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Browne nets as Sunderland go top, rare Molumby goal hands West Brom win

The Ireland players both scored in victories ahead of next Saturday’s game against England.

IRELAND INTERNATIONALS ALAN Browne and Jayson Molumby both bagged goals in the Championship today, to ensure Sunderland and West Brom occupy the top two spots in the table.

The midfield pair both netted in the respective victories for their teams, warming up for Ireland’s game against England next Saturday at the Aviva Stadium.

Sunderland continued their perfect start to the season by grabbing the third in a 3-1 win over Portsmouth.

The Black Cats have a 100 per cent record and, despite conceding for the first time in almost seven hours in stoppage time, they purred to victory on the south coast.

Zak Swanson’s calamitous own goal, Browne’s close-range effort and Romaine Mundle’s fine end to a counter attack continued Sunderland’s best start to a season for 99 years – where they also began with a quartet of victories.

Browne netted in the 51st minute to put Sunderland ahead 2-0 after that own goal in the 31st minute got them off the mark. There was a scrappiness to the goal as Patrick Roberts got in down the right. The winger pulled back to Eliezer Mayenda, whose first touch was poor but his second poked slowly towards the line, which Browne made sure it crossed.

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Mundle’s 56th minute effort put Sunderland up 3-0, before a Luke O’Nien own goal in second-half injury-time proved a consolation effort for Portsmouth.

West Brom climbed into the Championship’s top two after continuing their unbeaten start to the season with a 1-0 win against Swansea at The Hawthorns.

Jayson Molumby’s first goal for 16 months gave Albion a deserved lead in the first minute of time added on at the end of the first half.

Carlos Corberan’s side dominated that first period and could easily have been four goals to the good.

But it was a different story after the break as Swansea created several chances, though Albion carved out two more scoring opportunities.

Albion paraded the latest two of their 11 summer signings, Mikey Johnston and Mason Holgate, before kick-off.

Albion finally got the goal they deserved through Molumby, just before half-time. The Republic of Ireland international slid his shot into the bottom corner of the net after two lovely one-twos with Maja carved through Swansea’s defence.

It was Molumby’s first goal since April 2023 when his brace helped Albion win 2-1 at Stoke.

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    Mute ThomasFrancisMeagher
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    Oct 5th 2013, 6:41 PM

    Muuuuuunster! Muuuuuuunster! Muuuuuuuuunster!

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    Oct 5th 2013, 7:02 PM

    Dave Kearney is gonna have nightmares about Keith earls…

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    Mute robby rottenest
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    Oct 5th 2013, 8:40 PM

    Keith’s a great winger. Now we need a quality 13.

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    Mute Leslie Alan Rock
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    Oct 5th 2013, 7:05 PM

    Game will be ruined by that idiot poite

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    Mute Cian O Donoghue
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    Oct 5th 2013, 7:07 PM

    Already inconsistent. Disaster of a ref

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    Mute Brian O' Connor
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    Oct 5th 2013, 7:48 PM

    The most annoying part of this match is having to listen to Ryle Nugent.

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    Mute Leslie Alan Rock
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    Oct 5th 2013, 8:04 PM

    I wish the head of sport in rte would change commentators. ….oh wait

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    Mute Jim Hanley
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    Oct 5th 2013, 8:07 PM

    I don’t care which team you support, I don’t think you can argue that Poite is reffing this well. Bad decisions made all around. He is just awful, as usual.

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    Mute Chris Mcdonnell
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    Oct 5th 2013, 8:34 PM

    Best team won simple as that.

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    Mute Pauliebhoy
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    Oct 5th 2013, 6:16 PM

    Why is there Sunderland v United commentary in this thread?

    Will probably be removed after I post making me look a bigger fool than normal!

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    Mute Anna Gram
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    Oct 5th 2013, 6:18 PM

    lol it’s gone :p

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    Mute Mahon Slattery
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    Oct 5th 2013, 6:23 PM

    Except for the mad “Half Time” heading which will probably also disappear now

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    Mute Anna Gram
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    Oct 5th 2013, 6:24 PM

    Ya that confused me too!!

    Freaked out looking for the tv guide!! :p

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    Oct 5th 2013, 6:29 PM

    I took a screen grab of it so i’v the proof.

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    Oct 5th 2013, 6:29 PM

    App of the year?

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    Oct 5th 2013, 6:34 PM

    Come on Munster! Time for a big performance!

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    Mute Jim Hanley
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    Oct 5th 2013, 7:25 PM

    Poite gives a penalty to Munster from the scrum, and then has a word with both captains. Ridiculous.

    And Madigan in a blatant lack of fair play.

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    Mute robby rottenest
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    Oct 5th 2013, 8:10 PM

    Is Poite a rugby referee? Evidence would suggest not.

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    Mute John B. Reid
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    Oct 5th 2013, 10:00 PM

    This is a huge win for Rob Penney. It gives Munster a great platform from which to attack their season.

    Mr Penney arguably needed this win more than Matt O’Connor, who is still in his honeymoon period. Although I’m a Leinster man, I’m happy for Penney tonight; he’s taking Munster in the right direction.

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    Mute Chris Mcdonnell
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    Oct 5th 2013, 8:58 PM

    He’s a joke of a ref but just as bad for both teams. Munster won fair and square, wanted it more and done what was needed. Good to see earls on the wing once again.

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    Mute Paul O'Connor
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    Oct 5th 2013, 10:31 PM

    Nice one Chris, ye won the breakdown we won the scrums but we wanted it more. Not one for the purists but we’ll take it. Looking forward to Smithfield…….. sorry, the RDS already!

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    Mute Chris Mcdonnell
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    Oct 6th 2013, 9:19 AM

    Can you Munster boys admit the transition is now over!
    Form a Leinster point of view what a difference odriscoll makes, take this week compared to last week

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    Mute Paul O'Connor
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    Oct 6th 2013, 11:51 AM

    All evidence would point to your assertion Chris, for sure. However a team without, BOD, Nacewa, Sexton,Cullen and Jennings (not to mention losing the best coach in world rugby), points towards a team evidently starting their own period of transition. So it would seem.
    As an aside. Can we all admit Heaslip is no captain and Kearney is a too much of a liability in defence for the good of Irish rugby?

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    Mute Anna Gram
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    Oct 5th 2013, 8:10 PM

    Nothing worse than a ref dominating and ruining a game…

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    Mute Anna Gram
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    Oct 5th 2013, 8:38 PM

    Well done Munster :D

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    Oct 5th 2013, 8:33 PM

    Muuuuuuuuuuuunster!!!!!!!

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    Oct 5th 2013, 6:47 PM

    Come on yee boys in blue

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    Oct 5th 2013, 8:02 PM

    Well done poite. Moron.

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    Mute Brian O' Connor
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    Oct 5th 2013, 8:39 PM

    I think on this occasion the better team won, but only just.

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    Mute mattoid
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    Oct 5th 2013, 9:38 PM

    Only just on the scoreboard, but they won all over the pitch….

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    Oct 5th 2013, 7:58 PM

    Someone get the ref his blue jersey. Joke of a man, giving everything he possibly can to Leinster.

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    Mute Joe Bet
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    Oct 5th 2013, 8:04 PM

    Don’t cry it’s just a game

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    Mute Paul O'Connor
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    Oct 5th 2013, 10:33 PM

    Third, ahem, Province?

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    Oct 5th 2013, 8:32 PM

    Muppet!!! ^^^^^

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    Oct 5th 2013, 8:27 PM

    Every decision going to Munster. Shocking result if Leinster lose to these bunch of cloggers

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    Oct 5th 2013, 8:43 PM

    Taxi for Martin !!

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    Oct 5th 2013, 8:59 PM

    Bitter much now Martin

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    Mute mattoid
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    Oct 5th 2013, 9:37 PM

    I think you were watching the wrong match Martin.

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    Oct 5th 2013, 9:58 PM

    What a shock! the team that were hungrier and showed more invention won

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    Oct 5th 2013, 11:01 PM

    Leinster did a good imitation of a good team becoming a bad one overnight.

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    Mute Tomas O Beag
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    Oct 5th 2013, 8:34 PM

    If this is the cream of Irish rugby we’re fecked. Brutal rugby by both teams

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    Oct 5th 2013, 8:40 PM

    I wouldn’t agree. This fixture brings its own pressures. The fear of losing can stunt open play. Nobody wants to lose…

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    Mute Paul O'Connor
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    Oct 6th 2013, 4:13 PM

    The Northern hemisphere rugby season starts in September.

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    Oct 5th 2013, 8:38 PM

    Ref is terrible. Touch judge no better. If this is the best Munster have at home I fear for their season. If this is the best Leinster have I fear for theirs too. Huge massive improvements needed for next week from both sides. Ref needs to be rested for a season or so.

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    Mute Cian O Donoghue
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    Oct 5th 2013, 7:46 PM

    Perfectly balanced at half time..

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    Oct 6th 2013, 2:36 AM

    Martin will you stand still while I open fire on you……

    Thanks.

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    Oct 5th 2013, 9:51 PM

    Leinster were poor munster a little less poor I fear for irish rugby if this is the best on offer. Give munster their day they were the better team but is Matt O’Connor imposing too much of a structured game on leinster? I think so we’re far more dangerous in second half in the loose.

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    Oct 5th 2013, 7:50 PM

    any links to stream the game?

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    Oct 5th 2013, 7:54 PM
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