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2018-19 Heineken Champions Cup

Clash Of Titans As Munster Takes On Edinburgh

Clash Of Titans As Munster Takes On Edinburgh

A look at Munster vs Edinburgh

Mar 27, 2019 by Alex Goff
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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.


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• 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.


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