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Edinburgh Rugby
Munster Rugby
HT 10 - 7
13
17
Saturday 30 March 2019 Heineken Champions Cup
Quarter-Finals Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
Att: 36,358 Ref: Pascal Gauzère Assis Ref 1: Ludovic Cayre Assis Ref 2: Jonathan Dufort TMO: Eric Gauzins CC: Paul Hull

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Overview

Match Centre - Preview - Current Standing A v B

Standings

1

1

Positions on Jan 18, 2019

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Head to Head

1

Wins

4

Draws

0

Match Centre - Preview - Form Guide

Recent form

W
W
W
W
W
L
W
W

Season so far

Match Centre - Preview - Season So Far A v B

Total Tries

17

17

Metres Gained

3003

2231

Passes

1227

956

Tackles Made

855

1333

Penalties Conceded

53

87

Turnovers Won

53

87

Tournament record

Match Centre - Preview - Tournament Record (Team A)

Played 118 (58 home, 60 away)
Wins 46 (33 home, 13 away)
Losses 69 (24 home, 45 away)
Draws 3 (1 home, 2 away)
Average points 18
Biggest win 43 - 16
Heaviest defeat 12 - 69

Match Centre - Preview - Tournament Record (Team B)

Played 206 (98 home, 108 away)
Wins 135 (84 home, 51 away)
Losses 66 (12 home, 54 away)
Draws 5 (2 home, 3 away)
Average points 25
Biggest win 64 - 0
Heaviest defeat 19 - 60

Munster travel to Edinburgh for 18th European quarter-final

Friday 29th March 2019

11:00 am (GMT)

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Munster travel to Edinburgh for 18th European quarter-final

Munster Rugby fly-half Joey Carbery

European Rugby’s most prolific quarter-finalist Munster Rugby will travel to face Pool 5 winners Edinburgh Rugby in their Heineken Champions Cup last eight clash at BT Murrayfield on Saturday. 

The Scottish side will have home advantage after topping Pool 5 with 23 points while Munster defeated Exeter Chiefs 9-7 in Round 6 to secure their spot in the quarter-finals. You can watch live free-to-air coverage from 12:45 GMT on Channel 4 and Virgin Media as well as BT Sport and beIN SPORTS. 

Pool positions 

Edinburgh Rugby: 1st, Pool 5, 23 points 

Munster Rugby: 1st, Pool 2, 21 points 

Head-to-head record 

Edinburgh Rugby wins: 1 

Draw: 0  

Munster Rugby wins: 3 

2018/19 points-scorers 

Edinburgh Rugby: Jaco van der Walt (65), Blair Kinghorn, Chris Dean, Darcy Graham, James Johnstone and Stuart McInally (all 10) 

Munster Rugby: Joey Carbery (68), JJ Hanrahan (20), Andrew Conway, CJ Stander and Rory Scannell (all 10) 

Key quotes 

Richard Cockerill (Edinburgh): “I want to win on Saturday. We’re a good team, we’ll be well prepared and we’ll look forward to the challenge. I think this is Munster’s 18th quarter-final. This is our third, so history dictates that they should probably be favourites. They’ve got all the big-game experience.” 

Rory Scannell (Munster): “We’ve just fallen short in the last two years, but a lot of the squad have got experience now and we have the ambition to go one step further. The weekend is obviously a big challenge and we are not taking Saturday lightly, but that is the ambition.” 

Team news

  • Edinburgh captain Stuart McInally returns at hooker and there are also recalls for lock Grant Gilchrist, wing Damien Hoyland and centre Chris Dean.
  • Fly-half Joey Carbery has recovered from a hamstring injury, so is included in Munster’s strongest possible side. Jack O’Donoghue makes his first Heineken Champions Cup start of the season in the back row.

Match stats 

  • Munster have won three of their four games against Edinburgh in the tournament (L1),however, their one defeat came the last time Edinburgh hosted the fixture in Round 1 of the 2013/14 season.
  • Edinburgh have won 17 of their last 19 home games in European competition (L2), although their two defeats in that run both came in quarter-finals, albeit of the Challenge Cup – against La Rochelle in 2017 and Cardiff Blues in 2018.
  • Munster have reached the knockout stage for a record 18th time, and they’ve progressed to the semi-finals in 13 of their previous 17 appearances.
  • With Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors both reaching the last eight, two Scottish clubs have qualified for the knockout stage in the same season for the first time.
  • Munster missed fewer tackles (107) than any other side in the pool stage this season, resulting in a competition-high tackle rate of 89%.
  • Munster’s Tadhg Beirne won the most turnovers (13) in the pool stage, a category he topped while with Scarlets last season.
  • Viliame Mata (115), an EPCR European Player of the Year nominee, was the only player to make 100+ carries in the pool stage this season, and he also made more metres (394) than any other forward. 
  • Munster’s Joey Carbery, another European Player of the Year contender, was the top points scorer in the pool stage with 68 thanks to three tries, 10 conversions and 11 penalty goals.

Match Centre - Preview - Lineups

D. Graham

15

A. Conway

D. Hoyland

14

D. Sweetnam

J. Johnstone

M. Bennett 72'

13

C. Farrell

C. Dean

12

R. Scannell

D. Goggin 76'

D. van der Merwe

11

K. Earls

J. van der Walt

10

J. Carbery

T. Bleyendaal 35'

H. Pyrgos

. Shiel 76'

9

C. Murray

P. Schoeman

A. Dell 76'

1

D. Kilcoyne

J. Loughman 61'

S. McInally

R. Ford 76'

2

N. Scannell

R. Marshall 64'

W. Nel

S. Berghan 57'

3

J. Ryan

S. Archer 57'

B. Toolis

4

J. Kleyn

B. Holland 4'

B. Holland 59'

G. Gilchrist

5

T. Beirne

J. Barclay

M. Bradbury 57'

6

P. O'Mahony

H. Watson

J. Ritchie 71'

7

J. O'Donoghue

A. Botha 27'

V. Mata

8

C. Stander

Replacements

R. Ford

S. McInally

16

R. Marshall

N. Scannell

A. Dell

. Schoeman

17

J. Loughman

D. Kilcoyne

S. Berghan

W. Nel

18

S. Archer

J. Ryan

M. Bradbury

. Barclay

19

B. Holland

J. Kleyn

J. Ritchie

H. Watson

20

A. Botha

J. O'Donoghue

C. Shiel

H. Pyrgos

21

A. Mathewson

S. Hickey

22

T. Bleyendaal

J. Carbery

M. Bennett

. Johnstone

23

D. Goggin

R. Scannell

Earls brace helps Munster to 14th European semi-final

Saturday 30th March 2019

3:04 pm (GMT)

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Earls brace helps Munster to 14th European semi-final

Keith Earls celebrates his second try of the afternoon against Edinburgh

Munster Rugby will play in a record 14th European Cup semi-final next month after defeating Edinburgh Rugby 17-13 in a thrilling Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final on Saturday at BT Murrayfield.

Two tries from 31-year-old wing Keith Earls proved to be the difference between the two sides in a last-eight clash that made for compulsive viewing in the Scottish capital.

The Irish province were penned inside their own 22 for the opening six minutes as Edinburgh went close on several occasions, but the visitors forced a crucial turnover, allowing fly-half Joey Carbery to clear up field.

Munster then went down to 14 men after Tadhg Beirne was sin-binned for an offence close to his own try line. However, they saw off that period of pressure and grabbed the opening try on 18 minutes. After winning a penalty from their own scrum, it was quickly taken by Earls, who zoomed past two Edinburgh defenders for a delightfully enterprising try. Carbery – who was replaced before half-time – slotted over the conversion.

Edinburgh dominated the rest of the first half and hit back with a try of their own on 25 minutes. Huge drives from No.8 Viliame Mata and prop Pierre Schoeman forced gaps in the Munster line, which centre Chris Dean took full advantage of by powering over.

Munster then conceded another penalty inside their own 22 and this time the Scottish side took aim at the posts. Jaco van der Walt – who was flawless from the kicking tee – made no mistake.

Six minutes into the second half Munster were level after they lost possession while advantage was being played. Replacement fly-half Tyler Bleyendaal coolly slotted between the posts.

Van der Walt added another three points after Edinburgh’s outstanding scrum won another penalty, but the Scottish side could not hold on to their advantage.

Earls again proved to be the match-winner for Munster. They showed brilliant fast hands to work the ball across the line and release the wing, who raced towards the corner and dived over the line to give the Irish province the lead. Bleyendaal again made no mistake from the tee.

In the final phases Edinburgh battled to score the match-winning try, but they knocked on under pressure as time elapsed.

Munster will play their 14th European Cup semi-final against Saracens at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on April 20.

LIVE - TEST - Commentary

Match Commentary
76
Replacement Off: R. Scannell On: D. Goggin
76
Replacement Off: H. Pyrgos On: C. Shiel
76
Replacement Off: S. McInally On: R. Ford
76
Replacement Off: P. Schoeman On: A. Dell
72
Replacement Off: J. Johnstone On: M. Bennett
71
Replacement Off: H. Watson On: J. Ritchie
71
Conversion T. Bleyendaal
70
Try K. Earls
64
Replacement Off: N. Scannell On: R. Marshall
61
Replacement Off: D. Kilcoyne On: J. Loughman
59
Replacement Off: J. Kleyn On: B. Holland
57
Replacement Off: J. Ryan On: S. Archer
57
Replacement Off: J. Barclay On: M. Bradbury
57
Replacement Off: W. Nel On: S. Berghan
50
Penalty J. van der Walt
46
Penalty T. Bleyendaal
35
Replacement Off: J. Carbery On: T. Bleyendaal
35
Penalty J. van der Walt
27
Replacement Off: J. O'Donoghue On: A. Botha
27
Conversion J. van der Walt
26
Try C. Dean
19
Conversion J. Carbery
18
Try K. Earls
13
Replacement Off: B. Holland On: J. Kleyn
10
Yellow Card T. Beirne
4
Replacement Off: J. Kleyn On: B. Holland

Match Page - Summary

Score Summary
Edinburgh Rugby
Munster Rugby

Tries

C. Dean 26’

K. Earls 18’ , 70’

Conversions

J. van der Walt 27’

J. Carbery 19’

T. Bleyendaal 71’

Penalties

J. van der Walt 35’ , 50’

T. Bleyendaal 46’

Yellow cards

T. Beirne 10’

Match Page - Timeline

Timeline

FT

-

Substitute 76'

R. Scannell

D. Goggin

-

Substitute 76'

H. Pyrgos

C. Shiel

-

Substitute 76'

S. McInally

R. Ford

-

Substitute 76'

P. Schoeman

A. Dell

-

Substitute 72'

J. Johnstone

M. Bennett

-

Substitute 71'

H. Watson

J. Ritchie

1317

Conversion 71'

T. Bleyendaal

1315

Try 70'

K. Earls

-

Substitute 64'

N. Scannell

R. Marshall

-

Substitute 61'

D. Kilcoyne

J. Loughman

-

Substitute 59'

J. Kleyn

B. Holland

-

Substitute 57'

J. Ryan

S. Archer

-

Substitute 57'

J. Barclay

M. Bradbury

-

Substitute 57'

W. Nel

S. Berghan

1310

Penalty 50'

J. van der Walt

1010

Penalty 46'

T. Bleyendaal

-

Substitute 35'

J. Carbery

T. Bleyendaal

107

Penalty 35'

J. van der Walt

-

Substitute 27'

J. O'Donoghue

A. Botha

77

Conversion 27'

J. van der Walt

57

Try 26'

C. Dean

07

Conversion 19'

J. Carbery

05

Try 18'

K. Earls

-

Substitute 13'

B. Holland

J. Kleyn

-

Yellow card 10'

T. Beirne

-

Substitute 4'

J. Kleyn

B. Holland

Attack

Match Report - Team Stats (Attack)

61%

39%

64%

36%

Metres Gained

411

223

Tries

1

2

Carries

193

108

Defenders Beaten

31

17

Clean Breaks

2

3

Passes

225

110

Offloads

15

4

Turnovers Conceded

14

10

Defence

Match Report - Team Stats (Defence)

Tackles

128

231

Missed Tackles

17

31

Turnovers Won

6

11

Kicking

Match Report - Team Stats (Kicking)

Conversions (%)

100%

1/1

100%

2/2

Penalty goals (%)

100%

2/2

100%

1/1

Drop goals (%)

0%

0/0

0%

0/0

Kicks From Hand

23

28

Metres gained from kicks

551

733

Average metres per kick

23.96

26.18

Breakdown

Match Report - Team Stats (Breakdown)

Rucks (%)

96%

150/156

94%

80/85

Mauls (%)

100%

5/5

100%

4/4

Maul metres gained

2

4

Turnover in ruck or maul

4

0

Set Plays

Match Report - Team Stats (Set Piece)

Lineouts (%)

93%

13/14

100%

10/10

Scrums (%)

100%

3/3

86%

6/7

Restarts (%)

25%

1/4

0%

0/4

Discipline

Match Report - Team Stats (Discipline)

Penalties Conceded

9

12

Yellow Cards

0

1

Red Cards

0

0

Match Page - Player Performance

Key

M Metres Gained
Ca Carries
Pa Passes
Tk Tackles
MT Missed Tackles
TOW Turnovers Won
TAs Try Assists
O Offloads
CB Clean Breaks
Edinburgh Rugby M Ca Pa Tk MT TOW TAs O CB
15 Darcy Graham 110 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
14 Damien Hoyland 29 14 6 1 2 0 0 2 0
13 James Johnstone Mark Bennett 72' 5 4 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
12 Chris Dean 38 11 14 10 4 0 0 1 0
11 Duhan van der Merwe 28 12 2 3 0 0 0 1 0
10 Jaco van der Walt 10 9 45 10 1 0 0 3 0
9 Henry Pyrgos Shiel 76' 0 4 88 0 1 0 1 0 0
1 Pierre Schoeman Allan Dell 76' 13 16 3 12 4 1 0 1 0
2 Stuart McInally Ross Ford 76' 15 14 2 14 1 3 0 0 0
3 WP Nel Simon Berghan 57' 2 3 1 10 0 0 0 0 0
4 Ben Toolis 3 5 4 18 0 1 0 0 0
5 Grant Gilchrist 5 9 6 13 0 0 0 0 0
6 John Barclay Magnus Bradbury 57' 11 14 1 7 1 0 0 1 1
7 Hamish Watson Jamie Ritchie 71' 5 7 7 9 2 1 0 1 0
8 Viliame Mata 84 26 6 7 0 0 0 2 0
Replacements
16 Ross Ford Stuart McInally 76' 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Allan Dell Schoeman 76' 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Simon Berghan WP Nel 57' 4 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 0
19 Magnus Bradbury Barclay 57' 16 8 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
20 Jamie Ritchie Hamish Watson 71' 13 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
21 Charlie Shiel Henry Pyrgos 76' 9 2 27 0 0 0 0 2 0
22 Simon Hickey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Mark Bennett Johnstone 72' 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Munster Rugby M Ca Pa Tk MT TOW TAs O CB
15 Andrew Conway 38 10 1 3 1 1 0 0 0
14 Darren Sweetnam 22 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 0
13 Chris Farrell 11 8 3 14 1 2 1 1 0
12 Rory Scannell Dan Goggin 76' 12 4 6 14 2 1 0 0 0
11 Keith Earls 31 7 4 8 6 0 0 1 2
10 Joey Carbery Tyler Bleyendaal 35' 14 4 2 4 3 0 0 0 0
9 Conor Murray 0 4 69 17 1 1 0 1 0
1 Dave Kilcoyne Jeremy Loughman 61' 9 6 1 8 0 0 0 0 0
2 Niall Scannell Rhys Marshall 64' 22 10 1 17 3 0 0 0 0
3 John Ryan Stephen Archer 57' 3 4 1 8 3 0 0 0 0
4 Jean Kleyn Billy Holland 4' Billy Holland 59' 1 5 1 6 0 0 0 0 0
5 Tadhg Beirne 3 8 1 19 2 1 0 0 0
6 Peter O'Mahony 13 5 2 17 0 0 0 0 0
7 Jack O'Donoghue Arno Botha 27' 0 3 2 8 0 1 0 0 0
8 CJ Stander 4 12 3 18 1 2 0 1 0
Replacements
16 Rhys Marshall Niall Scannell 64' 2 1 0 8 2 0 0 0 0
17 Jeremy Loughman Dave Kilcoyne 61' 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0
18 Stephen Archer John Ryan 57' 7 4 1 12 0 0 0 0 0
19 Billy Holland Jean Kleyn 4' Jean Kleyn 59' 0 1 0 13 1 0 0 0 0
20 Arno Botha Jack O'Donoghue 27' 22 5 2 16 1 2 0 0 1
21 Alby Mathewson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Tyler Bleyendaal Joey Carbery 35' 6 1 8 8 2 0 0 0 0
23 Dan Goggin Rory Scannell 76' 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

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