Munster are on their travels to face Toulouse in their final group game in this season's Champions Cup competition.
- Munster 7/1 - Draw 33/1 - Toulouse 1/12 BT Sports subscribers can live stream the game on the BT app. The game is being played at the Stade Toulousain, Toulouse on Sunday, January 22. Munster are on their travels as they complete the group stages of the Champions Cup on Sunday.
Munster play Toulouse at the Stade Toulousain as the group stage of the European Champions Cup conclude. The action will get under way at 3:15pm as Toulouse ...
Toulouse 11-8 Munster Toulouse 20-16 Munster "Regardless of what the qualification looks like, we need to go there and win again. Munster play Toulouse at the Stade Toulousain as the group stage of the European Champions Cup conclude. Rowntree addressed the media following Munster's victory against Northampton last week. Despite the uncertainty, Graham Rowntree's men will be aware of their obligations before the game even begins.
On a freezing afternoon in Toulouse, they went toe to toe with one of the leading contenders for the Heineken Champions Cup and came up just short. They'll find ...
Beirne almost got over and although they couldn’t exploit a big overlap on the left, they were playing with advantage and the Scotland-bound out-half made it 16-14. The scrum-half almost beat Mallia, who grounded him with an ankle tap, but he got to his feet and surged to the 5m line. With Malakai Fekitoa on for the injured Mike Haley and Jack Crowley operating at full-back, their attack began to function off a dominant scrum and when Toulouse went offside, Gavin Coombes tapped the penalty and carried hard. They will now face the Sharks in Durban for their last-16 tie. Carbery missed the conversion but narrowed the gap to three points with a penalty from in front after Ryan won a scrum penalty and Munster launched their best attack of the day to force their hosts offside. On a freezing afternoon in Toulouse, they went toe to toe with one of the leading contenders for the Heineken Champions Cup and came up just short.
Munster Rugby's Niall Scannell is tackled by Jack Willis,of Toulouse, during the Heineken Champions Cup Pool B fixture at Stade Ernest Wallon on Sunday ...
Munster then hit the front eight minutes into the second half after scoring a spectacular team try. However, the two-time European Cup winners dug in to haul themselves back into contention before half-time. It looked like a harsh call. Replacements: Diarmuid Barron, Josh Wycherley, Roman Salanoa, Jack O’Sullivan, Alex Kendellen, Conor Murray, Ben Healy, Malakai Fekitoa. Haley was replaced by New Zealand centre Malakai Fekitoa. Munster looked to be on ropes in a hugely physical opening to the game.
Munster will be away from home in the last 16 of the Heineken Champions Cup after they fell to a late 20-16 defeat against Toulouse.
Carbery could not add the extras but hit the target with a penalty four minutes before the break to make it 11-8 at the interval. The lead changed hands on four occasions during the second period as Beirne and Healy put Munster in front, but Jaminet replied on each occasion as he finished with a 15-point haul. Graham Rowntree's men twice led during the second half thanks to a Tadhg Beirne try and a penalty from replacement Ben Healy penalty, but two late penalties from Melvyn Jaminet denied them victory.
Munster faced off against Toulouse in the Champions Cup today, and during the game they scored one of their best ever European tries.
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Joey Carbery misses key conversions as Graham Rowntree's men come up short in Toulouse.
Tadhg Beirne took up the cause from there and crashed over the line to finish a spectacular Munster move, putting them into a 13-11 lead. No.8 Gavin Coombes sparked the attack with an offload out the back of his hand to wing Shane Daly whose pass to set free scrum-half Craig Casey to dart down the left, racing past Mallia into the 22 but tripped by a fingertip tap tackle from the Toulouse wing. Malakai Fekitoa was sent on for a European debut in Munster colours, the Tongan former All Black’s introduction at midfield forcing Jack Crowley to full-back. Full-back Jaminet, in for the suspended Thomas Ramos, opened the scoring with his kick after just two minutes and Munster could have replied almost immediately as Carbery kicked a penalty to touch inside the 22. Flanker John Hodnett struck from close range on the half hour after his side had worked its way upfield from a penalty. There were soon at the other end of the field and piling the pressure back onto Munster, who defended defiantly but could not resist a relentless red wave of Toulouse carriers.
Richmond picked up maximum points from their trip to Kilfeacle with a 31-24 victory. Richmond took the lead with a penalty try and Kevin Kinnane had the sides ...
Dean and Mike Cronin replied with tries for Castleisland, and Joe Sheehy kicked a penalty and a conversion. Fionn O’Shea and Miky Houlihan were Killorglin’s try scorers, and Luke O’Shea kicked a conversion and a penalty. Jack Scahill scored a try for Ennis and Colm Kearney kicked two penalties. Colm Loughman replied with a try for Carrick’ and Fionn Barry converted and added two penalties. Kian Smith and Eoin Carroll scored tries for the north Cork side, and Smith kicked three penalties. Brendan Childs and Frank Cussen scored tries for te winners and John Kearns converted both and also kicked a penalty. Aidan Murphy replied with a try for Scariff which Jason Monaghan converted. Jacques van Wyngaardt scored Abbeyfeale’s try and Sean Kilbridge kicked a conversion and two penalties. Kieran Howlin, Gearoid O’Donovan, and Ben Lovell scored tries for Clon’ and Eoin Downey added two conversions and a penalty. Craig Riordan replied with a try for St. The winners were awarded a penalty try and also had a try from Mike Bourke, which Shane Airey converted. Late tries by Darren Lowry and Cormac Ryan and a Heuston conversion, saw Kilfeacle pick up two points for their endeavours.