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  • 18th November 2023
  • KO: 17:15
  • Thomond Park , Limerick
  • Att: 15,045
  • United Rugby Championship
  • Round: 5

Current standing

Match Pages - Current Standing

1
Munster
5
DHL Stormers

Positions at 01 Jun 2024

Head to head

Match Pages - Head to Head

Munster Rugby
DHL Stormers
4 Wins 1
1 Losses 4
0 Draws 0

Last time

Match Pages - Last Time

34 - 19
19th Oct 2024

Recent form

Match Pages - Form Guide

Season so far

Match Page - Season so far

Tries

68

Munster Rugby

60

DHL Stormers

Metres Gained

7984

Munster Rugby

7418

DHL Stormers

Passes Completed

3476

Munster Rugby

2524

DHL Stormers

Tackles Made

2709

Munster Rugby

2523

DHL Stormers

Penalties Conceded

185

Munster Rugby

175

DHL Stormers

Team News | Munster Side To Face Stormers

November 17, 2023 11:55 am By The Editor

Jack Crowley, Calvin Nash and Alex Nankivell in action against Ulster.

Jack Crowley, Calvin Nash and Alex Nankivell in action against Ulster. Inpho

The Munster team has been named for Saturday’s URC clash against Stormers at Thomond Park (5.15pm).

Match tickets are available here.

There are four changes to the side beaten by Ulster in Belfast last week.

Munster captain Peter O’Mahony and Tadhg Beirne return from international duty and go straight into the first XV with fellow Ireland international Conor Murray among the replacements.

Scott Buckley starts at hooker for the first time since his debut in 2021 and makes his 21st Munster appearance.

Academy winger Shay McCarthy starts on his third Munster appearance and is the only change to the backline.

Stephen Archer is also named among the replacements and in line to play his 268th game for Munster, equalling Donncha O’Callaghan’s record of most appearances for the province.

Shane Daly starts at full-back with Calvin Nash and McCarthy on either wing.

Craig Casey and Jack Crowley start together in the half-backs once again with Alex Nankivell and Antoine Frisch continuing their centre partnership.

Jeremy Loughman, Buckley and John Ryan start in the front row with Academy lock Edwin Edogbo and Beirne in the engine room.

O’Mahony, John Hodnett and Gavin Coombes complete the starting XV.

In the replacements, hooker Chris Moore is in line for his senior Munster debut off the bench after joining from Exeter University in 2022.

Josh Wycherley, record-equalling Archer, Tom Ahern and Alex Kendellen complete the back-up in the forwards.

Murray and Rory Scannell are the backline replacements.

Find out all you need to know ahead of the game here.

Munster: Shane Daly; Calvin Nash, Antoine Frisch, Alex Nankivell, Shay McCarthy; Jack Crowley, Craig Casey; Jeremy Loughman, Scott Buckley, John Ryan; Edwin Edogbo, Tadhg Beirne; Peter O’Mahony (C), John Hodnett, Gavin Coombes.

Replacements: Chris Moore, Josh Wycherley, Stephen Archer, Tom Ahern, Jack O’Donoghue, Conor Murray, Rory Scannell, Alex Kendellen.

Press Pass

Hear from Defence Coach Denis Leamy and John Ryan ahead of the game.

Tickets

URC Round 5: Saturday, November 18

Munster v DHL Stormers, Thomond Park, 5.15pm; Buy tickets here

URC Round 7: Friday, December 1

Munster v Glasgow Warriors, Musgrave Park, 7.35pm; Buy tickets here

Champions Cup Round 1: Saturday, December 9

Munster Rugby v Bayonne, Thomond Park, 5.30pm; Buy tickets here

URC Round 8: Tuesday, December 26

Munster v Leinster, Thomond Park, 7.35pm; Buy tickets here

Champions Cup Round 4: Saturday, January 20

Munster Rugby v Northampton Saints, Thomond Park, 5.30pm; Buy tickets here

Saturday, February 3

Munster Rugby v Crusaders, Páirc Uí Chaoimh, 5pm; Buy final tickets here

URC Round 11: Friday, March 1

Munster v Zebre Parma, Musgrave Park, 7.35pm; Buy tickets here

URC Round 13: Saturday, March 30

Munster v Cardiff Rugby, Thomond Park, 7.35pm; Buy tickets here

URC Round 16: Saturday, May 11

Munster v Connacht, Thomond Park, 5.15pm; Buy tickets here

URC Round 18: Saturday, June 1

Munster v Ulster, Thomond Park, 5.15pm; Buy tickets here

Munster - Match Page - Lineups - Preview

Line-ups

Munster Rugby
Pos  
15 Shane Daly
14 Calvin Nash
13 Antoine Frisch
12 Alex Nankivell
11 Shay McCarthy
10 Jack Crowley
9 Craig Casey
1 Jeremy Loughman
2 Scott Buckley
3 John Ryan
4 Edwin Edogbo
5 Tadhg Beirne
6 Peter O'Mahony
7 John Hodnett
8 Gavin Coombes
Replacements
16 Chris Moore
17 Josh Wycherley
18 Stephen Archer
19 Thomas Ahern
20 Jack O'Donoghue
21 Conor Murray
22 Rory Scannell
23 Alex Kendellen
DHL Stormers
Pos  
15

Warrick Gelant

14

Ben Loader

13

Ruhan Nel

12

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu

11

Leolin Zas

10

Jean-Luc du Plessis

9

Paul de Wet

1

Sti Sithole

2

Joseph Dweba

3

Neethling Fouche

4

Ruben van Heerden

5

Gary Porter

6

Willie Engelbrecht

7

Ben-Jason Dixon

8

Evan Roos

Replacements
16

Andre-Hugo Venter

17

Alistair Vermaak

18

Brok Harris

19

Adre Smith

20

Keketso Morabe

21

Herschel Jantjies

22

Clayton Blommetjies

23

Angelo Davids

Report | Munster Win Hard-Fought Battle

November 18, 2023 7:53 pm By The Editor

Munster win against Stormers

John Hodnett is tackled by Willie Engelbrecht of DHL Stormers. © INPHO/Bryan Keane

Munster got back to winning ways in the BKT United Rugby Championship when they defeated DHL Stormers 10-3 in a repeat of last season’s final.

A try just before the break from Edwin Edogbo proved to be the difference as Graham Rowntree’s men notched their third win of the campaign.

It was a landmark night for tighthead prop Stephen Archer who came on in the third quarter to equal Donnacha O’Callaghan’s record 268 appearances for Munster.

Conditions were much more testing for both sides than when they met in the Cape Town sunshine in the final in May and it developed into a tough contest in the wind and rain.

Unsurprisingly, scores were scarce in front of a crowd of 15,044 at Thomond Park but Munster took the lead after 14 minutes when Jack Crowley slotted a penalty.

They applied plenty of pressure but didn’t increase their lead until just before the break when a Crowley penalty to the corner led to an onslaught that led to three penalties in a row.

Stormers’ captain Neethling Fouche was binned and Munster pounced with the extra man, driving home for Edogbo, who scored his first ever Munster try against the Sharks on the opening weekend of the season, to get the touchdown.

Crowley added the conversion from the right to lead 10-0 at the break.

The South Africans hit back after the restart despite being down a man and got off the mark with a penalty from Sasha Feinberg-Mngomezulu after 45 minutes.

Both sides were forced to defend for long periods and both did well to prevent tries by holding the ball up over the line with Gavin Coombes particularly prominent in the home defence as they got back to winning ways.

Next up for Munster will be a trip to the Aviva Stadium next weekend to take on Leinster.

Munster: Shane Daly; Calvin Nash, Antoine Frisch, Alex Nankivell, Shay McCarthy; Jack Crowley, Craig Casey (Conor Murray, 59); Jeremy Loughman (Josh Wycherley, 48), Scott Buckley, John Ryan (Stephen Archer, 48); Edwin Edogbo (Tom Ahern, 53), Tadhg Beirne; Peter O’Mahony (Jack O’Donoghue, 41), John Hodnett (Alex Kendellen, 68), Gavin Coombes.

Not used: Chris Moore, Rory Scannell.

URC Round 5 Round-Up

The international trio of Peter O’Mahony, Tadhg Beirne and Conor Murray returned for their first appearances of the season.

Academy winger Shay McCarthy and lock Edwin Edogbo both started.

Stephen Archer came on to make his 268th appearance for Munster, equalling Donncha O’Callaghan’s record of most appearances for the province.

Jack Crowley was named the player of the match.

Match Pages - Summary

Munster Rugby

Tries

Edogbo 39'

Conversions

Crowley 40'

Penalties

Crowley 14'

DHL Stormers

Penalties

Feinberg-Mngomezulu 45'

Yellow Cards

Fouche 36

Match Page - Timeline

10 - 3

Replacement 68'

B. Loader

.

10 - 3

Replacement 68'

J. Hodnett

A. Kendellen

10 - 3

Replacement 64'

J. du Plessis

C. Blommetjies

10 - 3

Replacement 61'

N. Fouche

B. Harris

10 - 3

Replacement 59'

P. de Wet

H. Jantjies

10 - 3

Replacement 59'

S. Sithole

.

10 - 3

Missed drop goal 59'

S. Feinberg-Mngomezulu

10 - 3

Replacement 59'

C. Casey

C. Murray

10 - 3

Replacement 53'

J. Dweba

A. Venter

10 - 3

Replacement 53'

W. Engelbrecht

.

10 - 3

Replacement 53'

E. Edogbo

T. Ahern

10 - 3

Replacement 48'

B. Harris

W. Engelbrecht

10 - 3

Replacement 47'

J. Ryan

S. Archer

10 - 3

Replacement 47'

J. Loughman

J. Wycherley

10 - 3

Penalty 45'

S. Feinberg-Mngomezulu

10 - 0

Replacement 42'

W. Engelbrecht

B. Harris

10 - 0

Replacement 41'

P. O'Mahony

J. O'Donoghue

10 - 0

Conversion 40'

J. Crowley

8 - 0

Try 39'

E. Edogbo

3 - 0

Yellow Card 36'

N. Fouche

3 - 0

Missed Penalty 19'

S. Feinberg-Mngomezulu

3 - 0

Penalty 14'

J. Crowley

0 - 0

Replacement 6'

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A. Smith

Match page - Match Stats

Possession (%)

   

Territory (%)

   

Teams

Metres Gained

218

Munster Rugby

292

DHL Stormers

Carries

118

Munster Rugby

94

DHL Stormers

Tries

1

Munster Rugby

0

DHL Stormers

Passes

139

Munster Rugby

111

DHL Stormers

Tackles Made

109

Munster Rugby

156

DHL Stormers

Missed Tackles

23

Munster Rugby

22

DHL Stormers

Turnovers

19

Munster Rugby

14

DHL Stormers

Penalties Conceded

8

Munster Rugby

8

DHL Stormers

Match Page - Lineups

  • M - Metres Gained
  • C - Carries
  • P - Passes made
  • T - Tackles
  • TO - Turnovers Won
Munster Rugby
Pos   T D C P
15 Shane Daly
  • M: 72
  • C: 14
  • P: 2
  • T: 0
  • TO: 0
14 Calvin Nash
  • M: 23
  • C: 7
  • P: 3
  • T: 2
  • TO: 1
13 Antoine Frisch
  • M: 0
  • C: 4
  • P: 8
  • T: 2
  • TO: 0
12 Alex Nankivell
  • M: 18
  • C: 7
  • P: 4
  • T: 8
  • TO: 2
11 Shay McCarthy
  • M: 15
  • C: 4
  • P: 0
  • T: 5
  • TO: 1
10 Jack Crowley
  • M: 12
  • C: 7
  • P: 20
  • T: 10
  • TO: 0
1 1
9 Craig Casey
Replacement: Conor Murray (59)
  • M: 0
  • C: 1
  • P: 44
  • T: 3
  • TO: 1
1 Jeremy Loughman
Replacement: Josh Wycherley (47)
  • M: 0
  • C: 6
  • P: 1
  • T: 8
  • TO: 0
2 Scott Buckley
  • M: 5
  • C: 7
  • P: 1
  • T: 9
  • TO: 0
3 John Ryan
Replacement: Stephen Archer (47)
  • M: 4
  • C: 4
  • P: 0
  • T: 7
  • TO: 0
4 Edwin Edogbo
Replacement: Thomas Ahern (53)
  • M: 7
  • C: 7
  • P: 2
  • T: 6
  • TO: 0
1
5 Tadhg Beirne
  • M: 5
  • C: 3
  • P: 7
  • T: 7
  • TO: 0
6 Peter O'Mahony
Replacement: Jack O'Donoghue (41)
  • M: 3
  • C: 3
  • P: 4
  • T: 2
  • TO: 0
7 John Hodnett
Replacement: Alex Kendellen (68)
  • M: 7
  • C: 11
  • P: 3
  • T: 9
  • TO: 0
8 Gavin Coombes
  • M: 24
  • C: 16
  • P: 12
  • T: 13
  • TO: 1
replacements
16 Chris Moore
  • M: 0
  • C: 0
  • P: 0
  • T: 0
  • TO: 0
17 Josh Wycherley
Replaced Jeremy Loughman (47)
  • M: 0
  • C: 3
  • P: 2
  • T: 4
  • TO: 0
18 Stephen Archer
Replaced John Ryan (47)
  • M: 0
  • C: 2
  • P: 0
  • T: 3
  • TO: 0
19 Thomas Ahern
Replaced Edwin Edogbo (53)
  • M: 9
  • C: 5
  • P: 0
  • T: 2
  • TO: 0
20 Jack O'Donoghue
Replaced Peter O'Mahony (41)
  • M: 6
  • C: 3
  • P: 3
  • T: 5
  • TO: 1
21 Conor Murray
Replaced Craig Casey (59)
  • M: 3
  • C: 1
  • P: 22
  • T: 2
  • TO: 0
22 Rory Scannell
  • M: 0
  • C: 0
  • P: 0
  • T: 0
  • TO: 0
23 Alex Kendellen
Replaced John Hodnett (68)
  • M: 5
  • C: 3
  • P: 1
  • T: 2
  • TO: 0
DHL Stormers
Pos   T D C P
15

Warrick Gelant

  • M: 73
  • C: 15
  • P: 10
  • T: 1
  • TO: 1
14

Ben Loader

Replacement: Angelo Davids (68)
  • M: 11
  • C: 2
  • P: 1
  • T: 8
  • TO: 0
13

Ruhan Nel

  • M: 0
  • C: 1
  • P: 1
  • T: 6
  • TO: 0
12

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu

  • M: 6
  • C: 6
  • P: 3
  • T: 14
  • TO: 1
1
11

Leolin Zas

  • M: 20
  • C: 3
  • P: 1
  • T: 0
  • TO: 0
10

Jean-Luc du Plessis

Replacement: Clayton Blommetjies (64)
  • M: 46
  • C: 5
  • P: 9
  • T: 4
  • TO: 0
9

Paul de Wet

Replacement: Herschel Jantjies (59)
  • M: 0
  • C: 1
  • P: 48
  • T: 6
  • TO: 1
1

Sti Sithole

Replacement: Alistair Vermaak (59)
  • M: 3
  • C: 4
  • P: 0
  • T: 12
  • TO: 0
2

Joseph Dweba

Replacement: Andre-Hugo Venter (53)
  • M: 5
  • C: 3
  • P: 1
  • T: 7
  • TO: 1
3

Neethling Fouche

Replacement: Brok Harris (61)
  • M: 6
  • C: 4
  • P: 0
  • T: 9
  • TO: 0
4

Ruben van Heerden

  • M: 7
  • C: 6
  • P: 8
  • T: 14
  • TO: 2
5

Gary Porter

Replacement: Adre Smith (6)
  • M: 0
  • C: 0
  • P: 0
  • T: 0
  • TO: 0
6

Willie Engelbrecht

Replacement: Brok Harris (42)
Replacement: Keketso Morabe (53)
  • M: 0
  • C: 3
  • P: 1
  • T: 9
  • TO: 1
7

Ben-Jason Dixon

  • M: 8
  • C: 3
  • P: 2
  • T: 17
  • TO: 0
8

Evan Roos

  • M: 66
  • C: 21
  • P: 4
  • T: 14
  • TO: 1
replacements
16

Andre-Hugo Venter

Replaced: Joseph Dweba (53)
  • M: 0
  • C: 2
  • P: 0
  • T: 2
  • TO: 0
17

Alistair Vermaak

Replaced: Sti Sithole (59)
  • M: 0
  • C: 1
  • P: 0
  • T: 3
  • TO: 0
18

Brok Harris

Replaced: Willie Engelbrecht (42)
Replaced: Neethling Fouche (61)
  • M: 6
  • C: 3
  • P: 0
  • T: 4
  • TO: 0
19

Adre Smith

Replaced: Gary Porter (6)
  • M: 1
  • C: 2
  • P: 0
  • T: 14
  • TO: 0
20

Keketso Morabe

Replaced: Willie Engelbrecht (53)
  • M: 10
  • C: 2
  • P: 0
  • T: 5
  • TO: 0
21

Herschel Jantjies

Replaced: Paul de Wet (59)
  • M: 2
  • C: 1
  • P: 19
  • T: 3
  • TO: 0
22

Clayton Blommetjies

Replaced: Jean-Luc du Plessis (64)
  • M: 12
  • C: 4
  • P: 1
  • T: 2
  • TO: 0
23

Angelo Davids

Replaced: Ben Loader (68)
  • M: 11
  • C: 2
  • P: 2
  • T: 2
  • TO: 0
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