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Ospreys

13 - 32

6 - 13

Munster Rugby

16th November 2019
KO: 17:30
Swansea.com Stadium , Swansea
Att: 7,295
Referee: Karl Dickson
Heineken Champions Cup
Round: 1

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Head to head

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Ospreys		Munster Rugby
1	Wins	6
6	Losses	1
0	Draws	0

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Season so far

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Tries

Ospreys

Munster Rugby

Metres Gained

1925

Ospreys

2089

Munster Rugby

Passes Completed

770

Ospreys

979

Munster Rugby

Tackles Made

919

Ospreys

789

Munster Rugby

Penalties Conceded

Ospreys

Munster Rugby

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Team Named | Munster Side To Face Ospreys In Champions Cup

November 15, 2019 11:45 am By The Editor

Keith Earls makes his first appearance of the season on Saturday. Inpho

Head Coach Johann van Graan has named the Munster side for Saturday’s Champions Cup opener away to Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium (5.30pm, live on BT Sport).

There are five changes to the side that defeated Ulster in the Guinness PRO14 last week.

Keith Earls starts on his first Munster appearance of the campaign with Tyler Bleyendaal, Conor Murray, Jeremy Loughman and Tommy O’Donnell also coming into the starting XV.

Mike Haley starts at full-back with last week’s match-winner Andrew Conway and Earls on either flank.

Rory Scannell and Chris Farrell continue their centre partnership with Murray and Bleyendaal in the half-backs.

Loughman, Niall Scannell and John Ryan pack down in the front row with Loughman making his first Champions Cup start.

Jean Kleyn and Billy Holland start in the engine room with captain Peter O’Mahony, O’Donnell and CJ Stander completing the side.

Tadhg Beirne is named among the replacements and is in line to make his first Munster appearance of the season.

Munster: Mike Haley; Andrew Conway, Chris Farrell, Rory Scannell, Keith Earls; Tyler Bleyendaal, Conor Murray; Jeremy Loughman, Niall Scannell, John Ryan; Jean Kleyn, Billy Holland; Peter O’Mahony (C), Tommy O’Donnell, CJ Stander.

Replacements: Kevin O’Byrne, James Cronin, Stephen Archer, Tadhg Beirne, Arno Botha, Alby Mathewson, Sammy Arnold, Dan Goggin.

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Field

List

Ospreys
Pos
15	Cai Evans
14	Hanno Dirksen
13	Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler
12	Scott Williams
11	Tom Williams
10	Luke Price
9	Shaun Venter
1	Rhodri Jones
2	Scott Otten
3	Ma'afu Fia
4	Marvin Orie
5	Lloyd Ashley
6	Dan Lydiate
7	Olly Cracknell
8	Morgan Morris
Replacements
16	Ifan Phillips
17	Nicky Smith
18	Gheorghe Gajion
19	Bradley Davies
20	Sam Cross
21	Aled Davies
22	James Hook
23	Keiran Williams

Munster Rugby
Pos
15	Mike Haley
14	Andrew Conway
13	Chris Farrell
12	Rory Scannell
11	Keith Earls
10	Tyler Bleyendaal
9	Conor Murray
1	Jeremy Loughman
2	Niall Scannell
3	John Ryan
4	Jean Kleyn
5	Billy Holland
6	Peter O'Mahony
7	Tommy O'Donnell
8	CJ Stander
Replacements
16	Kevin O'Byrne
17	James Cronin
18	Stephen Archer
19	Tadhg Beirne
20	Arno Botha
21	Alby Mathewson
22	Sammy Arnold
23	Dan Goggin

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Report | Last-Gasp Cronin Try Hands Munster Bonus Point Victory

November 16, 2019 7:48 pm By The Editor

Munster celebrate James Cronin's bonus-point try. Inpho

A last-minute James Cronin try secured a crucial bonus-point for Munster in their Champions Cup opener at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday evening in front of a fantastic travelling support.

Man of the Match Jeremy Loughman scored his first Champions Cup try on his first start in the competition with second-half tries from Keith Earls, Andrew Conway and James Cronin’s last-gasp effort after a huge maul secured the bonus point.

Tyler Bleyendaal kicked 12 points in the victory, next up for the province is a Thomond Park clash against Racing 92 next Saturday at 5.30pm. Buy match tickets here.

Munster were the better side in the first half but Ospreys defended superbly to limit the visitors to a 13-6 half-time lead.

Luke Price and Bleyendaal traded two penalties each in the opening 28 minutes before the vital first Munster try.

The attack went through 25 phases before Ospreys halted the move with a knock-on as they looked to intercept. Conor Murray went for the quick tap and after going through the phases again, Loughman powered over for the score.

Munster made the ideal start to the second half with Earls scoring in the left corner, somehow keeping his feet in touch despite the recovering Ospreys tackle.

The move was started by Tommy O’Donnell as he peeled off the rolling maul to make a big break down the right wing. The ball was swung left and Mike Haley gave the final pass for Earls to finish expertly in the corner.

The win was all but secured after 51 minutes when Loughman showed great skills to get the ball to Farrell and he released Conway to scorch over from 50 metres. Bleyendaal landed the very difficult conversion for a 25-6 advantage.

Ospreys kept battling and deservedly scored a late try through Aled Davies after the scrum-half scored off a quick tap from close range.

It looked as if Munster were to be denied the four-try bonus point but the visitors kept plugging away and scored through a rolling maul on 84 minutes with 12 men piling in to secure the score.

Cronin was the man to ground it and Bleyendaal kicked the conversion in a fantastic finish.

Champions Cup Round 1 Round-Up

Man of the Match Jeremy Loughman scored his first Champions Cup try in the win.

Keith Earls and Tadhg Beirne made their first appearances of the season

Munster: Mike Haley; Andrew Conway (Sammy Arnold, 70), Chris Farrell, Rory Scannell (Dan Goggin, 67), Keith Earls; Tyler Bleyendaal, Conor Murray (Alby Mathewson, ); Jeremy Loughman (James Cronin, 60), Niall Scannell (Kevin O’Byrne, 60), John Ryan (Stephen Archer, 51); Jean Kleyn (Tadhg Beirne, 54), Billy Holland; Peter O’Mahony (C), Tommy O’Donnell (Arno Botha, 59), CJ Stander.

Summary

Timeline

Summary

Match Pages - Summary

Ospreys

Tries

Davies 77'

Conversions

Price 78'

Penalties

Price 7' , 28'

Munster Rugby

Tries

Loughman 33' , Earls 49' , Conway 51' , Cronin 80 + 4'

Conversions

Bleyendaal 34' , 52' , 80 + 5'

Penalties

Bleyendaal 15' , 19'

Timeline

Match Page - Timeline

13 - 32

Conversion 80'

T. Bleyendaal

13 - 30

Try 80'

J. Cronin

13 - 25

Conversion 78'

L. Price

11 - 25

Try 77'

A. Davies

6 - 25

Replacement 70'

A. Conway

S. Arnold

6 - 25

Replacement 69'

M. Fia

G. Gajion

6 - 25

Replacement 66'

R. Scannell

D. Goggin

6 - 25

Replacement 65'

C. Murray

A. Mathewson

6 - 25

Replacement 61'

C. Evans

J. Hook

6 - 25

Replacement 60'

N. Scannell

K. O'Byrne

6 - 25

Replacement 60'

J. Loughman

J. Cronin

6 - 25

Replacement 60'

S. Williams

K. Williams

6 - 25

Replacement 60'

S. Otten

I. Phillips

6 - 25

Replacement 58'

T. O'Donnell

A. Botha

6 - 25

Replacement 54'

J. Kleyn

T. Beirne

6 - 25

Conversion 52'

T. Bleyendaal

6 - 23

Try 51'

A. Conway

6 - 23

Replacement 50'

M. Morris

S. Cross

6 - 18

Replacement 50'

S. Venter

A. Davies

6 - 18

Replacement 50'

L. Ashley

B. Davies

6 - 18

Replacement 50'

R. Jones

N. Smith

6 - 18

Replacement 50'

J. Ryan

S. Archer

6 - 18

Missed Conversion 50'

T. Bleyendaal

6 - 18

Try 49'

K. Earls

6 - 13

Conversion 34'

T. Bleyendaal

6 - 11

Try 33'

J. Loughman

6 - 6

Penalty 28'

L. Price

3 - 6

Penalty 19'

T. Bleyendaal

3 - 3

Penalty 15'

T. Bleyendaal

3 - 0

Penalty 7'

L. Price

Performance

Match page - Match Stats

Possession (%)

Territory (%)

Teams

Metres Gained

182

Ospreys

446

Munster Rugby

Carries

120

Ospreys

169

Munster Rugby

Tries

Ospreys

Munster Rugby

Passes

131

Ospreys

196

Munster Rugby

Tackles Made

210

Ospreys

143

Munster Rugby

Missed Tackles

Ospreys

Munster Rugby

Turnovers

Ospreys

Munster Rugby

Penalties Conceded

Ospreys

Munster Rugby

Line-ups

Match Page - Lineups

Line-ups

M - Metres Gained
C - Carries
P - Passes made
T - Tackles
TO - Turnovers Won

Ospreys
Pos		T	D	C	P
15	Cai Evans Replacement: James Hook (61) M: 23 C: 4 P: 1 T: 2 TO: 0
14	Hanno Dirksen M: 14 C: 9 P: 2 T: 10 TO: 0
13	Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler M: 9 C: 6 P: 0 T: 9 TO: 0
12	Scott Williams Replacement: Keiran Williams (60) M: 8 C: 5 P: 1 T: 12 TO: 0
11	Tom Williams M: 13 C: 3 P: 1 T: 3 TO: 0
10	Luke Price M: 6 C: 3 P: 26 T: 7 TO: 2			1	2
9	Shaun Venter Replacement: Aled Davies (50) M: 5 C: 2 P: 30 T: 5 TO: 0
1	Rhodri Jones Replacement: Nicky Smith (50) M: 0 C: 4 P: 0 T: 11 TO: 0
2	Scott Otten Replacement: Ifan Phillips (60) M: 1 C: 9 P: 1 T: 20 TO: 0
3	Ma'afu Fia Replacement: Gheorghe Gajion (69) M: 1 C: 6 P: 1 T: 10 TO: 0
4	Marvin Orie M: 1 C: 9 P: 1 T: 21 TO: 0
5	Lloyd Ashley Replacement: Bradley Davies (50) M: 0 C: 1 P: 1 T: 15 TO: 0
6	Dan Lydiate M: 9 C: 11 P: 2 T: 26 TO: 0
7	Olly Cracknell M: 2 C: 8 P: 0 T: 25 TO: 1
8	Morgan Morris Replacement: Sam Cross (50) M: 2 C: 5 P: 4 T: 15 TO: 2
replacements
16	Ifan Phillips Replaced Scott Otten (60) M: 16 C: 5 P: 0 T: 4 TO: 0
17	Nicky Smith Replaced Rhodri Jones (50) M: 2 C: 3 P: 2 T: 2 TO: 1
18	Gheorghe Gajion Replaced Ma'afu Fia (69) M: 7 C: 6 P: 0 T: 3 TO: 0
19	Bradley Davies Replaced Lloyd Ashley (50) M: 1 C: 2 P: 2 T: 3 TO: 0
20	Sam Cross Replaced Morgan Morris (50) M: 8 C: 8 P: 3 T: 5 TO: 0
21	Aled Davies Replaced Shaun Venter (50) M: 21 C: 3 P: 51 T: 0 TO: 0	1
22	James Hook Replaced Cai Evans (61) M: 2 C: 4 P: 1 T: 0 TO: 0
23	Keiran Williams Replaced Scott Williams (60) M: 31 C: 4 P: 1 T: 1 TO: 0

Munster Rugby
Pos		T	D	C	P
15	Mike Haley M: 74 C: 14 P: 5 T: 2 TO: 0
14	Andrew Conway Replacement: Sammy Arnold (70) M: 77 C: 7 P: 3 T: 2 TO: 0	1
13	Chris Farrell M: 20 C: 7 P: 6 T: 5 TO: 1
12	Rory Scannell Replacement: Dan Goggin (66) M: 28 C: 8 P: 5 T: 4 TO: 0
11	Keith Earls M: 49 C: 11 P: 8 T: 3 TO: 0	1
10	Tyler Bleyendaal M: 16 C: 8 P: 24 T: 8 TO: 0			3	2
9	Conor Murray Replacement: Alby Mathewson (65) M: 3 C: 4 P: 92 T: 7 TO: 0
1	Jeremy Loughman Replacement: James Cronin (60) M: 23 C: 15 P: 5 T: 5 TO: 0	1
2	Niall Scannell Replacement: Kevin O'Byrne (60) M: 6 C: 14 P: 3 T: 7 TO: 0
3	John Ryan Replacement: Stephen Archer (50) M: 6 C: 6 P: 1 T: 5 TO: 0
4	Jean Kleyn Replacement: Tadhg Beirne (54) M: 12 C: 7 P: 2 T: 6 TO: 1
5	Billy Holland M: 4 C: 7 P: 8 T: 16 TO: 0
6	Peter O'Mahony M: 14 C: 10 P: 6 T: 8 TO: 3
7	Tommy O'Donnell Replacement: Arno Botha (58) M: 42 C: 14 P: 0 T: 8 TO: 0
8	CJ Stander M: 49 C: 23 P: 5 T: 17 TO: 2
replacements
16	Kevin O'Byrne Replaced: Niall Scannell (60) M: 0 C: 0 P: 0 T: 7 TO: 0
17	James Cronin Replaced: Jeremy Loughman (60) M: 1 C: 1 P: 0 T: 5 TO: 0	1
18	Stephen Archer Replaced: John Ryan (50) M: 9 C: 5 P: 1 T: 9 TO: 0
19	Tadhg Beirne Replaced: Jean Kleyn (54) M: 4 C: 4 P: 4 T: 5 TO: 0
20	Arno Botha Replaced: Tommy O'Donnell (58) M: 2 C: 1 P: 0 T: 9 TO: 0
21	Alby Mathewson Replaced: Conor Murray (65) M: 7 C: 3 P: 18 T: 1 TO: 0
22	Sammy Arnold Replaced: Andrew Conway (70) M: 0 C: 0 P: 0 T: 4 TO: 1
23	Dan Goggin Replaced: Rory Scannell (66) M: 0 C: 0 P: 0 T: 0 TO: 0