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Teams out and Munster have named a stronger side than I was expecting.

I fear we will be up against it. Murray starting for munster so they could be well up for it in terms of the strength of their starting xv. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to turn over a full strength munster, but our chances are better if a couple of front liners are watching on from the sidelines.

Paddy Power have us at +3 in the Handicap. They also reckon its going to be tight and are impartial to who wins (as long as they make money). Can't wait........

will munster field a weakened team? O'Mahony looked like he was carrying a knock in their last game, i'd be surprised if all 3 of earls,murray and zebo play. as always with munster if you can just about match them up front then the game is there for the taking.

don't think we'll be resting players, KK said this week that the match was an opportunity for the players to put in a performance to be in with a chance of International selection.

I think it will be close but a win is achievable

Ah ya obviously 4 points would be great, but like the Scarlets game we could see a situation where there are a lot of tries scored, I don't see it being a walk in the park and the odds are most likely against us, but if we get off to a good start and if it's a good night for running rugby we could see a repeat of the Scarlets game in terms of there being plenty of scores (maybe a try bonus for both sides) and hopefully we come out on the right side of the scoreline this time.

I think we are getting slightly ahead of ourselves with the challenge cup wins would gladly settle for 4 points and revenge for that display last new yrs eve

Big ask to get a bonus point against a Munster side conceding an average of 1.625 tries per game this season. Absolutely buzzing for this one, as said above a win here could do wonders for our season.

I think any of our lads with aspirations to be involved against South Africa will need to put in a big shift as Joe will surely be in attendance, I think this could be the game that reignites our season, Munster will prob rest a few but we need to come in with our strongest possible side and give them hell from the get go, if it's a high scoring game a bonus point win may not be unimaginable

Looking forward to it too. Think I might take advantage of the bus going from Sheridans in Knocknacarra for once. €10 for a pint, some food, and return travel to the ground. Can't argue with that too much

Anyway, I heard that the weather seems to be looking ok for Friday night. Could make for a cracking game. Hopefully help cut out the handling errors that we've sen a lot of.
A win on Friday night could really kick start our season.
I wonder will many Irish players be rested. Some of the most disappointing results over the years have been when we play another Irish team who are resting players, and we don't compete.
Bundee really looked up for the Worcester game last weekend, so hopefully he can keep it up, and produce a storming performance

I hope it's ok to start a match thread - can't see one anywhere else!

I'm looking forward to this game. Will be in Murty Rabbits beforehand.