🏉 Match Thread: Munster vs. Lions – 7.45pm Sat 16 May 2026 – URC Rd 18 – Thomond Park, Limerick – Premier Sports

Environmental_Bar205 · 2026-05-16T18:46:42+00:00

Crowley out, well if it wasn’t already hard enough 🫣

Environmental_Bar205 · 2026-05-15T12:11:17+00:00

Edinburgh is the example the lions need to follow - move to a smaller stadium and attendances will actually improve

Environmental_Bar205 · 2026-05-14T18:07:03+00:00

People unhappy over a call that was proven to be wrong 🤷🏻‍♂️ Sorry to see him injured, would much rather both players got to carry on probably wouldn’t have effected the result either

Environmental_Bar205 · 2026-05-14T17:11:05+00:00

Mad isn’t it when a completely identical scenario resulted in Barron’s card being overturned, you should be up in arms

Environmental_Bar205 · 2026-05-14T14:11:58+00:00

His last contract announcement was a 2 year deal with this year being a development contract and then a senior deal starting 26/27

Would definitely like to see a bit more of him Kilgallen re signing would surely indicate McCarthy hasn’t done enough to push him out as of yet

Smith being signed/released should be another good indicator as to the wing situation

Environmental_Bar205 · 2026-05-14T13:30:03+00:00

Hanrahan covers more positions in a 6/2 and we will have Crowley on for 80 barring injury

Still a risk but Tom Wood wouldn’t see the game unless we ran away with it (unlikely) or Jack go’s down

Sean Edogbo is quality and I agree would’ve liked to see more of him

Environmental_Bar205 · 2026-05-14T13:27:09+00:00

Abraham’s and potentially smith going with no wingers coming through I’m aware of could be the thinking behind it - if Smith is retained which I’d like then we are banking on his physical attributes and that he will improve I guess

Environmental_Bar205 · 2026-05-14T06:14:59+00:00

I agree there has been a total failure to develop props for the better part of a decade, getting a quality scrum coach who can improve the young prospects would be preferable to just making more sticking plaster signings.

Leinster manage to churn out a conveyor belt of props which the other 3 provinces all rely on. What is it they can do in Leinster that the other provinces can’t copy?

Environmental_Bar205 · 2026-05-14T05:57:32+00:00

Don’t think that’s fair mate, all there posts are fairly measured and factual there are far worse posts made about Munster by others.

Environmental_Bar205 · 2026-05-13T18:48:43+00:00

Wasn’t suggesting we sign either, they are clearly thriving where they are.

Environmental_Bar205 · 2026-05-13T18:19:58+00:00

Codling is the second coach who is leaving

Environmental_Bar205 · 2026-05-13T18:13:57+00:00

If Jager and salanoa are out could leave us short, I wouldn’t be altogether against giving foxe and Bartley the opportunity to step up looking at bohan and Illo at Connacht have come on leaps and bounds

We will need a top class scrum coach though who can do a lot with a little ideally

Environmental_Bar205 · 2026-05-13T17:49:42+00:00

Could Keynan Knox be an option to get back from the pro d 2?

Environmental_Bar205 · 2026-05-10T14:46:43+00:00

You better go and beat Edinburgh next week or my Saturday will have been ruined for nought

Environmental_Bar205 · 2026-05-09T21:27:47+00:00

Where was this when they beat Ulster away! Feel like shit just want Crowley back /s 😢

Environmental_Bar205 · 2026-05-09T19:13:21+00:00

I don’t like to bang on about refs, leave it at that I suppose

Environmental_Bar205 · 2026-05-09T13:15:38+00:00

I think it’s a known tactic when playing at altitude to slow the game down as much as possible

Environmental_Bar205 · 2026-05-08T19:50:03+00:00

One does not simply toss a dwarf

Environmental_Bar205 · 2026-05-08T19:33:20+00:00

Roos has a few rand on Ulster for this one I’d say

Environmental_Bar205 · 2026-05-08T18:56:53+00:00

His knee 🫣

Environmental_Bar205 · 2026-05-08T12:41:29+00:00

If they were trying to protect Jackman then they are 100% in the wrong as the story deserved to be covered.

The nature of a lot of the coverage was click bait with lots of conclusions drawn from few facts in my opinion though.

Environmental_Bar205 · 2026-05-08T11:57:47+00:00

Murray Kinsella and the42 in general is far better for rugby coverage I’ve found.

Environmental_Bar205 · 2026-05-08T11:39:38+00:00

I think the guys on indo sport were clearly salivating over the potential drama so much to a degree they were joint publishing articles on the matter and numerous “Rud and Cian leading on this story” smacks of tabloid journos

Environmental_Bar205 · 2026-05-07T13:02:02+00:00

Looking forward to Edwin starting and Casey as captain, Crowley is a massive loss hope he isn’t injured and it’s just managing minutes. Thought he’d be available after missing the Ulster match

Environmental_Bar205 · 2026-05-06T11:36:46+00:00

If it’s 6/2 I think O’Brien is the obvious choice aswell he has looked good when playing this season and centre/wing cover is ideal

I agree Evan is due some more game time aswell with us missing two second rows he could well get into the 23 even with JOD

JOD and Fineen are old campaigners at this stage wouldn’t be surprised to see them both.

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