When Munster play Leinster, there are always many talking points that arise from an enthralling game. Tonight's entertainment is no different, and after Leinster were humbled by their Southern rivals, twitter has had their say on what they saw. Here's the story of the Irish derby as told by twitter.
Final score Munster 28-13 Leinster
Munster v Leinster Twitter Reaction
Nigel Owens got a lot of credit for realising that Dominic Ryan had been knocked out and downgraded a penalty to scrum.
Very fair from @Nigelrefowens there. Recognised Dippy was out of it and reffed it appropriately. That's why he's best in the world #MunvLei
— Simon Farrell (@SFarrell_5) December 26, 2014
While CJ Stander got the first try of the game while not wearing a jersey:
A man wearing a black jersey has just scored in a Munster v Leinster match.#futurepubquizquestion
— Andy McGeady (@andymcgeady) December 26, 2014
The half time views put Munster in a favourable light, Leinster not so much:
Great 1st half effort not quite reflected on scoreboard but wind in 2nd half shd help. @RonanOMahony1 playing a stormed #MUNvLEI #SUAF
— Gayl WestTerraceView (@WTView) December 26, 2014
While a local hero was introduced to the crowd on a cold night:
Huge Thomond welcome for local hero Andy Lee at half-time
— Rúaidhrí O'Connor (@RuaidhriOC) December 26, 2014
Looks like @Nigelrefowens needed a hot whiskey or two at halftime to warm up. Way too cold to be refereeing tonight...
— Ormond (@ormondlad) December 26, 2014
Things got worse for Leinster after halftime:
Turgid stuff from Leinster. They have no idea how to unlock teams anymore. All they have is an inside pop pass. This is painful #MunvLei
— Simon Farrell (@SFarrell_5) December 26, 2014
And then it got even worse:
Very harsh yellow card for Darragh Fanning, the ball looked out when he played it
— Rúaidhrí O'Connor (@RuaidhriOC) December 26, 2014
Leinster haven't been close to a try. Same as game in Aviva, this is a relative hammering.
— Simon Hick (@hicksimon) December 26, 2014
Munster were piling it on their rivals.
Munster make extra man count as Dave O'Callaghan's try gives them 28-6 lead v Leinster. On course for first double v Leinster since 2009!
— Colm Kinsella (@ckSportLeader) December 26, 2014
My eyes :( #munvlei
— Jarrod Bromley (@jarrodbromley) December 26, 2014
This is now an absolute embarrassment. #MunvLei
— Simon Farrell (@SFarrell_5) December 26, 2014
Some Leinster fans wanted a change.
MOC apologists are going to struggle to sugar coat this one. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck….
— Patrick Logan 💙 (@paddylogan13) December 26, 2014
While Irish fans weren't pleased to see Leinster playing so poorly:
As happy as I am to see Munster win, sad to see such dire stuff from Leinster #4proudprovinces
— Kate McEvoy (@ImKateMc) December 26, 2014
Whether it's the coach or the players, this is worse than dire. Something somewhere has to change. #MunvLei
— Killian Byrne (@killianbyrne) December 26, 2014
While BJ Botha followed CJ Stander's lead by getting shirtless on the pitch:
Shirtless South Africans everywhere at Thomond Park
— Rúaidhrí O'Connor (@RuaidhriOC) December 26, 2014
In the end though, Ruaidhri O'Connor summed it up best:
Game over, utterly rampant stuff from Munster and a very worrying night for Leinster - 28-13 home win
— Rúaidhrí O'Connor (@RuaidhriOC) December 26, 2014
Munster will be happy enough with that but left the BP behind
— Kate McEvoy (@ImKateMc) December 26, 2014
Just called the #Gardaí to report a crime, #MOC ruining @leinsterrugby beyond recognition. @PRO12rugby #Leinster #MOCout #MOCball #MUNvLEI
— Declan Corcoran (@CorcoranDeclan) December 26, 2014
