Munster v Saints Sat 3.15

[fivepointer]

Munster: Haley; Nash, Frisch, Crowley, Daly; Carbery, Casey; Kilcoyne, N Scannell, Salanoa, Kleyn, Beirne, O'Donoghue, O'Mahony (capt), Coombes.

Replacements: Buckley, Wycherley, Ryan, Hodnett, Kendellen, Patterson, R Scannell, Coombes.

Northampton: Furbank; Freeman, Proctor, Hutchinson, Ramm; F Smith, Mitchell; A Waller, Haywood, Hill, Ribbans, Moon, Salakaia-Loto, Lawes, Ludlam (capt).

Replacements: R Smith, E Waller, Petch, Coles, Scott-Young, Braley, Dingwall, Skosan.

[Oakboy]

A timely return for Lawes.

[Banquo]

A timely return for Lawes.

...at 7. That's a pre bomb squad type thang!

[Mr Mwenda]

Long old afternoon for the English clubs this week...

[Mr Mwenda]

Saints wearing their free t-shirts from the team building away day I note.

[Spiffy]

Munster squeak it after leading 24-0 at the half. Lucky for them Saints were totally asleep until the second half, then it was just too late.

[fivepointer]

Saints eventually turned up but goodness that 1st half was abject.

[Adam_P]

Awful first half, much better second - although I thought the calls to go for goal with the last two pens was stupid, especially the final one. Dingwall made a difference when he came on.

On the maul at the end of the game that got turned over to end the game - I always thought that the ball went to the team that caught it if it was gathered from a kick and then turned into a maul and couldn't be played?

[Puja]

Awful first half, much better second - although I thought the calls to go for goal with the last two pens was stupid, especially the final one. Dingwall made a difference when he came on.

On the maul at the end of the game that got turned over to end the game - I always thought that the ball went to the team that caught it if it was gathered from a kick and then turned into a maul and couldn't be played?

From an open play kick, you are correct, but it doesn't count from a restart. Besides, it would've been game over regardless of who the scrum was awarded to.

Puja