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Ben Healy was left injured by two late hits at Thomond Park. By Murray Kinsella Thursday 17 Dec 2020, 8:26 AM Dec 17th 2020, 6:01 AM 33,279 Views 20 Comments Danny Care suggested that Munster players were diving last weekend. Image: Gary Carr/INPHO Image: Gary Carr/INPHO Updated Dec 17th 2020, 8:26 AM MUNSTER HAVE DISMISSED the notion that their players dived during last weekend’s Champions Cup win over Harlequins, a game in which two lat...

Munster hit back at Danny Care Date published: December 17 2020 Munster have hit back at Harlequins scrum-half Danny Care, who accused the Irish players of play-acting during their Champions Cup clash at the weekend. Quins had three players sent to the sin bin – one for a late hit on Munster fly-half Ben Healy – but Care was disappointed with the Irish province’s players actions and told the BBC’s Rugby Union Weekly podcast: “We thought we were playing PSG a couple of times with all the rolling around and diving and complaining.” Disputing accusation But Munster are disputing tha...

Updated / Wednesday, 16 Dec 2020 16:28 Danny Care: "It's a physical sport sometimes. Harlequins scrum-half Danny Care has hit back at Munster's criticism of their approach to Saturday's Heineken Champions Cup clash, accusing the province of "diving and complaining".   Munster head coach Johann van Graan aired his own unhappiness with what he called some "unacceptable" late tackles on his out-half Ben Healy in the home team's 21-7 Pool B victory at Thomond Park. "It was quite clearly a tactic from the opposition to hit him late and certain things in the game are just unacceptable," Van Gra...

Harlequins scrum-half Danny Care has accused Munster players of diving during Sunday’s Champions Cup meeting between the sides. Munster coach Johann van Graan cried foul over the Londoners' late tackles on young out-half Ben Healy who he believes was targeted when he came on during the second-half of his side’s 21-7 victory at Thomond Park, but Care believes the home side were guilty of gamesmanship and compared their antics to Neymar's Paris Saint Germain. No 8 Alex Dombrandt was sin-binned for one ill-timed hit on the 22-year-old, while Joe Marler conceded a penalty. Healy is out of th...

Harlequins’ Danny Care accuses Munster players of diving Date published: December 16 2020 Harlequins scrum-half Danny Care believes that Munster were guilty of play-acting during their Champions Cup clash at the weekend. The Londoners succumbed 21-7 at Thomond Park and had three players sin-binned, which included one for a late hit on Ben Healy. Healy has since been ruled out of the Irish province’s game against Clermont Auvergne this Saturday due to an injury sustained in the incident that saw Alex Dombrandt yellow carded. Like playing Paris Saint-Germain However, Care wasn’t happy wi...