- BKT United Rugby Championship Round 15
- AIL: Young Munster carry Limerick title hopes
- Champions Richmond take title with some style
- Mid-week Rugby Round-up with limerickrugby.ie
- St Mary’s face big league challenge in Thurles
- Richmond take a step closer to Junior League title
- ‘Munsters’ record another victory in their league quest
- Limerick rugby shocked by the passing of Tom Tierney
- Despite defeat coach Gerry Slattery hails his players
- PBC scrape home after thrilling SMC come-back
- Big game for Richmond: ‘Munsters’ to advance in cup
- Frank Quinn looks at forthcoming Six Nations and RWC
- St Mary’s, NCW and Galbally-M earn league wins
- Young Munster’s spirit earns them late bonus points
- Ospreys no match for slick and hungry Munster men
- Can Young Munster move closer to 1993 glory
- New signing will join Munster squad next season
- Zebo and Coombes return for Munster against Ospreys
- Munster’s fixtures for the run-in to Guinness PRO14
- Craig Casey gets the call as Ireland name their 6N 36
- The ‘Clueless Munster’ tag hits a nerve locally
- Late try snatches likely victory away from Munster
- Classic derby game beckons as teams are named
- Tension mounts as local clubs feature in second last fence of Munster Junior League 1
- Impressive win for Clonmel on UL pitch keeps them on title target
- Will Joe Schmidt ring the changes for the Scottish game?
- Cancellations a-plenty as Munster Junior Cup gathers momentum
- Henshaw at full-back not really a gamble as Ireland name their team
- Ian excited about exploring new horizons as he plans two moves
- Nine local clubs in Bank of Ireland Munster Junior Cup action this week-end
- UL Bohemian and Thomond advance in the Bank of Ireland Munster Junior Cup
- Abbeyfeale lift the Transfield Cup for the first time since 1977
- Young Munster facing battle to avoid the drop
- Munster fight hard for victory in Rodney Parade
- Bonus point for Garryowen as Shannon fail to build on recent form
- AIL: Shannon win, Young Munster and Garryowen lose today in 1A
- AIL wins tonight for Old Crescent in 2A and Thomond in 2C
- John Ryan for Archer the only change on the Munster team
- Key Euro games for referees Neville, Clancy, Brace and Lacey
- Frank Quinn’s review of the final pools games of Heineken Cup
- Decent Munster representation on Ireland Six Nations squad
- English clubs’ wretched record at Thomond Park: 21 defeats, 2 wins
- A Newcastle view as their side fails to get winning bonus point
- Is the Transfield Cup final to take place in the Markets Field?
- Defeat for Richmond today dents their junior league title hopes
- Brave Garryowen’s late strike gives them ticket to Bateman decider
- Munster march on towards another home Heineken Cup quarter final
- Munster and Gloucester announce their teams for to-morrow night’s game
- All to play for as Munster Junior League division one hots up
- Garryowen keen to avoid their third successive cup defeat
Munster march on towards another home Heineken Cup quarter final
- Updated: 11/01/2019

(A happy Johann van Graan watches from the stand tonight)
Gloucester 15, Munster 41
THE writing was on the wall for the home side after 42 minutes of playing time in Kingsholm tonight. Munster gave a copybook performance of attacking away cup rugby with a tactically-perfect, disciplined and powerful display that was thrilling to watch. They trailed to a Danny Cipriani penalty after 13 minutes but this was cancelled out when Munster forward pressure was rewarded with a Joey Carbery three pointer five minutes later to level the tie at 3-3. Carbery went on to give a majestic performance in the red shirt.
After that, Munster took over. They were lethal at the breakdown, put the frighteners on the Gloucester eight at lineout time and with O’Mahony and Beirne snatching crucial steals, the home set-piece had become a shambles. Add in a number of knock-ons from from Murray’s aerial bombardment, particularly by full-back Tom Hudson, which did little for Gloucester confidence.
More pressure up front brought Munster’s next score, Joey Carbery scampering over close to the posts courtesy to a clever dummy run from Jean Klein, and the out-half’s conversion putting the visitors 3-10 to the good with 23 minutes gone.
Yard-gaining drives from Stander and Kilcoyne resulted in another Munster penalty and Carbery obliged to bring the lead to 3-13 and it was 3-20 in favour of the Irish province on 42 minutes when Rory Scannell got on the end of 20-plus phases to touchdown and Carbery banged over the easy conversion.
There was a hint of a Gloucester revival as the second half got under way and after lengthy pressure near the Munster line, prop Fraser Balmain got over for a try but the conversion was missed by Twelvetrees. The home side needed another quick score to retain the momentum but it was Munster who scored next, Billy Holland (who replace the injured Peter O’Mahony soon after the break) putting Keith Earls over and Carbery pushing the lead to make it 8-27 on 57 minutes. Andrew Conway was then denied a try by the TMO for a Chris Farrell forward pass before left wing Ollie Thorley went over at the other end, Twelvetrees converted and it was 15-27 with 17 minutes remaining.
Munster secured the winning bonus point on 65 minutes, a clever Carbery grubber kick picked up by Conway and the Munster number ten capped a man of the match display, intercepting a midfield pass to run all the way to the posts, his two conversions giving his side a remarkable 15-41 away victory and a possible ticket to a home quarter final, which would be their 18th in 24 seasons.
Gloucester: 15. Tom Hudson, 14. Charlie Sharples, 13. Billy Twelvetrees, 12. Mark Atkinson, 11. Ollie Thorley, 10. Danny Cipriani, 9. Callum Braley, 1. Josh Hohneck, 2. Henry Walker, 3. Fraser Balmain, 4. Ed Slater, 5. Gerbrandt Grobler, 6. Franco Mostert, 7. Lewis Ludlow, 8. Ben Morgan (c).
Replacements: 16. Franco Marais, 17. Alex Seville, 18. Ciaran Knight, 19. Freddie Clarke, 20. Gareth Evans, 21. Ben Vellacott, 22. Owen Williams, 23. Henry Trinder,
Munster: 15. Mike Haley, 14. Andrew Conway, 13. Chris Farrell, 12. Rory Scannell, 11. Keith Earls, 10. Joey Carbery, 9. Conor Murray, 1. Dave Kilcoyne, 2. Niall Scannell, 3. Stephen Archer, 4. Jean Kleyn, 5. Tadhg Beirne, 6. Peter O’Mahony (c), 7. Tommy O’Donnell, 8. CJ Stander.
Replacements: 16. Rhys Marshall, 17. Jeremy Loughman, 18. John Ryan, 19. Billy Holland, 20. Arno Botha, 21. Alby Mathewson, 22. Tyler Bleyendaal, 23. Dan Goggin.
Referee, Alain Poite, France.
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