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Uncle fester wrote: ↑Fri Sep 24, 2021 1:49 pm Zebo is a funny one. Arguably we don't need him back and our problems are in the forwards, particularly the front row but he was keen to return and took a pay cut in order to do so. Will certainly increase competition in the back three.

Salanoa has done okay on his few appearances to date. Very powerful athlete.
He's got two aging and not brilliant TH's ahead of him so if he can't get ahead of Archer, he's probably not going to be up to much.
Usually reunions do not work out...but hopefully shows the young ones that it is special to play for Munster.

As for the props, seems they are either are all too old, or too young...hopefully the number of quality locks will be able to make a difference in the long run...almost the SA model when they are successful
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sturginho wrote: ↑Fri Sep 24, 2021 1:33 pm Treviso:

15 Andries Coetzee*
14 Ratuva Tavuyara (45)
13 Marco Zanon (41)
12 Joaquin Riera (15)
11 Monty Ioane (68)
10 Tomas Albornoz*
9 Dewaldt Duvenage (c) (56)
8 Riccardo Favretto (15)
7 Michele Lamaro (21)
6 Manuel Zuliani (18)
5 Carl Wegner*
4 Niccolò Cannone (29)
3 Tiziano Pasquali (83)
2 Gianmarco Lucchesi (15)
1 Nahuel Chaparro*

A disposizione: 16 Giacomo Nicotera (2), 17 Federico Zani (52), 18 Ivan Nemer (16), 19 Federico Ruzza (71), 20 Lorenzo Cannone*, 21 Callum Braley (13), 22 Leonardo Marin*, 23 Tommaso Menoncello (2).
Thanks boet, a few Saffers. Duvet playing against his former Province. Carl Wegner (Cheetahs) & Andries Coetzee (Lions) making their debuts.
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First match about to start.
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OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 4:31 pm Team line-ups
Zebre: Junior Laloifi, Pierre Bruno, Giulio Bisegni (captain), Tommaso Boni, Mattia Bellini, Carlo Canna, Marcello Violi, Danilo Fischetti, Luca Bigi, Matteo Nocera, David Sisi, Leonard Krumov, Maxime Mbanda, Iacopo Bianchi, Renato Giammarioli.

Replacements: Oliviero Fabiani, Andrea Lovotti, Ion Neculai, Andrea Zambonin, Govanni Licata, Alessandro Fusco, Antonio Rizzi, Jacopo Trulla.

Emirates Lions: EW Viljoen, Jamba Ulengo, Wandisile Simelane, Burger Odendaal (captain), Rabz Maxwane, Jordan Hendrikse, Andre Warner, Francke Horn, Vincent Tshituka, Jaco Kriel, Pieter Jansen Van Vuren, Ruben Schoeman, Carlu Sadie, Jaco Visagie, Ruan Dreyer.

Replacements: PJ Botha, Sti Sithole, Asenathi Ntlabakanye, Reinhard Nothnagel, Sibusiso Sangweni, Morne van den Berg, Eddie Fouche, Divan Rossouw.
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Great try. Let's see how the Lions defend
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Great try.
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Too easy
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Zebre can play pretty rugby but they have a soft underbelly, exactly the same as when Bradley coached Edinburgh
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I hope it gets better with the other sides
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Lekker Lions.
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Calm down Lions
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Nice to see different refs.....
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Zebra has a decent lineout
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Well thankfully I've only just got in and haven't seen the score....
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How is Zebrs generally
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Lions lucky to get the try
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Sards wrote: ↑Fri Sep 24, 2021 5:12 pm How is Zebrs generally
Generally bottom feeders
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Sards wrote: ↑Fri Sep 24, 2021 5:12 pm How is Zebrs generally
They are easily the weakest team from the old Pro12.
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GrahamWa wrote: ↑Fri Sep 24, 2021 5:16 pm
Sards wrote: ↑Fri Sep 24, 2021 5:12 pm How is Zebrs generally
Generally bottom feeders
:thumbup:

So not much to read into this
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I'll be surprised if the SA teams win in Ireland this weekend, Benetton at home can be a tricky customer so the jury is still out on that one, but this is a tonking.
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Zebre are rubbish but I'm still a little surprised at this for a half time score.
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Tichtheid wrote: ↑Fri Sep 24, 2021 5:20 pm I'll be surprised if the SA teams win in Ireland this weekend, Benetton at home can be a tricky customer so the jury is still out on that one, but this is a tonking.
Good. As long as it gets harder
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OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Fri Sep 24, 2021 4:58 pm Lekker Lions.
I like the Lions 13.

It must be so dispiriting for some of these Italian international players, get tonked every week at club level and haven’t won a 6N game forever
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Slick wrote: ↑Fri Sep 24, 2021 5:28 pm
OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Fri Sep 24, 2021 4:58 pm Lekker Lions.
I like the Lions 13.

It must be so dispiriting for some of these Italian international players, get tonked every week at club level and haven’t won a 6N game forever
And the supporters
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Lions good and Zebra's shit? Or a bit of both?
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Did the Kings beat Zebre?
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Sards wrote: ↑Fri Sep 24, 2021 5:22 pm
Tichtheid wrote: ↑Fri Sep 24, 2021 5:20 pm I'll be surprised if the SA teams win in Ireland this weekend, Benetton at home can be a tricky customer so the jury is still out on that one, but this is a tonking.
Good. As long as it gets harder
Must be the fastest ageing post in bored history
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Slick wrote: ↑Fri Sep 24, 2021 6:07 pm
Sards wrote: ↑Fri Sep 24, 2021 5:22 pm
Tichtheid wrote: ↑Fri Sep 24, 2021 5:20 pm I'll be surprised if the SA teams win in Ireland this weekend, Benetton at home can be a tricky customer so the jury is still out on that one, but this is a tonking.
Good. As long as it gets harder
Must be the fastest ageing post in bored history
What the fudge....

Got bored...came back and Zebra are charging and Lions are....well.....being the Lions
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Vok Lions.
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Ref is still young enough to play
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Glasgow 10 is pretty shit.
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Hornes kicking so far has been really bad

Ulster moaning and whining at every breakdown, I don’t know why the refs accept this
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Glasgow suffering from inaccuracies, but at least Thompson is having a better game than Weir was.
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Harsh
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Excellent intervention by Ryan Wilson to put that in the TMOs head.
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Great by Addison. Ulster got lucky there
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So saw the best and the worst of the Lions in one game. Turned out to be a bit of a nail biter for the Lions game. Enjoyed the Glasgow Ulster game but that ref was a bit confusing in my opinion, made several decisions that was very strange. At least he did it for both sides.
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Still in the learning stage of the teams. Ulster and Glasgow look strong and well coach. Love the Ulster crowd but the refs look shite.
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Mossie need some quick lessons from Nienaber as Lions defense coach. The Lions backs was nowhere in that second half. The reserve 9 set the example on defense.
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OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Fri Sep 24, 2021 9:07 pm Still in the learning stage of the teams. Ulster and Glasgow look strong and well coach. Love the Ulster crowd but the refs look shite.
Welcome to our world.

You ain't seen nothing yet.

At least the corner cameras at Munster and the likes might not get convenient blackout power cuts now, but I wouldn't bet my last tenner on it.
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