow Warriors in 2017. 

He joined Glasgow as assistant coach in 2016 


and operated in that capacity until 2019 – helping 

the club reach the PRO14 semi-final and Grand 

Final (2018 and 2019) and two Champions Cup 

quarter-finals (2017 and 2019) – before focusing 

fully on the Scotland national team from 2017. 

Blair’s backroom teams includes former Scotland 

7s head coach Calum MacRae as defence coach, 

2020 Olympic Gold winning Fiji Sevens head 

coach Gareth Baber as skills and assistant attack 

coach and former Edinburgh hooker Stevie Lawrie 

as assistant forwards coach. 

SEASON STATS: 

Appearances: 8 

Tries: 4 

Penalties: 4 

Conversions: 12 

Mike Blair 

EMILIANO BOFFELLI 

Age: 27 

Position: Full-back 

Born: Rosario, Argentina 

Weight: 91kg 

Honours: Argentina (31 caps) 

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RUGBY DEVELOPMENT NEWS 

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS HELD 

#MunsterStartsHere 

The Rugby Development Department recently 

delivered two regional development workshops 

based on position specific skills (PSS) for 

forwards. This was the first in a series of 

workshops for Spring 2022 and was delivered 

in both Musgrave Park and the University of 

Limerick simultaneously. 

The workshop was delivered by Elite Player 

Development Officer Andi Kyricarou, Coach and 

Player Development Officer Brendan O’Connor, 

Head of Rugby Development Colm McMahon 

and guest presenter on scrum technique, Conor 

Twomey. 

The content focused on three core forward 

topics during the session, including generic 

primer skills for all forwards, moving onto 

developing roles and responsibilities in restarts, 

and finishing the event with enhancing player 

competencies in scrum technique. 

The session was held in conjunction with 

our player development PSS evening in both 

venues, allowing coaches to view pathway 

players participate in the activities during the 

session. 

This was also a recognised CPD coaching 

workshop with attending coaches receiving 10 

CPD toward their IRFU Active Coach Badge. This 

is a new (pilot) qualification system developed 

to recognise and award coaches for attending 

CPD events like these workshops and they also 

have the option of completing online modules 

to support their knowledge and understanding 

of the game. 

The next regional event will be delivered later 

in February and will focus on developing attack 

and defence principles in the game. Registration 

will open one week out from the event. 

ONLINE WORKSHOPS HELD FOR CLUB PROs 

An online workshop recently took place on 

Microsoft Teams with club and school PROs 

from across Munster in attendance. 

The workshop, which was organised by Rugby 

Committee Chairperson Patrick Durkan and 

Rugby Committee Honorary Secretary Barry 

Dempsey, aimed to engage with PROs and 

provide guidance in their roles. 

The hour-long workshop was hosted by Limerick 

Leader Managing Editor Donn O’Sullivan and 

also included contributions from Irish Examiner 

Sports Editor Tony Leen, Sports Journalist 

Murray Kinsella of the The42 and writer and 

broadcaster Billy Keane. 

Discussions centred around the modern role 

of the club PRO, how it has evolved over time 

and how those volunteers can engage with 

sports media to get their message out to a wider 

audience. 


SUCCESS FOR BALLINA KILLALOE U18 GIRLS 

By Robert Graham, Club Chairperson, Ballina Killaloe RFC 

Ballina Killaloe U18 Girls won their first Munster 

League final on 29 January last Saturday in a 

keenly fought and highly entertaining match 

vs Clonakilty RFC at Fermoy Showgrounds. 

This is the first ever Munster title for BKRFC 

after previous Youths rugby success in North 

Munster competitions. 

BKRFC started off the scoring with a well taken 

try from Player of the Match Tova McMahon, 

who burst through the Clonakilty defence after 

a quick tap penalty. Clonakilty immediately 

responded with a line break out wide on the 

right, their winger rounding the defence to 

score under the posts and draw the game 7-7 

with less than eight minutes played. 

The half continued with Ballina Killaloe rebuffing 

Clonakilty pressure and twice breaking 

downfield, through good recycling, switching 

the play to the right and the left, scoring two 

more unconverted tries to leave it 22-7 going 

into the final play of the half. A blindside break 

down the right by Rebecca Rogers powering 

through a couple of tackles to score under the 

posts finished an excellent half of rugby, with 

the score 29-7 in Ballina Killaloe’s favour at the 

break. 

The first 15 minutes of the second half saw 

continued Clonakilty possession and pressure 

in the Ballina Killaloe 22, with Clonakilty crossing 

the try line three times yet unfortunately not 

scoring thanks to a resolute defence from Ballina 

Killaloe, holding the ball up twice and forcing a 

knock on when a try seemed more than certain. 

Ballina Killaloe regained possession and slowly 

worked the ball up the pitch, through strong 

carries from all the players especially Tova at 7, 

Grainne Mahony at 10 and Robyn McKenna at 6, 

who put in a massive effort, scoring a great try 

as well as some last ditch defending to hold out 

Clonakilty. In truth, all Ballina Killaloe players 

stepped up to the mark today, especially Zoe 

Loughran, who eventually succumbed to cramp 

near the end. 

Two more Ballina Killaloe tries put a gloss on the 

final score, 39-7 but that’s not to say Clonakilty 

were outplayed, they fought to the bitter end, 

giving it all on the pitch and after. Both sides are 

a great advertisement for Munster girls’ rugby. 

Special mention to all the parents, families and 

supporters who made the trip to Fermoy, many 

thanks to all at Munster Rugby, and to Brendan 

Foley for presenting the Player of the Match 

awards. 

ONLINE WORKSHOPS HELD FOR CLUB PROs contd 

For any PRO who was unable to attend, please 

contact barrydempsey@munsterrugby.ie for a 

recording. 

The Munster Rugby Communications Department 

will be hosting a workshop shortly which will 

focus on best practice in areas of social media, 

photography and the use of video. Details of this 

workshop will be communicated in due course. 


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GETTING TO KNOW 

Mark Donnelly 

First year Greencore Munster Rugby Academy player Mark Donnelly started playing 

rugby in the Minis section at Midleton RFC and also played with Midleton College before 

going on to win a Munster Schools Senior Cup with CBC in 2019. 

The prop plays his club rugby with Garryowen FC in the AIL and has also lined out for 

the Munster 7s and Munster A. He made his senior Munster debut in December against 

Wasps in the Champions Cup. 

He featured for Ireland in the 2021 U20 Six Nations lining out against Scotland, Wales 

and England. 

ON HIS RUGBY PATHWAY… 

“I started playing at six or seven in Midleton 

RFC and then played until I was 13 or 14. 

I started playing in Midleton College and 

after a year or two I moved to Christians 

in Cork. I played up until 6th Year and then 

moved up to Limerick, joining Garryowen 

and I have been with Garryowen since. I 

won the Senior Cup and it was a class year 

to be fair. There was nothing better than to 

sign off with the lads like that and I really 

enjoyed that.” 

ON PLAYING WITH THE IRELAND U20S 

LAST YEAR… 

“It was a great experience being over in 

Wales for the month. We all really enjoyed 

that. It was tough with a six-day turnaround 

between games, but everyone pulled 

through and everyone really enjoyed it over 

there. It was an unreal experience so far 

and I think everyone took their opportunity 

when they got it, so it was great time over 

there.” 

ON HIS EXPERIENCE IN THE GREENCORE 

MUNSTER RUGBY ACADEMY SO FAR… 

“It has been great. It was a tough first 

few weeks alright with my first senior 

preseason. That was tough going for a few 

weeks but I am really enjoying it now. It is 

good to be back playing week in, week out 

in the AIL and playing some Munster A. It’s 

been a great first few months and I’m really 

enjoying it.” 

ON THE COMPETITION WITHIN THE 

SQUAD… 

“It is unbelievable. It is such an experience 

- you couldn't ask for anymore. Just 

learning off fellas – what more could a 

young fella want coming into the Academy. 

It has been a great first few months – 

already I am learning so much. You are 

learning new things every day. Hopefully 

now I can just keep going on a good track 

and catch the eyes on the coaches and 

keep going.” 

ON HIS AMBITIONS FOR THE SEASON… 

“The main thing is to just play rugby. Last 

year I was in the same 

boat as a lot of younger 

fellas - I didn't play much 

rugby up until the U20s. 

To be honest, this year is 

all about getting a run of 

games and trying to get 

back into playing games 

week in week out and just 

enjoy playing rugby again. 

There was a lot 

of training over 

the last year 

or two without 

many matches, 

so my main 

goal this year is 

just to get back 

playing rugby 

and enjoy it.” 


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TWO FROM TWO FOR IRELAND U20S 

The Ireland U20s have enjoyed a super 

start to their U20s Six Nations campaign, 

claiming a dramatic 16-17 win over France 

in Provence last Friday night to add to their 

opening round win over Wales in Cork on 4 

February. 

Despite trailing by 10 points during the first 

half, Ireland fought back with a first half try 

from James McCormick (Ballymena RFC) 

which was converted by Charlie Tector 

(Lansdowne FC), leaving the score 10-7 at 

half time. Ben Brownlee (UCD) crossed in 

the 79th minute for Ireland’s second try, 

with Tector slotting the conversion and 

match winner. 

The win against France was only the second 

ever win for the Ireland U20s on French soil 

– the last time was in 2012. 

Munster duo Patrick Campbell (Young 

Munster) and Ethan Coughlan (Shannon) 

were both named on the starting team with 

Darragh McSweeney (Shannon) and Conor 

Moloney (Young Munster) coming off the 

bench to play their part in what was 

FIXTURES & RESULTS 

Friday 4 February 

Ireland 53-5 Wales, Musgrave Park 

their Six Nations debut for the former PBC 

student McSweeney and Ennis RFC man 

Moloney. 

Full-back Campbell, out-half Tony Butler 

(Garryowen) and scrum-half Coughlan 

made their Munster debuts against Wasps 

in the Champions Cup in December and 

are all members of the Greencore Munster 

Rugby Academy. 

Tony Butler was named on the bench but 

was not used on this occasion. However, he 

did see action off the bench against Wales 

the previous week alongside Coughlan 

and Highfield’s Ronan O’Sullivan who is a 

former CBC student. Patrick Campbell lined 

out at full-back against Wales. 

The Ireland U20s, sponsored by PwC, 

got off to a first night flyer with a recordbreaking 

53-5 win over Wales, maintaining 

their unbeaten run in Cork since they first 

played there in 2019. 

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MRSC NEWS 

TO OUR SUPPORTERS, THANK YOU! 

It is great to see normal attendance and 

business as usual recommencing tonight 

in Thomond Park. The MRSC would like 

to extend a HUGE THANK YOU to all our 

members for their support, patience, and 

feedback through the latest attendance 

restrictions. For those lucky members that 

could attend against Ulster, you did us 

proud, supporting our team. We look 

forward to seeing more scenes like below 

for the remaining matches of the season. 

Munster supporters at Thomond Park on 23 January last 

And what a way to celebrate the reopening 

of Thomond Park attendances in the 

European Cup match against Wasps, 

where we saw records being broken by 

none other than Simon Zebo! He is now 

the 3rd all-time European try scorer and 

the top Irish player try scorer. 

The MRSC are delighted exclusively offer 

premium allocation of tickets for the last 

16 match way to Exeter in Sandy Park on 

April 9 next. We are looking forward to 

meeting our travelling Red Army on (and 

off) the pitch to roar on our team. Watch 

out for meetings points in our social media 

channels and in our red letter. 

MRSC conducted two well received 

exclusive online questions and answers 

to our members. The first, held on 15 

November last, was with Keith Earls, where 

he discussed his book Fight or Flight. 

The second, held on 7 February, was with 

RG Snyman, John Hodnett and Mark 

Donnelly. They all discussed their playing 

careers, contract extensions and injury 

rehabilitation amongst other topics. In 

addition, John and Mark gave an insight 

into their professional rugby development. 

Each player acknowledged the huge impact 

the MRSC members have during games 

and thanked members for their ongoing 

support. 

We are excited to announce that we are 

currently engaged in planning for our 

renewals campaign for 22/23. Keep an eye 

our social media platforms and red letter 

for further exciting announcements on our 

renewal package and dates! 

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club on our social media platforms, 

Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for 

all the updated news, match and ticket 

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POSITIVE CONTRACT NEWS CONTINUES 

Munster Rugby and the IRFU confirmed 

earlier this week that Tadhg Beirne has 

signed a new IRFU contract which will see 

him play in Ireland until at least the end of 

2025. This follows the recent announcement 

that Dan Goggin, John Hodnett and 

James French, who are all products of 

the Greencore Munster Rugby Academy, 

have signed new contracts at Munster. In 

addition, former All Black Malakai Fekitoa 

will join the Munster ranks next season 

when he makes the move from Wasps this 

summer. 

Currently in action with Ireland in the Six 

Nations, Beirne has established himself as 

a tour de force in his position. He made his 

Ireland debut against Australia on the 2018 

Summer Tour and featured in every game of 

Ireland’s 2019 Rugby World Cup campaign. 

To date Tadhg has won 27 caps for Ireland 

and he was selected for the 2021 British and 

Irish Lions squad featuring in the first two 

Tests of the series against the Springboks. In 

2018 he joined Munster Rugby from Scarlets 

after winning a PRO12 title with the Welsh 

side in 2017. He made his debut against 

Glasgow Warriors in September of that 

year and has represented Munster on 45 

occasions to date. 

27-year-old Dan Goggin signed a two-year 

contract, taking him to at least June 2024. 

The centre is a product of St. Munchin’s and 

Young Munster and has scored ten tries in 

72 Munster appearances. 

The former Ireland U20 made his senior 

debut in the bonus-point Champions Cup 

win away at Wasps in December. 

RWC 2015 winner Malakai Fekitoa has 

signed a two-year contract. The 29-year-old 

can play in either centre position. Prior to 

joining Wasps in 2019, he spent two years 

at Toulon and was part of the side defeated 

by Munster in the 2018 Champions Cup 

quarter-final at Thomond Park. He made 

his All Blacks debut against England as a 

22-year-old in 2014 and featured in New 

Zealand’s successful 2015 Rugby World Cup 

campaign. He 

scored eight tries 

in 24 appearances 

for the All Blacks 

between 2014 

and 2017. On the 

international front, 

he now represents 

his native Tonga. 

Following the 

devastating 

tsunami that hit 

the country last 

month, Malakai Tadhg Beirne 

is raising funds 

to help those 

affected. 

Donations can be 

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HELPING TONGA 

John Hodnett 

John Hodnett, who was contracted to 

2023, has signed a one-year extension to 

keep him at Munster until at least June 

2024. The 23-year-old UCC clubman is 

a product of Clonakilty RFC and was a 

Grand Slam winner with the Ireland U20s 

in 2019. Hodnett made his Champions Cup 

debut against Wasps in December and has 

featured in all four European Pool games 

this season. 

Prop James French has signed a twoyear 

extension, keeping him at Munster 

until at least June 2024. The 23-year-old 

is a product of Bandon RFC and Bandon 

Grammar and plays AIL rugby with UCC. 


Malakai Fekitoa 

James French 

Dan Goggin 

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FIXTURES/RESULTS 2021/22 

Home Games 

Date Fixture/Result Venue 

Irish KO times 

Sat, Sep 25 - W Munster 42-17 Cell C Sharks Thomond Park 

Sat, Oct 2 - W Munster 34-18 DHL Stormers Thomond Park 

Sun, Oct 10 - W Scarlets 13-43 Munster Parc y Scarlets 

Sat, Oct 16 - W Munster 20-18 Connacht Thomond Park 

Sat, Oct 23 - L Ospreys 18-10 Munster Liberty Stadium 

Sun, Dec 12 - W Wasps 14-35 Munster Coventry Building Society Arena 

Sat, Dec 18 - W Munster 19-13 Castres Olympique Thomond Park 

Sun, Dec 26 - PP Munster P-P Leinster Thomond Park 

Sat, Jan 1 - L Connacht 10-8 Munster The Sportsground 

Sat, Jan 8 - W Munster 18-13 Ulster Thomond Park 

Fri, Jan 14 - W Castres Olympique 13-16 Munster Stade Pierre Fabre 

Sun, Jan 23 - W Munster 45-7 Wasps Thomond Park 

Sat, Jan 29 - W Zebre 34-17 Munster Stadio Lanfranchi 

Fri, Feb 11 - L Glasgow 13-11 Munster Scotstoun Stadium 

Fri, Feb 18 - 19:35 Munster v Edinburgh Thomond Park 

Sat, Mar 5 - 17:15 Munster v Dragons Thomond Park 

Sat, Mar 12 - 14.05 Vodacom Bulls v Munster Loftus Versfeld 

Sat, Mar 19 - 12.00 Emerates Lions v Munster Emirates Airline Park 

Fri, Mar 25- 19:35 Munster v Benetton Musgrave Park 

Sat, Apr 2 - 19:00 Leinster v Munster Aviva Stadium 

Sat, Apr 9 - 17.30 Exeter Chiefs v Munster Sandy Park 

Sat, Apr 16- 15:00 Munster v Exeter Chiefs Thomond Park 

Fri, Apr 22 - 19:35 Ulster v Munster Kingspan Stadium 

Fri, April 29 - 19.35 Munster v Cardiff Musgrave Park 

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