Irish hopes that Munster can ambush Exeter in their round of 16 Heineken Champions Cup clash in England on Saturday evening have been dented by two late withdrawals from their matchday 23, with Simon Zebo among the casualties.
Simon Zebo stole the show with a hat-trick of tries in Munster’s 34-20 United Rugby Championship win over Edinburgh at Thomond Park.
Simon Zebo was full praise for Andy Farrell’s Ireland in the wake of their comfortable 29-7 victory over Wales in the opening weekend of the Six Nations.
Ireland international Simon Zebo has signed a new two-year contract to stay with Munster until the end of the 2023-24 season.
A gritty backs-to-the-wall effort saw Munster overcome Simon Zebo’s early sending-off to defeat Ulster 18-13 in the United Rugby Championship.
Last week's return of Simon Zebo to the Ireland fold after four-and-a-half years out resulted in Johnny Sexton texting a mischievous message.
Simon Zebo marked his Munster return with two tries in a 42-17 United Rugby Championship victory over Sharks at Thomond Park.
Simon Zebo and RG Snyman are set to make eagerly anticipated returns to the red of Munster as they were named in the squad to take on the Cell C Sharks in Thomond Park.
It was 2018 when Simon Zebo joined Racing, putting his Ireland Test career on hold, but that can now resume as he is returning to Munster.
