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Ref: Frank Murphy
ARs Rob O'Sullivan and Paul Haycock
TMO Simon McDowell - all IRFU

TV - Eir Sport 1, Premier Sports 2 and Deferred Coverage on TG4 7:15pm.

Frank Murphy is a former Munster player and a Munster branch ref. They have the Leinster branch guy Sean Gallagher doing Connacht v Leinster.

Neill_M wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2019 2:25 pm Ref: Frank Murphy
ARs Rob O'Sullivan and Paul Haycock
TMO Simon McDowell - all IRFU

Frank Murphy is a former Munster player and a Munster branch ref. They have the Leinster branch guy Sean Gallagher doing Connacht v Leinster.

Seems daft. Is there some logic behind not having neutral refs? I think Simon McDowell is an Ulsterman so maybe that's supposed to balance things up. By the way, is McDowell no longer refereeing, I haven't seen him on a pitch in quite a while?

The first of six games in six weeks for the forum's favourite Lionel.

Are you going Neill?

justinr73 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2019 3:53 pm The first of six games in six weeks for the forum's favourite Lionel.

Are you going Neill?

No Sir, heading to Bath next week.

Hume out for 4 months after his surgery. Ludik undergoing RTPP and Addison has a shoulder injury and is being monitored during the week.

Neill_M wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2019 5:31 pm Hume out for 4 months after his surgery. Ludik undergoing RTPP and Addison has a shoulder injury and is being monitored during the week.

Sadly it would be bigger news if Addison was fit.

Jackie Brown wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2019 8:14 pm

Neill_M wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2019 5:31 pm Hume out for 4 months after his surgery. Ludik undergoing RTPP and Addison has a shoulder injury and is being monitored during the week.

Sadly it would be bigger news if Addison was fit.

Addison has had more injuries than Evel Knievel.

big mervyn wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2019 10:31 pm

Jackie Brown wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2019 8:14 pm

Neill_M wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2019 5:31 pm Hume out for 4 months after his surgery. Ludik undergoing RTPP and Addison has a shoulder injury and is being monitored during the week.

Sadly it would be bigger news if Addison was fit.

Addison has had more injuries than Evel Knievel.

Addison appears to be made of candyfloss.

It will be DAY 4676, Lest We Forget.

HwoodMike2umate wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2019 2:57 pm It will be DAY 4676, Lest We Forget.

4676, interesting number, that.

HwoodMike2umate wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2019 2:57 pm It will be DAY 4676, Lest We Forget.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/photo_g ... 285305.stm

https://twitter.com/admckendry/status/1 ... 36832?s=20

Looks like Marty Moore will be involved in some capacity for Ulster's trip to Munster tomorrow with Ross Kane being named in Malone's All-Ireland League side.

Would be a huge boost for Dan McFarland to have the tighthead back and firing heading into Europe next week.

Munster: Mike Haley; Andrew Conway, Chris Farrell, Rory Scannell, Liam Coombes; JJ Hanrahan, Alby Mathewson; James Cronin, Niall Scannell, John Ryan; Jean Kleyn, Billy Holland; Peter O’Mahony (C), Chris Cloete, CJ Stander.

Jeremy Loughman, Kevin O’Byrne, Stephen Archer, Fineen Wycherley, Jack O’Donoghue, Conor Murray, Tyler Bleyendaal, Arno Botha.

Ulster team to play Munster Rugby, Guinness PRO14 Round 6, Saturday 9 November at Thomond Park (kick-off 5:15pm):

(15-9) Matt Faddes, Rob Lyttle, Luke Marshall, Stuart McCloskey, Jacob Stockdale, Angus Curtis, John Cooney.

(1-8) Jack McGrath, Rob Herring (Capt.), Marty Moore, Alan O’Connor, Sam Carter, Sean Reidy, Jordi Murphy, Nick Timoney.

Replacements: Adam McBurney, Eric O’Sullivan, Tom O’Toole, Kieran Treadwell, Matthew Rea, David Shanahan, Bill Johnston, Robert Baloucoune.

I'm excited now