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The Irish Sun
a day ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Peter O'Mahony's wife makes feelings clear with dig at Sharks star for ‘bad form' moment that led to Jack Crowley rant
JESSICA O'MAHONY expressed her disappointment at Jaden Hendrikse for a moment that led to a foul-mouthed outburst from Jack Crowley. The Sharks star went down with an apparent cramp after converting a penalty during the Advertisement 3 Jack Crowley was left fuming after a controversial moment during the shoot-out 3 Peter O'Mahony's wife expressed her own frustration Credit: Shaun Roy/Sportsfile 3 She used Instagram to criticise Jaden Hendrikse for going down with an apparent cramp during the shoot-out Due to where he went down, Hendrikse received treatment nearby to where Jack Crowley was due to take the next kick. She took a photo of the scrum-half undergoing treatment alongside the caption: "This guy? Bad form". Despite the potential distraction, Crowley showed his composure to slot the kick between the uprights. Advertisement Read More on Munster Rugby But that did not stop the 24-year-old from It was the culmination of tensions that had bubbled up during the shoot-out. Scannell was the only one of the six to miss as the Sharks ran out 6-4 winners to set up a United Rugby Championship semi-final against the Bulls for June 7. Advertisement Most read in Rugby Union Tensions started when Jaden Hendrikse had words for Jack Crowley after converting his first kick, leading to a warning from referee Mike Adamson. He was at it game after converting his side's third, as he went to ground with a supposed cramp. Jack Crowley lashes out at Sharks coach during Munster's penalty shoot-out loss in URC As Hendrikse was receiving treatment, he was laid nearby to where Crowley was to take the next kick, and even directed a wink at the Ireland international. Despite the potential distraction, Crowley nailed the kick before directing his ire at Sharks coach John Plumtree. Advertisement While it could not be definitively deciphered what he said, he could been seen saying "f*** off" at the end of the exchange. The jostling did not stop there, with Scannell gesturing towards the Sharks sideline after nailing a later kick of his own. Speaking on Premier Sports, former Munster star Alan Quinlan criticised the behaviour of the Sharks sideline. He said: "It's shocking really, the way they're behaving, the people on the sideline there. Advertisement "They're obviously screaming and shouting stuff at the Munster players. "It's obviously not very sportsmanlike. Unlike Rory Scannell there to respond as well."
The Irish Sun
a day ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Jack Crowley fumes in foul-mouthed rant at Sharks coach during Munster's URC loss as pundit slams ‘shocking behaviour'
JACK CROWLEY could not hide his anger as he launched into a foul-mouthed rant during Munster's dramatic defeat to the Sharks. And Premier Sports pundit - and former 3 Munster lost to the Sharks in the URC quarter-finals Credit: Shaun Roy/Sportsfile 3 Jack Crowley had a foul-mouth rant at Sharks coach John Plumtree 3 Jaden Hendrikse appears to wink at Jack Crowley while receiving treatment for cramp during the penalty shoot-out Ian Costello's men were knocked out following a Sharks were represented by Jaden and Jordan Hendrikse and Bradley Davids. Scannell was the only one of the six to miss as the Sharks ran out 6-4 winners to set up a United Rugby Championship semi-final against the Bulls for June 7. Tensions boiled over during the shoot-out however. Read More on URC It started when Jaden Hendrikse had words for Jack Crowley after converting his first kick, leading to a warning from referee Mike Adamson. He was at it game after converting his side's third, as he went to ground with a supposed cramp. As Hendrikse was receiving treatment, he was laid nearby to where Crowley was to take the next kick, and even directed a wink at the Ireland international. Despite the potential distraction, Crowley nailed the kick before directing his ire at Sharks coach John Plumtree. Most read in Rugby Union While it could not be definitively deciphered what he said, he could been seen saying "f*** off" at the end of the exchange. The jostling did not stop there, with Scannell gesturing towards the Sharks sideline after nailing a later kick of his own. Peter O'Mahony's wife jokes 'glad I gave him three mini-mes' as kids help Munster hero with garden Speaking on Premier Sports, former Munster star Alan Quinlan criticised the behaviour of the Sharks sideline. He said: "It's shocking really, the way they're behaving, the people on the sideline there. "They're obviously screaming and shouting stuff at the Munster players. "It's obviously not very sportsmanlike. Unlike Rory Scannell there to respond as well." Saturday's defeat was the final game in the Munster careers of O'Mahony and Archer will be hanging up the boots for good at the end of the season, while Murray will be continuing his career abroad. And interim Munster head coach Ian Costello paid tribute to the departing trio. He said: "Those three are exceptional people and legends of Munster rugby . 'And they've left, or they will leave, a massive legacy behind. That's going to be very difficult for us to live up to and fill, but that's what you want. 'You want somebody to leave it in a better place. And they've left the jersey in an unbelievably good place. "Now it's for everyone else in the dressing room , moving on to next year, to live up to that. 'There's also our team manager, Niall O'Donovan, who's an even longer servant of Munster rugby. It was his last game as well. "The last few weeks have been pretty special in terms of making sure those boys got a good send-off, which is why tonight was particularly disappointing.'
Telegraph
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Sharks shameless gamesmanship enrages Munster in penalty shootout
Rugby union's history of penalty shoot-outs is short and littered with shellshocked kickers, but this one between Sharks and Munster deserves to be remembered for the near-unbelievable gamesmanship from scrum-half Jaden Hendrikse. Not content with slotting his two allotted kicks, the South African nine also went down with what was suggested was a bout of cramp, right on the spot where opponent Jack Crowley was set to take his own kick, and followed this up with a wink at the Irish ten. Tensions were already high. After the United Rugby Championship quarter-final between the two sides ended 24-24 after extra time, it led to a shoot-out, with each team taking two kicks from three positions - in front of the posts, to the right, and then on the left. The same players would take their kicks from the same spot each time, meaning that Hendrikse and Crowley would meet up in front of the posts twice. After scoring the first time with the first kick of the shootout, Hendrikse had his first chirp at Crowley. After he scored his own kick, he had a word again. But the competition moved on. Hendrikse's brother Jordan, a fly-half, nailed his first kick on the right, before Rory Scannell dragged his own effort wide. On the left Bradley Davids of the Sharks clipped his own effort over, before Munster legend Conor Murray dispatched his own effort. Making it 3-2 as Jaden Hendrikse lined up another shot. But after nailing it to go 4-2 up, he went down, loudly exclaiming. The Munster players could not believe what they were seeing, with veteran Murray having a word with referee Mike Admason. Cue the wink, and a bit more rolling. You could hardly blame Crowley for shouting 'F— off!'. Jordan Hendrikse hit his second kick to make it 5-3, and Scannell made amends, but after David hit his second kick it was all over and Sharks were off - to the URC semi-finals. Munster had taken the lead nine minutes into the first half when Crowley's cross-field kick bounced up for Calvin Nash who dived over. Crowley scored the conversion, but the match was scrappy, with Crowley and Jaden Hendrikse wayward from the tee. Ethan Hooker did score a jinking try, with Jaden Hendrikse converting and then scoring a penalty. Fineen Wycherley worked his way over for a score as did Diarmuid Kilgallen, with Crowley converting both. But Sharks staged a comeback with two tries in the final 15 minutes, and Hendrikse added the extras. A Murray penalty from long-range made it 24-24 and extra time came and went, scoreless, after Hendrikse had a drop goal attempt blocked by Thomas Ahern. The sport's most famous shootout, of course, came in May 2009, when Cardiff Blues and Leicester Tigers decided the Heineken Cup semi-final with kicks. Then, it was a rotation of the whole team, no selected kickers, and it famously came down to a heartbreaking miss from Martyn Williams and a cool kick from Tigers' Jordan Crane. This one will go down in the annals for very different reasons.
Irish Times
2 days ago
- General
- Irish Times
Heartbreak for Munster in Durban as Sharks win after placekicking shoot-out
URC quarter-final: Sharks 24 Munster 24 AET (Sharks win on kicks) Drama, drama, drama in Durban. The United Rugby Championship quarter-final between the Sharks and Munster was a brutal struggle from start to finish, with not a quarter asked or given by either side. The mere fact that they were level-pegged on 24-24 after 100 minutes, including 20 minutes of extra time, and that the game eventually had to be decided by a placekicking shoot-out, tells the tale of the Titanic tussle. There had to be a loser, and it turned out to be Munster after the Sharks triumphed in the kicking contest. The Springbok-laden Sharks pack forced an early scrum penalty after Munster had done a lot of attacking during the opening five minutes. Another five minutes later, however, Calvin Nash finished off in style in the far corner, after a scintillating counterattack of almost 50 metres by his partner on the left wing, Diarmuid Kilgallen, who managed to beat four defenders along the way. READ MORE How can the provinces break France's dominance? Listen | 29:52 Although the home side enjoyed territory during this early period, Munster were more than 60 per cent better off in terms of possession and kept hammering away at the opposition's line. Jack Crowley, who had succeeded with the difficult conversion of Nash's try, bungled a fairly straightforward penalty attempt in the 16th minute. The defence on both sides was rock solid, suggesting this might not be a high-scoring affair. It was trench warfare upfront, with Munster front-rowers Stephen Archer and Niall Scannell in particular putting their bodies on the line in defence. The Sharks started opening up on the attack in the final 10 minutes of the first half, with Bok veteran Makazole Mapimpi regularly breaking tackles and making ground. The Munster defensive screen remained intact though, affording the visitors a slight yet deserved 7-0 advantage at the break. Calvin Nash scores Munster's opening try. Photograph: Steve Haag Sports/Darren Stewart/Inpho The second spell started in much the same vein as the first, with the battle for territory upfront raging on. Six minutes into the half, Sharks flanker Vincent Tshituka offloaded to winger Ethan Hooker, who beat the cover defence from 30 metres out with a lethal combination of pace and footwork. The Sharks maintained their scrum ascendancy too, eliciting yet another penalty at the set piece in the 50th minute, and through the increased pressure the home side managed to generate more territory and possession. This led to a penalty in front of the sticks, which Jaden Hendrikse banged over to put his side in the lead for the first time. The 10-7 lead was short-lived though, as Munster struck back through replacement prop Josh Wycherley minutes later. On the hour Kilgallen was rewarded with a try of his own after a favourable bounce of the ball. Crowley's conversion opened up a 21-10 lead, with barely a quarter of an hour left. After a period of sustained pressure, especially at scrum time, Sharks fullback Aphelele Fassi raced across for his team's second try and Hendrikse's conversion reduced the deficit to four points. More relentless pressure led to a third, by replacement hooker Fez Mbatha, with Hendrikse once more adding the extras to take the Durbanites back into a three-point lead. Munster's Jack Crowley kicks a conversion. Photograph: Steve Haag Sports/Darren Stewart/Inpho A heart-stopping final five minutes followed, with Munster throwing the kitchen sink at the Sharks and forcing a penalty just inside the opposition half. With nerves of steel, Conor Murray nailed the 45-metre kick to level the scores 24-24 at full-time. Thus, the battle went into 20 minutes of extra time, which still didn't break the deadlock, both sides failing to register any an additional scores. It all came down to a placekicking shoot-out, with the Sharks coming out on top after nailing each of their six kicks while Rory Scannell missed his first attempt from the 22. SCORING SEQUENCE – 9 mins: Nash try, Crowley con 0-7; Half-time 0-7 ; 45: Hooker try, Jaden Hendrikse con 7-7; 54: Jaden Hendrikse pen 10-7; 56: Wycherley try, Crowley con 10-14; 60: Kilgallen try, Crowley con 10-21; 67: Fassi try, Jaden Hendrikse 17-21; 73: Mbatha try, Jaden Hendrikse con 24-21; 76: Murray pen 24-24. SHARKS: A Fassi; E Hooker, L Am, A Esterhuizen, M Mapimpi; Jaden Hendrikse, Jordan Hendrikse; O Nche, B Mbonambi, V Koch; E Etzebeth, J Jenkins; J Venter, V Tshituka, S Kolisi. Replacements: E van Heerden for Jenkins (12 mins); P Buthelezi for Kolisi (55); N Mchunu for Nche, F Mbatha for Mbonambi, H Jacobs for Koch (all 57); F Venter for Am (75); Davids for Mapimpi (99). MUNSTER: T Abrahams; C Nash, T Farrell, A Nankivell, D Kilgallen; J Crowley, C Casey; M Milne, N Scannell, S Archer; J Kleyn, T Beirne (capt); P O'Mahony, J Hodnett, G Coombes. Replacements: M Haley for Abrahams (51 mins); T Ahern for O'Mahony, D Barron for N Scannell (both 55); J Wycherley for Milne (55-66); A Kendellen for Hodnett, C Murray for Casey (both 65); J Ryan for Archer (68); R Scanell for Nankivell (76). Referee: M Adamson (Sco).
Irish Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Munster v Sharks: Reds must shut out the Shark Tank vibes to keep season alive
Munster must be all business and forget the party going on around them in the Shark Tank. That's the message from Reds interim boss Ian Costello, who has named an unchanged side for the third game in a row as the province take on the Springboks-laden Sharks in Durban (5.30pm Irish time). 'There's a bit of a party atmosphere is the best way to describe it," he said of what Munster can expect at high altitude in Kings Park. "They're saying it's going to be a sell-out, they'll have people jumping into pools, they have lots of music. It's cool, there's a really good vibe and a really good energy there and I'm sure that fuels the home team. "So we need to channel that and use it in our own way, but there's a lot of distractions there, a lot of noise, a lot of things that can take you off task. "A lot of the chat will be making sure that we're on task, that we're calm and composed all the time - that maybe we don't buy into the atmosphere there.' Jack Crowley has been passed fit after suffering a rib injury in the vital final regular season victory over Benetton, while Rory Scannell is on the bench and primed for his 200th appearance for the province. The Reds' loss to the Sharks at the same venue ended Graham Rowntree's reign but Munster have produced good results in South Africa. "I wouldn't say there's a secret sauce but there are always elements that you tweak and you dial up or down for games like this," Costello said. "We certainly have a formula that we might add in or take out for any particular game and we have some that are specific to playing in South Africa based on conditions - whether it's altitude, whether it's hot, whether it's greasy and against specific teams like the Sharks. 'We have had a good record here and the last couple of weeks have been really good for us to deliver under pressure. It's no different this week, we need to deliver under pressure." Munster: Thaakir Abrahams, Calvin Nash, Tom Farrell, Alex Nankivell, Diarmuid Kilgallen, Jack Crowley, Craig Casey; Michael Milne, Niall Scannell, Stephen Archer, Jean Kleyn, Tadhg Beirne (captain), Peter O'Mahony, John Hodnett, Gavin Coombes. Replacements: Diarmuid Barron, Josh Wycherley, John Ryan, Tom Ahern, Alex Kendellen, Conor Murray, Rory Scannell, Mike Haley.
