Munster are back with a bang | Leinster should be delighted that they are

Former Ireland center Gordon D'Arcy and journalist Ruaidhri O'Connor join Joe Molloy for Monday Night Rugby this week and the focus is on Munster's huge win over Leinster in the URC.
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[@Bob-me8md]

I’m a diehard Leinster fan and I applauded Munster at the end of the game. Now go on an bate the stormers lads

[@EclecticSceptic]

Same.

[@briancurtis5796]

Crowley’s physicality this year has really shown through. He’s filling from that skinny u20 from a few years back and is physically developing Ito a player capable of competing at any level. But outside of that he has sextons love of contact and smashing lads. Hodnett is another who has come to the fore. Surely he’s now ahead of Penny for the initial RWC squad

[@alyngrass5085]

Crowley was never ever a skinny 20 year old. Even when he was 19 playing 20’s ROG and Brian o Driscoll were on the off the ball amazed at how mature he was physically. He hasn’t actually put on much size at all over the last two years because he hasn’t had to.

[@Deanor34]

It looks like Van Grann was all about control where as Rowntree seems to let his coaches coach and Munster a reaping the benefits. Also seems the team are enjoying the extra fitness work as they know they need it to play this more expansive, ball in hand gameplan!!

[@LB_die_Kaapie]

Different cultures tbh. Van Graan uses to Saffa culture hence his style of coaching.

[@81Fitzerz]

Crossing the Equator three times .... Magic ..... To the Brave and Faithful

[@Tellemore]

O’Connor basically implied that ‘Frank Murphy Cork referee gave 11 penalties to Munster’ as the reason Leinster lost and suggested in this interview Munster were stealing from the Leinster playbook and poaching the Leinster coach Dennis Leamy. He’s a fanboy with a platform.

[@barryryan14]

Hands in the ruck. Deliberate knock ons and nearly all Leinster pens were very clear and obvious.

[@christiangerhardt2408]

As a Stormers supporter I detested the way we celebrated the Munster victory as if we have won the final. We have not beaten Munster in the URC yet and we will look real good in a KZbin celebrating too early video.

[@daithipol]

Well in fairness. They could be celebrating not having to fly to Dublin in coach class. In that regard it was a good result and not disrespectful of the opposition. I don't support munster often but I will in a couple of weeks. Should be a great game

[@paulredelinghuys7790]

No they were celebrating the home final and as they were with their families they were celebrating not being away again 🤷🏽‍♂️. It was FUN 😂

[@msg1711]

They were celebrating having a home final. Hoe could you not figure that out. 🙄

[@williamwalker3837]

He sent out that team out of respect for the fact that they did the heavy lifting from game one.

[@charlesmccarthy696]

Van Grann put munstet back 5years and destroyed Kjoey Carberys career, delighted he is gone from Munster and Ireland

[@michaelflynn5123]

If we lose next weekend against the best team in Europe ! Who can we blame ! ? Someone has to hold the candle

[@pauleire]

I know you lads aren't too big on AIL, but didn't Leamy coach Young Munsters?

[@Johnny-Leigh1990]

Leinster V Munster. For a rivalry that has been going for over 140 years. A rivalry without a title. How about this title? “An Clasaiceach” (The Classic) in Irish Gaelic!

[@davidfarrell2254]

ROC - Mr Hindsight

[@matthewturner1560]

Gordon is a nice guy I'm sure, but no offence he has to be the dullest rugby pundit out there! I thought this was going to be an electric conversation .. not to be!!

[@johnpaulmcdonnell6562]

Why are they being so gracious. I wanted them to whinge and whine a bit more.

[@joanlarkin7808]

Back with a bang your joking 1 point last minute against a second string Leinster team they should send a thank you card to leo for his mistake not to pack the bench for the last quarter. Good luck to them but lets not get carried away please as for how this on its own is good for Irish rugby what is good for Irish rugby is three teams in the semi finals.

[@melishek0001]

They beat a reserve side by a point.

[@williamwalker3837]

Hey, Leinster lost! They were lucky it was just by a point to boot

[@michaelodonnell824]

So let me get this right. In the first minute of the match, Diarmuid Barron, another in the long line of Thugs in Red, took out Will Connors, just like Paul O'Connell kicking Dave Kearney in the Head. And like Nigel Owens saying O'Connell deliberately kicking Dave Kearney in the head was "fair", Born, Committed Munster native and fanboy Frank Murphy said Barron's assault on Will Connors was perfectly o.k. to his Munster eyes. So, should the Connors family and the Leinster squad be "delighted" that a stretcher was needed to take Will Connors from the pitch? Or should the wider Leinster community be "delighted" that yet again a deliberate, vicious assault on a Leinster player by unrepentant Munster players has gone unpunished? This Leinster fan will be "delighted" if a Stormers referee and a Stormers Assistant Referee see nothing wrong when multiple Munster players are injured in the final. The "delight" will not be complete until we get to witness multiple Munster players stretchered from the pitch. Maybe then, Barron, O'Connell and Quinlan will begin to regret the multiple assaults Munster rugby has never apologized for... Maybe..

[@monseniorsenior3654]

It wasn't even a penalty player fell awkwardly after tackle banged his head on hard turf assault me hole

[@corssheehan8566]

What a load of rubbish . Wanting players to be injured just shows how far off the mark you are - what a terrible and awful post.

[@seanscriven2374]

😢🧂☕

[@celtic333ful]

Disgraceful team selection by Cullen. Let Munster out of their box. Now we will have to deal with full blown Off the Ball Munster. I hope the Stormers pull their pants down.