The elite Irish province started their dominance in 2009 and will be desperate to put out a statement of intent against Northampton Saints
A tantalising European opportunity has been squandered, but the proud province are intent on defending their URC title.
Such is the appetite for Munster to win a first trophy since 2011, approximately 2,000 of the Irish club's fans will be in Cape Town for this Saturday’s URC final versus the Stormers.
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Legendary Munster out-half Tony Ward has slammed the downturn in the province’s fortunes in recent times, describing the past six years for the club as a disgrace.
Graham Rowntree has given his first interview since starting work as the new Munster head coach, welcoming the Irish province’s new signings and promising that his promotion from scrum coach to taking full charge at the club won’t change his personality.
Andy Farrell's men have yet to register a win against the All Blacks in New Zealand, but they may not get a better chance than the 2022 summer tour
Leinster have confirmed the departure of Denis Leamy, their contact skills coach, who is joining his native province Munster. He initially went to Dublin in 2019 as an elite player development officer and was appointed to his current role in 2021.
Denis Leamy was just 30 when injury forced him to quit playing in 2012 but he has since done coaching and now joins Leo Cullen's Leinster.
The appointment of Denis Leamy to assist the Ireland U20s is the second time in a week that the IRFU have called on a 2009 Grand Slam winner.