Ospreys V Munster (21 – 25)
9th January 2009
Munster back
on track
Congratulations on great win and an excellent personal performance
Jerry, what is the feeling in the Munster camp?
We are absolutely delighted to get a win. It has been brilliant
for squad morale and we are all just pleased with a good all
around performance. It was great to see people like Paul O’Connell
the flagship of Munster and then the younger lads like Conan
all playing their parts. The last 15 – 20 mins we reverted
to the old school way that Munster play we just kept grinding
away at them.
With only a week to go to the big Sale game could you talk us
through next 7 days of preparation?
| Friday |
Flew straight home after the match |
| Saturday |
Massage, recovery gym session and rehabilitation for the
lads carrying injuries |
| Sunday |
Day Off |
| Monday |
Double rugby
session in University of Limerick to kick start the week
Preview
of Sale team and analysis of plays
Outdoor rugby training
Practice attack, defence, break
out into units for Scrummaging practice and lineout practice
Practice handling moves |
| Tuesday |
Focus on individual skills
Power weights session |
| Wednesday |
Day off |
| Thursday |
Squad training
session cork
Practice rugby moves
Concentrate attack/ defence moves
Captains run out in
Thomand park to make sure everything/ everyone feels ok |
| Friday |
Assemble 3.00pm
Referee video clips to see what are the hot topics for
the allocated ref
Forwards practice lineouts
Pre-match meal 4.00pm
Meet Physio’s for strapping
some guys at the hotel some guys prefer to have their strapping
done at the ground
5.30pm have brief team meeting
Bus to Thomand Park
Pre-match preparation |
How do you feel now about the game against Sale, are they the
team to beat?
We just put in a big performance and we are delighted with it,
but we know we need to go up another level. There is no reason
why we shouldn’t win on Friday night. It is difficult to
pick out the biggest opposition in the Heineken Cup, teams that
aren’t performing very well in the league; like London
Irish last year and Saracens at the moment can do very well in
the cup. It’s very much up to how the team performs on
the night, but we are ready to put in another huge performance
and know what we need to do.
Jerry Flannery in conversation with USN
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