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    Changes to the match day experience.

    Surprised this hasn't been mentioned before.

    I noticed several subtle things:

    1/. Players and celebs interviewed on the pitch.

    2/. Increased interaction with the videoscreens.

    3/. Players mingling.

    4/.Better catering. Not Le Suffrene but the burgers were reckoned to be home made and decent.

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    The burgers were €5 btw and players were seen in the MRSC bar too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by John Cooper Clarke View Post
    Surprised this hasn't been mentioned before.

    I noticed several subtle things:

    1/. Players and celebs interviewed on the pitch.

    2/. Increased interaction with the videoscreens.


    Being happening for ML games since the beginning of the season, also, I think they've interviewed Penney before games a few times too.

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    Nice to see players in the MRSC bar, long overdue and welcome.

    The Artisan BBQ on the Mezzanine level were, so I'm told, excellent. Hopefully they will be there in future. I wonder what does that mean for the Masterchef franchise ?

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    BBQ, mini's at half time are a plus. In fairness the burgers were streets ahead to what used to be on offer.
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    Also another nice touch was having the Munster contingent from the Irish Paralympic athletes , David Rudisha and Father Colm O’Connell introduced at halftime.

    KUDOS to the MRSC committee for making Father Colm O'Connell a honorary lifetime member of the MRSC. Well done.
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    Quote Originally Posted by McCloud View Post
    Also another nice touch was having the Munster contingent from the Irish Paralympic athletes , David Rudisha and Father Colm O’Connell introduced at halftime.

    KUDOS to the MRSC committee for making Father Colm O'Connell a honorary lifetime member of the MRSC. Well done.
    That was brilliant. There are some good pictures of Rudisha with the team afterwards if anyone has a link.
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    Changes to the match day experience.

    Yes, have to agree that the match day experience was a marked improvement.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FORWARD.... View Post
    That was brilliant. There are some good pictures of Rudisha with the team afterwards if anyone has a link.
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    Quote Originally Posted by McCloud View Post
    Also another nice touch was having the Munster contingent from the Irish Paralympic athletes , David Rudisha and Father Colm O’Connell introduced at halftime.

    KUDOS to the MRSC committee for making Father Colm O'Connell a honorary lifetime member of the MRSC. Well done.
    And KUDOS to you for making him a priest and all the trappings that go with !😄
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    I wasn't there but all this coupled with the more frequent interviews and such on the dead-site shows there's a very big effort being made to make Munster Rugby accessible once more. Delighted to see it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kevy-Wevz View Post
    I wasn't there but all this coupled with the more frequent interviews and such on the dead-site shows there's a very big effort being made to make Munster Rugby accessible once more. Delighted to see it.
    Yeah it's been noticeable and long may it last.

    Not overly gone on having players in the MRSC bar afterwards, it's great for kids but surely they need downtime?
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    Quote Originally Posted by JoeyFantastic View Post
    Yeah it's been noticeable and long may it last.

    Not overly gone on having players in the MRSC bar afterwards, it's great for kids but surely they need downtime?
    It was players not involved in the match day squad and they went into the MRSC bar before the match.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JoeyFantastic View Post
    Yeah it's been noticeable and long may it last.

    Not overly gone on having players in the MRSC bar afterwards, it's great for kids but surely they need downtime?
    Yeah I thought that too.

    Maybe it would be a better idea to just let kids run onto the pitch immediately after the game for 10-15 mins of photographs and signatures and all that rather than dragging the players into the bar. In the hours after a match I'd imagine they only really want to be around team-mates, family and friends.

    I'm probably over-looking some H&S aspect but I really hate seeing stewards stopping kids running onto the pitch after the game.

    EDIT: didn't see Taz' post. Still, meeting and greeting fans like that isn't for everybody
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    Interaction with the big screen is fine but you cannot see the big screen from Section 203 RowAA.
    Actually you can see the screen.......just not the front of it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Captain Average View Post
    Photos 9, 19 & 20 on that link

    He looks really pleased to be here and the players also looked delighted to meet him. A really nice moment. What makes me smile is he's quite a tall fella at 6'3'' but in the group photo he looks small next to our resident monsters
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    Anyone remember what Rudisha's average speed was in the 800m again, it was something ridiculous
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    Quote Originally Posted by Valencia View Post
    Photos 9, 19 & 20 on that link

    He looks really pleased to be here and the players also looked delighted to meet him. A really nice moment. What makes me smile is he's quite a tall fella at 6'3'' but in the group photo he looks small next to our resident monsters
    Rudisha posted the photo of himself with the squad on twitter and got a few comments back from the Kenyan rugby community asking if he'd come support them !!

    Caught a glimpse on the big screen of ROG having a look at the olympic medal when Rudisha came off the pitch after the interview as well.
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    Footlong sausage was seriously good. They should have an artisan food fair at the Sarries game !
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    WTF is happening, first couldn't go yesterday, now I've realised that our work Christmas outing is on the same day as the Sarries game. Well adios my work muchachos, I'm going to the match, especially if there are delicious foot long sausages involved
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    Quote Originally Posted by Valencia View Post
    Anyone remember what Rudisha's average speed was in the 800m again, it was something ridiculous
    He ran 800 metres in 1 min 40.91s (100.91 seconds) His average speed was 7.93 metres per second, 28.54 km/hr or 17.84 mph.
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    That is incredible.

    1.40.91 is the same as 8 x 100 metres @ 12.61375 seconds a go.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Piquet View Post
    He ran 800 metres in 1 min 40.91s (100.91 seconds) His average speed was 7.93 metres per second, 28.54 km/hr or 17.84 mph.
    That is devastating speed & he makes it look effortless. On a threadmill I feel like I'm sprinting flat out just to go about 16 or 17 kph
    and this guy is running at 28.5, the fecking thing would explode
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    Did anyone else feel that Stand Up and Fight was played a few minutes too early? Personnaly felt that any madness gained from it was well worn out by the time the teams emerged.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mdeas19 View Post
    Did anyone else feel that Stand Up and Fight was played a few minutes too early? Personnaly felt that any madness gained from it was well worn out by the time the teams emerged.
    It was played at its normal time.

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    Ah it's never mad on a Sunday lunchtime, now a Dec or Jan teatime kick off, that's something else. Now they don't always go our why (Remember 2007) but they usually do, and most often the place is rocking
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    I mentioned the match day experience this morning in another thread - I attended a focus meeting in MP last month.
    The non match day players signing and mingling was one suggestion made. And implemented.
    There was a meeting in TP too.

    Good baps in Dugout yesterday too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by glorob View Post
    It was played at its normal time.
    Cheers glorob, i must have still been too asleep to notice!

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    Quote Originally Posted by McCloud View Post
    KUDOS to the MRSC committee for making Father Colm O'Connell a honorary lifetime member of the MRSC. Well done.
    Will he get his membership pack on time and what will be his free gift ? I imagine he has enough Munster hats, don't think the ponchos would survive the rainy season and the scarf might be a tad too warm !
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