{"id":1412,"date":"2018-01-10T22:34:40","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T22:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craggyrugby.com\/?p=1412"},"modified":"2021-08-14T22:36:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T22:36:39","slug":"callow-connacht-munched-munster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craggyrugby.com\/index.php\/2018\/01\/10\/callow-connacht-munched-munster\/","title":{"rendered":"Callow Connacht Munched by Munster"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Munster 39 Connacht 13<\/h4>\n<p>By Rob Murphy at Thomond Park<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Callow Connacht Munched by Munster - Craggy Rugby podcast\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/5fbd0c8df7be0c153a19ab19\/5fbd0c99f7be0c153a19abad#?secret=ZhF20kNDeR\" data-secret=\"ZhF20kNDeR\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"110\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Six points from three games isn\u2019t a bad return for Connacht, from their Christmas interprovincial endeavours.<br \/>\nThey can honestly feel they moved the project forward even if the last 20 minutes of this contest on Saturday were very much a negative number in the ledger.<br \/>\nThis was Munster at their ruthless best against their depleted opponents as they turned a tight encounter into a five try drubbing in no time at all.<\/p>\n<h5>Front line players<\/h5>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to remember an inter-provincial fixture in the professional era where Connacht had to rest this many key front line players.<br \/>\nBundee Aki, Kieran Marmion and Ultan Dillane are now firmly established in the Joe Schmidt camp and are managed accordingly, like all their Irish teammates, they had to see a week off somewhere over the Christmas period and this was the game Kieran Keane chose.<\/p>\n<h5>Rested<\/h5>\n<p>The Connacht coach didn\u2019t stop there. Eoghan Masterson had gone through a mountain of work in the previous four weeks and was rested too, along with two more who had seen a lot of action in the shape of Tom Farrell and Finlay Bealham.<br \/>\nWith a key Challenge Cup trip to Worcester on the horizon and the PRO14 primary objective unlikely to suffer as a result of this loss, Keane is hoping that this management of resources will keep them on track on both fronts.<\/p>\n<h5>Frustrated<\/h5>\n<p>For 50 minutes it looked as though the whole plan was coming together perfectly. Connacht had frustrated Munster to that point.<br \/>\nThey trailed by just four points and were seemingly in charge in terms of set piece play.<br \/>\nTheir scrum was completely dominant and two early second half lineout steals suggested Munster were really feeling the heat after consecutive defeats to Leinster and Ulster.<\/p>\n<h5>Turning point<\/h5>\n<p>The turning point in the contest involved some questionable officiating from David Wilkinson and his crew but to focus heavily on his call against John Muldoon that led to three points (where he appeared on his feet and first defender into the contest) or the decision to award Andrew Conway\u2019s try (where a knock on seemed more likely) would serve only to muddy the waters here.<\/p>\n<p>Munster had put themselves in attacking positions to take advantage of such decisions. A wondrous break from the simply brilliant Keith Earls actually paved the way for that Conway try.<br \/>\nWhile upfront, inch by inch, almost imperceptibly in fact, they had managed to turn the entire contest their way after half time. Winning each contact and repelling some promising early attacks from Connacht.<\/p>\n<h5>Key team mates<\/h5>\n<p>After the game, CJ Stander spoke openly about the dressing room chat he had with key teammates at half time noting that he had said to Conor Murray and Ian Keatley that it was \u201con us to change this.\u201d<br \/>\nThat kind of leadership from three men in the crucial \u20188, 9, 10 axes\u2019 will be pleasing for new coach Johann Van Grann and should prove vital in the forthcoming European ties against Racing Metro and Castres.<br \/>\nSuch collective accountability had been missing before Saturday.<\/p>\n<h5>Real positives<\/h5>\n<p>If you allow for the caveat that a 26 point defeat is a drubbing and a set back no matter how you package it.<br \/>\nYou can still make a case for some real positives to be taken from this week.<br \/>\nEspecially as they came after the side produced a hugely impressive set of performances against Ulster and Leinster away in previous outings.<br \/>\nMore than anything else this game at cold and blustery Thomond Park late on Saturday evening underlined the sense that the Connacht squad is deeper (or perhaps less injury ravaged) than at any point in recent memory.<\/p>\n<h5>Outplayed<\/h5>\n<p>The Connacht scrum was a huge positive and must surely be adding to Joe Schmidt\u2019s list of reasons to look for paracetamol.<br \/>\nMunster\u2019s four match-day squad prop forwards are all key members of Ireland panels but they were completely outplayed here by a Connacht front row that started with back up tighthead Conor Carey (who again showed why he\u2019s unlucky not to be first choice) and loosehead Peter McCabe making his first start since joining from Munster.<\/p>\n<p>Both men, dominated winning four first half penalties from David Kilcoyne and John Ryan and even when the fresher combo of James Cronin and Stephen Archer came on, the duo held firm.<br \/>\nAdd to that the fact that former Irish under 20 Sligo man Conan O\u2019Donnell marked his return from long term injury with some good moments in a a late cameo and you have a fairly complete display in this department.<\/p>\n<h5>Prowess<\/h5>\n<p>Elsewhere, another Sligo man, Cillian Gallagher again demonstrated his prowess in the role of blindside flanker.<br \/>\nThe 21 year old is not just a prospect any more, he\u2019s a serious option for Keane in the flanker and second row roles.<br \/>\nIn the backline, Connacht probably didn\u2019t have enough ball to be fairly judged but overall, there was little or no stand out moments until right at the end when Craig Ronaldson marked a rare appearance with a brilliant break that led to a late try from Tom McCartney.<\/p>\n<p>Munster had led 10-6 at the break, Darren O\u2019Shea with their try after a series of patient phases in the Connacht 22.<br \/>\n<iframe style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; -webkit-transform: scale(1);\" src=\"\/\/gifs.com\/embed\/o-shea-try-Yvl4W0\" width=\"640px\" height=\"360px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nJack Carty had notched two kicks for Connacht but a failure to get to grips with the slightly favourable wind through a reluctance to kick, probably meant that the scoreline favoured the home side more than the four point margin would suggest.<\/p>\n<h5>Game clinchers<\/h5>\n<p>The ten quick points from those two questionable decisions were game clinchers in a sense but it was the scores that followed that really drove home the huge margin of victory.<br \/>\n<iframe style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; -webkit-transform: scale(1);\" src=\"\/\/gifs.com\/embed\/conway-try-jqOyZz\" width=\"640px\" height=\"360px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Keith Earls had his side\u2019s third try within six minutes.<br \/>\n<iframe style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; -webkit-transform: scale(1);\" src=\"\/\/gifs.com\/embed\/earls-try-BLRzrn\" width=\"640px\" height=\"360px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nAnd not long after that, Quinn Roux was in the sin bin after a tip tackle on the Munster winger. He was very fortunate under the stricter new laws not to have seen red for a needless and dangerous effort to halt the dominant Munster man.<\/p>\n<p>Conor Murray had two further tries during that spell before McCartney got Connacht\u2019s consolation score &#8211; bringing a roar from the travelling support that merely served to underline for the first time all evening how many westerners had travelled south for the journey.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; -webkit-transform: scale(1);\" src=\"\/\/gifs.com\/embed\/murray-try-1-591j7Z\" width=\"640px\" height=\"360px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; -webkit-transform: scale(1);\" src=\"\/\/gifs.com\/embed\/murray-try-2-wmRPKm\" width=\"640px\" height=\"360px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; -webkit-transform: scale(1);\" src=\"\/\/gifs.com\/embed\/mccartney-try-Jq7LNl\" width=\"640px\" height=\"360px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As the winter continues, despite some undeniable glitches, the westerbers seem to have plenty of reasons to be positive right now.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Scoring sequence:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>3&#8242; 0-3 &#8211; penalty: Jack Carty<br \/>\n20&#8242; 7-3 &#8211; try: Darren O&#8217;Shea; conversion &#8211; Ian Keatley<br \/>\n25&#8242; 10-3 &#8211; penalty: Jack Carty<br \/>\n31&#8242; 10-6 &#8211; penalty: Ian Keatley<br \/>\n<em>Half-time Munster 10 Connacht 6<\/em><br \/>\n51&#8242; 13-6 &#8211; penalty: Ian Keatley<br \/>\n54&#8242; 20-6 &#8211; try: Andrew Conway; conversion &#8211; Ian Keatley<br \/>\n60&#8242; 25-6 &#8211; try: Keith Earls<br \/>\n64&#8242; 32-6 &#8211; try: Conor Murray; conversion &#8211; Ian Keatley<br \/>\n70&#8242; 39-6 &#8211; try: Conor Murray; conversion &#8211; Ian Keatley<br \/>\n78&#8242; 39-13- try: Tom McCartney; conversion &#8211; Craig Ronaldson<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Discipline:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>63&#8242; Yellow card Quinn Roux<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Teams:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><em>Munster<\/em>: S Zebo; A Conway, C Farrell, R Scannell, K Earls; I Keatley, C Murray; D Kilcoyne, R Marshall, J Ryan; J Kleyn, D O\u2019Shea; J O\u2019Donoghue, C Oliver, CJ Stander (capt)<br \/>\n<em>Replacements:<\/em>J Cronin for Kilcoyne 51 mins; S Archer for J Ryan 51 mins; M Sherry for Marshall 60 mins; D Sweetnam for Zebo 60 mins; R Copeland for Kleyn 66 mins; B Johnston for Farrell 64 mins; D Williams for Murray 70 mins<\/p>\n<p><em>Connacht:<\/em> T O\u2019Halloran; N Adeolokun, E Griffin, P Ahki, M Healy; J Carty, C Blade; P McCabe, T McCartney, C Carey; Q Roux, J Cannon; C Gallagher, J Butler, J Muldoon (capt)<br \/>\n<em>Replacements: <\/em>G Thornbury for Cannon half-time; P Boyle for Muldoon 57 mins; F Bealham for Carey 57 mins; D Leader for Adeolokun 61 mins; J Mitchell for Blade 67 mins; C Ronaldson for Carty 67 mins; C O\u2019Donnell for McCabe 75 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>Referee:<\/strong> D Wilkinson (IRFU)<br \/>\n<strong>Attendance:<\/strong> 18,604<\/p>\n<p><strong>Match stats:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/rugby\/matchstats?gameId=291955&amp;league=270557\">ESPN<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Highlights:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FZ14976aiiM\">PRO14<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Munster 39 Connacht 13 By Rob Murphy at Thomond Park Six points from three games isn\u2019t a bad return for Connacht, from their Christmas interprovincial endeavours. 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