Munster surge into semis
12 Apr 2009
Defending European Cup champions Munster blew the Ospreys away at Thomond Park, winning 43-9 to book a place in the semi-final.
Munster now face countrymen Leinster, who beat Harlequins 6-5 at the Stoop on Sunday.
Munster were superior in all facets of play and secured victory through tries by Paul Warwick, Paul O’Connell and a brace from centre Keith Earls. Warwick contributed two drop-goals, while flyhalf Ronan O’Gara banked 17 points through four conversions and three penalties.
The scoreline of the Leinster-Harlequins clash didn’t fully reflect a superb contest marked by punishing defence.
The Quins spent much of the second half camped in Leinster’s territory, but the Irishman remained patient on defence and ultimately hung on for a memorable victory secured through the boot of Felipo Contepomi, whose two penalties trumped a try by Quins fullback Mike Brown.
13 Comments
12 Apr 2009, 19:39 pm
Bushmills Dragons
12 Apr 2009, 19:46 pm
Well done Munster!
12 Apr 2009, 20:40 pm
Irish, Well done to our team mate. Munster doing really well.
13 Apr 2009, 00:40 am
Munster are strong, their 2nd team (minus all the Ireland internationals) would’ve put the AB midweek team to the sword had they not brought the big guns on.
13 Apr 2009, 03:21 am
Hmmm… here we are yakking about irrelevant Munster while the people running this website are ignoring old Butane Kompeller’s latest my-way-or-the-highway threat.
Good heavens, these keo.co.za guys are fast asleep at the wheel in the double-helix world of politics and rugby!
13 Apr 2009, 11:49 am
Oh biggles you live in the world of ” if only, could have, would have , to many injuries excuse excuse excuse. God i would hate to have you as a worker if you pull out all those excuses everyday , oh well i see where the term whinging pom comes from now.
13 Apr 2009, 11:54 am
#3 Puma:
Oh thanks buddy and now we have an all Irish Semi final… Irish rugby looking good… Sorry about the Sharks mate only heard today, took it for granted they would waltz past the Cheetahs. They probably thought so too…
Go well chap and sorry I dont’ get too much time to chat, but you guys are always in my thoughts.
GOOOOOOOOO MUNSTERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
13 Apr 2009, 12:42 pm
Well done Da Munsters.
Ohhh and Big Hit………..Munster have a record against NZ twice as good as Englands.
14 Apr 2009, 02:29 am
#4 Big Hit:
You seem to have forgotten that our team hammered the Irish #1 team,i dont really know what you are getting at here.Maybe the point that NZ seconds havent played as team before in a match so maybe thats it?
#8 cane:
Hats of to the Irish as well,Munster are a great team,the envy of NH rugby i must say.Even after they lost i didnt read anything like………ummmm what was it big Hit………It was raining or how about the person in row C seat 245 was wearing the wrong clothes,or Mars was not aligned with Jupiter correctly
14 Apr 2009, 02:48 am
#4 Big Hit:
Munster’s best player is of Southern hemisphere….Mafi the 12
Where is Rua Tipoki?He and Mafi were dynamite at the start of thr campaign
14 Apr 2009, 02:51 am
#9 Hurricane:
players of the S14 so far-who are:
Adam Thompson*****-best player IMO so far
Isaia Toeava
Wynand Olivier
Leila Masaga
JP Pietersen
Closing in those selected above are:
Pierre Spies
Keegan Daniel
Richard Kahui
Bakkies Botha
Liam Messam
Matt giteau
Ben Robinson
George Smith
Isaac Ross
Rookie of the yr so far: Israel Dagg/Luzuko Vulindlu/Tim Payne
14 Apr 2009, 02:55 am
Ohh and big hit below is the big guns that NZ bought on that you are talking about.
Hikawera Elliott, John Afoa, Brad Thorn, Kieran Read, Alby Mathewson, Richard Kahui, Mils Muliaina.
Now looking at it,Cory jane was playing better than Mils last year and has been this year as well. Kahui was playing well but the rest you cant say are the big guns of NZ rugby can you?
14 Apr 2009, 20:56 pm
#4 Big Hit: How about the game in 1954 when Higglesbottom from the Pommy team,scored under the posts but was brought back beacuse the touch said he put his foot into touch, and he would have won the game, or in 1959 when Jonny Rigold was foot tripped by Bill Tawhiti when heading for the try line, would have won the game for them on Lancaster Park, or the Munster game they could of won that, or the 07 WC, jeez get a life BTit, harden the FK up, what if Hitler had been mates with Winney, we wouldn’t of had the 2nd world war, and off course if your team hadn’t played **** rugby for the last 8yrs you wouldn’t ranked 8th eh?????
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