Denis Leamy Italy Ireland United Rugby Championship URC Munster Rugby Sport Rugby Denis Leamy Italy Ireland

Denis Leamy: Donncha O'Callaghan's Munster criticism was 'on the money' after shock defeat to Zebre

rte.ie

Munster assistant Denis Leamy says he's in agreement with Donncha O’Callaghan’s scathing assessment of the province’s recent defeat to Zebre.Graham Rowntree’s side were beaten 42-33 in Parma on Saturday, giving up a 13-point half-time lead before losing their first ever game to the Italians, who finished bottom of the table last season.Speaking on RTÉ Sport following Saturday’s game, former Munster second row O’Callaghan said the team "should be embarrassed" by what he described as a "completely unacceptable" performance and result.Munster defence coach Leamy played alongside O’Callaghan for both the province and Ireland, with the pair winning two Champions Cup titles and a Six Nations Grand Slam together, and he says his former teammate was "on the money" with his analysis of the game."I saw Donncha's comments.

Someone said that he'd had a go and I specifically went home and watched it," the Munster assistant said on Tuesday. We need your consent to load this YouTube content We use YouTube to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity.

Please review their details and accept them to load the content. Manage Preferences "Donncha was completely on the money. I know Donncha since I was 18.

I've nothing but respect for him. He was like a brother to me when we played together. Donncha O'Callaghan said nothing that we don't know, that the players don't know, that we didn't feel."Does it hurt?

Related News
Rangers suffered a shock 1-0 defeat against Kilmarnock as Marley Watkins’ late strike rocked the Scottish title chasers at Rugby Park on Sunday.
Munster don't usually rock up to South Africa for URC duty until later in the season but that doesn’t change their mission this time around, says Tom Ahern.
Manchester United legend Jaap Stam has urged Marcus Rashford to "look in the mirror" to regain his top form.
Fans gathered today to pay tribute to a football club's chairman ahead of his funeral.
New United States head coach Mauricio Pochettino asked for time to evaluate his players and settle into his new surroundings after his side slumped to a 2-0 loss against Mexico in a friendly match on Tuesday.
Benjamin Mendy claims other Manchester City players were present at parties at his home and that teammates lent him money when the club stopped paying him.

Latest News

Change privacy settings
This page might use cookies if your analytics vendor requires them.