URC 2022/23 - Other Sides

[Neill_M]

Munster Rugby can confirm that Jean Kleyn, John Hodnett and Liam Coombes have all signed contract extensions with the province.
Kleyn, who won the World Cup with South Africa last month, and Hodnett have both signed two-year extensions with Coombes signing a one-year deal.

The province can also confirm that RG Snyman will depart Munster for a new playing opportunity on completion of his contract at the end of the season.

[Off the Top]

RG Snyman - what a signing! Makes some of Bryn's signing look good.

But I suppose he helped them win the URC last year.

[Neill_M]

RG Snyman - what a signing! Makes some of Bryn's signing look good.

But I suppose he helped them win the URC last year.

Well if you believe the chat the "1014 group" - a group of private backers were covering at least part of the salaries of Snyman / De Allende, that helps from a financial pov re Munster.

[Neill_M]

The appointments for the United Rugby Championship fixtures in Round 7 have been confirmed.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1

Munster v Glasgow Warriors
Musgrave Park, Cork – KO 19.35 IRE & UK / 20.35 ITA / 21.35 SA
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU,18th league game)
AR 1: Dan Carson (IRFU) AR 2: Sam Holt (IRFU)
TMO: Aimee Barrett Theron (SARU)

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2

Vodacom Bulls v Hollywoodbets Sharks
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria – KO 13.00 IRE & UK / 14.00 ITA / 15.00 SA
Referee: Cwengile (JD) Jadezweni (SARU, 6th league game)
AR 1: Dylen November (SARU) AR 2: Phumzile Mbewu (SARU)
TMO: Quinton Immelman (SARU)

Cardiff Rugby v Scarlets
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff – KO 15.00 IRE & UK / 16.00 ITA / 17.00 SA
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU, 95th league game)
AR 1: Rhys Jones (WRU) AR 2: Gwyn Morris (WRU)
TMO: Wayne Davies (WRU)

Emirates Lions v Dragons RFC
Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg – KO 15.05 IRE & UK / 16.05 ITA / 17.05 SA
Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR, 39th league game)
AR 1: Stephan Geldenhuys (SARU) AR 2: Hanru van Rooyen (SARU)
TMO: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR)

DHL Stormers v Zebre Parma
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch – KO 17.15 IRE & UK / 18.15 ITA / 19.15 SA
Referee: Eoghan Cross (IRFU, 11th league game)
AR 1: Christopher Allison (SARU) AR 2: Paul Mente (SARU)
TMO: Frank Murphy (IRFU)

Ulster v Edinburgh Rugby
Kingspan Stadium, Belfast – KO 17.15 IRE & UK / 18.15 ITA / 19.15 SA
Referee: Federico Vedovelli (FIR, 4th league game)
AR 1: Paul Haycock (IRFU) AR 2: Padraic Reidy (IRFU)
TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR)

Connacht v Leinster
The Sportsground, Galway – KO 19.35 IRE & UK / 20.35 ITA / 21.35 SA
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU, 90th league game)
AR 1: Peter Martin (IRFU) AR 2: Keane Davison (IRFU)
TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)

Benetton v Ospreys
Stadio Monigo, Treviso – KO 19.35 IRE & UK / 20.35 ITA / 21.35 SA
Referee: Chris Busby (IRFU, 36th league game)
AR 1: Filippo Russo (FIR) AR 2: Giona Righeti (FIR)
TMO: Joy Neville (IRFU)

[Neill_M]

Michael McDonald, the Ulster scrum half on loan to Connacht on the bench v Leinster.

[justinr73]

Think they’d forgotten they’d signed him until Murray Kinsella mentioned him in the scrum half depth chart article this week.

[justinr73]

Munster v Glasgow should be interesting.

Dempsey is a miss but I’m going for the Weegies.

Apparently, Ryan Wilson has just had his first pint of Beamish and Ferris has never heard of it.

Bloody amateurs.

[justinr73]

Glasgow aren’t the fastest of starters….

[Neill_M]

7 changes to the Glasgow starting XV from last week.

Bookies had Munster by 11 before the game started.

[Neill_M]

Game is over, best Glasgow can do is a 4 try BP.

[Neill_M]

RG Snyman linked with a move to Bath next season with a reported salary of £450k / year.

[for dog and ulcer]

Busby just made a very strange call in the Connacht v Leinster game. The Connacht 12 got yellow card for getting a shoulder to his head. Seems all wrong. The Leinster player should have been carded for leading with the shoulder in my view.

[justinr73]

Just watching it.

How was he upright?!

One knee was inches from the ground and the other leg was at right angles.

[BUZZ2491]

I may be wide of the mark and am happy to be corrected but I think the way the laws are framed at the moment dictate that the tackling player bears sole responsibility for what ensues. Whether this is a good or bad thing is I think open to debate but that’s where the laws stand.

[justinr73]

I believe you are right.

Still, the ref shouldn’t be announcing that the guy was upright when he plainly wasn’t. Had he been upright, he would have been shoulder-charged/head-butted in the chest!