- Jack O’Donoghue is top turnover king after round two
- ‘Saints’ relegated, Newcastle West can yet lift the MJL1 title
- AIL defeats for Shannon, ‘Munsters’, Bruff and Thomond
- Terrific wins for UL Bohemian and Old Crescent tonight in AIL2A
- Bonus point win as Munster prove too strong for the Southern Kings in Cork
- Kings will need to be in regal form to deprive Munster of home victory
- Important games for Limerick clubs as the AIL resumes action this week-end
- 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’s Ian Keatley seems set to join Benetton Treviso
- Leinster are still the favourites to retain the Champions Cup
- Thomond and Bruff advance in cup: Newcastle drop league points
- Munster superb as they hold on for bonus point victory
- Munster’s away form will again be tested in the Showgrounds
- Munster Senior Cup retains its magic as Garryowen seek more glory
- Leinster’s winger James Lowe is suspended for two weeks
- Local referees are included in Guinness PRO14 week-end fixtures list
- St Mary’s, Thomond, Newcastle West, Bruff in league and cup action
- Brilliant Earls try seals victory over Leinster
- Young Munster romp home with comfortable Charity Cup win
- 12 changes as Munster prepare for another Thomond Park epic
- Frank Murphy to referee Munster v Leinster PRO14 fixture
- Full house for Munster and Leinster showdown at Thomond Park
- Christmas 2018 marks a record year for Limerick Rugby website
- Ulster happy with home win while Munster settle for single point
Munster will go for early tries in search of quarter final place
- Updated: 20/01/2018
CONOR Murray (pictured during his Garryowen days) can claim that he has played in three different roles for Munster in recent outings and it is going to be interesting to see where he pops up later today during the 80 minutes in Thomond Park. He took a high ball after ghosting into a lineout a few weeks back and as well as his usual role as scrum-half, took over the duty of place-kicker last week-end against Racing 92.
“I have been practising during training so last week-end Johaan and Felix gave me the chance with a few kicks,” he told limerickrugby.ie. “If there is something that I can do to help the team I am happy to do it. The last kick against Racing was a bit of a pressure kick but there is always pressure in these big games.
“We seem to be always chasing a little bit in games, giving the opposition a foothold into the game early on so we need to deal with that.”
Looking back on the Racing match, Murrs said that he was frustrated after the game. “I thought we could have won it if we had taken our opportunities and at one stage we could have got a bigger lead. Otherwise we played really well so that is a positive. Had we won it we would be in a better position for the Castres game.
“For our standards our discipline is bad but it is in our hands to correct that.”
Conor also spoke on what goes on during the game when there are contentious decisions, mostly around the scrums: “You try to have chats with the referee at the breakdown and during the game asking if this or that is legal, it’s just a communication thing and you know where you stand and you can adjust.”
Johaan Graan described the game in Paris as “an amazing game of rugby and we were delighted to get the bonus point. The Champions Cup is an incredible competition and we go into the last pool games with all teams still close. I have one or two ideas how we want to play on Sunday but we need to be at our very best.
“Castres are a very good side, they have impressed over the past two week-ends and we will have to be at our very best to get a result. First we have to get the win and see how the games goes before we think of a bonus point.”
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