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Excitement building for the Heineken cup semi finals. Gwan Munster!!!!

Fair play to Glasgow, Munster looked to have a major hangover from the Toulouse game but I thought Glasgow defended like lions and took very clinical advantage of some seriously shoddy defending out of Munster. You could sneak a home semi final although I am not sure you will beat Ulster who are...

And he is still a relative novice. No one will replace BOD or Paulie but in Murray we have a world class talent in another key position. CJ Stander will be IQed by the next World Cup and, fingers crossed Stephen Ferris seems to be on his way back. Things are not looking bad.

Great win for Munster, to put nearly 50 points on Toulouse is exceptional by any standard. Everything clicked, line out nearly perfect on our throw and pinched a few of theirs. Scrum was very solid and dealt with Steenkamp boring like a bar fly. Breakdown was exceptional and without POM. And for...

So it falls to Munster to fight for Ireland in the HEC semi finals. So many great performances out of Munster players yesterday but Conor Murray really is turning into a world class player, his play for Laulala's try was as good as you will see from anyone including Genia, Smith or Care.

Gopperth picked to start against Boudellai's penis extension, sorry that should be Toulon. Still think Leinster have the winning of this but, amazingly I think it will be in the set piece and the last ten when the superior fitness of Leinster kicks in. Ulster have The Genia Carrier and Henderson...

Hoping for all three Irish teams to win this weekend to set up the mother and father of rugby weekends in Dublin for the semi finals. Leinster have the toughest ask, no doubt, but I just fancy them to upset the Toulon mercenaries.

Well the bookies got it right although there are a lot if questions being asked of Alain Rolland's refereeing in the South of Ireland. I thought he was poor enough for both sides myself and has lost the plot a bit as he nears the end of his career. The Munster back line was atrocious again...

Can't believe Munster are 9/4 for tonight's game. No Healy for Leinster although Rolland reffing is causing some disquiet. Will be fascinating to see how it goes, 50000 + tickets sold as well and no discounts like Saracens. Have had a bit of the 9/4, crazy price.

Lots of self satisfied guff out of the usual PRL suspects. Listening to the c'nt in chief, Edward Griffiths (CEO of Saracens), is not to be recommended. According to him PRL have got everything they ever wanted and NH rugby is on a luxury cruise to the land of milk and honey. I am not so sure...

I think it is all down to the player welfare programme. Given players receive payment to play for the Barbarians I think the IRFU decided they would have one hard and fast rule about current internationals. John Hayes played for the Barbarians the week after his last Munster game iirc and...

Irish international players are not allowed to play for the Barbarians so it won't be any of them. Massive game in Landsdown road on Saturday as Leinster host Munster in a top of the table, eight point swing, interprovincial thriller. Joe Schmidt's selection of so few Munster players...

Poite was a fucking idiot against Wales but apart from that game and the farce on the Murrayfield ploughed field the English scrum struggled like hell against France, Ireland and the Italians until they replaced their tight head with a loose head. Rowntree is an absolute spoofer as we have seen...

The interesting thing is that Lancaster doesn't buy into any of the increasingly jingoistic press reaction. He is a very good coach whose decency and modesty has worked its way into the team. England have issues, their scrum is the worst in the NH and, believe it or not I think the Aussies might...

Ignore anything Stephen Jones says in relation to Ireland, he gets close to breaking the racism laws when he discusses Ireland, makes me smile thinking how annoyed he must have been by Ireland winning the championship, the man is a fecking langer.

The dangerous think is that Lancaster, who is VERY shrewd, almost looked pleased that England hadn't caught up the PD. I don't think he will be too upset that England didn't seal the deal, the aim is the RWC.

Most of them haven't turned up all season for their clubs.

Going to wait and see what happens in Rome before making any predictions about Paris. Would not be surprised if England won by 50+ points but would be disappointed. Have a sneaky suspicion Scotland might run Wales very close today.

Madigan coming in for Jackson is a joke shop decision. Completely and utterly unjustified. Madigan has been rubbish this season and has been behind a fat journeyman, Gopperth, who would struggle to tackle his breakfast. Keatley and JJ, both of whom are carrying chronic injuries, have been better...

Come on Parisse!!!!