Munster replied to Danny Care

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Munster responded to Harlequins scrum-half Danny Care, who accused the Irish players of acting during their Champions Cup clash at the weekend.

Quins sent three players to the sin bin, one for a late hit on Munster’s midfielder Ben Healy, but Care was disappointed in the actions of the Irish province players, telling the BBC’s Rugby Union Weekly podcast: “We thought we were playing PSG a couple of times with all the shooting, the diving and the complaints.”

Disputing the accusation

But Munster is refuting that accusation and is outraged by the late blows to Healy that have led to him being banned from the game against Clermont Auvergne this Saturday.

Munster attacking coach Stephen Larkham said aiming for a team’s high middle is part of the game, but he was unhappy with what happened in his team’s 21-7 win at Thomond Park.

“What I didn’t like about the weekend is the way they did it,” he told the Irish Mirror.

“I think the referee took care of it, the commissioner who cited the situation looked at it and thought it was just a yellow card, so I think it’s done. It is done.

“The sad news is that Ben is missing a couple of weeks for that.”

Munster and Ireland scrum half Conor Murray was more diplomatic, but feels Care’s comments were unfair.

“I don’t think anything is meant,” said the 31-year-old.

“I’m sure if you ask Ben Healy if it was a dive, I don’t think so. There’s a scan on his shoulder that shows you a little different.

“I am not investigating anyone because I know what podcasts are like. I don’t even know if I’ll listen to it, but no, I don’t think it’s a fair comment. “

Murray has also complained about being a target outside the rule book in the past, calling for players like Healy to be better protected.

“The blow against Ben was late and reckless,” he added. “That’s not chasing someone, it’s just against the laws of the game and nobody likes to see that.

“Putting people under pressure is different, I think. Pushing you for time or yelling at you, all that kind of thing, to try to distract you is fine.

“But I think those things, especially if they cause serious injuries, they don’t want to keep people out of the game for weeks.

“With everything that has come out about the game, it is definitely an area that needs to be taken care of and taken care of.

“You probably don’t realize it when you’re younger, but you go out every week and risk your body.

“Sometimes you can get seriously injured and that’s just part of the territory, but as much as the referees, the referees and the people in charge can take care of the players, I think it has to be done.

“I think that people who are out for weeks or who go out to try to hurt people is not the way the game should be played.

“It’s a contact, I know there is a fine line too, but recklessness and seriously hurting people is not a team talk or ‘preparation’ that I have been involved with, so I don’t think it should be part of that. “



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