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LISTEN: The Breakdown EP62 With Sporting Limerick and Three Red Kings

By Raffaele Rocca / October 9, 2018 / Comments Off on LISTEN: The Breakdown EP62 With Sporting Limerick and Three Red Kings

Performance was always going to be the biggest concern for Munster heading into the Lions den at the Aviva last weekend. Having had a facile win over Ulster the previous…

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OPINION: Rugby’s Panic Pundits akin to Pro-Wrestling heels

By Tom Savage / October 4, 2018 / Comments Off on OPINION: Rugby’s Panic Pundits akin to Pro-Wrestling heels

It’s the time of the year for overreaction. Whenever Munster play Leinster, a fever seems to descend on the rugby press of this great nation of ours and, all of…

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OPINION: Who Wants to Know?

By Tom Savage / September 27, 2018 / Comments Off on OPINION: Who Wants to Know?

As a Corkman writing for a Limerick paper, I’m careful not to tread on sensitive inter-county lines when pressing send on this column. I try not to mention the inherent…

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LISTEN: The Breakdown EP59 with Sporting Limerick and Three Red Kings

By Raffaele Rocca / September 25, 2018 / Comments Off on LISTEN: The Breakdown EP59 with Sporting Limerick and Three Red Kings

It was another poor show on the road over the weekend as Munster fell to a 37-13 loss to Cardiff at the Arms Park. We look back at where it…

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Munster’s squad depth the best it’s been for a decade.

By Tom Savage / September 20, 2018 / Comments Off on Munster’s squad depth the best it’s been for a decade.

Is it bordering on heresy to say that this Munster squad is as deep as it’s been since 2008? Maybe heresy isn’t the right word – pressurising, perhaps, would be…

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Joey Carbery took the road less travelled

By Tom Savage / September 13, 2018 / Comments Off on Joey Carbery took the road less travelled

The road that took Joey Carbery from the leafy surrounds of Ballsbridge to the Cratloe Road was a little more convoluted than the M7 but the end result was the…

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Ospreys game crucial for early season confidence

By Tom Savage / September 13, 2018 / Comments Off on Ospreys game crucial for early season confidence

This game against the Ospreys in the Guinness Pro14 has more significance than the September billing might suggest. After last Friday’s loss in Glasgow, Munster arrive in Cork this week…

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LISTEN: The Breakdown EP55 With Sporting Limerick & Three Red Kings

By Raffaele Rocca / September 5, 2018 / Comments Off on LISTEN: The Breakdown EP55 With Sporting Limerick & Three Red Kings

Munster got their Pro14 season off to a winning start with a 38-0 win over the Cheetahs at Thomond Park in a performance that will give cause for optimism but…

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LISTEN: The Breakdown EP53 with Sporting Limerick & Three Red Kings

By Raffaele Rocca / August 23, 2018 / Comments Off on LISTEN: The Breakdown EP53 with Sporting Limerick & Three Red Kings

Munster’s pre season preparations ramp up another notch this weekend with the visit of Pool opponents Exeter. Tom Savage and Raffaele Rocca look back on what we have learned from last…

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What have we learned from Munster’s preseason win over London Irish?

By Tom Savage / August 23, 2018 / Comments Off on What have we learned from Munster’s preseason win over London Irish?

As preseason friendlies go, this was about as good an early work out as you Munster could have wanted. The game was played at a decent pace – the brand…

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