Munster v Leinster player ratings: Commanding James Ryan best for the Blues
Owen Harrison rates the performances of both teams as Leinster come from 10 points behind for a 13-10 victory at Thomond Park
Leinster s James Ryan wins a lineout from Peter OMahony of Munster at Thomond Park. Photo by Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile
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Owen Harrison Munster James Cronin – 5/10 Got through a mountain of work in the first half and caused Porter some trouble at the scrum early on. Silly penalties need to be eradicated from his game though. Rhys Marshall – 5/10 Not the best night out of touch for the Munster hooker. While not all the lineout failures were his fault he has to take a lot of the blame. Strong in defence but like his front-row colleagues he didn’t impact the game with ball in hand.
McGrath is particularly unlucky to miss out. He was impressive against Munster
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McGrath was part of Ireland s World Cup squad in 2019.
Image: Dan Sheridan/INPHO
Image: Dan Sheridan/INPHO
ANDY FARRELL WAS always going to face a tough call in picking his three scrum-halves for the 2021 Six Nations, even before a number of them hit strong form in recent months.
In the end, the Ireland head coach has opted for the trio of Conor Murray, Jamison Gibson-Park, and the uncapped Craig Casey in his 36-man squad.