Clash Of Titans As Munster Takes On Edinburgh
Clash Of Titans As Munster Takes On Edinburgh
A look at Munster vs Edinburgh
Munster will take on Edinburgh LIVE on FloRugby for subscribers in the Middle East and North Africa this weekend, with a trip to the Heineken Champions Cup semifinals on the line.
Watch Munster vs Edinburgh Live on FloRugby March 30 12:45PM (UTC-GMT)
What To Watch For
• 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.
• Only Newcastle’s Gary Graham (99) made more tackles than Munster’s CJ Stander (94) in the pool stage while only Edinburgh’s Viliame Mata (115) made more carries than Stander (88).
• 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 meters (394) than any other forward.
• 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%.
• Only Lyon (67) won more penalties than Edinburgh (66) in the pool stage, and no club was on target with more penalty kicks at goal than Richard Cockerill’s side (16).
• Munster’s Tadhg Beirne won the most turnovers (13) in the pool stage, a category he topped while with Scarlets last season.
• 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.
