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- Munster march on towards another home Heineken Cup quarter final
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- Updated: 02/03/2023
IT has been a hectic few days with Munster Schools senior and junior games in Thomond Park while the province mourning the death of former rugby great and Shannon legend Brian O’Brien.
My long-time memory of Brian O’Brien was after an interprovincial game played in the Ulster University pitch in Belfast in 1999. Munster had put together a side that could match the best in European rugby and they had not beaten Ulster on their own patch in 20 years. The win that day, Saturday, September 4th, was a turning point in Munster’s fortunes and the following season, the Reds reached the final of the European Cup only to lose to Northampton in Twickenham in 2000. I made my way to the Munster dressingroom after the game that day in Belfast and was greeted with a rendering of ‘Stand Up and Fight’ led by the tuneful ‘Briano.’ My initial reaction was, ‘that will never catch on,’ but I was wrong.
A proud Parish man, during his life he tasted almost every aspect of rugby on this island from serving Shannon RFC as a player when, captained by Michael Noel Ryan, they won their first Munster Senior Cup in season 1959/60. He went on to play with the club for almost two decades and was the first Shannon player to represent his country. As well as being a coach, Brian was involved in various IRFU committees, was manager of the Irish side and the under 21s and devoted much of his career to Munster Rugby.
Munster Rugby President Ger McNamara was among those paying a fitting tribute. “It is with great sadness that I pass on condolences to Brian’s wife Olive, and children Siobhan, Brendan, Aidan, Ronan, Padraic, Maura and the wider O’Brien family, on behalf of everyone in Munster Rugby.”
THE Pinergy Munster Schools Cup competitions dominated the action with three games staged over two days. On Wednesday Ard Scoil Ris qualified for the final of the Junior Cup with a win over Castletroy College. Ard Scoil dominated the opening half and they led 18-0 at the interval. Castletroy found their form after the re-start and there was only six points between the sides at the final whistle. In the other semi-final St Munchin’s College suffered a similar fate as their senior side last week, going out at the hands of PBC. In the Senior Cup replay, Crescent Comprehensive put up a courageous display but went down to CBC by 34 points to 29.
Munster: Patrick Campbell; Calvin Nash, Antoine Frisch, Malakai Fekitoa, Shane Daly; Joey Carbery, Paddy Patterson; Josh Wycherley, Diarmuid Barron, Roman Salanoa; Jean Kleyn, Fineen Wycherley; Jack O’Donoghue (C), John Hodnett, Gavin Coombes. Replacements: Niall Scannell, Mark Donnelly, Keynan Knox, RG Snyman, Alex Kendellen, Ethan Coughlan, Jack Crowley, Jack O’Sullivan.
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